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The Unforced Rhythms Behind Reedsmith Co – Tanika’s Story

I come from a really supportive and creative family. My parents have always encouraged my sisters and I to explore, experiment and create and now that I am married, my husband Ashton has become my biggest cheerleader. I have tried a variety of different mediums and creative pursuits over the last few years and spent a LOT of money on craft and art supplies. When I became a mum ....

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Who You Are Is What They Need – Sam’s Story

You don’t normally envisage an exciting new season in God beginning with a snotty session of foetal rocking on the couch, but there I was.  What catastrophe had put me there?  A list of expectations, both real and imagined, that scrolled through my head as we prepared to take on senior pastorship of Calvary Christian Church in Townsville.  Not, as some may suspect, the lac....

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Teaching Others To Shine – Ana’s Story

I arrived in Australia as an asylum seeker from East Timor. I was not quite two years old. Even though we were now safe in Australia the shadow of what my family had experienced in the conflict in East Timor, hung over our home. From the moment we arrived my parents pretty much laid down their lives to provide a life for my brother and I, of which I am forever grateful. I remem....

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