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Teresa Auten
Jan 11, 20214 min read
The Strength Being A Mom: You Are More Than You Realize
...it has become more and more apparent to me as the years have gone by that there is a love so special and rare that only some of us are...
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Teresa Auten
Jan 4, 20214 min read
Order up!: Ordering The Best Year Ever
In our family, we love to cook. Not coincidentally, we also love to eat. Stemming, we think, from our late father, my brothers, husband,...
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Teresa Auten
Dec 28, 20205 min read
Mom Prayers And Dad Jokes: Learning To Pray For My Children
My head was swimming. "Pray for your son's wife." God repeated. He sounded more insistent. I knew then and I know now that this was the...
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Teresa Auten
Dec 21, 20204 min read
Shalom: Peace In The Time of Covid-19
When we experience shalom in our hearts there are no chipped or missing pieces. We are healed and whole in a way that we can be through...
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Teresa Auten
Dec 14, 20204 min read
The Comfort Of Joy: Redeeming 2020
Love lavishly, honor deeply, give joyfully, help humbly, encourage sincerely. It is through this that the year 2020 and all subsequent...
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Teresa Auten
Dec 7, 20204 min read
A Divine Interruption: The Advent Of Faith
Each moment that we choose to hear God over the din of the world, we are choosing to expand our faith...this is divine interruption. I...
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Teresa Auten
Nov 30, 20204 min read
Substance And Hope: How Advent Shaped Me
Hidden within the beauty of Advent is the substance of hope; once I understood the full meaning of this season my faith journey began to...
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Teresa Auten
Nov 23, 20203 min read
Advent: Joyful Anticipation
Waiting. It is so difficult. We wait in line, wait for a table at our favorite restaurant,we wait at traffic lights, we wait for our...
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Teresa Auten
Nov 16, 20204 min read
The Road Rarely Taken: A Fresh Look At Repentance
Far from being unpleasant, this practice brings to us a beautiful sense of closeness to God...repent. "For the kind of sorrow God wants...
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Teresa Auten
Nov 9, 20205 min read
Repair And Prepare: Creating Healthy Boundaries In A Harbor Home
Jesus, Son of the only wise God, did something better. He set healthy boundaries for Himself. He healed and cared for others but He also...
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Teresa Auten
Nov 2, 20205 min read
Customs, Conventions And Traditions: Belonging In A Harbor Home
In our traditions and our customs we are saying "This is who we are. This is what we believe. These are the ones we love." In our Harbor...
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Teresa Auten
Oct 25, 20204 min read
Cultivating Imagination In Your Child: God's Creative Gift
Imagination and Curiosity are the twin children of every great mind. Cultivate these in your children, and you will give them the gifts...
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Teresa Auten
Oct 18, 20205 min read
Do this so that when your children ask..
As a Christian educator, I have often been asked by parents how is the best way to pass faith along to the children. My response is this:...
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Teresa Auten
Oct 12, 20205 min read
The Kayak Miracle: A Quarantine Story Of Courage
As you shine your brightest and embrace what God has called you to, a great cloud of witnesses will be cheering you on and your Harbor...
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Teresa Auten
Oct 7, 20205 min read
In Praise Of Children's Librarians
"...my lifelong love of reading and, therefore, learning was nourished by librarians. These titans of literacy, these quiet champions of...
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Teresa Auten
Oct 4, 20204 min read
The Wonder Of Joy
Joy will chase us down, embrace us in an irresistible hold, and cover us with unexplainable love when we least expect it. Count on it....
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Teresa Auten
Sep 26, 20204 min read
Getting My Train Ticket
Just as I thought that I was going to give in to helplessness and grief, God gave me my train ticket... When I was in my early teens, my...
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Teresa Auten
Sep 20, 20204 min read
Your Beautiful Face Is Forward
Your countenance is how your face and body express your inner thoughts. It communicates to those around you when you are not speaking. ...
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Teresa Auten
Sep 13, 20205 min read
Listening skills...they matter
How well do you really listen? Listening well and attentively is one of the rarest of the selfless acts we can practice. When you are...
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Teresa Auten
Aug 30, 20206 min read
Strengthening The Faith inside of you
Faith is a significant force in your Harbor Home, but in order for it to be able to sustain you, it must be developed and grown...
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