Spiritual Growth Category

Refreshing Streams Half Day

Saturday, June 22, 2024 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. If you are anywhere near Lancaster County, PA, I encourage you to come and take part in this retreat. If you have any questions, please email donna@refreshingstreams.com. Hope to see you there! Here’s the link to register: https://donnalhsmith.com/refreshing-streams-retreat/registration-for-half-day/

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Crossing Over into a New Year—Part 2

Moving Past Loss As we get older, every year it seems, things get harder and sometimes there are things we’d love to hold on to, that we can’t. And things we wish we could get rid of, but we also can’t. I’m not talking about things we have much control over, such as emotional problems […]

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Crossing Over into a New Year – Part 1

A Glance At the Past I don’t know about you, but I’m always recharged and hopeful whenever we cross over into a new year. It’s a chance to start fresh, to put the past year behind us, and make hopeful plans for the future. I just know this year is going to be great! What […]

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Preparing for Storms-Part 2

Batten Down the Hatches! “Batten down the hatches!” Do we even know what that means? According to the grammar website Grammar Monster (https://www.grammar-monster.com/sayings_proverbs/batten_ down_the_hatches.htm), the following shows different and correct usages for this phrase. Click to read more.

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Refreshing Streams ONLINE

Cleansing from Ancient Generational Curses ONLINE What you don’t know about your ancestry could hinder you in ways you would never suspect. Come to the Online version of our HalfDay retreat on Wednesday, October 25. Click for more information.

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Refreshing Streams Retreat

Information Below If you are stuck in an area of your life and you haven’t been able to get free, it could be because someone in your ancestry made a barter or a bargain with the devil, and you, all these many years later, are being held accountable for something your ancestor did. What you […]

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Your Generation – Part 3

Encouragement for Whatever Time of Life You Are In In July, I felt the Lord wanted to encourage people with a word of exhortation for wherever they are. He started with my generation, the older folks sixty and older, then the 40 to 50s, then the 30-40s, and finally the younger adult generation of the […]

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Your Generation – Part 2

An Encouraging Word for Your Generation Part 2 of the encouraging words I received in July. I prayed about when to release them. They speak to almost every decade of our adult lives. I hope you will find inspiration and edification when you read about the decade you are currently in.

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Your Generation – Part 1

Encouragement for Whatever Your Age When I began recovering from bronchitis in July, I felt the Lord speak many things to me. I really couldn’t do much of anything but read. So, the Lord took advantage of all that time and showed me some things about every age group beginning at age 20. But He […]

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