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Walk With Me…A Desire to Start Fresh

  • June 20, 2019
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“Walk with me” We all know someone who thinks they can do it all.  Right?  Someone who thinks they know best, that they alone can accomplish the task, they have all the answers, they are right.  Well, as much as I hate to admit it, that someone is me. I often think I know best…but I don’t. I usually can accomplish it alone…but I shouldn’t. I don’t have all the answers…but I convince myself I do. I’m not right near...

The Waiting Room

  • June 14, 2019
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The waiting room…the place where the proverbial rubber meets the road.  If you haven’t spent hours in one, you will sometime in the future. Time seems suspended there. Sometimes you keep checking the clock every five minutes to little avail. Sometimes you realize it is already hours later and you haven’t eaten, slept or bathed. Minutes or hours or days seem to meld together into a surreal blob. Sometimes you don’t know if the sun is shining or clouds fill...

God is Present in the Details

  • June 7, 2019
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A common colloquialism is “the devil is in the details”.  Just another way Satan is trying to usurp the throne.   GOD is PRESENT in the details! Studying the Bible I am regularly amazed at the details God interweaves into scripture, events and our personal lives. When we are introspective and DO NOT accept things at face value, we will see GOD.  He leaves his fingerprints during events for us to see and to know he is constantly working in our...

Turning the World Upside Down….

  • May 29, 2019
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I think we can agree that we all want the world we live in to be a better place.  Sometimes the thought of it may cause headaches—it is too big of a task…too big of a job for me.  The thing is:  You were MADE to make a difference.  Ephesians 2:10 helps break that down.  “For we are His worksmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.”  You were put...

God gave Grace…

  • May 15, 2019
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Every year I choose a word to study and consider.  A couple of years ago that word was grace and for several reasons,  I’ve returned to it.  For the last seven months….GRACE has been THE WORD I dwell on EVERY…SINGLE…DAY. Have you ever worked on something for awhile only to realize…”umm, this just isn’t working”?  A realization it is time to move on.  Last year, I worked with a friend on a project that really pushed me to grow.  It...

When Life Gets Messy…

  • May 10, 2019
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When Life Gets Messy…Or…Job’s Friends Most of our life in scripture, we have had negative feelings and thoughts about Job’s friends.  In fact, they were condemned by God in Job 42:7-9 for their lengthy speeches. “After the Lord had said these things to Job, he said to Eliphaz the Temanite, “I am angry with you and your two friends, because you have not spoken the truth about me, as my servant Job has. So now take seven bulls and seven...

BIG Dreams, but a BIGGER God…

  • April 23, 2019
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Sheltered – to be protected in – enclosed Grace – the favor of God Anidasa – HOPE in Ghanaian language of Twi Sheltered in Grace = HOPE for Ghana I believe in God’s family.  When blessed with an opportunity to help…we step up to the plate and get the job done.  That has been my experience throughout life with few exceptions.  Anyone who knows me understands that I am never shy when it comes to putting needs out there with...

Don’t You Dare…

  • April 2, 2019
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Don’t YOU dare take my word… When I was 20 years old, I was a student in a Bible class at my Christian University.  I did not come from a “churched” background and I was soaking up lots of amazing teachers and preachers that were shaping me into my role in the kingdom.  I took copious notes, read lots of books, immersed myself in Chapel services, highlighted my verses, took notes in the margins and took full advantage of my...

Elijah moments…

  • March 4, 2019
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PART ONE:  Elijah moments… If you ever ask me my favorite character in the Bible, I am quick to say, Elijah! My fondness for Elijah began about 15 years ago when I was looking for a topic to teach in ladies Bible class.  I felt the Lord led me directly to my kindred spirit. I identify so much with this prophet of old. Every few days, I tend to smile and call an event, “an Elijah moment”. Let me share...

Anchored with Hope During the Storms

  • March 4, 2019
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We are on a journey here on earth.  This journey will have its mountain highs and valleys low…trials…tribulations… It will have calm.  It will have storms. Some storms we have will be self-imposed. Some storms will be there when we are doing what we have been directed to do.  When we read through Matthew 14:22-30, we see that the disciples meet a storm AFTER being told to get in the boat ahead of their Master (Jesus) so He could pray. ...