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Power of Prayer

I am humbled and grateful to have friends whose faith is strong and who will cover me up in prayer when I ask.  I am thankful that, when their need for being lifted up to God for an extra measure of...

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“You is kind. You is smart. You is important.” –The Help

This picture was posted on FB this morning, and it reminded me of perhaps my favorite quote from The Help, said by Aibilene Clark to Mae Mobley in a loving and sincere attempt to counter the criticism...

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Protected: Screeching and Gnashing of Teeth

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Most Immoral & Sinful? What is the Answer?

I read a comment some time ago referring to homosexuality as “the most immoral and sinful lifestyle.”  This is a comment from a believer, a committed & sincere believer.  I was really taken aback...

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Don’tcha Think?

I got to talking to my husband the other night, about what I have now forgotten, save for one thing that has stuck with me.  Allow me to preface my comments with the following passage from Matthew, as...

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Rules of Life

There’s a reason that making peace with your past is at #1.  It’s the truest…and hardest…one of all. Filed under: Personal Tagged: Challenges, Forgiveness, Inspiration, Judgment, Life, Love, Make...

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The Mirror Moment

Or What I Need (and Want) to Do, but Have Not Yet Succeeded in Doing ******************** Matthew 18:35:  So also my heavenly Father will do to every one of you, if you do not forgive your brother from...

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Light at the End of the Tunnel

It was last night, at 11pm, that I really saw the light at the end of the tunnel.  The Bible passage I read yesterday included this verse: Exodus 14:14…14 The Lord will fight for you, and you have only...

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Writer’s Block

I am stressed these days…in fact, I am a walking illustration of what stress can look like.  Every skin issue I struggle with has flared up.  My back pain has flared up.  I wake up frequently with a...

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J is for Jail #AtoZChallenge

Both of our birth parents spent time in jail during her pregnancy.  Her stint was the result of some really bad decisions that cost her a fairly good job, and resulted in fraud charges.  She was in...

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K is for “Choose a Name that Begins with K” #AtoZChallenge

“Please try to choose a name that begins with K.” It never occurred to me until that moment that naming our child could become controversial.  It never crossed my mind that she would ask to participate...

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You are the God of My Salvation…You are My Hiding Place

Psalm 25:1-7 ESV Of David. [1] To you, O LORD, I lift up my soul. [2] O my God, in you I trust; let me not be put to shame; let not my enemies exult over me. [3] Indeed, none who wait for you shall be...

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