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  • The Pain of Life Brings Beauty
    Posted on Tuesday, May 23rd, 2023 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: @carol_mcclain, 2 Cor 1:3-5, beauty from ashes, beauty from pain, Carol McClain, how we're like butterflies, Isaiah 61: 1-3, James 2: 1-4, the pain of life brings beauty, Writing Redemption

    Carol McClain While hiking, my friend and I discovered these beautiful blue morpho swallowtails. Rarely do they hold still long enough for me to get beautiful pictures, but these three riveted themselves on their dining. That’s where the beauty ends. Nine times out of ten, what are these lovely butterflies–formerly ugly caterpillars who squish green …[ read more ]

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    • Do You Know What the Fruit of Sorrow Is?

      by Carol McClain  Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.  Eccl. 7: 2, KJV As a new Christian and a single mom, I, like nearly every woman in the world, longed for a spouse. However, my first marriage left me with nightmares for years. I would never enter into a relationship like that again. My prayer then became, "Lord, let me find someone to love. However, whoever you want me to date, let it be for real, not a flirtation, but the one you want me to marry." Enter "Kyle."… ...[ full story ]

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