By Shewanda Riley “The wind makes the tree stronger” was what I was told a few years ago when I shared my lack of knowledge about trees with a professional […]
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Preserved by Purpose – Dressing (and Praying for Success)
By Shewanda Riley “It’s a chilly 45 degrees outside now but the high later today will be close to 75 degrees.” As I listened to the morning television meteorologist […]
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Preserved by Purpose – New Strategies for Old Battles
By Shewanda Riley I consider myself an experienced warrior in the fight against allergies and a couple of weeks ago, I survived yet another battle. Like so many others, the […]
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Preserved – Change of Plans
By Shewanda Riley I admit that I haven’t always adjusted to change well. Sometimes I fight it…and lose; As I’ve gotten older, I’ve learned it’s best to go with […]
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Preserved by Purpose – Changing Your Picture of Sin
By Shewanda Riley A number of years ago, I watched the 1945 version of Oscar Wilde’s classic novel The Picture of Dorian Gray and it reminded me of the struggle […]
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Preserved by Purpose: Surrendering All Through Consecration
By Shewanda Riley A few years ago, I wrote about surrendering all to God. Since I wrote those words, God has continually challenged me to take surrender one step further […]
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Preserved by Purpose: Not Just Another Day
By Shewanda Riley “Feb. 14th? That’s just another day to me.” “I hate Valentine’s Day at my job. All the women get roses and I get nothing.” “It’s basically another […]
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Preserved – Surviving a Relationship Recession
By Shewanda Riley For the last few months, you cannot turn the TV on without hearing words like recession to describe our country’s current economic situation. Not a day […]
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Preserved by Purpose– Reach Beyond the Break
By Shewanda Riley “I need to play a long song.” I remember thinking these words one day in theearly 1990’s when I was working as a gospel radio announcer at […]
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Preserved by Purpose: Your Faith…Unchained
By Shewanda Riley “Auntie Wanda? Are you okay?” I peeked through my fingers which covered both of my eyes and nodded my head at my teenaged niece and nephew […]