Indescribable Gift

By Ruth Coghill

Have you ever received a gift that you weren’t expecting… an exciting surprise? Have you ever expected a gift and not received it… a big disappointment? What about the gift you opened and then you wondered what you would do with it? Perhaps you were hoping a gift receipt might…

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Teach us how to memorize

By WordsToInspire

Three young women walked up to me after Bible study one Thursday morning and asked, “Would you teach us how to memorize scripture?” It seemed an unusual request and I doubted my ability to instruct anyone in this ancient spiritual discipline. I love to teach God’s Word, however, and because…

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A Staff or a Needle

By WordsToInspire

When it was time for me to leave home to attend Toronto Teachers College, I wanted new clothes. After all, I was on my way to the big city! I presented my request to my mother and she told me to go to the closet and bring back the green…

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Words To Inspire in Nepal

By WordsToInspire

November 2017   A dramatic country with some of the most beautiful mountaintops in the world, Nepal boasts Mt. Everest in the eastern part of the Himalayas. Early in 2017, under the direction of WomenTogether’s International Outreach Coordinator, Pat Klein, Ellen Krahn, Shusma Adhikari, our Nepalese translator and me, prepared…

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Pink Sink and Worn Brass

By WordsToInspire

  “Next week, we’ll go shopping for a white sink and new taps.” Those words my husband, Bob, spoke were music to my ears and I anxiously waited for next week to arrive. Although the main bathroom in our new-to-us but-forty year-old home was not slated for major renovations, Bob…

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Why Don’t I Ask?

By WordsToInspire

  The sparkle was gone. No more rays of light bouncing off the points, no more dancing diamonds on the wall. I remember clearly the night Bob asked me to be his wife and then slipped a beautiful solitaire on my finger. I couldn’t take my eyes off the twinkle…

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Do You See What I See?

By WordsToInspire

Do You See What I See? I crouched down to get a closer look and knots formed in the pit of my stomach. Weeks of mounting anticipation, and now this – bitter disappointment. Moments earlier, I had been singing as I walked into the new kitchen addition. The shiny linoleum…

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Woman of Worth Trailer

By WordsToInspire

Trailer for Woman of Worth Bible Study

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Risk-Taking adventure

By WordsToInspire

Climbing the Mountain… Trusting God Picacho Peak came into view as we drove on Interstate #10 two hours southeast of Phoenix, Arizona. With an elevation of over 3500 feet, it’s a hiker’s delight. I had readily agreed to climb that mountain while sitting comfortably in my brother-in-law’s home…an adventure I…

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