Notes in the Middle

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Some days we need practical answers. Other days we need a little encouragement, a reminder that we're not alone, or simply a reason to smile.

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Faith, Prayer Kim VanderPoel Faith, Prayer Kim VanderPoel

When Courage Looks Like Saying Yes

For nearly 18 years, I found reasons not to write the book that had been on my heart. Then one young mother’s cancer diagnosis changed something in me. I opened my hands, said yes to God, and began taking one uncertain step at a time.

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