It is so important to start your day off with positivity! The news, your Facebook, TikTok, Instagram, those things are all iffy. Let’s talk about a better way to start your day. Every morning I wake up, and I do the same first few things. In the summer, I sleep a little later, and I still kind of zombie-walk down to the kitchen, pour my coffee, and plop myself down on a sofa. Sometimes, on my way to the sofa, […]
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Digging in to Biblical Archaeology… One of my favorite things to read about is archaeological finds that have something to do with the Bible–anything to do with the Bible! These historical artifacts are not the reason that I believe, but they do substantiate and reinforce and inform my beliefs. They spur me on in my awe and wonder of this book we call The Holy Bible. For me, the biggest reason for my faith is that God has been there […]
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The last couple of weeks things have gotten muddy. Problems. Death. Loss. Hurricanes. Math. My broken website. Cold feet. Problems. It reminds me of a song Jamie Grace sings: I’ve had a long day, I just wanna relax Don’t have time for my friends, no time to chit chat Problems at my job, wonderin’ what to do I know I should be working but I’m thinking of you and Just when I feel this crazy world is gonna bring me […]
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*** Disclosure for legal purposes: I often include links in my blog posts, and I do collect advertising fees for these links. I do not promote any product I do not believe in, and all opinions are my own.*** Everyone goes through hard or hectic, confusing times. It seems like we’re constantly wading knee-deep in and out of huge changes for as long as I can remember, really. 2018 does not wish to be upstaged. As peaceful and incredible as […]
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*** Disclosure for legal purposes: I often include links in my blog posts, and I do collect advertising fees for these links. I do not promote any product I do not believe in, and all opinions are my own.*** Day 10 of Jumping into Fall & Recovering from Summer Fear Last night I woke up out of a dream to the sound of a man shouting, “April!” Only it wasn’t multiple shouts. It was just one shout, and it must have […]
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School started back yesterday. This was an exciting event that I’d finished in high gloss and framed in my mind as a victorious day ushering in a new era for me. Without a single pre-schooler following me around I will have a spotless house, serve gourmet dinners, volunteer at their school, and run wild and free through grassy meadows. Hurrah! Hurrah! Hurrah! High expectations. I love to do that to myself. Three years ago, my heart began to give me […]
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#1. We think of persecution being an early church thing, but did you know that global persecution of Christians is actually higher now than at any other time past?
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But wait. Why should I allow this move to make me so crazy?
I need to s-l-o-w down. Take a few deep breaths. Trust Alan. Trust God. Everything will work out just fine. And no, I may not get everything exactly how I want it, but it will all
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Friday, Oct. 17, 2003 Alan, Hey! I’m in Houston, Texas! I’m sharing a room with Elsie. We left Killeen around 3:30 this afternoon. It’s Cloe, Elsie, Kayla, and myself. We all rode down in Cloe’s little 2-door Civic! it was a tight squeeze, but we’re having a lot of fun. We got here at night, so we haven’t gone anywhere yet. And don’t worry, we aren’t planning on spending much money at all. Tomorrow we’re going on a tour of […]
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