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Lurkers, this post is for you!

Do you see this lovely lady here? To the untrained eye she is an adorable gal, probably somebody's friend or daughter, sister or wife - or quite possibly someone's mother.But, I know better. She's a lurker. Lurker: A reader of blogs who desires to move around the blogosphere undetected, and observe without participation. I LOVE … [Read more...]

Filed Under: blog lurkers, delurking

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A Divine Appointment

You know how you come across something and you just have to share? I'm notorious for sharing things like a great sale at Kohl's or free ice cream at Baskin Robbins. I don't usually email people with jokes or cartoons, or much of anything else for that matter. But, while reading a devotion out of my T.D. Jakes Bible last week, I just had to pass it … [Read more...]

Filed Under: a divine appointment, t.d. jakes Tagged With: devotion, faith, redeemed

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The Gravitational Pull of an Eight-Year-Old

It's good to be the baby of the family!So, where are you in the pecking order of your family?(I'm the oldest of four children, three girls and a boy.) … [Read more...]

Filed Under: baby boy Tagged With: blessed, Kids, Samuel

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Lemonade Dreamer

My son was talking to my husband today at the coffee shop. I thought I would let you listen in on a quick snippet of their conversation:David: Hey Dad, you know what I want to do one day?Dad: Funny, I was sitting here just thinking to myself, "What do you want to do one day?"David: Well, one day, I want to have a $100 bill on me when I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: dad and david, David, funny

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How to have a miserable year.

Podcasts are my new best-friend. I hear they've been around awhile, but so have I, which means I missed the techno-wave. I am slow on the Mp3-uptake. But, as us middle-aged gals like to say - better late than never. I recently downloaded to my Ipod, fourteen days worth of sermons and teachings from a few of my favorite pastors: Dr. John … [Read more...]

Filed Under: chuck swindoll, Dr. Charles Stanley, happy new year 2009, how to have a miserable year, john macarthur, steve madsen

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2010 – A New Beginning

Happy New Year!My husband led our morning devotion today. He began in the beginning, in Genesis. On the first day of the new year, our family tradition is to have a special time together, and begin in His word."In the beginning God created the Heavens and the earth." Genesis 1:1Friends, in the beginning God created. The word created, is the Hebrew … [Read more...]

Filed Under: begin, beginnings, God created, happy new year 2010

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Growing UP! Monday

Paul and I were visiting a nearby church this morning. We are kid-less, so we decided to head down the hill and listen to one of our favorite pastors, Louis Neeley. As he stepped up to the podium, he began, "Today I feel led to take a break from Romans and share what I feel the Lord has put on my heart. Our Calling."He shared 2 Corinthians … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Growing in Christ, growing in faith, Growing Up Monday

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Merry Christmas from our house to yours!

For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given. Isaiah 9:6Overwhelmed this evening, just can't wrap my mind around a God who would come to earth for me. We serve an amazing God, don't we?Wishing all of you a very Merry Christmas. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: God is good, merry christmas

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My Early Christmas GIft!

Shuttling my son home from his dentist appointment, I decided to check the mail. Peeking out, between Christmas cards and holiday ads, was a manilla envelope from In Touch Ministries.My heart skipped a beat.It was here.The January/2010 edition of In Touch Magazine had arrived. My article The Proper Care and Feeding of Ogres, proudly sits between … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Dr. Charles Stanley, In Touch Magazine, In Touch Ministries, The Proper Care and Feeding of Ogres, writing Tagged With: author, writer

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While You Were Sleeping

I worked an eight-hour shift yesterday. In that time, I spoke to a woman who had been in a car accident, a mother whose baby was having a seizure, a teenage girl who had locked herself in a bathroom while strangers were in her home downstairs, an elderly gentleman who was angry about holiday drivers, and a father whose teenage daughter was getting … [Read more...]

Filed Under: casting crowns, while you were sleeping

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