I admit, when faced with things I dread, I often feel a whole lot more like Pooh than I should. I am tempted to give in to fear, determined that I cannot possibly conquer the challenges before me....
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Once upon a time, not so long ago, in a kingdom, far, far away, there lived a girl. Not just any girl, of course! Our heroine was a Shopping kind of girl. A thrift shop junkie, an American Picker wanna-be, an I-Break-For-Yard-Sales woman, a Craigslist and ebay peruser. This kind...
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Movies and television shows make girl time look like a wild and crazy escape into irresponsibility, so many of us avoid it like the plague. Perhaps what we need instead is a redefinition of girl time....
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When a congregation chooses to truly pay attention and seek the Lord together using the points of this prayer, a level of intimacy spreads throughout the church family....
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I find that, when I take the time to focus on praying the way Jesus taught, there is an abundance of grace in my day. Prayer is a means of grace that I have the privilege of tapping into anytime and anywhere. ...
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Stories have a structure. Stories have an emotional logic. There are tried and true ways to say something meaningful without being cliché or preachy....
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Even with health insurance, medical costs are taking a larger chunk out of family’s budget. Today millions of Americans have a high deductible health plan, meaning they have to pay thousands for doctor visits, prescription drugs, urgent care, X-rays and more. But there is a way to curb costs and...
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I have learned a lot about the needs of my husband and how my words can affect him negatively or positively. I would like to share seven things that I have learned my husband loves to hear me say to him....
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Looking at the adults in his audience, Cleese began his talk by saying, “I cannot tell you anything about how to be creative, only what kind of childhood you ought to have had.”...
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We pondered the truth that Jesus clearly wanted Christians to note, that even the world is willing to get involved with messy situations. We also recognized that many churches are positively responding with recovery programs, and there is a growing trend in the younger generation to tackle these issues head...
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