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“Truth without love is brutality, and love without truth is hypocrisy.” Warren Wiersbe
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“Be still and know that I am God.” Psalm 46:10
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“Turn your eyes upon Jesus, Look full in His wonderful face, And the things of earth will grow strangely dim, In the light of His glory and grace.”
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If you are new to my website, I highly recommend reading a few of my previous posts before reading this post about deciding to have an only child. They are long, but this post will make more sense if understood in the proper context. You will not fully understand my perspective or the path I …
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“For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.” Hebrews 4:12
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I saved this last thing I’ve learned for the end. I wanted to post this on my birthday because it is probably the greatest truth I have learned and witnessed in my life. It encompasses many of the things I have already written about in this series. It speaks of why this blog is named …
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I’m continuing my series of 40 Things I’ve Learned By Age 40. 31. While it may not be the wisest course of action, debt is not a sin (unless God has specifically told you not to do something and you do it anyway). Being in debt and paying it back according to the agreement and …
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I’m continuing my series of 40 Things I’ve Learned By Age 40. 21. Bad people happen to good Christians. Bad Christians happen to good Christians. Good Christians suffer for the sins of others. 22. Giving people the benefit of the doubt goes a long way. Trust but verify. 23. Hindsight is always 20/20. 24. Hindsight …
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I’m continuing my series of 40 Things I’ve Learned By Age 40. 20. God will put you in places of influence you would never expect and in ways you could never anticipate. Have you ever played that game where you share facts about yourself, but you mix them in with non-facts and then people have …
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I’m continuing my series of 40 Things I’ve Learned By Age 40. 16. Not nearly as many issues are as black and white as some people want them to be and tell you that they have to be. This includes the people with all the detailed Scripture explanations, loud voices, guilt trips, pressing demands, threats, …
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I’m continuing my series of 40 Things I’ve Learned By Age 40. 8. Time does heal most wounds, but not all and not completely. 9. It is easy to measure success in life. Simply ask yourself, “Am I more Christ-like now than I was a year ago?” 10. Your dress size does not determine your …
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1. A woman is complete in Christ – nothing more and nothing less. Marriage and/or motherhood may change her worldly status and role, but they do nothing to make her more complete in Christ. Salvation, wholeness, and meaning are found in Christ alone. 2. To be a homemaker, I need to stay home. I do …
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I knew I would write about Caroline’s birth, but I needed time to process everything that happened as part of our planned c-section birth. There is much more to the story than what David and I have written about here so far. But we decided to give ourselves a little time before I attempted to …
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I’ve been quietly pondering this post for a number of weeks, turning it over in my mind before I ever sat down to actually write. I know God wants me to write it and I am glad to do so. I believe Christians often go through experiences that aren’t just about them and I firmly …
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“I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances.” Philippians 4:11
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Like most first-time moms-to-be, I’ve already been offered lots of advice and counsel. I actually welcome it because I appreciate hearing about other people’s experiences. I also welcome it because over the past several years I’ve learned not to listen to everyone who gives me advice. That might sound contradictory, but it isn’t. I truly …
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“God hath given to man a short time here upon earth, and yet upon this short time eternity depends.” Jeremy Taylor
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Yesterday my husband and I picked out Mother’s Day cards for our moms. We are both blessed to have our parents still married to each other and have good relationships with our moms. Celebrating our moms and being thankful for them is the easy part of Mother’s Day. The hard part of Mother’s Day is …
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“I will repay you for the years the locusts have eaten – the great locust and the young locust, the other locusts and the locust swarm – my great army that I sent among you.” Joel 2:25
