Devotions for the Distracted Heart

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Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: the virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel - Isaiah 7:14

December Presents

By Peg Arnold | December 18, 2021
Hi Friend! Instead of just a devotion this month, I wanted my December post to be full of presents for you. So if you will check the end of this…
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Wonder of Women

Distraction of Defensiveness

By Peg Arnold | December 14, 2021
Let the peace of Christ keep you in tune with each other, in step with each other. None of this going off and doing your own thing. And cultivate thankfulness.…
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Halloween disguises - zoombie, dead prom queen and captain america

Distraction of Disguise

By Peg Arnold | November 1, 2021
Excited for Halloween  Then she took Esau’s best clothes—they were there in the house—and instructed Jacob to put them on. And she made him a pair of gloves from the hairy…
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disappointment - Sitting on a chair looking out at the sea

Distraction of Lost Diamonds

By Peg Arnold | August 26, 2021
I had an ache in my heart as we arrived to our destination. Rick reminded me that we couldn’t do anything more and prayed with me to try and ease my anxiety.
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Recombobulation Area - Feeling a bit discombobulated? Don't you wish you had a place to recombobulate?

Distraction of Discombobulation

By Peg Arnold | July 28, 2021
It started me thinking about the many times I experience other situations where I feel completely discombobulated and out of sorts.  Sometimes I wish I had a place or a way to recombobulate and regroup.
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Peg Arnold's Mom Merrill

A Mother’s Day Tribute

By Peg Arnold | May 7, 2021
When we said our final goodbye, surrounding her in the Tight circle of family she had created in her womb… Whom she had nurtured and served all her life, It was to release her to the freedom of heaven, To the great love of God and all who had gone before.
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Snowy village by the lake

Distraction of Drifts

By Peg Arnold | March 26, 2021
Sometimes my intentions drift like snow.
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Floating cube dock in a Lake

Distraction of Defeat

By Peg Arnold | November 23, 2020
Sometimes the most disappointing defeats have taught me the greatest lessons in flexibility, perseverance, tenacity, integrity, and dedication.
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Road with autumn trees

Distraction of Dorms

By Peg Arnold | August 21, 2020
Could God completely protect her from harm? No, but I remembered that He loves her more than me. In fact He loved her first.
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Sunrise over the trees

Distraction of the Dawn

By Peg Arnold | April 17, 2020
Sometimes our burdens blind our ability to experience the peace and joy that the Lord wants to give us. 
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