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Growth and Gratitude

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  I would like to say that, when things start getting rocky, my first response is to immediately pray and fight back against the spiritual warfare happening in our lives. Unfortunately, it takes me some time before I realize the obvious - satan is doing whatever he can to try and derail what God has put into motion. 2018 started out a little crazy; new diagnoses, medications, Addalyn chipped her teeth, Dean got a crazy skin bacterial infection, and we were trying to figure out how to host CR at a location that is only available 3 weeks a month, while still running all 4 CR programs and homeschooling the kids. Our community program had dwindled to only a handful of people, and Christmas and New Years put a huge damper on our momentum. The men's side of the prison was closed more weeks that it was open to us. It felt a little bit like things were falling apart.   BUT GOD always has a plan, and He always "causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and...