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So, failing has never been an option for me. I was born with a cleft/lip palate and between being asked about surgeries and bullied from kindergarten through junior high, I had to fight for who I wanted to be. And the one thing I did not want to be was considered less than because of… Read more
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He who has knowledge uses few words; a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit. Even a fool, when he is silent, is counted wise, and he who shuts his lips is counted as a man of understanding.Proverbs 17:27-28 MKJV I read these verses today and I noted the note I wrote to myself:… Read more
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You ever just stare and stare and stare into space. Your brain is completely empty and yet, there is a pervasive undercurrent of thoughts/fears/anxieties/yearnings just bubbling beneath the surface of your mind that is thinking about “nothing.” Yeah. Me too. So many self-help books and therapists will recommend you just let those thoughts go. Acknowledge… Read more
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HE did NOT change His mind about me (you) because we became less in the world’s eyes. He loves us in our deepest valleys of depression and our highest moments of joy. Read more
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Slowing down and saying “No” has never been easy for me. I try to stay as agreeable as possible and just keep going. I am literally exhausted. My body is screaming, “STOP” and I am continuing life as normal. I am reflecting on the piles of laundry, my giant to-do list, the randomness of things… Read more
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As I sat and journaled this morning, I pondered gratitude. Lately, I have just been listing off the normal: – Family- Friends- Home- FoodThe list went on and on and on. . . It was here that I realized the whole reason I have all of these things is because of my Heavenly Father. For… Read more
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(Kind Of Complaining & Pondering) I have been sick, it feels for months. Okay. I will admit that it has been for months. Every time I start to feel better, my system finds some new thing to react to. I am trying to stay cheerful, but some days are easier than others. Yesterday, I began… Read more
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I began pondering this concept years ago. There was a time that I wanted nothing to do with GOD. Coping with trauma and self-loathing, I could not comprehend a GOD that cared so much about me. I did my best to ignore Him. In high school prayers, I stopped praying for myself, because I felt… Read more
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In the Old Testament, the word “Lovingkindness” appears frequently in translations such as the King James Version and the Tree of Life Version. I grew up on the KJV (old school KJV) and had to memorize the Thou and Thee of each verse. However, my heart, my word nerd heart, was drawn to the words… Read more
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שָׁנָה Shannah: This word (original Hebrew above) references multiple things. As a noun, it represents a cycle of time, the year, as it repeats again and again and again. It can also mean repetition. In addition, however, shannah can be used a verb. A verb that we would equate to change. So, as we begin… Read more
