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July 10, 2010

According to my calendar we have passed the halfway mark for the year. Unbelievable.
I do not like to watch years zoom by but I have to say I am glad this hot Tampa Summer is on the downhill run. I like cool weather, how about you?
I have more reasons than one for looking forward to FALL!
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Unplanned Callings

July 7, 2010

The response to my blog post yesterday between those comments found here and emails that I received have clearly shown me that I am not alone. I have felt very blessed by your sweet words and your hearts. We CAN do this sisters. We CAN trust God with our past, our present and our future!
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Chosen Women..Is THIS what God had in mind??

July 6, 2010

“Somewhere between the memories of what has been and the hopes of what might be, we pause, take a deep breath, and wonder”
Embracing Your Second Calling—Passion and Purpose for the Rest of Your Life
Dale Hanson Bourke (Thomas Nelson, 2009)
I devoured this book. It is so yellow highlighted that I can not tell what is NOT [...]

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Who do you say that you are on this Freedom weekend?

July 2, 2010

Special FREEDOM WEEKEND—Fresh Word Friday….Who are You??
My word for the Day is: Similitude
si·mil·i·tude [si-mil-i-tood, -tyood] –noun
1.likeness; resemblance: a similitude of habits.
2.a person or thing that is like or the match or counterpart of another: This expression is a similitude of the other.
3.semblance; image: a similitude of the truth.
4.a likening or comparison in [...]

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What does “American Idol” have in common with the Bible?

July 1, 2010

When I was a young Mom I used to love to watch “Soap Operas”. I was basically addicted to them and felt sad if I missed an episode.
I am not much of a TV watcher today but there are still a few TV series type shows that I enjoy watching. When I get on a [...]

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Thankful

June 28, 2010

A few days ago my sweet little sister/friend Lysa Terkeurst, offered an opportunity on her web/blog to express THANKFULNESS. I need that now and then.
A reminder to think on the things that are good. Other times, they just surround me.
Today, I woke up and all I feel is THANKFUL.
Thankful that a precious family member has [...]

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Fresh Word Friday

June 25, 2010

“Ludicrous”
That’s my word for today.
I have been reading the story of Joseph in the Bible and have just completed today’s reading. As I tried to capture a word for some of the things we see happen on these pages of scripture, this is the word that popped into my head.

Ludicrous: Absurdly Ridiculous
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What goes up will come down, What goes in will come out……

June 24, 2010

I have been kicking my prayers up a whole bunch of notches over the past few days on behalf of a family member who is precious and priceless to me.
At the same time, I have been working on some stuff inside my own heart. Some stuff that is really not pretty.
Funny how we can’t really [...]

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The Overflow of the Mouth–Not always pretty.

June 22, 2010

I want to ask you..have you ever heard a word that invokes more YUK response than VOMIT—ewww…
I recently had a speaking engagement in Tucson, Az. After eating at a beautiful, and I thought delicious, Mexican restaurant, I spent the next 2 days between the (not so) porcelain throne and the NASTY hotel floor. I have [...]

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Has your Dream been Stripped away?

June 21, 2010

10 days between posts does NOT a blogger make…..Life is just so freaky fast isn’t it?
I have been pressing towards my FOCUS quest shared about HERE. Working to be certain that my days are in some sort of order and attempting to apply a tiny bit of a higher level of discipline. Summer is NOT [...]

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