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A maze of opportunty

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I wish I could show you what’s on my list today.  In fact, I could show you but you wouldn’t believe it – because neither do I.  God has been silent in my life for a while and I’d keep asking him if I was doing the right thing, on the right path, seeking the … Read more

Weekend Warrior

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What does the term Weekend Warrior imply? Isn’t it normally attributed to intense, endurance-challenging exercise?  This translation is different.  Have you ever felt the intense urge to pray for people you care about and you just can’t stop thinking about them until you’ve spent time with God praying his best for them?  What if we … Read more

Disappointment

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My heart ached for my friend who tearfully said, “I’m so disappointed.” She didn’t even have to tell me why; I just knew her spirit was crushed at that moment because something had gone wrong. I visited my daughter who, at age 38, had a stroke and is enduring an intense, laborious recovery. I see … Read more

No Grumbling + No Arguing=Shine

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There is nothing that adds speed to my steps than oversleeping – guess what.  That’s me today.  Where does the time go? Even if a day drags by, once the sun goes down, I’m sure the minutes in an hour are compacted into much shorter units. But here I am – ready for the day, … Read more

Master Magician

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These have been some tense days. Can you relate? I have spent many moments calling out to God, asking him to turn back the clock to pre-Wednesday when my daughter collapsed, the victim of stroke. Many times after hurricanes, the school shootings and other macabre incidents of violence I’ve begged God to not let it … Read more

Could I order some peace?

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OK everybody up! Rise and shine! Good Morning to You! How is your day so far? That’s not a trick question. It’s early and here we are at a brand new day. Yesterday is gone, with all its good and all its not so good. Yesterday with all the good news, then the bad; the moments … Read more

Who I am not

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OK everybody up! Rise and shine! Good Morning world! It’s taken me a lifetime to figure it out why I feel like I don’t really ‘fit’ anywhere, but while listening to the 360 degree Leader CDs by John C. Maxwell, and hearing my pastor speak at intervals during a concert at our church, I had … Read more

What about character?

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I’ve been thinking a lot about something I heard when listening to the funeral service of Zig Ziglar. One of the speakers told the story of Zig asking him to think of the three people had an influence in his life, and how their influence helped change his life. I can think of a few, … Read more

Refining Grace