Tag: identity
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Going Through the Change (Tearing Down Idols)
No!! Not THAT change! I still have some years to go before that happens. I’m talking about a different kind of change. As a rule, I have always handled change well. My family moved a lot when I was a kid. Every time I would finally start to feel settled somewhere it would be time…
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Speak Kind Words: Receive Kind Echos
My husband and I just spent eight wonderful days at the happiest place on earth, Walt Disney World. We had a wonderful time! It was just the two of us and we played, laughed and ate all the things. As I was in this beautiful state of childlike play and fantasy I couldn’t help but…
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Mirror, Mirror, on the wall, you don’t own me!
I was sitting with a group of ladies the other day, having a great conversation, when the newest member of our little group started trying to tell us about a conversation she had with another lady we all knew. She couldn’t think of her name and was trying to describe her. She mentioned the color…
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Unloading Lions: Don’t Be Devoured
It was Back to School Sunday at my church this weekend. We always send our kids back to school with a bang! This year our service was called “Mascots” and my pastor used live animals for illustration in the sermon. This was my favorite Back to School message yet. DISCLAIMER: I am an animal lover…
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What’s Fanning Your Flame?
My Pastor said something yesterday that really challenged me! He said, “What do you do every day to fan the flame of the gift that God has placed inside of you?” 2 Timothy 1:6 says, “For this reason, I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the…
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You Don’t Have To Live There Anymore
I have done plenty in my life of which I am ashamed. I have done things that have hurt my family and others around me. I remember when I first started trying to put my life back together. I don’t really have the words to convey to you the level of shame that I was…
