Tag: blended family
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Enjoy The Views
Do you ever feel lost, dazed, and always behind? Lately I have felt all these things not because of poor choices but because I am living my best life. Loving my family well is my first priority. I ask God daily for wisdom, insight and help. He has blessed us far beyond comprehension at this…
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Heart Somersaults
I saw my paint brushes drying next to my coffee station the other day and felt pure joy! The simple things in life have given my heart somersaults. The recent months have brought about extreme changes. There is a stretching period where life attempts to find a balance. Laughter has filled silent halls, bouncing from…
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Pure Enjoyment
I have to admit that I have enjoyed the past month (even though it feels like two or three) in more ways than I have struggled with the changes it has brought. I have enjoyed the new and creative ways we have come together as a family. In many ways it has increased the love…
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Counting The Savior’s Fingers And Toes
I have been thinking about Mary and baby Jesus recently. How did it feel to hold him close knowing who he was? As I began pondering these things the birth of Jesus started to come alive in different ways. Other things came to my mind as well. Since God chose Mary and Joseph to be…
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Freedom Fighter
When I hear the word I think of the cowardly lion. The amazing thing about the cowardly lion is that the audience is a witness to his courage before he realizes it. How similar we are to that, aren’t we? While we struggle, others are admiring us before we get around to it. Courage. Courage…
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Do Not Fear The Night
The dark, it has a sinister presence. Have you ever noticed how much your perspective changes in the dark? That chair looks to be an ominous crouching figure. The chair leg stepped in front of you and stubbed that toe of yours. Pain, it is unbearable in that moment. Putting laughter aside, when we face…
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All The Praise
Today I must believe that all that has been intended to harm and destroy those I love, will be used for good. I must believe that it will all be turned around as justice prevails. Worthy is your name, Jesus! Be exalted high in the heavens. You deserve all of our praise. In times of…
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The Not-So-Little Secret
I know that since the dawn of time individuals have been trying to make truth what they want. Somehow people think that if they just say something or feel something then that is what is true. Like a magic lamp and poof!, truth is what I say it is. This is a big fat lie!…
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Roar of Justice
My little family of 3 is worth trudging through the mud for! Due to our current dynamics (other blended families can relate) we often face ongoing challenges that require a good lifestyle of forgiveness, self-control, patience, joy, peace, kindness, goodness & love. Oh wait, you mean all families should require that too? Uh… Yeah! Exclusion…
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Better Than The Lilies
There is a statement I keep saying this year, “He clothes me better than the lilies.” This is a significant statement about how I trust the Lord. He has always provided for our needs plus some. It has been our priority to take care of our daughter first. We pay hundreds a month for her…
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