Author Archives: Renee Ann Smith

Right feelings follow right actions (CTB lesson #5)

Posted on April 22, 2012 by Renee Ann Smith

Sometimes I feel like I’m riding on a wave of emotions that I don’t understand. I certainly can’t be expected to control this—or can I? According to the Creator who made me, there is a way to control and even … Continue reading →

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To open her eyes

Posted on April 21, 2012 by Renee Ann Smith

All it took To open her eyes To the truth that He was with her always Was her name on His lips . . . At this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not realize … Continue reading →

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On my wish list

Posted on April 20, 2012 by Renee Ann Smith

Here’s the book blurb and trailer for a book I’m waiting for . . . When Navy SEAL Adam Brown woke up on March 17, 2010, he didn’t know he would die that night in the Hindu Kush Mountains of … Continue reading →

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Books Teens Love: C. J. Darlington’s Bound by Guilt

Posted on April 16, 2012 by Renee Ann Smith

Need some suggestions on which books the teens in your life would love? Let us help. I enjoy bringing good books to school and allowing my students to browse through them. Recently, I decided to ask them to do mini-reviews … Continue reading →

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The Wedding Dress by Rachel Hauck (review and giveaway)

Posted on April 14, 2012 by Renee Ann Smith

UPDATE: Giveaway winners announced here. What is it about a wedding that turns even the most unsentimental heart to mush? Or that transforms an ordinary man and woman in a tux and white gown into emissaries of True Love Always? … Continue reading →

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Miracle for Jen (review and giveaway)

Posted on April 12, 2012 by Renee Ann Smith

UPDATE: A winner has been emailed! The Bible says that the Holy Spirit living inside a Christian is like a treasure hiding in an earthen vessel. What happens when the fragile vessel housing that precious treasure cracks and breaks? The … Continue reading →

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My #1 Reason to Pray (minute vlog answer)

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Renee Ann Smith

My #1 Reason to Pray. When Jesus was on earth, He taught His disciples to pray for everything from forgiveness to their daily bread. But if God knows what we need already, why pray? Today’s minute vlog shares my top … Continue reading →

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He is risen

Posted on April 8, 2012 by Renee Ann Smith

“On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb. They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they entered, they did … Continue reading →

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