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🌿 The Purpose That Didn’t Die, part 2

This story speaks to where I am now, unwell and hurting because my calling is dismissed and sidelined. 🌿 The Purpose That Didn’t Die A Maplewood Mystery Devotional Story, part 2 Tori Rae Davis pushed open the glass door of the Maplewood Recreation Center, the morning cold clinging to her like a second coat. Her lungs stung a little — she blamed the dusty storage room, the one with the bins of tangled Christmas lights no one ever thought to clean before handing them to her. She slid behind the welcome desk, setting down her tea. The rosemary steam rose warmly, but she didn’t feel warm. Not today. Because today, the windows of the Rec Center — her windows, the ones she’d painted for seven years — already glittered with fresh white acrylic snowflakes. Someone else had done them. Someone the Foundation’s new PR hire had picked without asking. Someone fast, cheerful, and barely out of college. Someone who didn’t know that Tori used to sketch each window design at her kitchen table with th...
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🍂 The Purpose That Didn’t Die - A Maplewood Devotional Story

 Here is a warm, Maplewood-style cozy devotional story about rediscovering purpose after a season that felt like shattering. The scriptures are woven through the heart of the story, gently guiding the message. 🍂 The Purpose That Didn’t Die A Maplewood Devotional Story Scriptures Psalm 100:4–5 — “Enter His gates with thanksgiving… For the Lord is good and His love endures forever.” Isaiah 43:18–19 — “Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing…” Philippians 3:14 — “I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.” 1. Maple Lane in November November in Maplewood had its own brand of beauty — bare branches against soft skies, cinnamon drifting from Maplewood Baptist’s kitchen, and the golden calm that came between the Harvest Fair and Christmas Market. But today, Tori Rae Davis walked down Maple Lane with a heaviness she didn’t quite know how to name. She stopped at the sight of Mrs. Hazelwood’s win...
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📖 Maple Lane Mystery Devotional: "The Unseen Offering"

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  Here’s a Cozy Mystery Devotional drawing from my recent dream and Psalm 37:1-4 : 📖 Maple Lane Mystery Devotional: "The Unseen Offering" Theme: Trusting the Path, Even When the Clues Are Hidden Scripture: "Do not fret because of evildoers, Nor be envious of the workers of iniquity; For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, And wither as the green herb. Trust in the Lord, and do good; Dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness. Delight yourself also in the Lord, And He shall give you the desires of your heart." – Psalm 37:1-4 (NKJV) The Case File: Sometimes, life feels like a mystery where the obvious clues lead nowhere, and the real perpetrator—or the real solution—remains just out of reach. In our cozy mysteries, we often encounter unexpected turns: a seemingly simple case hides a complex web, and the most straightforward act of kindness might have a surprising ripple effect. Recently, I had a dream that felt like a mini-mystery itself. I found myse...
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