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  • Start the Fire! Dec. 28, 2022 / 0 Comments

    Is it possible to shine God's light in a dark world? I started thinking about this very seriously while reflecting on the last 60 years…

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  • What Are You Wearing? Dec. 26, 2022 / 0 Comments

    What are you wearing today? We get dressed each day depending on the weather, where we’re going, and even the circumstances we’re facing. But putting…

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  • What God Builds is Significant Dec. 23, 2022 / One Comment

    In fourth grade, I used sugar cubes to build a replica of one of the beautiful Old California Missions. When the day arrived to take…

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  • Gifts For God Dec. 19, 2022 / 4 Comments

    Walking with me into my bedroom, Lanie, my then four-year-old granddaughter spotted my jewelry box. “Nana,” she asked. “Can I look at your jewelry?” I…

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  • Looking For Joy In All The Wrong Places Dec. 15, 2022 / 0 Comments

    I recently read an article that listed forty ways to discover joy. God was number forty on the list. The thirty-nine suggestions placed before God,…

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    • Still have 19 tickets available. Friday night, din Still have 19 tickets available. Friday night, dinner and worship. Then on Saturday, separate breakout sessions for women and teens. Invite your friends and come be refreshed and inspired !
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    Summer is a popular beach time. If you’re not th Summer is a popular beach time. If you’re not there, picture yourself on a beach at sunrise. Pink, yellow, orange, and purple blend across the sky. The ocean is calm, its surface like shiny glass as the sun’s rays reflect on it. Your eyes look to the never-ending horizon, and you wonder what is on the other side. You glance to your right. People walk along the shoreline. Some children frolic in the waves. To your left, pet owners toss a Frisbee to their dogs. On the highest point along the beach sits a sandcastle, that survived the evening’s high tide. The sand extends as far as you can see to the right and to the left. Scientist Robert Krulwich reports, “If you assume a grain of sand has an average size, and you calculate how many grains are in a teaspoon and then multiply by all the beaches and deserts in the world, the Earth has roughly (and we’re speaking very roughly here) 7.5 x 10 to the 18th power grains of sand, or seven quintillion, five hundred quadrillion grains.” I can’t even write that number. The point is, when God says His thoughts about us are more numerous than the sand on the beaches, He’s declaring He thinks about us a whole lot. The thought is unfathomable. But try to wrap your mind around that fact for a few minutes. The intentional statement made by Sovereign God in Psalm 139:17-18 is so profound that it requires an incredible amount of faith to take Him at His word. When He says He thinks about us, He means He never takes a break. We can live well today and sleep soundly tonight. God is thinking about us and about every single thing that concerns us. What concerns you today? Tell Him all about it. Copyrighted@www.debbiepresnell.com
    Isaiah 60:1–Arise, Shine!  We still have 19 t Isaiah 60:1–Arise, Shine!  We still have 19 tickets available for the multigenerational conference!
    It’s the first full week of June 2025. College It’s the first full week of June 2025. College graduations have passed. High school ones are coming up. School is ending and summer begins. Day trips are fun as are week-long vacations. Many are doing house maintenance, searching for jobs, and caring for others. Me? I’m preparing for the first “Arise, Shine” Conference. But whatever we’re doing, let’s all be kind. Since I shared about my daughter’s kindness to a stranger in a restaurant, I’ve seen so much kindness. A friend mailed me stationary this week that said, “Shine On.” That was sweet. And the guy at the drive through window said nice happy words through the speaker: “I’d like to help you have a good day.” He made me smile. Being kind is easy and inspiring … when we feel like it. But what if we all asked God to help us want to be kind, to provide us with an opportunity, and find joy in it? This will get us started: “Whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them.” (Matthew 7:12) God said in the Bible to “be kind to one another.” (Ephesians 4:32) So, let’s. www.debbiepresnell.com
    Shine Camp and Conferences thanks you for being he Shine Camp and Conferences thanks you for being here! (and Debbie ... hehe) I am super excited about our FIRST MULTIGENERATIONAL CONFERRENCE, “Arise, Shine!” It’s even more special to me personally because it’s launching in my city—Asheville, NC (specifically, Arden) There are only 25 tickets left—available on Eventbrite. Bring your mom, sister, aunt, teen daughter, or friends, and make it a fabulous time together!

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