Tag: Christ
Posted on September 8, 2020
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I made the decision to homeschool Maggie months ago. I know this doesn’t match the experience of most parents this year, during this odd pandemic. Most parents waited on pins and needles for schools to announce their plans, reacting to the alignment with CDC… Continue Reading “Redeeming time”
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Category: gratitudeTags: Christ, COVID, homeschool, motherhood, pandemic, parenting, public education, redemption, restore, spirituality, whining, work
I remember attending my first Twelve Step recovery meeting ever. It was an open meeting, and I attended with a friend. I listened. I learned a lot and felt that even though what people were sharing didn’t totally apply to me, there was something… Continue Reading “Dissonance”
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Category: gratitudeTags: alcoholism, Christ, Christianity, counseling, dissonance, evil, first world problems, friendship, God, good, gratitude, lessons learned, light, marriage, PTSD, recovery, reflections, relationships, spirituality, thankful, trauma, truth, twelve step program, twelve steps
Posted on February 2, 2015
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Today’s post is written by my friend Betty Gail Jones. Thank you, Betty Gail, for the beautiful reminder of the greatest love of all. There once was a man who lived in perfect paradise where he was surrounded by riches and beauty. Every hour… Continue Reading “The greatest love”
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Category: gratitudeTags: beauty, bride, Christ, Christianity, church, creation, death, fairy tale, God, God's love, God's plan, good guy wins, gratitude, greatest love of all, heart, Jesus, knight in shining armor, love, love story, perfect love, slavery, spirituality, Valentine's Day
I must be brief this morning. My toddler is still quietly sleeping in her crib, curled up in a little pink ball. Last night, she resisted her normal 7:30 p.m. bedtime and wanted to watch an extra episode of Curious George, her current favorite… Continue Reading “Chasing rabbits”
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Category: gratitudeTags: Bible, Christ, Christianity, coffee, crib, curious george, devotional, discipline, God, heart, insights, Jeremiah 31, kuerig, meditation, mom, morning, parenting, pilgrimage, prayer, Psalm 84, quiet time, rabbit trails, reading, RPM, salvation, Scripture, spiritual discipline, spirituality, tearjerker, time with God, to come home, toddler, verses
Posted on November 28, 2013
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*I’m thankful today for my pastor, Paul Seay, who wrote Day 28’s post for the Dear Gratitude project.* “Do not worry about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.”—Philippians 4:6 NRSV Dear Readers,… Continue Reading “Day 28: Happy Thanksgiving!”
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Category: gratitudeTags: blessings, called to preach, Central Avenue United Methodist Church, children, Christ, Christianity, circuit writing, Dear Gratitude project, forgiveness, give thanks, God, grace, grateful, gratitude, Harold Bales, marriage, Methodist Church, pastor, Pastor Paul Seay, thankful, thanksgiving, UMC
Posted on November 19, 2013
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*Day 19 of the Dear Gratitude project features a post written by my friend Christie Chism to her future self. What would you write to YOUR future self?*
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Category: gratitudeTags: 2013 gratitude project, American soldier, burning bush, Christ, Christianity, daughter of the King, Dear Gratitude project, dog, friendship, future, give thanks, God, God's love, good life, grateful, gratitude, Lamentations 3, laughter, letter to self, Red Sea, spirituality, thankful, trust
*Much thanks to Debra Dickey-Liang for serving as today’s guest contributor!* E is for eggs we deco-ra-ted, A is for all of them to hide. S is for children who were see-king, T is for the tots who find the most. E is for… Continue Reading “What does EASTER mean to you?”
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Category: gratitudeTags: children, Christ, Christian, Christianity, cross, crucifixion, Debra Dickey-Liang, Easter, Easter bunny, Easter eggs, family, fun, God, grateful, gratitude, Holy Spirit, Jesus, motherhood, resurrection, Scripture, thankful
Posted on February 10, 2013
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*Big thank you to my friend Kelly Booy for agreeing to contribute to the “28 days of love” project!* I have had a consistent prayer for contentment these last couple of years! My awareness of this need came one summer day in 2009 while… Continue Reading “Day 10–Dearly loved”
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Category: gratitude, photographyTags: 28 days of love project, Arkansas, babies, birth, childbirth, Christ, church, contentment, dearly loved, decision making, Dutch, family, give thanks in all circumstances, God, grateful, gratitude, Holland, home buying, job, Kinderdijk's, life changes, life lessons, love, mortgage, photography, post-partum depression, prayer, pregnancy, relocation, roller coaster, satisfaction, unemployment, windmills
Posted on February 7, 2013
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*Thank you, Pastor Paul Seay, for serving as today’s guest writer. Paul is my very own pastor and also a pretty fun guy. Check out our church if you’re in the area.* “Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound, that saved a wretch like me….… Continue Reading “Day 7–Amazing grace (and love)”
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Category: gratitudeTags: Air Force, amazing grace, amazing love, Arkansas, Batesville, Christ, Christianity, church, Dardanelle, family, forgiveness, Galatians 6:1, grace, grateful, gratitude, Joe Grimes, John Newton, love, Max Lucado, Methodism, Methodist Church, Newton, paul seay, real friends, redemption, sin, testimony, thankful, United Methodist Church
Posted on January 18, 2013
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*Special thanks to Gloria Bolton, a former student of mine, who has grown into an even more beautiful and enlightened person over the years, for serving as today’s guest contributor.* Transcending my Reality: How I Found Christ “Our deepest fear is not that… Continue Reading “Transcending my reality”
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