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31 Days to becoming physically, mentally, and spiritually fit! ⬆️ That's the title to the series I will be doing here on SHINE ON beginning October 1st, 2015. This is my 2nd year attempting to complete the challenge. I dropped out early last year. I plan on sticking it out this year. Fingers crossed. Here's …
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I wrote a post that I haven't published yet. It's not finished. Maybe it's not even supposed to be published. Maybe it's just for me. It's about grief. I do want to share a little about it. The thing about grief is... You can get so lost in it that you can't see straight. You …
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{Below you will find a message that I wrote and shared with the girls at Camp Rock this year. I was given the verses and trusted to share a message or a lesson on the verses John 14:5,6. The children ranged in age from 3rd grade thru 6th grade. However, It is a lesson or …
It struck me, as I was thinking on The Mended Heart bible study that I'm doing, and I asked God to peel back the layers. To show me "me" and to unearth the things that I've covered up in order to live "normally". He wants to heal me completely. To peel back each layer and …
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A tangled up mess. I think of my balls of yarn that get all tangled up when I let them do their own thing. Those pretty little balls of yarn can get in a hot mess if I don't pay attention while I'm crocheting. They can also get in a mess of tangles if …
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We say "USE ME" to God. Then we get rattled when he asks us to get up and move. USE ME GOD... But .... Use me how I want to be used. Heavens no, don't ask me to do that. I cannot be inconvenienced. Use me Lord. But. I am not equipped. That would be awkward. Somebody …
It's sad to say, but it's true.. Too often Christians are known for what we are against.. Not for what we are for. Not all of us.. Not all of the time.. But a lot of the time. Sometimes people are turned off by the church in general. And hear me when I say …
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Longing For Home When on a mission trip in Nola.. I loved it but longed for home. Now that I'm home, I long to be back on mission. Somewhere. I think of the people there every single day. I am a foreigner now when I'm not doing missions. My home and …
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Psalm 84:10a (NIV) ~ Better is one day in your courts than a thousand elsewhere. It's been one year since I've seen your face, your smile, and felt your hugs. One year since I have heard you say "I love you", or been able to ask you for advice, or just sit with you and …
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Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it. Keep your mouth free of perversity; keep corrupt talk far from your lips. (Proverbs 4:23-24 NIV) My mouth. Sometimes A lot of the time, it would do me good to just count to 10.. Or 10,000. Depends on the …
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Hope For The Broken 