January 2012
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New Days. New Ways.
It is time to face forward and focus. 2012 means order, discipline and taking up those things we thought were lost or hidden and laying down the insecurities that keep us from fulfilling those dreams and visions. All of this takes order, discipline and focus - no distractions, nothing others put upon us to do their will and engage in their plans for us. That is minipulation and if you have...
September 2011
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Autumn Reflections
Maybe it’s because it is the season of the Biblical Feasts of Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippur and Sukkot. Maybe it’s the cool breeze that brushes your cheek in the early morning. Maybe it’s the smell of cinnamon-apple muffins baking. Maybe it’s the awareness of upcoming celebrations, Thanksgiving, Hanukkah and Christmas. Maybe it’s because we are on the cusp of a new year....
May 2011
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Life-giving Love
Memorial Day is a time to truly reflect on why we still exist on this earth and the purpose for our existence. Many role models are thrown before our eyes each day. Have you checked out at your grocery store lately? Got milk? Myriads of ads that entice us and render us coming up short in the external looks department are everywhere. Anti-heros are exalted as heros because they get away with things...
April 2011
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Motherhood - A Privilege
Do we know how to honor those who are mothers? In the current culture in the United States, it seems like we have demeaned motherhood. Abortion is rampant; news stories of abused children, trafficking of children, and abandonment seem to be never-ending. Possibly we have devalued life to a place where whatever a person wants to do should be accepted without question otherwise you are accused of...
February 2011
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Walls or Boundaries – Your Choice
As we go through this life, we encounter challenges that come through relationships with others, starting with family. As young children, we may receive wounds and hurts from parents, siblings and relatives that can form and shape how we see ourselves. Those that have been victims of abuse of any type including constant negative input will learn to compartmentalize their lives and build walls...
December 2010
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A Year In Review
A year in review can be enlightening as you glean the overview of life-changing events. Daily, subtle changes are not recognizable until a season of time passes and you realize that those things that once bothered you, don’t seem to matter anymore. On November 1, 2009 I felt like I returned somehow and started to be who I really was. Each day from then on, I experienced changes - in my...
March 2010
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LIFE THAT LIVES ON
Did you ever ponder about those who live in Heaven - what are they doing and what about everything they did on earth? Does it all just stop? Do their talents, giftings, hopes and dreams die with them or does eternal life mean that life really does go on? Are they like the angels as stated by God, unfettered in their movements? Over the past months, I wondered what John and Johnny were doing. That...
January 2010
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LOVING LIFE: A NEW BEGINNING
What do you do when you have never really lived by yourself - I mean never. Lots of suggestions come along-get a pet: a cat, a dog, a tweeting bird, a ferret, and other such animals. Get married again (just when you are getting used to living with yourself). Keep busy (doing what?). It seems to me that being busy for busy’s sake is rather foolish, unproductive and wasteful of one’s...
REFLECTIONS ON A NEW YEAR
The holidays are over for 2009. They come quickly and then are gone. The turkey is carved and often times too many leftovers thrown away. Ribbons and paper used to create beautiful packages are torn and tossed into a trash bag. We salvage what we can and add to the decorations as we shop the sales after the specials days are over. What is it we do during these times that can be kept and carried...
December 2009
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LIVING STRONG
It happens every year - Birthdays, Anniversaries, Thanksgiving, Christmas. These are the times that we make memories, some good and some not good. Thankfully, most of mine are very good, but when one or two people who are a big part of your memories are not with you anymore, the memories become more precious but the occasions become quite challenging.
My husband passed away about a year and a...
October 2009
3 posts
New Life Christian Fellowship →
Experience worship and the presence of God with believers in Messiah Yeshua. Experience the love of God and His healing power.
OVERCOMING LIFE IN THE TOUGH TIMES
Nothing is as exciting as bringing new life into this world, especially when you are connected to the Lord. John and I found that only through Jesus Christ can life on this planet have any value and meaning no matter how successful the world says you are. We were so blessed to have three sons. All were different and the third one arrived ten years after the first. My firstborn was and is really a...
Wave of Grace →
Beauty and peace flow out of this.
September 2009
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A LIFE CHANGING ENCOUNTER WITH THE LIFE CHANGER
I was amazed to realize that as I grew up, attending church and doing all those things that are supposed to make you “good” really didn’t. I knew in my heart something was missing inside of me. In 1970, while visiting my family in Monroeville, Pa.(just east of Pittsburgh), my sister asked me if I knew anything about the Holy Spirit. I certainly did not understand what she was...
