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Tonya Jewel Blessing
- Dec 13, 2019
- 4 min
Celebrate Lit
I recently completed a virtual book tour with Celebrate Lit. Although I was a little intimidated by the process, the experience was amazi...
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Tonya Jewel Blessing
- Sep 11, 2019
- 1 min
The Arms of an Aunt
One of my favorite things in life is being an aunt. I have four nephews and four nieces. I also consider myself an aunt to their spouses ...
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Tonya Jewel Blessing
- Feb 7, 2019
- 2 min
Lebola
Paying the bride price or lobola is a controversial issue in South Africa. Some believe that the tradition of paying the bride price brin...
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Tonya Jewel Blessing
- Jan 14, 2019
- 2 min
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
- Oct 12, 2018
- 2 min
Sabotage
“In nineteenth-century France, disgruntled workers developed a subversive tactic that involved throwing a shoe into a factory machine, ca...
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Tonya Jewel Blessing
- Jul 30, 2018
- 2 min
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 enlight...
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Tonya Jewel Blessing
- May 30, 2018
- 2 min
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 th...
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Tonya Jewel Blessing
- Mar 16, 2018
- 2 min
Pseudonyms
A pseudonym is a name someone uses instead of his or her real name, especially in written work. (Cambridge English Dictionary) The reason...
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Tonya Jewel Blessing
- Jan 18, 2018
- 2 min
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 we...
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Tonya Jewel Blessing
- Nov 14, 2017
- 7 min
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 walk...
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