Author: Amy
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SOAP: Don’t mess with Him
Howdy! This morning’s title kinds reminds me of the old Texas saying: Don’t Mess with Texas! Well, our Father is much more powerful than Texas, offering more beauty and more strength. Please read on for my SOAP for today: Scripture “The Lord is good, a stronghold in a day of distress. He cares for those…
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SOAP: He is about our hearts
Well hello there! I love being back in the habit of sharing my SOAPS with you… and I do hope you are enjoying them and hearing from the Holy Spirit in some way through what you see here. This morning I’m taking a look at what He really wants. Scripture “He has told you, O…
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SOAP: He forgives and moves on. Shouldn’t we?
Hello there, friends! Today I was reading in Jonah and had to giggle as to how well God knows me and my family. Just last night I was having a conversation about something rather similar with one of our children. his timing is beautiful. Read on and SOAP up… Scripture God saw their actions- that…
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SOAP: What he speaks IS true
Good morning! I do hope you had a lovely Fourth of July weekend and holiday yesterday. :) I’m back with more SOAP for you. I love getting back into this rhythm and hope you are enjoying it, too. I’m praying about when to share a new reading schedule with you so we can SOAP together.…
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SOAP: Go away, you devil!
Anyone else out there feel like the devil can be relentless, nagging, pulling and frustrating you? I am SO ready for him to just LEAVE ME ALONE. Let’s get him OUT OF HERE! And so I present today’s SOAP… Scripture Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.” –James 4:7…
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SOAP: He desires true, faithful love
Good morning and welcome to my SOAP devotional time! I am reading Bible passages along with the She Reads Truth program. Right now we are smack in the middle of a survey of the Old Testament. (You can see the full reading schedule at This is the Old Testament on the She Reads Truth website.)…
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SOAP: Declaring his might and speaking his glory (Why wait??)
Good morning, sweet friends! It has been awhile since I have shared my SOAPs with you and I’d love to get back into that rhythm. I feel as though the Holy Spirit wants me to get back in that rhythm. Today’s verse echoes that thought. And so here I am. Scripture “They will speak of…
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Favorite Restaurants in the Finger Lakes (FLX)
I just got back from another visit to the Finger Lakes of New York. We spent a week living in a beautiful home on Seneca Lake just taking in the beauty, soaking in the hospitality and delicious wines of the local wineries, and exploring the area. I’ve been to the Finger Lakes more than a…
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Wanna hear more about my crazy journey to build a wine recommendation engine that is actually accurate?
About 10 years ago I had the idea to build a wine recommendation engine for regular people, not wine aficionados. I was on a trip to Napa with my husband and two other couples and I wondered if there might be an easier way I could find wines I liked. It seemed the scores and…
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How do you record and share your memories?
Hello there! Can you believe it is already June 1… and that June is almost over, too? Yowza! This past year plus of Covid crazy has been such a mind-bender in terms of time. In some ways, time has flown. In other ways it has crawled, and in nearly all ways, I can’t place WHEN…
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Week 5 of the New Testament in 40 Days
Happy Monday and Happy May! The weather is turning warmer and breezier which makes me want to read outside on our front porch and soak in the beauty. In addition to reading the Bible, I’ve taken in some excellent fiction lately Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid is my latest. (WOAH! Lot’s to think…
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New Testament in 40 Days: Week 4
So…. how’s your reading going? I have to say that I LOVE this pace at which we are reading. I feel like it gives me time to think about what I am reading and let it soak in while it still keeps us moving. So I can dig in deeper, I also journal a bit…
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Week 3 in the New Testament: John to Acts
Good morning, sweet friends! Thanks for joining me as we read through the New Testament together. I do hope you are enjoying our time in the Gospels. This week we wrap up John and start in Acts. Acts, believed to be written by Luke, is a great transitional book between the Gospel accounts of Jesus’…
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Are you hearing Him? Week 2 of New Testament in 40 Days
Good morning and hello to you! Last week I had such a blast reading the New Testament with you! I have been praying for wisdom in guiding my business… and every single day of the reading last week (and today too) I heard something very clear while reading the Bible, and praying and journaling right…
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Let’s read the New Testament together :)
Good morning and happy Easter Monday to you, sweet friends! Today we are launching into a read of the New Testament, every bit of it in just 40 days, and I hope you’ll join me. As is typical of all the reading groups here on MomsToolbox, I’ve broken down the reading into digestible pieces and…