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Thoughts, encouragement, and lessons from the recovery journey.
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Beautifully Broken – Forever
The truth is, you will never come even close to knowing Gods love until you fully realize your own brokenness. We may try to hold our broken lives together on our own strength by our own means in order to “Save Face”, but only the blood of Christ can truly hold all those broken pieces…
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Beautifully Broken the Early Years
I was quite a lonely child growing up. In fact I feel that loneliness has produced the greatest ongoing pain in my whole life. I was the youngest and my next older sibling was my brother who was 6 years older than I. I was definitely not in his circle of friends to hang out…
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Remember what is important.
I wanted to reflect on the dream I had last night. I was at home with my 2 young daughters. It was stormy outside but nice and warm inside. My younger daughter was playing with 2 balloons she had received the previous day. She was happy and contented. The balloons had lost much of their…
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Where we go ONE we go ALL
This phrase reminds me of the “Band of Brothers” who are united in love of their cause and their love for each other. Similar phrases are like “One for all and all for one”. We have a choice. Follow the ONE who sinned, or follow the ONE who paid the price of sin in this…
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Help me remember the goodness.
God will always remember me even when I forget Him. Living here is easy to forget God when I think I can rely on myself.
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First Solo Flight
I had a really great Sunday today! Not just because my daughter is celebrating her 31st birthday (Maybe it was 29, I had better check…). I flew my first solo flight! Here are the details, and I know that those who know me realize that there will be life lessons contained within. Today, July 27,…
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To a very special mother
As I was preparing for our Friday Night Solutions meeting this week, I felt prompted to share something this week about Mothers. I searched the scriptures for references about mothers. I found many pointing toward a strong and tenacious love that mothers have. This Sunday Mark Norman spoke from Romans 16:13 where in a middle…
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Our Healing Through Christ
Being raised by a Christian Minister, and attending church my whole life, I have heard the Christian message of Salvation many times. Many people have heard that “Jesus Saves”, but just what does that really mean? The basic problem is that we live in a sinful world. But just what is sin? Is it stealing,…
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I hurt! Who do I blame?
We all like to play the blame game. We routinely like to find something or somebody to blame for our troubles. I suppose that we may find some comfort in this, and it may shift the focus of others away from whatever responsibility we take upon ourselves. Recently New Orleans has been hit by a…
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HELP BEAR UP THE WEAK
Romans 15 We who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak and not to please ourselves. 2. Each of us should please his neighbor for his good, to build him up. 3. For even Christ did not please himself but, as it is written: “The insults of those who insult you…