Taking A Stand

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Taking a stand is living your standards. The seat of doubt gladly provides a cushion “Sit this one out.” Others will comfort you with words of ease. Opportunities will come to occupy your time —to take your time. Untangle yourself from other people’s drama. It’s a spider web restricting your…
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Reach Out To Me

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Don’t you know I’m always here. In big and small ways, I’m watching out for you. I’m always close even when events take you away — when you let other priorities get in the way from My love. Reach out to Me.  Stretch out your arms & embrace My love. …
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The Power is Real! ✨

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The power is real! ✨I don’t know about you, but sometimes I need extra inspiration and uplift. And images can do it! The power of a coffee table book is real!➡️ “Coffee table books with impressive imagery can inspire positive emotions like AWE, curiosity, improving COGNITION, improving MOOD, encouraging a…
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And the Clouds Say

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And the clouds say… “I’m opening a way.” I’ve passed this church for many years but never stopped to take a photo. It wasn’t the right timing. The sky wasn’t there. A cloudy day, just a blue sky — no, it’s not there yet. Patience and timing. A simple analogy…
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A Favorite?

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People ask me if I have a favorite. Reclined on a leg press machine, angled upward, after several sets I rest my head back, look up, and see the exposed rafter, wooden boards, forming all these crosses. I felt like I was on Candid Camera. Seeing this everyday cross brought…
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Book of Faith

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Sometimes you get started without knowing the full picture. Starting is like a game. You warm up. You train by taking steps of faith. Little by little you make advances to the goal post. You have touchdowns. And then a new game appears. Oh, the uncertainty. Well, that IS called…
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Rest and Restore

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"Rest brings restoration." Words given to me by my Father. Have you ever received a few words that bring an immediate change in perspective? These did for me. In the summer of 2007, after a cycling accident brought many weeks of forced downtime from my active lifestyle, my patience was…
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Heaven To-Do

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It’s been over a month since I posted here. Call it a pause, a shuffle or a movement of being “unmoved” in my writing. Or, just maybe, I’m working on something that needs a different focus. I’m working on my Heaven To-Do List. Are you familiar with it? "Heaven To-Do…
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My Mom. The Gifts.

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She is amazing. She uses her gifts to help others.  A master quilter, she’s been making masks. When at the grocery store or an errand & notices the cashier doesn’t have one, she gives her pretty homemade ones. To help another.  Giving. She uses her gifts of quilting to give…
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