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Be Joyful in Hope… Patient in Affliction… Faithful in Prayer
Originally posted on The Flame Within : This morning, I would like to share with you a message God has been diligently teaching me. Life has thrown me some pretty rough curve balls over the past 8 weeks, actually over the past year. I am nearing the end of earning my Master’s in Professional Counseling,…
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Every Single Strand
And the very hairs on your head are all numbered. Matthew 10:30 It is no secret that our home has been a breeding ground for one “learning” experience after another. So, it is no surprise that our home would start to breed other things as well. Like…lice. Yes, I know. Yuck. Gross. My thoughts exactly!…
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For He is Pleased with Me
Recently as part of an exercise for training I have to do as a volunteer, I had to ask a few people about my strengths and weaknesses. While I wasn’t surprised by the responses (That is good, right?), I also learned that many of these strengths are also my greatest weaknesses. Because while I am…
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Saying Yes to a Little Rest
It is useless for you to work hard from early morning until late at night, anxiously working for food to eat; for God gives rest for his loved ones. Psalm 127:2 There is a phrase I have heard many times during my years in both lay and pastoral ministry: You can be doing many “good”…
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Lord, I Am Just Worn!
I’m tired and worn. My heart is heavy. -Tenth Avenue North I have shared before how much I may seem to thrive off this crazy ability to manage an insanely busy schedule. This is something many believe I can make look easy. Juggling the hats labeled mom, taxi driver, student, assistant, pastor, mentor, wife, and counselor,…
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Thanking God for $6 Promise
As for me, I call to God, and the Lord saves me. Evening, morning, and noon I cry out in distress and he hears my voice. Psalm 55:16-17 There have been an abundance of pleadings with God here since school has started. These have ranged from “God, please give us the strength to endure these…
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The End of My Rope
I’ve tried everything and nothing helps. I’m at the end of my rope. Is there no one who can do anything for me? Romans 7:24 Recently my parents transformed their wooden bench swing into two wooden seated rope swings. Before they moved from the home in which we spent many years, my brother, son and…
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You May Not Feel it Now, but You Are a Good Mommy!
It’s no secret around here what our mornings have looked and sounded like lately. Our little guy started school a little over a month ago, and while he is in the same building he has been in for 2 years now, this year’s transition to kindergarten has not been easy. A new teacher, a new…
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He Knows My Name
I have called you by name, you are mine. Isaiah 43:1 Those who know me well also know how much I frequent the local Starbucks. So much so, that not only do they have my drink memorized and ready before I get in line to pay, I am also on a first name basis with…
Grace 'n Grounds
Encouragement Grounded in His Truth
Grace 'n Grounds 