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The Joy of the Lord
For many of us, the last several years have been filled with fear and trepidation. We’ve had a lot to deal with, a lot of unrest and a lot of uncertainty. We seem to have lost a bit of our joy along the way, and some would ask how can we not expect that to…
The Bible is Better than a Teddy Bear
My son, be attentive to my words;incline your ear to my sayings.Let them not escape from your sight;keep them within your heart.For they are life to those who find them,and healing to all their flesh. Proverbs 4:2-22 NLT I groped my way through the dark basement until I bumped into the couch, tossed my blanket…
Birthday Musings
Today is my birthday. Every year on my birthday I look back on my life. I reflect on where I’ve been and where I am. This year, I’m finding that harder than normal (this is my third blog post attempt). I think it’s because this year it isn’t about me. The person I am this…
When Prayers Seems Unanswered
The word of the Lord seems pretty clear on the subject of prayer, right? We pray, God hears us, and we get answers to those prayers. Well… maybe. But what do you do when you read the word of God and you expect an answer that you need, problem fixed, or a blessing and it…
Do You Ever Feel Like You Don’t Belong?
Do You Ever Feel Like You Don’t Belong is a guest post written by Billie Breeden Experts call it imposter syndrome. The feeling of not being enough. If you find yourself doubting your abilities and feeling like a fraud, feeling like if people knew everything about you, they wouldn’t admire or appreciate you the way…
My Step Goal and Jesus
I missed my step goal today. Two days after I made my resolution to get 5K steps each day I landed in bed with 4,347. I woke up that day with a migraine, so I started off behind. By the time my head stopped hurting I was playing catchup while trying not to overdue it…
Why I’m Not Waiting for the New Year
It’s that time of year again. Everyone is talking about plans for the upcoming new year. Resolutions and goals. Choosing one word or a Scripture to guide their year. All of it revolving around the calendar turning over on midnight December 31st. Now, I love tradition as much as the next gal, but I don’t…
A Year of Transition
It has been a year of transitions in many ways. We are in the process of selling, moving, and building a new home. We started this process last January and what seemed to be such a long way away is finally here. Also, I recently celebrated my sixtieth birthday, and there was a time that…
How to Deal with Guilt and Shame
I smoked a cigarette yesterday for the first time in 15 years. And it felt good. Well, right up until I had to tell my husband what I did. Then the guilt and shame came crashing in.