Roll On!

“Commit your way to the Lord; trust in Him and He will do this.”  Psalm 37:5
The other day, I came across a resource that gave the literal meaning of this passage of scripture in the original language:
“Roll your way onto Jehovah and trust upon Him, and He works!”
As I saw this picture in my mind, [...]

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Rescued!

The following scripture gives a picture of an amazing rescue:
“He reached down from on high and took hold of me; He drew me out of deep waters.  He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from my foes, who were too strong for me.  They confronted me in the day of my disaster, but the Lord [...]

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SPACE

Between stimulus and response, there is space.  In that space lies our freedom and power to choose our response.  In our response lies our growth and freedom.  ~ Victor Frankl
This is a reminder about the privilege and responsibility of choosing how I will respond in any given situation.  I always have a choice:  When I hear [...]

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Finding the Floor

“He will be the sure foundation for your times, a rich store of salvation and wisdom and knowledge; the fear of the Lord is the key to this treasure.”  Isaiah 33:6
Sometimes life throws us a curve…those unexpected circumstances that make you feel like the bottom just dropped out and you are left falling and floundering.
Those [...]

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Crossing Bridges

Over the past several years my husband and I have challenged ourselves to cross “interesting” bridges.  He has a “fear of heights” issue; I have a “fear of falling” issue.  Together, we decided to face our fears.  So far we have climbed the Sydney Harbour Bridge in Australia; we’ve walked the Golden Gate Bridge in [...]

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How Do You Make Them Feel?

Take a moment to think about how others feel when they are around you.  Do they feel comfortable, important, special, glad, encouraged?  Or do they feel nervous, diminished, frightened,  judged or discouraged?
It is true that we can never quite know for sure what someone else is thinking or feeling.  However, it is equally true that [...]

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Love Notes

“The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved; loved for ourselves - or rather in spite of ourselves.”  ~ Victor Hugo
Please note and enjoy these special dimensions of love this week:

Love lightens the heaviest burden.

Love deepens victory.

Love whispers hope.

Love has a gentle, but firm touch.

Love pours kindness all around.

Love is calm [...]

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Forgiveness Factor

Forgiveness is a gift that increases in value as it is passed on to others.
Choosing to forgive others is often one of the most difficult decisions I face in life.  After all, when I have been wronged, I am the one who hurts.  I am the one who suffers.  I am the one who has [...]

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Time Is Ticking!

        “Everything requires time.  It is the only truly universal condition.  All work takes place in time and uses up time.  Yet most people take for       granted this unique, irreplaceable, and necessary resource.”                   ~Peter Drucker
Everyone has the same 24 hours each day, so why do some people seem to have an abundance of time and [...]

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Contagious Heart Condition

Who I am matters because everyday I influence others - not that I have a huge platform or name recognition or great riches or power - that’s not it at all.
Rather it is the fact that I have been placed in a specific setting, in a specific time frame to live my life.  That unique [...]

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