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Elizabeth, Toronto, ON
"Thank you for sharing this beautiful writing with me, I surely need it today. Some days are hard in this broken world, and please know your writings bring me peace."
Patricia, Halifax, NS
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Nicole, Moose Jaw, SK
"I resonate well with your written collections, especially now, in my season of grief, change, & transition."
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Why Do We Love Sleeping Babies? Reflections on Psalm 139
“For you created my inmost being” (v13a) Tiny fingers with minute, faint fingernails Grasp around my smallest finger, gripping tightly. A...
Kathleen Knapp
Aug 12, 20222 min read
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Choose Joy
Today I found a colourful chalk hopscotch scribbled on the sidewalk on my walk to the gym. So ~ I hopped! Now, I don’t hop like I used...
Kathleen Knapp
Jul 22, 20222 min read
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Did you know God sings over you?
Ah, the scent of a newborn baby! My niece recently had a baby boy and I love to nuzzle in close, breathe in the new baby's smell and...
Kathleen Knapp
Jul 14, 20222 min read
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Dancing in the Rain
Several years ago our family went on vacation to Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia. It was a beautiful spring day and we were wearing...
Kathleen Knapp
Jul 8, 20222 min read
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Thank God for Unanswered Prayers!
Do you ever struggle with your prayers? Wondering if they are being heard, being answered? Sometimes it feels like I pray and nothing...
Kathleen Knapp
Jun 24, 20222 min read
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Summer Senses....
"Flowers appear on the earth; the season of singing has come, the cooing of doves is heard in our land." Song of Solomon 2:12 Feeling the...
Kathleen Knapp
Jun 10, 20223 min read
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Where is God in the waiting?
I’ve never been very good at waiting. I don’t think any of us are, especially in our ‘instant’ society where we can send electronic...
Kathleen Knapp
Jun 3, 20223 min read
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If I'm not dead.....
“If I’m not dead, you’re not done; greater things are still to come” Recently, this phrase from a worship song struck me hard. I actually...
Kathleen Knapp
May 27, 20222 min read
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Am I there yet?
Have you ever been on a long road trip? You look at the map and see how far it is to your next destination and wonder if you’ll ever get...
Kathleen Knapp
May 20, 20222 min read
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Seeking Soothing Water
I love water. The quiet, calm, coolness of a freshwater lake. The vast, rolling ocean waves. The moving, bubbling, caressing stream of a...
Kathleen Knapp
Apr 22, 20223 min read
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The Story of Your Hands...
Have you ever looked at your hands and heard the story they tell of your life? Go ahead, take a good look at them now….. If you’re like...
Kathleen Knapp
Apr 15, 20223 min read
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Connecting with Clara
We were recently on a family vacation in Mexico and as I sat by the pool reading my book, the sounds of vacationing people surrounded me....
Kathleen Knapp
Apr 8, 20223 min read
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Hope in the Darkness
I laid awake in the darkness, the numbers on my clock showing the hours as they passed. I huffed and rolled over, willing myself to...
Kathleen Knapp
Apr 1, 20222 min read
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Wooed by God
Have you ever felt abandoned? Felt like God has turned his back on you? At one point in my life, I found myself very disillusioned with...
Kathleen Knapp
Mar 25, 20222 min read
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Fly & Be Free, Child
The first time I saw my baby girl after she was born, I couldn’t believe she was mine. I was thrilled. And I was terrified! The love was...
Kathleen Knapp
Mar 18, 20222 min read
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Have you ever been rejected?
Have you ever had your feelings hurt? Felt rejected? Offended by a remark or comment? Missed an invitation? You supported your friend’s...
Kathleen Knapp
Mar 11, 20222 min read
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Washing Machines and Grace
I heard the screeching noise and smelled the burning fumes as I was stepping into the shower. I knew right away that the washing machine...
Kathleen Knapp
Mar 5, 20222 min read
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He Heals the Scars
I was recently at the physiotherapist office for complaints of a sore hip. As I rolled, over she saw a mark on my hip and asked if I had...
Kathleen Knapp
Feb 25, 20222 min read
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Captive Thoughts
Recently I was accused of pre-judging someone and assuming the worst before I had all the facts.I had seen a notification on my phone for...
Kathleen Knapp
Feb 5, 20222 min read
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God's Toddler
I love toddlers. They wear their hearts on their sleeves. You know exactly where you stand with them at any time. If they love you, they...
Kathleen Knapp
Jan 29, 20222 min read
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