Regurgitate. I was reminded of this word when I walked into the kitchen to find marshmallow throw up all over my kitchen floor. My puppy decided earlier in the day to break-in to my cupboard and eat a whole bag of marshmallows. I knew that the bad stuff that went...
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Wisdom Brings Healing In the second chapter of Proverbs it talks a lot about wisdom; the benefits and the consequences for lack of wisdom. As we study the scriptures we see that obedience to God’s word brings blessings. In the third chapter of Proverbs a father is giving...
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Are we missing what God puts in front of us? I happened upon my husband’s funeral card a couple of days ago, and I looked at the scripture that I put on the card, “You will keep him in perfect peace, Whose mind is stayed on You, Because he trusts...
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Which Way Do I Go? After a great loss our heads can be spinning and we wonder what should we do next; what direction to take. “Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and...
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My family and friends have always turned to me to get stuff done and when my husband died the same was true. However, God had other plans…I was in no condition to help anyone, not even myself. The accuser tried to make me feel guilty for letting everyone down. The...
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Where Can We Find Comfort? You have a great loss. Someone comes to you and says, “I know how you feel.” Unfortunately, you know they do not have a clue how you feel. Did the comment give you comfort? When we have been comforted by someone who has...
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Are you living with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)? Maybe I should rephrase the question, are you trying to overcome PTSD? I was diagnosed with PTSD two years ago. The diagnoses came shortly after my husband’s murder in the Navy Yard Shooting. Whenever I grieved my husband’s death, I...
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God Keeps Us from Slipping Sometimes we are afraid to move forward for fear of failure. If God is guiding us to a new area in our lives, we can trust Him not to let us fail. We can experience growing pains when we stretch ourselves to new territories....
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The Answer to Our Problems A lot of times people do not want their problems fixed; they only want to talk about them, again and again. Jesus came as a problem solver, not a coddler. We need to accept the answer to our problems. Jesus is our healer....
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Should I Pray for Lost Keys? God cares for the details in our life (Matthew 10:30). And He wants us to ask. One time when my father was cooking, because he was home with Parkinson’s disease and my mother was working, he called me and asked me for advice...
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