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Guideposts is a monthly inspirational, interfaith, non profit magazine written by people from all walks of life. Its articles help readers achieve their maximum personal and spiritual potential.

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Spring Into Hope
The first face I saw walking into the Guideposts offices for my initial job interview was Amy Grant’s. She was on the cover that had just come out, a rising young music star and soon-to-be mother. I was duly impressed. Today Amy is a grandmother of t
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President & CEO John Temple Editor-in-Chief & Vice President Edward Grinnan Vice President, Content Ansley Roan Lead Editor Amy Wong Creative Director Kayo Der Sarkissian Editorial Team Olivia Abel, Kelly Allen, Morgan Beard, Meg Belviso, Cristina Ca
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Get Boost your spiritual wellbeing! Visit guideposts.org for web-exclusive stories, life advice, prayer tips, recipes and more. Watch Take a spiritual walk with Lou Dean (page 66) and experience the natural beauty of Dinosaur, Colorado. See how Lou e
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“The Up Side®
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Spirit Lifting
Recently, a neighbor came over for iced tea. She wanted advice about which flowers to plant in her garden. Glasses in hand, we strolled through my yard. “These pink roses and azaleas grow well,” I said. Then I showed her where I’d planted purple agap
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Someone Cares
When my uncle moved into assisted living, I started sending him souvenir postcards to keep his spirits up. After a while, I couldn’t find any new ones, but he and his caregivers enjoyed the cards so much that I didn’t want to stop. So I took pictures
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Is This Your Year?
Are you a born storyteller? Do you want to help Guideposts inspire millions of people? Every two years, we select a small group of writers to learn from Guideposts editors how to write for our magazines, website, devotionals, books, newsletters and o
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The Joy of Decluttering
Does your filing system consist of haphazard piles of paper on your dining table? When was the last time you cleared out your pantry? And what about those winter clothes…have you put them away yet? There’s nothing like welcoming a new season with a c
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Resurrect Your Faith
I feel empowered in the spring. As the dark, cold days give way to bursts of sunshine and balmy weather, my resistance—to exercising, to cleaning my house, to seeking spiritual self-improvement—melts away. Hope is restored. I’m reminded of how the di
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Smile!
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3 Questions
1 What is “crazy faith”? One thing that everybody seems like they’ve lost is faith. Faith in people, in themselves and in God. Believing God for the impossible is what he wants every one of his children to do. My kids believe what their mother and I
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Hamilton missouri
‘‘I love small town life,” says Jenny Doan about her Hamilton, Missouri, community. “Sometimes I feel as if I’m in a Norman Rockwell painting.” One hour northeast of Kansas City, this one-stoplight town has some 1,700 residents. Though it may be smal
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Celebrate Easter Joy
So they went out and fled from the tomb, for terror and amazement had seized them.… Mark 16:8 What would your reaction be if you went to the place where they had buried your beloved Lord and discovered the body was no longer there? The best news in t
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Rhiannon Menn
WHO SHE IS Rhiannon Menn is the founder of Lasagna Love, a global nonprofit that connects neighbors through homemade meal delivery. In March 2020, her San Diego community shut down because of the pandemic. She and her husband own a design and build c
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The Garden of Prayer
It’s that time of year again—when people of all ages set up their window boxes and tramp out to their gardens. They turn the soil, poke a seed into the hole and cover it up. They water. They wait. They weed. All for the anticipated delight of a shoot
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Destination Inspiration
Barcelona’s Basilica de la Sagrada Família is the unique vision of Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí, often called God’s Archi-tect. His works were inspired by the divine creativity found in the natural world. The nave (shown here) is like an otherworld
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Positive Thinker
HOST OF DIRTY JOBS. AUTHOR. PRODUCER. Hardest thing you’ve ever done A painful breakup, a high-stakes audition, overcoming a stammer… Most things that felt very difficult at the time now seem like minor challenges. Best advice you’ve ever gotten “Duc
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Mysterious Ways
Gas. Brake. Gas. Brake. My foot was starting to cramp from switching between the pedals. Typical for prime rush hour. My office was 30 miles from home. Before my first day, I’d mapped several routes. I discovered that no matter when I left or which r
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Heart in Motion
Do you believe in prayer? I do. This is my fourth story in Guideposts. The first time was back in 1986, when I was at the outset of my music career, a story about loneliness, part of a series Guideposts was doing on the subject. Loneliness was someth
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My Path to Redemption
This is what the end stage of a gambling addiction looks like. I was alone in a tiny apartment in a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri. On TV, the football team I had bet on was about to lose. Not even the point spread was going to save me. That bet was t
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Q&A Percy Daggs III
Tell us about your grandmother Sadye Daggs. My grandma was the best grandma. She was all about family. She sacrificed for whatever her kids and her grandkids needed. She was always available. I had a special relationship with her, and I’m sure each o
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Every Day Is a Blessing
One afternoon, Nia found her TV remote in her refrigerator. A few years ago, that would have sent the 46-year-old retired Air Force officer down a rabbit hole of fear. Was her early-stage dementia progressing? Her mind slipping away? Instead, Nia swi
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Growing Hope
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Closer to Heaven
On Easter morning, I will celebrate the glory of the Resurrection—but not inside a church. I’ll be standing by a cross on a hillside, surrounded by sagebrush and cedar trees, miles from civilization in the foothills of northwest Colorado. With a hand
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My Journey to Healing
The heavy steel doors clanged shut behind me. In front of me were row upon row of cells holding the most hardened criminals in the state. I felt them staring at me, sizing me up. What they didn’t know was that I’d been here before. The first time I’d
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Message Of The Mailboxes
You know how when big things in your life aren’t going well, the little things bother you more? That happened to me last year. Like many people during the pandemic, my husband, Paul, had been laid off. I was still working, but my job was only part-ti
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Our Time Together
My husband, Roger, and I sat in his doctor’s office, waiting to hear the results of the biopsy of his left calf. “I’m afraid it’s Stage IV metastatic melanoma,” the doctor said. We’ve been married two months! I wanted to shout. He’s only 58! This was
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5 Ways To Plan For The Final Years
Jeannie Hughes wasn’t at all prepared to deal with her husband’s terminal cancer diagnosis. They had never discussed financial or other practical matters concerning his care or what would happen after he passed away. The stress of not knowing how she
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Neighborhood Angel
Dwayne Jones, a 54-year-old contractor, had eaten at Plant Based Heat soon after the vegan comfort food restaurant opened in June 2021. He didn’t make much of an impression. Right there, that’s unusual. In the historic Orange Mound neighborhood of Me
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What Prayer Can Do®
Canon, my grandson, had always been a good student. Then the Covid-19 pandemic hit, and his school switched to remote learning. Without any classes in person and with minimal sport practices or games for more than a year, playing video games took ove
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Family Room®
Executive producer and host Mike Rowe (Positive Thinker, page 40) gets his hands dirty again in the latest season of his hit television show Dirty Jobs. Each episode follows Mike as he tackles jobs across America’s Badlands and bayous. Over the cours
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Continued
In July 2011, GUIDEPOSTS published my story, The Reel Mower, about how I learned to slow down my busy life and savor each moment, such as smelling fresh-cut grass. A reader in Tennessee was so impressed, he googled me and hired me to edit a story wri
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Anticipating Alzheimer’s Care Needs
Like Alzheimer’s disease itself, the caregiving needs of someone living with Alzheimer’s progress over time. The more that caregivers anticipate disease-related changes and learn about caregiving options and resources, the better prepared they’ll be

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