Tonya Jewel Blessing
Granny Witches
My husband and I recently traveled with my mom to wild, wonderful West Virginia for an Ashby family reunion. We had a marvelous time. I...
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Tonya Jewel Blessing
Nov 21, 20181 min read
Creative Gifts (To Give & Receive)
It’s that season again. November rolls into town, and it’s time to make a shopping list of creative gifts for the special people in your...
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Tonya Jewel Blessing
Oct 12, 20182 min read
Sabotage
“In nineteenth-century France, disgruntled workers developed a subversive tactic that involved throwing a shoe into a factory machine,...
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Tonya Jewel Blessing
Jul 30, 20182 min read
Forgotten
For the past couple of weeks, I have been studying the life of Joseph. The several chapters in Genesis devoted to Joseph are very...
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Tonya Jewel Blessing
May 30, 20182 min read
Recognizing Resistances
A synonym for the word resistance is opposition. We live in a world that often opposes the things of God. The Bible tells us that...
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Tonya Jewel Blessing
Mar 16, 20182 min read
Pseudonyms
A pseudonym is a name someone uses instead of his or her real name, especially in written work. (Cambridge English Dictionary) The...
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Tonya Jewel Blessing
Jan 18, 20182 min read
Cross & Bible
My favorite door style is the “cross and bible.” In high school, I volunteered as a tour guide for a local museum. A couple of times a...
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Tonya Jewel Blessing
Nov 14, 20177 min read
Take Me In Tender Woman
Years ago, Robert Kelly and Darian Morgan wrote a song called “The Snake.” The song tells the story of an innocent woman, who, while...
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Tonya Jewel Blessing
Sep 12, 20172 min read
Don’t Be Shakin’ Your Head
In July, my husband and I, along with 200 plus kindergarteners through 4th graders, celebrated our 35th wedding anniversary. Our ministry...
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Tonya Jewel Blessing
Sep 5, 20172 min read
Rattlin’ Bones
In 2008, Shane Nicolson and Kasey Chambers, an Australian couple, wrote and recorded the song “Rattlin’ Bones.” The music is haunting....
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Tonya Jewel Blessing
Apr 18, 20174 min read
MISSION TEAMS: Yes, No, Maybe?
At the age of fifteen, I went on my first mission trip. I traveled with a group from my local church to Bemidji, Minnesota, where we...
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Tonya Jewel Blessing
Mar 20, 20172 min read
A Clear Conscience
“Give to everyone what you owe them: Pay your taxes and government fees to those who collect them, and give respect and honor to those...
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Tonya Jewel Blessing
Mar 7, 20172 min read
Storyteller
“The purpose of a storyteller is not to tell you how to think, but to give you questions to think upon.” ― Brandon Sanderson I recently...
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Tonya Jewel Blessing
Oct 22, 20162 min read
My Father’s Business
It is common where we live in South Africa to see a business of mongoose. A group of such animals is called a “business” because of the...
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Tonya Jewel Blessing
Aug 19, 20163 min read
Help, My Shoes are too Tight
“From my distress I called upon the LORD; The LORD answered me and set me in a large place.” (Psalm 118:5) A couple of Sundays ago, we...
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Tonya Jewel Blessing
Aug 3, 20162 min read
“The Book”
While visiting the home of a new friend, Mpho noticed several children’s books sitting on a worn table in the living room. The books were...
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Tonya Jewel Blessing
May 23, 20162 min read
Are Your Feet Taking You Somewhere?
Our ministry recently hosted a children’s outreach in one of the villages. Close to 100 children participated ranging in age from two to...
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Tonya Jewel Blessing
May 10, 20162 min read
Pucker Up
“Emie stood to her feet. ‘Rudy!’ she yelled. ‘I’m sorry.’ He turned back toward her and without thinking, she blew him a kiss. Rudy ran...
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Tonya Jewel Blessing
Apr 23, 20162 min read
"Offey"
This past week has been very difficult. Offey, a seven month old baby girl, passed away. She was born two months premature and had...
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Tonya Jewel Blessing
Apr 11, 20162 min read
I Don't Ever Want to Grow-Up
For the past year or so, our ministry has been working each week in one of the semi-rural villages of South Africa. One of the ladies,...
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