Refreshed by You

“Your love has given me great joy and encouragement, because you, brother, have refreshed the hearts of the saints.” Philemon 1:7(NIV) When I was a little girl, we took a trip to California. Our drive led us through the Nevada desert. I remember how sweltering hot it was during the…

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How Much Time Is Enough?

Many people ask how much time they should spend reading the Bible. It’s a good question, but there is no one-size-fits-all kind of answer. When it comes to the time we spend in God’s Word, there is no such thing as “too much” – there is no such thing as…

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Reading God’s Word

Do you know God is jealous for you; that He sings over you…or that He yearns for you? Do you know He loves you with an everlasting love and He has given you precious promises that are yours because you’re His? Do you know God has anointed you to do…

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Happy Birthday DJ

Today’s post is dedicated to my youngest son, DJ. I’m not going to get all mushy and embarrass him through cyberspace, but I do want to thank him for not only being such a great son, but for also being such a great friend! Through the years, we’ve talked about…

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How Do You Spell “Mothers”

When I think about all the things a mother is and a mother does, I couldn’t help but laugh. We are multi-talented, multi-tasking mavens! So I thought I’d have a little fun today and work out an acrostic of the word ‘mothers’ and see how many descriptions we can up…

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Call the Whambulance

Lately, I’ve been thinking about how we use words to describe people places and things. An then, the other day I read Kathi Lipp’s blog and she talked about how her and her hubby have been making up words during the last couple of weeks and I couldn’t help but…

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A Teacher’s Best Tool

I tend to be a bottom-line kind of girl, so I’m going to get right to it. Teaching comes in many forms and fashions. We teach by example…but that can often be flawed by our personal failures. We can teach by circumstances…yet those aren’t always relevant when we relate them…

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He Sings for Me

Today, I made my usual trip to Facebook to check on my friends and found a familiar verse posted by Renee Swope from the Proverbs 31 Ministry. It triggered such a sweet memory of an article I wrote a couple of years ago and I couldn’t help but reminisce on…

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