Simple Truths Blog
She watched and listened from afar. Her young but wise soul taking in every ounce of their conversation. Her eyes were open and ears tuned in and most importantly, her heart was moved. The young man of about 16 or 17 was aggravated with his father. The father said to not get pizza rolls because …
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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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Quiet. Unsettling. Different. I like it. One week into the social media break and it's funny how it came after my 31 Days of Being Present in Real Life series. The one that I purposely did NOT complete. Yeah. God does have a sense of humor. So, here I am. Learning things about myself. Listening …
Continue reading "Tuned Out and Tuned In"
Can I speak bluntly for a moment? Women need to stop wearing masks and stop assuming that everyone else has it all together. We need to be real and transparent and share the good the bad and the ugly. (No, I don't mean to rant or tell all.. Face it, nobody wants to hear it …
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Ever had one of those moments that make you realize the real deep stuff down in your heart? The "man, I sure do need Jesus. Because I still have dark in my heart" kind of moment. The moments when you slip and flesh comes out in your attitude? NO? Really? Well, …
Continue reading "To SHINE or Not to SHINE"
For those who knew our Daddy.. For those who didn't.. Below is WHO HE WAS and a little of what we (his children) wanted to share about him. How do we even put into words, the depth of love we have for a man that modeled unconditional love and was the picture of love? We …
During my morning Bible study/quiet time, I read and soaked on Revelation 3:20. Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with him, and he with me. ~ Revelation 3:20 Let me give you a little background on this …
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Look here, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we are going to a certain town and will stay there a year. We will do business there and make a profit.” How do you know what your life will be like tomorrow? Your life is like the morning fog—it’s here a little while, then it’s gone. …
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Romans 3:10 (NIV) ~ As it is written: There is no one righteous, not even one. Romans 3:23, 24 (NIV) ~ for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came from Christ Jesus. There's something to be said …
Continue reading "Take Off The Mask"
SHORT and SWEET SIMPLE TRUTHS Some days ARE harder than others. Harder to choose joy. Harder to be patient. Harder to believe that things will get better. ROMANS 12:12 ~ Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. I don't know about you, but on those days, I'm even more heaven ready. …
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Hope For The Broken 