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  • 11 practical strategies to restore your life

    11 practical strategies to restore your life

    In all our lives there are times when we become overwhelmed and stressed. We know we need to practice some good self-care, but we may find ourselves feeling guilty for desiring it and then even for doing it. A Christian may even believe it is wrong and selfish. However, I Corinthians 6:19 says that our…

  • Words I Needed to Hear

    Words I Needed to Hear

    There have been times in my life when I have said the words, ” I can’t handle this any more.” Those times have been few, and when I said them it was with fear and trembling. I hated to hear myself say them, but I did. Those times are forever etched in my memory. I can remember…

  • Self-worth

    Self-worth

      A few weeks ago I was cleaning out a drawer. I always stand amazed at how many different things I can stuff in one drawer. Needless to say, I threw out a lot and the drawer needs to be gone through again as it is still quite full. I never know what I’ll find…

  • Don’t Sweat The Small Stuff

    Don’t Sweat The Small Stuff

    The walls in our bedroom were freshly painted and the color was perfect. Now it was time for the really fun part: painting the baseboards and crown molding. I really hadn’t put a lot of thought in to the type of sheen of the paint we’d be using for the trim. I just took the…

  • Discovering Truth

    Discovering Truth

    My husband and I were recently having fellowship with two other couples and we talked some about our religious up bringing and how it affected our spiritual lives. One friend was brought up in a religious legalistic home where he was told things that made him feel he was bad. He continues being plagued with…