Archive for the ‘faith’ Category

Serenity

8.22.10

God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and wisdom to know the difference. Living one day at a time; Enjoying one moment at a time; Accepting hardships as the pathway to peace; Taking, as He did, this sinful world as it is, not as I ...

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Books on tape – I guess that should be cd!

5.28.09

Hubby and I had a little spat this morning - well, no one would really know that it was a spat because it wasn't the usual screaming, slamming doors and stomping out of the room. I guess I was calm today! But he ticked me off so bad ...

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Treasure time

5.7.09

You may remember that I was laid off in February and then about 1 month ago I accepted a position at my old, old job and I've just been waiting on a start date. Well, I will be starting on Monday. I'm excited to start and I know hubby is ...

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So Tell Me How You Really Feel…

5.19.08

Yesterday I was leaving church and (of course) had to make a pit stop in the ladies' room. My church is relatively small and I pretty much know everyone, but there was an older lady in there that I hadn't seen before. She smiled and asked if this was going ...

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Scene and Heard

1.14.08

SCENE:Our house. 7:00pm.Hubby has just finished giving Chatterbox her bath and she runs into the kitchen in her birthday suit.HEARD:Me: "Ummm...What are you doing?"Chatterbox: "Walkin' in prosperity."Me: Falling out laughing.Nice to know all of my harried trips to church with two toddlers in tow haven't been in vain!Hallelujah.

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Are You Ready?

5.2.07

By now you've surely heard of the incredible love offering that our corner of Bloggityville gave to Heather. If you haven't heard, Heather was diagnosed with a brain tumor a few weeks ago and is undergoing surgery tomorrow at the Mayo Clinic. As of last Friday, "we" raised almost ...

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I Never Thought I’d See the Day When a Show on MTV Would Make Me Cry…

4.9.07

Did anybody watch the season premiere of "Run's House"? I just loved that show's first season. When I heard last year that Run & Justine's baby died at birth I was devastated. Watching their close-knit, fun-loving family during the first season made it feel like you "knew" them. I didn't ...

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I really like this little person

3.9.07

I was praying this morning and thanking God so much for DD. I am so thankful that he has entrusted DH and myself to take care of this loving, adventurous, inquisitive soul. She is truly a delight. I would never have thought in a million years that I would enjoy ...

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It’s Bloggity Book Club Day!

3.9.07

Robin and BooMama had the genius idea of starting a Bloggity Book Club. The first selection was "Get Out of That Pit: Straight Talk About God's Deliverance" by Beth Moore.This was my first Beth Moore book and I was curious to see what it was like since she has so ...

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A Must-Read…

2.9.07

If you can manage to steal a few moments for yourself this weekend, grab a cup of tea, a container of Pringles, or whatever makes you happy and settle in to read about Jen & Ryland's love story. It's the stuff dreams are made of! Well, maybe not dreams. But ...

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