Category: Blog
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Words
People often don’t realize how powerful their words are. We say things without thought or question to how they can hurt or even help our situation. I have always tried to really watch my words. Even though when I was little, my mom taught me the old saying “sticks and stones may break my bones,…
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People Who Take Chances
People who take chances Paving way for freedom’s song Not happy just to idle by When sorrows seem so strong If we’re all created equal Then everyone should live as free If people never took a chance What would that mean to you and me? © Marsha Brown I love the fact that some people…
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Hallelujah for The Cross
Working out is a great way to relieve stress and feel better, so even though it was 3 degrees outside, I went into the garage to complete my work out on my Tony Little Gazelle. I was bundled up in several layers of clothes and I planned to rock and roll. My playlist was…
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Better
Have you ever had one of those days when you see memories? Old pictures of the life you used to have? Or you see photos of the life you imagined for yourself, and it was all planned out, and you just tear up. You don’t miss the old life, it’s more a sadness for the…
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Purpose
Why do we walk the roads we walk? The painful ones, the bumpy ones, the ones that lead us down paths we wish we could avoid. I have often said I would steer clear of certain paths if I had known they would lead me to a particular painful experience. If I knew I would…
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A Job Well Done
An artist works for hours perfecting a craft until they are sure a piece of art is ready to be put on display. A carpenter sands wood until it is smooth and free of splinters, before he uses it to build beautiful wooden creations. A sculpture will work with clay, days before it is ready…
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The Woman Who Did
I started listening to an audio book called “The Woman Who Did.” The book title intrigued me, because it sounds like a powerful woman who decided she wasn’t just happy with going through life living with a mundane existence. It really sounds like a woman who was all about action. It doesn’t sound like someone who…
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What Do You Call Your Man?
“My kid is the smartest!” “Look at what my kid drew in art class!” “Can you believe how amazing my son is?” “My daughter is the most beautiful girl in the entire world, she won all of the beauty contests she entered.” “My husband drives me crazy!” “My spouse never picks up after himself.” “Why…
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Rain, Rain, go away
It’s raining on my head, my hair is soaked. My shoes are so full of water, its squishes out the tops where the air holes are. It wasn’t supposed to rain today. I didn’t plan for it I planned for sunny weather I planned for warmth I planned for happiness I have wet damp weather I…
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Be Still
Have you ever been in a conversation with someone and you finish their thought because you are in such a hurry? It’s not because what they are saying is not valuable to you, you just know what they are going to say so you help them out a little bit. We’ve all done it, right?…
Living Pure 