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August
Crab Grass
I found many years ago that when I linger in the garden, it is a form of being still for me. We all hear God best when we are still. Life is busy and the demands of life are a regular facet and can draw the best of us when God wants the best for him. I don’t sit still well and I found when I lived in a little house with a little garden on the other side of town, on my knees in the flower bed was a
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August
Orange Blossom or Orange Crush?
This post has been welling up in me for three or more weeks. I have scribbled in my journal, dreamed of it, lingering my thought life and prayer life through it as I hear the Lord penetrate my heart with instructions on what I should say. This post is straight from the heart with the purest love and intention to heal a wounded heart and introduce you to the love of a lifetime… and so I write…
I grew up in church.
I think I “accepted Jesus in my heart” at the
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July
Ask
“Until now you have asked nothing in My Name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full.” John 16:24
Prayer:
Lord, you have placed a large dent in my heart. It cannot be pounded out. It is imprinted on my inward man for life. You are a God who loves without measure and finds delight to linger in a pasture of goodness with your people. You are slow to anger and abounding in love The world has perverted and tainted your goodness, love and justice. For man cannot love,
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July
In the Dirt
True soldiers are willing to camouflage themselves in dirt to prepare for war.
We are in a war of wills; waging war not as the world does, but we are engaged in a spiritual war that quests for the eternity of the human soul and the emotional health and stability of the human heart. God is searching after and grooming a Bride that is not afraid to get dirty for Him. We cannot reason with our flesh, we can only die to it.
“For yet a little while and He who is
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July
My Old Nemesis
“Find rest, O my soul, in God alone; my hope comes from him.”
Psalm 62:5
As many of you already know I have recently finished writing a book about my journey (not yet published), my faith and all the incredible and miraculous tales of God in his faithfulness. I share many stories in transparent detail in this book, which was both easy and hard to do. I am an extremely guarded and private person by nature. I have always been that way, somewhat because of my temperament and disposition and somewhat because
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July
Non-Stick Coating
I said in my last writing that my entire life I have been attracted to fitness, nutrition and anything related to either. This is also true of my recent adventures in Body Building, Figure Competitions to be exact. I have always wanted to compete. When I was a teenager I would watch bodybuilding on television with fascination. I wasn’t so much fascinated with the men, but the women. Though I had no desire to be manly big, I was in awe of their musculature, physique and overall low body fat!
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July
"Never Be Afraid Of The 2.5 LB Plate"
“Never be afraid of the 2.5 pound plate.” ~Coach McB
I have been a fitness person for most of my life. I decided at the age of 13 I wanted to avoid the deleterious health issues that ran in my family. High cholesterol, weight gain and ultimately heart disease, the illness that took many of my family members through the generations. So, I started educating myself and became very interested in fitness and nutrition. I feel as though it were Providence because I find it a bit out of the ordinary
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July
Life Is Like A Good Pedicure
Have you ever had a pedicure? Boy, do your feet feel amazing right after they’ve been rubbed, scrubbed and pampered, soaked and prepared…looking pretty. Right now just talking about it makes me wish I were there! So, come with me in your mind’s eye, if you will, and let’s make a playful yet pointed comparison between a good pedicure and a good life…
When you arrive at the salon the nail tech will walk you to the chair, complete with massaging cushions (I always have to choose the lowest massage setting,
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June
Tattoo It On Me…
It is crazy how popular it is to tattoo your body these days. Wow! I go to my gym and see almost everyone there has at least one, but usually many all grouped together. This fascinates me in a way. I am an observant person by nature and am so intrigued by the various artistry displayed upon ones flesh that I find myself wanting to study a persons tattoos when I am in close proximity to them. However, I refrain because I don’t want to be rude or inconsiderate. Sometimes
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June
Thy Words Are Comfort
“Never talk defeat. Use words like hope, belief, faith, victory.” ~Norman Vincent Peal
What are the words projecting from your mouth? Are you using them wisely? Are you using them as a salve to comfort and heal or to inflict wounds upon another?
Our words are powerful, aren’t they? There isn’t a soul on the planet that hasn’t hurt another with their words or actions, whether intensional or by accident, we are all guilty. It’s so easy to be careless with our words, but even this, we can find guidance and help