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Outrageous October
Happy Friday! After an Audacious August where I challenged myself to walk 50 miles, I had a Sedentary September. I mean, I continued to work out four days a week at first. Then as the month went on, and I experienced increasing responsibilities, I let the four days slide to three the next week. By the end of the month, I was doing good to get two days of exercise in a week. Bible Study Cousin swears I lead her down the road of destruction when I decided to be more lenient with myself in September. She loves a challenge and living up to a challenge. She created Outrageous October.…
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My Voice, My Vote
I was chatting with Bible Study Cousin on the phone on Sunday when there was a knock on my door. Now, I was not expecting company. And although I wave at my neighbors on occasion, we are not in the habit of just popping over to each other’s house. I could see that it was a man. Maybe it was one of my cousins? Wrong. I was visited by a candidate for Arkansas State Representative. He was polite and loaded with materials for me to look through. This was my first time having a candidate knock on my door. I know I need to be informed about candidates running for…
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Oh, You Saw That?
Yesterday, I shared with you all that the kids that I work with are rough with toys. Heavy-handed, if you will. Sometimes, they do not know their own strength, and other times they are very aware of the power that they possess. Take for instance an incident that happened just this week. Therapy looks a lot like play for the children that I work with. Mainly because children learn so much from play. I am intentional about not towering over children. I lower myself so that they feel comfortable with me. It provides an opportunity for eye contact and makes structured activities seems less intimidating. After my time on the…
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Never Stood A Chance
Kids. Working with the bright young minds of tomorrow can be a challenge. For me and for them. Sometimes, I think that they do not know their own strength. Just ask my toys, and they will side with me. I used an actual picture of my toys to go along with this blog. Now the toys were staged for dramatic effect. Y’all know I’m goofy. But the detached leg on the daddy doll is the real deal. One of the kids did not like the way the dad’s leg was positioned while they were playing. Instead of asking for help to get the dad in the right position, they literally…
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Relentless
Sunday was all about celebrating “The Strength of a Woman” during our annual women’s day. And oh, what a time we had. Service culminated with a power message of resilience. We unpacked what it means to be relentless in our pursuit of God. The message was taken from Matthew 15:21-28. A woman of Canaan comes crying out to Jesus. Her daughter is demon-possessed. Actually, not just demon possessed. Severely demon possessed. There are levels to the power that Satan holds over lives, and her daughter suffers from an extreme case. The woman knows that there is nothing in her power that can change the situation. She wisely cries out to…
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The Three Mice
My friend asked me how my book writing is going. I had to be blatantly honest with her and tell her that it is not. Between daily blogs, work, and the 1,000 other things that I am juggling, writing my book has taken a distant back seat. I opened it up the other day with the intention of continuing to write, and my attempt fell flat. The book has a totally different rhythm than the blogs and pulls at a different part of me. It requires me to be more vulnerable. I closed out of the book and went on about my night. And then…I got a reminder of who…
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What A Friend!
Are you a good friend? Do you have good friends? We talked all about it. And then Bible Study Brother tried to have a friend intervention with me. You don’t want to miss it!!
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A Fresh Start
Well, my phone gave up the ghost. It went right on up to that electronics heaven in the sky. When my new phone arrived, I said a special prayer that all my information from the old phone could be retrieved. I did not even realize what special treasures that old phone held until the information was transferred. My phone has been my note keeper for years. Before I started using the YouVersion Bible app, I would take sermon notes using the notes feature on my phone. If I was in a meeting or workshop, I would add my notes in the notes feature. Prayer requests…notes feature for that too. Scrabble…
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God is Good
May your struggles keep you near the crossAnd may your troubles show that you need GodAnd may your battles end the way they shouldAnd may your bad days prove that God is goodAnd may your whole life prove that God is good “God is Good” by Jonathan McReynolds Tuesday was one of those days for me. Although I love the rain, the grey skies set the tone for the day. I had one road bump after another. Have you had days like that? I wanted to be at home snuggled under a quilt watching the rain instead of going in and out. As soon as I made it home from…
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Did Someone Call Hoarders?
I am somewhat of a hoarder. I come by it honestly though. My grandma holds on to things too. You never know when the thing that was in that box for all those years may come in handy. Seriously. I fight against that hoarding instinct at times. Not often but sometimes. I mean, you can get in my house and walk around without fear of towering piles of my precious collectibles falling on your head. But behind these closets and closed doors…well, let’s just leave those things where they are. I have a closet full of boxes that I did not unpack after my home renovation two years ago. I…
