Encouragement
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It is A New Year, Now what?
We made it to see another year, so now what do we do? Let me offer a suggestion, we should totally surrender and trust God. We should trust his plans for our lives. We should trust the plans he has… Continue reading
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Christmas Through The Eyes of Children
“Spending time with family. Being blessed with good food. Getting presents from Santa. To me Christmas is joyful, and a caring time of year opening presents with my family.” –Kara (age 9) “Christmas means joy. “-Thema (age 5) “Christmas is… Continue reading
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A Grateful Heart
Gratitude will look different on each of us. My way of showing gratitude may not look like yours but nor does my journey. I still believe that gratitude also comes from our life’s journey. When we go through really hard… Continue reading
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Touch
“Physical touch such as holding and rocking are the most effective ways to calm and soothe a distressed baby; repeated experiences of being soothed when distressed attunes the stress-response system and prepares children’s ability to self-regulate and to identify… Continue reading
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How Far Would You Go?
“And when they could not find by what way they might bring him in because of the multitude, they went up on the housetop, and let him down through the tiling with his couch into the midst before Jesus”. Luke… Continue reading
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How Are You?
As I was praying and thinking what to share in this blog, a thought came to mind. Well it was more like a question. The question was, “How many times do we ask other people how they are, but… Continue reading
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Finding My Voice
The first step to finding my voice was: 1). I had to build my confidence. It wasn’t a easy journey to get here and sometimes I still struggle a little but, I quickly remind myself that I’m no longer… Continue reading
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Letting The Walls Fall
Maybe you have built walls of protection around your heart. Maybe you have just been hurt in so many different areas by different people that your struggling to trust ever again. I understand the walls you have built and… Continue reading
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If I Can Be Honest
I realized recently that I’ve been in a real battle with loneliness. Some parts of social media was feeding that feeling. I would look at smiling people with their friends, love ones and my heart felt an ache in… Continue reading
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