TO VAX OR NOT TO VAX
Though I live surrounded by words and deep thought, it seems far less often of late that I find the divine inspiration to string them...
Word of hope and encouragement from the pouring out of my whole heart (broken and desperate though it is) to my Father God.
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Callie Daruk
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suit up
Do you see and feel the weight of the evil surrounding us in the times we're living? How do we fight our battles with courage?
Callie Daruk
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IF ALL THE SHOES WERE GONE
Streaks of light from a nearby lamp interrupted the wee hours of the morning and illuminated one of my biggest pet peeves - all four...
Callie Daruk
- 1 min
A BIG DAY IN MAY
Uncomfortable. I don't like being here but God has a way, in his infinite wisdom, of keeping me here - of calling me to do things that...
Callie Daruk
- 3 min
NOT ANOTHER MONDAY
No. Today is definitely not just another Monday. It is the first Monday my husband will wake with his mother unable to say, "Hi, Son,"...
Callie Daruk
- 3 min
THE SHINING LIGHT
There’s no wrong time to read Luke’s miraculous account of Christ’s birth, but there is no other time quite like that of Christmas to do...
Callie Daruk
- 3 min
CUP #1: KATE BATTISTELLI
Tucked inside the corner of Honest Coffee Roasters at The Factory in Franklin, TN, I had no idea I was about to meet a soul sister as I...
Callie Daruk
- 4 min
100 CUPS OF COFFEE
100 cups of coffee. If you’re a coffee lover, that sounds pretty incredible. If you’re not, please don’t stop reading (spoiler alert:...
Callie Daruk
- 3 min
THE UNOPENED BOX
"Is today the day, Honey?" Nearly every day for the past two months my husband has asked me this question. "I'm still not ready yet." At...
Callie Daruk
- 3 min
Momma's dishcloth
Tears soaked Momma's hand-knit dish cloth. With a slow and deliberate inhale, its soft shade of pale yellow deepened
Callie Daruk
- 2 min
WHY SEPARATION IS IMPORTANT
I made a video recently about truth versus opinion. Jesus prayed to his father, God: "Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth."
Callie Daruk
- 4 min
HOW TO FIND PEACE DURING A PANDEMIC
Like a sea of drifting boats with locked motors or sputtering engines just waiting to be picked up, so are our opinions that flow from our
Callie Daruk
- 3 min
book cover reveal
With a cheesy grin and a grateful heart, on my birthday, October 6, 2019, I signed my first traditional book contract.
Callie Daruk
- 3 min
why am i doing this?
Before I find the courage to type, I wrestle with the same question that comes before every blog post I write.
Callie Daruk
- 2 min
2020 narrative
A new year often comes with new pressure. The pressure to get right all we failed miserably at last year. The pressure to set goals when we
Callie Daruk
- 3 min
NEWS TO SHARE
When my children were little, my husband and I loved to buy them presents. The truth is, we still do. At Christmas time, on birthdays and...
Callie Daruk
- 3 min
I HEAR HAPPY
The sun peeks above a breathtaking view as the boisterous laughter of happy campers fills the air. My loving husband and children sleep...
Callie Daruk
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SAVING LIVES
The force of the waves reflected the intensity of the early morning storms. The sun played peek-a-boo, though I longed for more peek than...
Callie Daruk
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IS THERE SOMETHING YOU'VE BEEN PUTTING OFF?
Did you hear that echo? It was coming from my yes as I answer this question. At least, that's what I thought I had been doing until...
Callie Daruk
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HAVE I NEGLECTED YOU?
"I'm your audience, Callie. I need you to keep writing. God speaks to me through you." My dear friends comments cut deep but I needed...