Janis Van Keuren

Writing Heart Filled Moments

Author: Janis Van Keuren

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He Heals the Brokenhearted

     “He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.” Psalm 147:3 NIV      The wind was whipping across the dock, chilling me to the bone. I might have been…
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He Keeps Me From Falling

 This is the first time I am participating in a Five-Minute Writing Prompt that is featured each week at Lisa-Jo Baker’s blog: “The Gypsy Mom.” Each week Lisa gives a…
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Cool Summer Dessert With a Flair

     We hang the flag out on Memorial Day and decorate the house in patriotic red, white, and blue. The theme remains until Labor Day~or a few days later. One…
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Feeding the Hunger for Girlfriend Time

            There’s nothing like time with your girlfriends to invigorate your life. Even the head of psychiatry at Stanford University a few years ago told students that the…
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The Lord’s Domain

            “The earth is the Lord’s and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it; for he founded it upon the seas and established it…
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Hope Blossoms

     There’s something about Spring, about seeing the new life bud forth that instills in us a sense of hope.When I walked to my favorite spot in our backyard, I…
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The Lord is My Strength

Sunrise Across the Arizona Sky      “Lord, order my steps today. Make me strong, not for the sake of possessing strength, but to make me sufficient for the crisis moments…
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Touched By His Work

“His word thundering so wondrously,    his mighty acts staggering our understanding.  He orders the snow, ‘Blanket the earth!’   and the rain, ‘Soak the whole countryside!’ No one can…
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My Hope Comes From Him

Winter’s Deep Freeze Has Left the Branches Bare       My hope has been placed in so many things, in so many people. I depended on circumstances, or well-thought-out…
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HOPE

     “I lift up my eyes to the hills–where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.” Psalm 121: 1-2 NIV…
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