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Rock Climbing
I just saw the most amazing video. A 13-year old girl climbs a huge rock-climbing wall that ends up bending and curving over an Olympic sized pool. She has no harness or safety equipment. If she loses her grip, she falls into the water. She’s a tiny thing. From my vantage point, she doesn’t have huge muscles in her arms. If I didn’t see her climbing with my own eyes, I probably wouldn’t have guessed that she was that strong. While climbing, she frequently dips one hand at a time into a small pouch that is tied around her waist. At first, I thought she was shaking her hands out…
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Are You Blessed?
When you sit at my dining room table, you see the words “Blessed Are We…” on my wall. Directly underneath those words are pictures of my family. My picture wall is incomplete. We need updated photos because the family has expanded since the pictures were taken. Despite the challenges we’ve faced, I consider my family to be blessed. We take lickings and keep on ticking. We argue, but we remain committed to maintaining unity. As I age, I have discovered that blessed means different things to different people. Sunday’s sermon inspired me to think about what being blessed looks like. Psalms 1:1-3 begins with a list of things that a…
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Moving On
The thought of my dream home excites me. Don’t get me wrong. The home that I am currently living in is a dream for me. It took a LOT for me to get in it. The process was long. And grueling. So much so, that I just knew that I would not ever want to buy another home. Enough time has passed that I’m over that. But even if I was offered a bigger home, I would dread one thing….moving. When I worked for my travel therapy company, I would move every nine months. I only took assignments in school districts. That was enough time in one place for me. …
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Overworked In The Church
Jesus gave His life for me. I need to give mine to Him. In this episode, we discuss being “busy” at church but not necessarily being in the will of God. You’ll get it after you listen.
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Update, LOADING
Technology has greatly advanced our ability to multi-task and get things done. It has made many of our jobs more efficient. In some cases, it has made people’s jobs obsolete. This week, technology took me through some highs and lows, but I lived to tell the tale. I don’t often access my website from my phone. I mean, I write it and publish it. I know what’s on there. But I wanted to quickly access a blog that I had written. I pulled the website up on my phone, and to my surprise, there was no way to search for a specific blog. <insert shocked emoji> Clearly, that meant that…
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Saints With Attitude
Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. Matthew 5:5 Wednesday nights at REfresh Bible study have been very thought-provoking. For the past three weeks, we’ve been taken to task about our attitudes. No more pointing the finger at everyone else. We have to get the Windex and clean off our mirrors. It’s time to remove the smudges that cloud our ability to see ourselves. Matthew 5:5 deals with meekness. Being meek is not a natural attitude. And I’m not just saying that. I speak from experience. Just in the past week, I have had two experiences that made me pause and check my attitude. And to be…
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If The Shoe Fits
Fun Fact: When I was in college, I worked at Payless ShoeSource. Way back when they really were pay less. As the years went on, their prices skyrocketed. Payless went on to glory in May of 2019. They filed for bankruptcy and shut their doors. Truly the end of an era. Instead of focusing on the end, my beginning with Payless deserves some attention. This was going to be my first professional interview. I put on my two-piece white church suit and sashayed to the back stock room for my interview with the manager. Lord, help. But I was clean though. I don’t remember the questions. I don’t remember how…
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#19. Dance In The Rain.
19. Dance in the rain. I made a list of 37 experiences that I would like to have from May 2020 to May 2021 to celebrate my 37th year of life. Some will not be fully accomplished until May of 2021, because they are year-long experiences. I am slowly chipping away at the list. A priceless memory was created this past Saturday. Saturday morning was beautiful. The sun was shining. Birds were chirping. And Bible Study Mama called me four times on her way to my house to keep me informed of her every move. Why was she coming to get me? A moving crew was needed to help my…
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What Makes You Dance?
And David danced before the Lord with all his might, and David was girded with a linen ephod. II Samuel 6:14 What makes you dance? Do you snap your fingers when your favorite song comes on? Do you automatically move when the beat drops? Can you dance when no music plays? Are you a swayer or a toe-tapper? Do you dance until you sweat, or do you barely move? Sunday’s sermon finds King David dancing with all his might. Let’s talk about the events that made him dance. The ark of the covenant is not in it’s rightful place. The ark of the covenant represents the very presence of God,…
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What’s That Sound?
As I was typing the other day, I heard the weirdest noise. I looked to see where Fitz, my cat, was. He was running full speed up and down the hallway. So, yes, he was making noise, but he wasn’t the source of the noise that I heard. Then I stared down my refrigerator. Could it be coming from there? Then I heard a familiar fizzle. My neighbors directly behind my house were popping fancy fireworks. Actually, the neighborhood has been popping fireworks for the past two weeks. One neighbor set off a spectacular display one night in the front yard. I heard all the rapid-fire popping and just knew…
