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Cancer, Fuzzy Stuffed Dogs, and Slumber Parties
I have cancer. I’m sorry to start with that, but I felt like I needed to say that out loud so to speak. I’ve had some revelations about my health this week. Some ideas are rattling around my mind about where it came from. (That’s been the major question that most everyone has asked.) One of my doctors and I both believe that we know, but I’m not making that announcement quite yet. Not until I have a handle on it myself. I know that may sound selfish but in the times I’ve shared it, I’ve dealt with some negative backlash from a few. Honestly, that surprised me even more…
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How quickly the world shifts…
Have you ever had a paradigm shift? Complete. Total. Nothing looks or feels the same. Your world is different in a heartbeat.  I’ve experienced this twice. Once, fourteen – almost fifteen now – years ago when I found out that I was pregnant for the first time ever. Everything was new. Colors were brighter and food tasted different. The world wasn’t different. I realize that. I was. I’ve experienced it again this week. “You have cancer.” It’s amazing how three words can turn life upside down. The things that were important to me on Tuesday morning aren’t now. I have a new vocabulary and a new level of ‘okay’ when…
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Book Review: God is Able by Priscilla Shirer
God is Able by Priscilla Shirer Genre: Nonfiction Publisher: B&H Books Published Date: September 3, 2013 Have you ever had a bad day? Maybe youâve experienced some sort of failure in your life and wondered if God had abandoned you. If you havenât, I have two things to say to you. One is that you are blessed and be thankful. The other is that you shouldnât assume youâre golden in that realm. Everyone has them at some point. Okay, sermonette over. Back to the review. Iâve had those days. In fact Iâve had entire years of them and I can tell you, they are not easy to handle. Sometimes itâs…
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Book Review: Merlin’s Blade by Robert Treskillard
Merlinâs Blade by Robert Treskillard Genre: Fantasy/History Publisher: Blink Publication Date: April 16, 2013 Merlin is a young man who has spent his life around the hot fires of the forge. After a confrontation with wolves at a young age left him nearly blind, itâs one of the only places Merlin is welcome and able to truly feel at home. Even his step-mother and his sister donât offer him much in the way of comfort or friendship in his life. When his step-motherâs family comes to town, they bring a strange stone that carries much mystery and intrigue with it. Glowing with an odd supernatural presence, this stone has a…
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Book Review: Whispers of Hope by Beth Moore
Whispers of Hope by Beth Moore Genre: Devotional Publisher: B&H Books Publication Date: September 29, 2013 The Bible says that we are supposed to pray without ceasing. How do you do that? I mean arenât we busy enough without adding that level of guilt into our lives? From bestselling author Beth Moore, Whispers of Hope is a ten week devotional that will help guide you and teach you how to become a prayer warrior. With daily guides, activities, and a journaling space directly in the book, it would be difficult not to follow Moore on this incredible journey. Every day has a scripture reading and a lesson that follows along…
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Faith vs. Belief
âNow faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. This is what the ancients were commended for.â Hebrews 11:1-2 Have you ever heard of a faith walk? This isnât a new term for me, but when I sat down to write this article, I decided to look it up just to make sure that I was referencing it properly. You know what I found? Not much. Wait. Let me clarify that. I found churches, Bible studies, organizations, devotionals, blogs, groupsâŚtons of things. But none of them was a specific definition or description of origin. So let me say that Iâm not a theologian.…