Tag: Inspiration
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The bigger picture
I have spent the last 8 and a half years teaching music in the public school setting. My last gig, which ended in December due to relocating, was teaching chorus to a bunch of very talented sixth graders. While teaching, I’d often found myself in situations where I’d tell my students, “Just trust me.” For…
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Spiritual Coffee
January 8 The best part of waking up ….. I’ll bet everyone can finish that phrase. I know it by heart; some of us probably get up humming it in the morning as we smell the coffee brewing or take that first sip. Folgers came up with a great jingle, didn’t they? We do love…
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Gifts in Disguise
There are so many times that I wonder why God hasn’t answered my prayers the way I would’ve liked Him to or as quickly as I thought He should. Too often I think I know what’s best for my life and what I need, but I’m not the one who can see the whole picture.…
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Who’s batting for you?
Why is it that I only show true reliance on Jesus when I’m going through rocky times? I’ve been working on processing an answer to this difficult and disturbing question for the last few days. A few months back, I experienced a personal tragedy in my life that sent me running (really, beelining) to the Lord for…
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Peace in the New Year
January 4 We all want peace, don’t we? I mean, really, all the beauty pageant finalists answer their questions with the desire for ‘world peace’. (That always cracks me up – it’s such a safe answer.) But really, our homes, our community, our state, our country, our world would be a much better place to…
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Jesus, Faithful Companion
January 3 I have to admit…I kind of entered into this blogging venture a bit unenthusiastically. Basically, I didn’t want to be the daughter to say no. I didn’t want to be the disappointing daughter, the needle that deflates mom’s hopes of the three of us doing this together. So here I am, blogging; something…
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Today’s Topic: (Gulp)…Relax
January 2 First off, I can’t believe I’m blogging! Last year, the subject of blogging came up at one of my friend’s small dinner gatherings. (Now keep in mind that I didn’t know the other ladies at the gathering.) I thought I’d try and participate in the conversation by putting in my two cents’ worth…
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Who, me change my thinking?
January 1, 2013 How eager am I to transform or change? Change is hard, downright difficult for me. And sometimes I can’t even see where I need to change. But I do want to change if I’m not living the way I should or thinking the way I should. Do not conform any longer to…
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Blogging with Daughters
It’s almost time to say ‘goodbye’ to 2012, I look forward with anticipation to 2013. One awesome thing that will be happening this coming year is that my daughters, Janine and Holly, will be joining me in this blog. We plan to take turns posting from our daily times with God. We are each reading Jesus Calling…
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