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And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ. ~ Philippians 1:6 (ESV) Ever feel like a FAILURE ? An outright no good can't do it right failure ? (yes, I am aware that I just …
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As promised, today I am sharing with you all the message that I shared with the girls last weekend at the "Girls Night Out" event. Of course, this will be more of a summary of the entire message. In fact, there will be two parts to this post, and I will post Part Two tomorrow. …
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I'm a work in progress. Mostly, in progress. 🙂 Philippians 1:6 (NIV) ~ being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. For the past several months I have been learning to say "NO" without feeling guilty. That can …
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~ Short and Sweet Simple Truths ~ I had my mouth set on it. A NEW hot chicken salad casserole. I went to the grocery store (which I don't love doing), and prepared it. I'm telling ya...it looked and smelled so good! Shoot, I got the recipe from a "trusted" site..a pretty famous chef. What …
I have gotten into the habit of saying that I have a "brown thumb". Truth is, I have had a LAZY thumb. Yes, you heard that right. It's a matter of discipline. Remembering to water, feed, and weed these plants. It's a choice. To watch them grow to their full potential or let them starve …
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I think it is extremely important for us to remember that ANYTHING or ANYONE that we put first in our lives...becomes an idol. So, if it isn't God that is first...then we have to re-adjust..re-order the things in our lives. With that being said.... Do you have too much on your plate? Are you loaded …
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I'm good at stuffing. Stuffing drawers. Stuffing cabinets. Stuffing closets. AND, yes, stuffing my feelings. Throw it all in and hurry and slam it shut before it falls out or comes undone. Just, out of sight, out of mind. That's. Not. Healthy. So, to be honest..it took me writing out my testimony to realize some …
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You probably are wondering why in the world I chose the title above. Truth is, I didn't. In fact, I woke up around 3 A.M. and God gave me this title. So, here we go. Never say never. The "objects" that you are seeing occur in other people's lives can very easily occur in yours …
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I am not the most organized or structured person. I can't stand the feeling that disorder gives me though. The busyness of life doesn't help much with my lack of organizational skills. I mean, I WANT to be organized and all perfectly scheduled out. That's just not how I tend to roll though. …
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The picture above is of part of my flowerbed...and as you can see, the weeds are taking over. I was going to pull the weeds. Why pull them when I can spray some weed-killer on them and be done with it?? Then, it hit me... So many times we try to do everything ourselves (at …
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Hope For The Broken 