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Advent Devotional: Christmas Day

“These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full.  I have told you these things so that you will be filled with my joy.  Yes, your joy will overflow.”  John 15:11 ESV When we think of all the things Jesus said, everything from…

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insecurities…again

Insecurities happen because our view of ourselves has been derailed by others. Yes, others not us. Think about it this way, we experience at a young age hurtful words or actions. We take those experiences and store them. Sometimes the storing is unintentional, while other times we are very intentional. We want to figure out…

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Fear…

Fear is a minion that robs us of joy… I am a runner. Not like what you think of, but in that I run from things. I was not always that way. I guess the saying is true, “With age comes wisdom.” But I would add to that “with age comes fear.” Fear based on…

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Enough – Abbastanza (Italian)

There’s a word that says so much—Please stop, I’m done, and content. Going on vacation can be stressful. Watching how my parents prepared for a trip taught me what not to do and yet, somehow, i do. I never realized what anxiety looked like… As a child, my Dad yelled, my Mom would cry, then…

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TIRED

My blog is designed to use my life experiences to find God’s Grace. That means I need to be honest and pretty open. The real trick is to not listen to the whispers I have in my head. Oh you know the ones, they are in your head too. These are the things you hear…

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Daughter

Proverbs 29:17 Well-behaved children bring delight to the heart of their parents. Growing up in a family as the only girl until I was 16 made me unique. I had three male cousins and one brother. The dynamic created was one of younger vs older, not so much gender related among us cousins. Within my…

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Hannah

Have you ever met someone that you fell in love with? I’m not talking about romantic love. I’m talking about someone who makes you smile when you are around them or just see a picture of them. That was Hannah. Beautiful inside and out. She had a smile that would light up a room. She…

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National Sibling Day

Today is National Sibling Day on Social Media. I have a brother who died in 1995. He was 2 years older and was my tormentor when we were kids. Lester was funny, spirited, intelligent and the life of the party. He would walk into a room and the room stopped and moved to be around…

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My First Blog…

Why am I starting a blog? Because I want to share my writing with you. I started writing a couple of years ago to mixed reviews. Recently I’ve shared my writing and have been encouraged. The pieces were the same; however, the audience was very different. My writing comes from my heart and God’s word.…