Cynthia Mendenhall: Olive Oil Dreams
This is the point in the story that forces me to hesitate. If I imagine myself in the widow’s place, and I’ve just been told to gather empty jars from everyone, how many would I return with? …
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Cynthia Mendenhall is an author, speaker, and adventuress. She is an Administrative Assistant (2022-present), coach, and devotion writer for VineWords: Devotions and More, and a contributing author to Love Knots: Stories of Faith, Family, and Friendships, Volume Two (VineWords Publishing). She is the author of Spunkify Your Life: 8 Secrets to Living with More Focus, Fascination, and Fun; Spunkify Your Life Growth Guide, and Spunkier Yet!: 8 Secrets to Living with More Fullness and Freedom. Cynthia regularly sneaks away on adventures, taking notes as writing material inspiration. Her favorite activities include riding her cruiser bike, sunset floats in her lime green kayak named Earl, indulging in literary novels, sipping coffee, and sampling dark chocolate.
Cynthia Mendenhall: My Childish Dinosaur Ring
I was thrilled and immediately placed it on my left ring finger, laughing as I flashed it around as if it was a whole carat of sparkles. …
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Cynthia Mendenhall: Bathtub Tea Party Hope
On a trip north to visit my family, Lydia, in all her audacious two-year oldness, pointed to me as the one to oversee her bath time. With no grandchildren of my own, I hesitated at first, but two-year-olds do not accept an “I’ll pass” or any of the other flimsy excuses I tried. …
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Cynthia Mendenhall: The Case for Rule-less Pop-Tarts
“Now, we already talked about the rules for eating a pop-tart,” the young father kindly reminded his toddler. …
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Cynthia Mendenhall: “But God”
I overheard a man tell my brother, “You may think you know me, but I am not anything close to the man you knew ten or twelve years ago.”…
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Cynthia Mendenhall: Filter Scams and Scummy Filters
I only fell for that once. …
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Cynthia Mendenhall: Naming Rights
Since I am fascinated with naming babies, I find it pretty cool that the attributes of baby Jesus way before he was born. The prophecy of Messiah’s birth included a plethora of names. …
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Cynthia Mendenhall: Grab God Like a Black Friday Special
Be honest with yourself about the most important things in your life like God and his love and grace. We can go hard after the things we want, like large TVs. Maybe it’s a good time to go hard after more time in the Word and more time in prayer. …
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Cynthia Mendenhall: Curiosity Does Not Kill Us or Cats
Curiosity requires insightful thinking and reflection. We have to internalize the principle at hand in order to create our questions. We are more engaged in the content when we are willing to ask questions about what we do not know or understand. …
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Cynthia Mendenhall: Pump the Brakes on Anger
With a huff, I put my car into gear and approached the window uninvited. The lights were on and workers scurried about with intent, but not one of them acknowledged my presence or my desire for food and coffee. After a few more minutes—and maybe after wildly waving my arms…
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