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What Are You Looking for?
The other day I decided to hunt around some blogs sharing their internet dating stories. I love to hear stories of people who have met the love of their life online. It confirms the legitimacy of...
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Getting Well Series – How Do You Rebuild Your Life?
There’s a book in the Bible about a man named Nehemiah. Corinth, Greece He was brokenhearted over the fact that the city of Jerusalem was in ruins, and after praying to God about it, he embarked on a...
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Are You Ready?
It’s almost here. The best of the best Christian writing conferences will educate and encourage writers in only two weeks; and it’s practically in my backyard! There’s still time to register for Mt....
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Stuck in Abusive Relationship?
Isn’t it my job to fix this? Point Lobos, CA One of the things that can keep us stuck in abusive or broken (not functioning well) situations is our feeling responsible for other people’s actions. This...
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Do I Take Responsibility for Others?
Last week we talked about our compulsion to step in and take responsibility for others. We do this out of an unhealthy feeling that something bad will happen if we don’t. Most likely, we developed this...
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What I Learned at Mount Hermon
Or, an attempt to encapsulate infinite amounts of wisdom in less than 800 words. My Accommodations Mc Nair Wilson, our keynote speaker, inspired us as creative people to: Be yourself. What do you do...
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20 Tips for Parents
As the parent of 7 wonderful children (4 of my own and 3 delightfully inherited), I’ve made some observations over my past 32 years of parenting. Thus far, I’ve concluded four things: Raising children...
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What is Forgiveness?
Whether we are trapped in addiction or in a relationship with someone who is, God can shed light on the places of darkness and has a plan to rescue us from disaster. It is His delight to do so. His...
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How Do I Forgive??
Last week we looked at repentance and forgiveness. I shared how God showed me every detail of things I had done that needed His forgiveness which led me to godly sorrow. And how God has already...
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How Do I Forgive?? – Part 2
Hawaiian Honeymoon God forgives us. Now, He asks us to forgive others. But you don’t know what they’ve done!” Acted foolishly? Lashed out because they are in pain? Stubbornly chosen their own way?...
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What I’m Learning From My Illness
I began getting sick more easily last November. And it seemed to take longer than usual to shake it off. By January, I had been sick two more times and still felt under the weather. An unexplained rash...
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How Can I Ever Forgive Myself?
I hate myself. How many times have I thought this, whispered it or screamed the words at myself? Too many to count. I imagine you’ve done the same. Quick to believe the worst, we punish ourselves, by...
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Can You Hear Me Now?
God is speaking. Have you ever wondered what it would be like to hear God as if, say, he were a friend across the table having coffee? When you’re up against a big decision or even feeling a bit lost...
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When God Speaks
Hello? Who is this? Do I know you? Have you ever had one of those calls when the person on the other end starts speaking, assuming you know who’s calling, but you aren’t clear who it is? You think you...
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HEALING: To Be or Not to Be?
That is a good question. Anyone who’s ever been sick thinks of getting well. And as Christians who follow a Savior known as the Healer, we pray for it, claim it and stake our faith on it. But what...
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Stop the Abuse
I’ve never re-posted a blog post before. But this post encouraged me and reminded me of the past I left behind. It also gave me something to think about in terms of my current relationships and...
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Are You Wandering in the Desert?
The Israelites grumbled in the desert. In my self-righteous present, it’s easy to look back and think I’m nothing like those who couldn’t seem to get a clue about trusting God. Even after forty years...
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What Does the Reader Want?
Who do I write for? An agent, publisher, myself, my reader? The general masses or a specific few? Maybe we write for profit, maybe we write for fun, or perhaps to heal by telling our story. Yet again....
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Looking Deeper
It’s been a rough week. Symptoms of illness have flared again, leaving me discouraged and depressed. In addition, current circumstances are less than desirable. Can I confess that as a result, I’ve...
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I just finished a great book. Not only did the riveting writing make it a great read, but the impact of the message kept me wanting more. I had a hard time putting it down. The characters drew me in as...
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