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God and Faith
God always wants to further solidify our faith with every trial and victory


Game Changer
I almost came to tears as I listened to "O Holy Night" the other day. It was the version from The Best Man Holiday soundtrack when Jayda...

Nicole Payne
Dec 23, 20204 min read
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Proof
May your struggles keep you near the cross May your troubles show that you need God May your battles end the way they should May your bad...

Nicole Payne
Jul 28, 20202 min read
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Feelings Don't Change Truth
Feelings don't change truth So why go over the deep end? Feelings don't change truth So why indulge in my down-in- the- dumps mood?...

Nicole Payne
Jul 9, 20201 min read
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Speak 2 My Heart
Speak to my heart, Lord.
Give me Your holy Word.
If I can hear from You, then I'll know what to do.
I won't go alone.
I'll never go on my o

Nicole Payne
Jun 18, 20203 min read
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I Done Learned from the Critters!
So, before I left the house today for an accountability session with a friend and ministry teammate, I flushed PL down the toilet. It was...

Nicole Payne
Dec 21, 20194 min read
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Done Deal
So, somebody let himself into my car somewhere between when I arrived home last evening and my departure this morning, and stole my...

Nicole Payne
Sep 14, 20193 min read
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You Can Win!
"As long as you keep ... your head to the sky ... BE OP-TI-MIS-TIC!" πΆπ€π₯π΅πΉ Ya'll remember that catchy Sounds of Blackness tune?! You...

Nicole Payne
Sep 6, 20193 min read
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Inside Out
"We all have our own stories, each of us drawn by the Spirit in a unique way to the same place of understanding: God loves me." - Mary Jo...

Nicole Payne
Jun 16, 20195 min read
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NO VACANCY
One recent late Tuesday night, Kwesi, the boys, and I arrived home from Bible Study to a scene we'd not experienced before. There were...

Nicole Payne
Apr 14, 20195 min read
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Love Said, "Not So!"
I sighed after driving past a couple of wind-tattered bundles of maroon and black weave as they lay, without an owner, in the grassy...

Nicole Payne
Mar 23, 20194 min read
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Peace, Chile!
So, when I was watching the movie Freedom Writers with my students yesterday and realized I was the only body in the room wanting to get...

Nicole Payne
Feb 28, 20195 min read
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Don't Renege on Your Release
Breathing hard between exercises, I answer the call by saying, "Hello." Seeing that it's my son's school, I can only think of two things:...

Nicole Payne
Feb 24, 20195 min read
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Cuz of God
Chile, I drove by a bridal shop the other day, saw the dresses in the front window and did one of these: Reason being? Yes, my wedding...

Nicole Payne
Feb 16, 20194 min read
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The Power of Purposeful Parenting
(Jingle) "There's a new kinda' Cheerios Waiting in your breakfast bowl It's the honey of an 'O ... It's Honey Nut Cheerios It's the sunny...

Nicole Payne
Jan 1, 20194 min read
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Snickerdoodle Love
Chile, this past Friday I was released from school for Christmas break! I found myself at the opposite end of NOT knowing what to do with...

Nicole Payne
Dec 27, 20183 min read
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New Wine
It all came together for me last Sunday as Mr. Blanding prayed ... he was a man on holy fire ... as all of the congregation gathered...

Nicole Payne
Dec 15, 20186 min read
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Held
"The deliverance starts when we are no longer impressed by the size of our problem [because that is when we don't fear]." - Pastor Bill...

Nicole Payne
Nov 23, 20184 min read
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Humble Pie is Filling
I'm a cancer patient, a mental patient, a heart patient, and a surgical patient all wrapped up in one. I'm a cancer patient because it's...

Nicole Payne
Nov 11, 20184 min read
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Get Outta' My Face, Rat Race!
You ever rolled your eyes at time constraints? What does it mean when they annoy you? Ever awakened wondering what day it is only to...

Nicole Payne
Nov 5, 20184 min read
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God, You are Hot Sauce
In September this year, I started getting up at 4 a.m. on work days to ensure I spend time in my Word. Four o'clock because the gym opens...

Nicole Payne
Oct 22, 20183 min read
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