Refuge Place

By Dwayne Hicks | March 11, 2020 |

This word means a place of shelter or protection from danger or trouble. It is also a place to go for relief, help or escape. I definitely think of the place I call home as my place of refuge. I can relax and withdraw from public when I’m home. I can be with my family,…

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Courage To Stand

By Dwayne Hicks | May 6, 2019 |

There are times it’s easier to hide than to be in a great crowd of people. I have become quite a “home-body”. I like the quietness and the solitude of home. I like to go see a good show or concert still, but I also like being home. It’s hard when the Lord is calling…

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Solitude

By Dwayne Hicks | January 12, 2018 |

I love people. I love some people a bit more than others. I love my big family profoundly. In fact, I love my family at the expense of any other relationship. I grew up in a family with two brothers & two sisters – considered a big family. I also have five children of my…

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The Significance of Solitude

By Dwayne Hicks | December 18, 2017 |

I love the solitude and quietness of the morning. I can hear the noises of a quiet home in the morning. I hear the furnace come on occasionally. I can hear the fridge come on some as well. There is something special about my time of solitude in the morning. I like to start my…

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Good Morning!

By Dwayne Hicks | November 22, 2017 |

I am definitely a “morning person”. I enjoy the quiet and solitude of morning. I enjoy the fresh new day in the morning. It’s like I have a blank canvas upon which to paint my day. I don’t know when I became a morning person. I remember when I was in 8th grade, I would…

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