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[Therefore beware] brethren, take care, lest there be in any one of you a wicked, unbelieving heart [which refuses to cleave to, trust in, and rely on Him], leading you to turn away and desert or stand aloof from the living God. 13But instead warn (admonish, urge, and [...]
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If there is one thing I hear often from people who are on there way to restoration in their lives, is “but look at everything I have lost!” You know what? It’s very common to think this way. It’s our natural tendency to look at what we have lost due [...]
For most of my life, the subject of identity has constantly been on my mind. Who am I? It seems to change depending on the situation we are in, the job or career we choose, or even the social networks we choose to be a part of. Identity, since the fall of man in the [...]
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Kids and conflict! Gosh those words go together a little too well, don’t they? Well, if you’re a parent like me, of small children, tweens, teens, or young adults you’ve realized at some point that parenting is for life and it’s tough but not impossible.
I was sitting in a doctor’s office(details have been [...]
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I loved this blog and wanted to share it with you! Good morning sister’s in Christ! I hope you are all pressing in and through daily with Jesus on your side. I know there must be something difficult either you or a loved one may be going through, and wanted to share [...]
What are you believing about yourself that may be keeping you from God’s abundant grace? You’re so stupid, you’ll never amount to anything. Or, you never do anything right. How about, “What is wrong with you?” You don’t have what it takes. Everyone can do it, why can’t you? Oh, the list goes on and [...]
Today is the third day of school, and my daughter has been having a hard time transitioning into Kindergarten. She has been crying, and saying how she just wants to go home and never come back to school again. Well, anything new is always a challenge, but more so for children. I am doing everything [...]
Have you ever been in a place in your life where you kept saying, “This is the worst thing that has ever happened to me?” Then a situation worse then the previous happens? It’s happened to so many of us so many times. But, the difference is when you know that God will turn around [...]
Yesterday, I had the most wonderful visit with a family member whom I rarely see. I probably see her once a year for 3-4 hours at most. As awful as this sounds I never even talk to her on the phone. The only time we get is that once a year visit she makes from [...]
It was probably around the year 1999 or 2000, when I was a young lady. Just beginning to spread my wings in the world of “work.” I started out as a Juvenile Probation officer in the intake unit. I was working part time, trying to dip my toe in waters of the unknown trying to [...]