In this world of quotes and quips posted quickly on Facebook out of context, it is interesting to see how one tries to derive the actual meaning of what is said. Often a quote is interpreted by the life experience of the one reading it, if there is no supporting sentences to direct the reader […]
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A letter to women…. There are thousands if not tens of thousands of different cultures in the world today. Shaping those cultures are ideas and belief systems. Many of the belief systems revolve around a religion or a world view–the lens through which we view the world. If I make culture my starting point in
“It’s the thought that counts.” That is often the phrase I fall back on when I attempt something with good motives only to find it fell short of it’s expected goal or crashed altogether. My intentions are what I want people to see even if the outcome was not favorable. Motive and intent are huge
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Take a few minutes to watch this video above before you read this blog. Over the last seven years, I have been on a journey to love God with all of my mind. I have grown up loving God with all of my heart, and soul. Through music and art, through worship and prayer I
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I’ve often said, rather tongue-in-cheek, that “I was a lot more holy person before I married and had children.” The truth is that as a single woman I was jealous, frustrated, selfish, and quick to react, but I just didn’t have the stimulus to bring all of that out of me like I find in
Using the finite capabilities of my mom mind, I endeavor to find word pictures and illustrations to help me to explain truths that I learn about God and His character. Many illustrations I find are written in the examples of my children and my relationship with them, so if you would excuse the simplicity of
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Here I go thinking again…. I can’t escape it– the cry for justice is plastered in the media, and public arenas. Due to recent events as a trial unfolded regarding the life of a young girl cut short through a gruesome series of events, it seems that morality, justice, guilt and innocence are on the minds
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I believe that beauty is an attribute, essence and reality that exists in everything God has created. Beauty is because God is. Some would say that “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder”, but I disagree to that extent that not everyone “sees” beauty, and yet beauty still exists. What seems to mark the difference between those
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“It’s not fair!” These words are often heard in a household of children where there is competition between the siblings. I hear it every day. “I couldn’t run as fast because my shoes were coming off.”, or “I didn’t know we were supposed to do that. I couldn’t hear you.” Interestingly enough these words are heard
In dedication to Lorraine Williams, I reflect on a blog I originally published in 2011. Updated now…