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Category Archives: Devotional
Not just another Graduation
In 72 hours our son, will graduate!!! This will not be your average celebration. This is huge. He has successfully come through 2 and 1/2 years of invaluable counseling from an incredible program with some of the most caring, loving, … Continue reading
Posted in Addiction & Recovery, Children, Devotional, Practical Life
Tagged addiction, recovery, substance abuse, The Insight Program
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Always an Addict?
I have an amazing friend who’s battled cancer for 6 years! Even when all her tumors shrunk in size and most disappeared, she was still labeled “Stage 4.” One time I got my nerve up and asked her, “Don’t they … Continue reading
Posted in Addiction & Recovery, Devotional
Tagged addiction, labels, recovery, rehab, work in progress
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Ouch, That's My Heart!
Love is a big gamble. When you open your heart and allow yourself to feel for someone else there’s an inevitability you’re going to get hurt. Not necessarily because they mean to hurt you, but definitely -as you draw closer- you … Continue reading
Posted in Devotional, Spiritual Growth
Tagged bearing one another's burdens, heart ache, hurt, loving one another, pain
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Interim
I am of that infamous group, the “sandwich generation” – ones caring for parents while still raising their own children. The longer we do this crazy blended living we more we run into others doing the same thing. I look at … Continue reading
Posted in Devotional, Illness, Practical Life
Tagged eldercare, family, in the meantime, parents, prayer, stress
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G R A C E
Grace – I think about it constantly. It’s in my prayers every day. I read about it again just this morning in a perfectly timed email. Can we truly ever get to the bottom of it’s well? Can we define … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Devotional, Illness, Practical Life
Tagged baby sitting, elder care, Matthew 5:3-5, provision, stressed out
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Dirty Faith
David Z. Nowell, president of Hope Unlimited (one of our favorite ministries), wrote a book, Dirty Faith. It’s thought provoking and convicting having everything to do with his work in Brazil among street children. My husband and I love what … Continue reading
Posted in Devotional, Practical Life, Spiritual Growth
Tagged Dirty faith, Hope Unlimited, love, serving others, street kids of Brazil
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Tied Feet
Elizabeth Elliot used to say, “Children tie the mother’s feet.” -I’d like to add aging parents to that thought. I feel like I’m back at square one: constantly watching a wandering, curious. hungry, toddler, who needs help in the potty- … Continue reading
Posted in Devotional, Illness, Practical Life
Tagged Alzheimer's, caring for elderly parents, dementia, family
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Wasps and Shugga
As much as I fretted over coming home, worried about it, thought I couldn’t do it (I’m just being honest), – we’re back. Vacation was fun, but it’s not reality. It’s time to get to it. When my sister asked … Continue reading
Posted in Devotional, Practical Life, Trust
Tagged mercy, Ods protection, responsibilities, trust, wasps, weakness
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Working Up An Attitude
“Discontentment is: having what you don’t want, or wanting what you don’t have.” a quote by Elisabeth Elliot that I finally wrote it down and tacked it up along with her, “In acceptance lies peace.” I love these. I can hardly think … Continue reading
Posted in Devotional, Practical Life, Spiritual Growth
Tagged attitude, change ypur attitude, contenent, daily grind, discontent, peace, vacation, whining
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