This morning I was thinking about boundaries, and these questions: To what extent am I responsible for the happiness of others? Who is responsible for my own happiness? Then I went to Sunday School, and the main bible verse we studied was: For that
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O Lord, what a variety of things you have made! In wisdom you have made them all… Psalm 104:24 (NLT) Growing up I wasn’t much of an outdoor person. I mostly played indoors with dolls. But as I’ve grown older, I’ve learned to love
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Every week in our church service we pray the Lord’s prayer together. The Lord’s Prayer is a prayer that was taught to us by Jesus (Matthew 6:9-15). One line of the Lord’s prayer that most of us are familiar with is: And
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I haven’t written in awhile. I don’t think it’s because I don’t have anything to say, rather I think I have too much to say, which can be overwhelming. Plus some of what I may say may tick some people off, but
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It’s that time of the year where we look back over 2017 and take stock of how things went. I had an eventful year. A few very bad things happened. I lost my mother. Because of this loss, the holidays seasons have
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Yes, the body has many different parts, not just one part. If the foot says, “I am not a part of the body because I am not a hand,” that does not make it any less a part of the body. And if the
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Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen. Ephesians 4:25-29 Recently I attended a speech contest, and there was something that
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Quit Cryin’ and Start Tryin’ Sometimes we get stuck in a place where we don’t want to be, and we believe we have no options other than to remain stuck. We may have unfulfilled goals and dreams – dreams of a new career, goals to write that novel, or the
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Through a Rose-Colored Lens “We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses.”― Abraham Lincoln A few days ago I was enjoying my garden — reading, relaxing and taking the occasional photograph with my new camera. Suddenly
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There are many people in this world who seem to never get what they want. Questions I hear from a lot of people are: “Why am I not working in my dream career?” “Why have I not met my soul-mate?” “Why wasn’t I
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