The old feelings of numbness came back. I could not connect with my emotions. It was graduation day; my girls were graduating from college and my husband’s absence was evident. When you have experienced a trauma, and are confronted with a major event in your life, it may trigger a...
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At times I have read a contract that I have for a service and realized that I was not using all the benefits that I was entitled. It is the same when we give our lives completely to Jesus; there are so many blessings, but sometimes we do not ask....
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Some people choose never to have pictures taken of themselves. It is as if they have been taken out of the picture of life. Is it because they don’t like what they see or what others may see? Loss of self-image can become a faceless problem. But we all, with...
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When an aging parent or loved one changes and you watch them deteriorate slowly, maybe not even recognizing who you are, can be very devastating. It takes great compassion to care for someone that may not always be kind; not because they don’t want to be kind, but because their brain...
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Some people do not allow you to grieve. I have a family member that I can’t cry around. They get very upset when I cry. I have discussed this with them and asked them permission to grieve, and they say of course. Yet, they still have not come to accept...
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Sometimes the pressures of life can be so overwhelming that we feel like we are drowning. There seems to be no way out of our terrible circumstances. Discouragement and depression follow. But, God, in His word promises to provide every need we have. Sometimes we have needs that we do...
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Michelle, how do I become saved? My Dad spoke these words three months before he passed away. I was astounded, he was a well-educated man with an MBA and he had read the entire Bible, yet this critical information eluded him. The enemy sometimes steals the most basic information, which...
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As I was using my leaf blower to move many leaves, I noticed it had 240hp. It is also electric, so I do not have to continue to refill it with gas when I am working for six hours at a time. I was thinking how important it is to...
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I am thankful to still have my mother with me. Even though she totters when she walks without her walker, or forgets things occasionally, I’m privileged to serve her as she ages. Many of my friends have mothers that have passed away, and even some this past year. When...
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God has already given us everything we are going to need to live an abundant life. We have received this just by accepting Jesus, it not of works. Some may ask why has He done this? The answer is in the promises. “By his divine power, God has given us...
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