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Amber Albee Swenson

Sep 11, 2016
2 min

Always smile and hold hands

Eight days ago I said goodbye to a friend. In the two and a half years we spent time together he rarely spoke to me. An occasional "Good...

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How to be joyful in a pregnancy when you aren't happy to be pregnant

Amber Albee Swenson

Aug 12, 2016
4 min

How to be joyful in a pregnancy when you aren't happy to be pregnant

I know what it is to have an unexpected pregnancy. I was thirty-two years old and had three other children when I found out I was expecti...

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Amber Albee Swenson

Aug 2, 2016
2 min

Stay in the Struggle

I find myself in the midst of struggle...a lot. Some of my struggles are internal: why did you eat that? You weren't even hungry. And som...

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It's not about life getting easier. It's about us getting stronger

Amber Albee Swenson

Mar 7, 2016
3 min

It's not about life getting easier. It's about us getting stronger

I had coffee with a friend this week. (When I say “coffee” I mean we met at a place that sells coffee and has cushy booths, but neither o...

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Pass on the resolutions; resolve to be resolute

Amber Albee Swenson

Jan 18, 2016
2 min

Pass on the resolutions; resolve to be resolute

My daughter asked me what my resolution for the year was. As always I answered, "To not make resolutions." Cliché, I know, but this is my...

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Amber Albee Swenson

Dec 20, 2015
2 min

The miracle you've been waiting for

Yesterday on my way to my daughter's basketball game I was in a car accident. Sandwiched between cleaning the house, making food, and hos...

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Amber Albee Swenson

Nov 30, 2015
2 min

Don't get talked into miserable

Oh the fun of shopping! It's such a great feeling to find just what you want for a portion of the price. I recently heard Dr. Gary Chapma...

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Amber Albee Swenson

Nov 23, 2015
4 min

Master Weaver, weave this story, too

I'm not sure I've made it through a parent/teacher conference without crying, at least not since my son started school. School came natur...

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It's easier to guard your heart than to repair it

Amber Albee Swenson

Nov 2, 2015
3 min

It's easier to guard your heart than to repair it

I was reminded this weekend of why I do not buy candy. Once it is in my house I have a hard time resisting. It's easier to walk by it in ...

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Amber Albee Swenson

Oct 12, 2015
3 min

Pray the Hard Prayers

In the last three or four months I've begun praying differently for my family. In the past I had a lot of "keep us healthy" and "let them...

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Amber Albee Swenson

Apr 20, 2015
2 min

Falling in love with crazy

I was part of a group of musicians that sang and played two songs for church on Good Friday. If the thought of singing in front of people...

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Amber Albee Swenson

Apr 20, 2015
3 min

Listen, Friend: You are not a failure

In the era of epic fails, my morning was epic and failure was happening in epidemic proportion. To begin the day, my teenage daughter and...

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Amber Albee Swenson

Nov 25, 2014
2 min

For Such a Time As This

For thirteen years I was blessed to be able to stay home with my children. Last March, with my youngest child in all day kindergarten, an...

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Amber Albee Swenson

Sep 15, 2014
3 min

He speaks

The other day I was speaking to an organizer of a women's conference. She asked how I felt about God speaking to us. When I wrote "The Wh...

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Amber Albee Swenson

Sep 15, 2014
2 min

Beware of Bitterness

Ephesians 4:31: "Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice." Ah, bitterness. It'...

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Amber Albee Swenson

Aug 29, 2014
2 min

Lord, show me Your will

Two nights ago I had a hard time getting to sleep. It was nearly two AM when I drifted off. I realized the kids were starting school in a...

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Amber Albee Swenson

Aug 4, 2014
2 min

Battle for what matters

Joshua 10:40,42: "He totally destroyed all who breathed, just as the Lord, the God of Israel, commanded. All these kings and their lands ...

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Beware of the yeast of the pharisees and being a mother isn't always fun

Amber Albee Swenson

Jul 21, 2014
2 min

Beware of the yeast of the pharisees and being a mother isn't always fun

I wrote my daughter a letter this week. I explained that being a parent was not always fun. I wish I could say, "Do whatever makes you ha...

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Here's to all of you giving up something to serve the Lord in big or small ways

Amber Albee Swenson

Jul 14, 2014
3 min

Here's to all of you giving up something to serve the Lord in big or small ways

My husband and I both had last week off of work. For a big part of the week we stayed home and cleaned closets and rooms and blinds and c...

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Amber Albee Swenson

Jul 6, 2014
1 min

What little I have is Yours

Last night at Bible study we looked at the account of Jesus feeding the 5000. Jesus asked Philip where they could buy food to feed the pe...

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Amber Albee Swenson

Teaching and encouraging God's people

to know and love Him more

February "Impossible Love"

Sale!

Always smile and hold hands

How to be joyful in a pregnancy when you aren't happy to be pregnant

Stay in the Struggle

It's not about life getting easier. It's about us getting stronger

Pass on the resolutions; resolve to be resolute

The miracle you've been waiting for

Don't get talked into miserable

Master Weaver, weave this story, too

It's easier to guard your heart than to repair it

Pray the Hard Prayers

Falling in love with crazy

Listen, Friend: You are not a failure

For Such a Time As This

He speaks

Beware of Bitterness

Lord, show me Your will

Battle for what matters

Beware of the yeast of the pharisees and being a mother isn't always fun

Here's to all of you giving up something to serve the Lord in big or small ways

What little I have is Yours

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