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Bonnie Lyn Smith

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I grew up the younger of two daughters in Southeastern Pennsylvania but have lived in Western Pennsylvania, Japan, California, the Marshall Islands, and Massachusetts. My background includes Japanese and Asian Studies, Women's Studies, editing for market research companies, children's ministry, and a dollop of philanthropy (while in the islands) and fundraising (more recently in the Boston area). I am a wife of 28 years and a mom of three children 21 years old and under. We have moved 11 times in those years, and the words "transition," "grace," "flexibility," and "adjustment" have become our teachers and dear companions. My heart beats for discipleship and prayer, teaching preschool and junior high Sunday School students, and giving voice ...more

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	The Hills of Vincere Ridge by Mark J. Musser, Bonnie Lyn Smith (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.86 avg rating — 21 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Not Just on Sundays: Seeking God's Purpose in Each New Day 4.55 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2014 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nascent: The Umbora Chronicles by Mark J Musser, Bonnie Lyn Smith (Goodreads Author) (Editor) 4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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The Covenant of Water

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The Age of Innocence

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“Ask if you need to, but don’t assume. Sometimes our bad feelings are only assumptions and speculations doing dark dances in our heads.”
― Bonnie Lyn Smith

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“Who we really are shows up between extending the olive branch and waiting to see if it is received.”
― Bonnie Lyn Smith, Not Just on Sundays: Seeking God's Purpose in Each New Day

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“That’s how I think of God: infinitely creative and imaginative, waiting to place us in some truly awesome scenarios.”
― Bonnie Lyn Smith, Not Just on Sundays: Seeking God's Purpose in Each New Day

tags: everyday-faith, god, god-s-plans, god-s-purposes, not-just-on-sundays, participating-in-god-s-plans, walking-with-god

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