I never thought of myself as a writer, but when the writer’s club started meeting at my smoothie shop, I did not hesitate to join in. I discovered instead that I was passionate about sharing ideas and most importantly sharing God’s love. If you read something I have written, I want to thank you for sharing your time with me and I pray I write something that will be meaningful to you.
Have you ever felt like you’re asking the wrong question? I have. Way too many times. I remember one time in particular. My family had it been invited to two different churches for their Wednesday night youth functions. We took our time and went to both churches. Study their beliefs to make sure they aligned with ours. Got to know the people running the groups and love them. Let our children experience what they had to offer. We were torn.…
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I knew I was going to college at a very young age. I was to be the first person in my family to graduate high school and go straight into college and I accomplished this task. However, I did it without knowing why I was going – a brighter future was promised. What future? What did it look like? There were a lot of points no one explained to my young mind and I was not knowledgeable enough to ask…
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I have six children. I love my children very much. I work a lot of long, hard hours to provide for them. Unfortunately, most of the time, we just make ends meet. I have to work even harder to be able to save up for Christmas. Our Christmas is typically humble compared to most other families. Our children get 1-2 small gifts each and that is it. I don’t buy for anyone else. I cannot and will not try and…
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I was surprised to find a quote about the American health crisis in the book On Writing Well by William Zinsser. The quote stated, to me, the truth of why Americans are experiencing obesity, cancer, heart disease, and more at an alarming rate. The quote,”…Americans don’t know, or care, what goes into the food they eat.” That’s a simple truth. We don’t want to know, and we don’t care. I challenge you to be different – read, learn, and change…
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If I let you, you will take over my mind completely. How did this begin? We are just friends, yet I dream about you as if you were mine. I remember our trip to the mountain top. The snow was glistening in the sun. I was shaking at the thoughts of traveling at a rapid pace toward trees and rocks with only small pieces of wood beneath my feet. You gave me the confidence to try. The experience was exhilarating,…
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I have been different shapes and sizes through the years. Sometimes for the better, sometimes not, but on the inside, I have always been me. Me with a crazy sense of humor. Me with joy in my heart. Me with love to share with others. Me with the overly critical eye, always seeking to make something perfect. Me with the same insecurities, same skills, same wants, same desires, and same faults. Ok, some of those things may have changed, but…
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“A calorie is a calorie is a calorie.” I heard it more than once in a weight loss challenge meeting. We were being instructed to save calories for a special treat if that was what we were craving. We were fed the lie that only calories count, and every calorie counts equally. I have come to the conclusion that such a belief is utter nonsense. Of course, the calories we eat make a difference and the total we eat during…
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The future exists continually in our hearts and in our minds. The problem we encounter is when we put a date to our hopes and the future does not arrive exactly as expected. It is at that point disappointment is experienced. However, if we simply leave the future where it once was, there is always hope for tomorrow, whichever tomorrow it may fall on.
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It is what it is And it isn’t what it isn’t It will be what it will And it can’t be what it couldn’t For it shall be what it should And it won’t be what it wouldn’t Of these things you have no control So just let it go Do not worry And do not fret For it will work out yet
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It is the age old argument against the existence of God. Bad things happen. Of course, believers can turn to His word, the Holy Bible and know that we should NOT be surprised when bad things happen as if it were some strange thing, for this world is full of sin (See I Peter 4:12). Sin causes bad things to happen. Let’s take what is considered one of the “simplest” of sins if you will. Coveting. In this day and…
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