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GEMS
My mission is to encourage people through writing.I would like to make you feel cheered, loved and understood. I want to relay a message of hope through God.No matter what the topic of conversation, I hope to affect you positively so you can in return be more loving, kinder and happier.I invite you to join me on this journey.
Disclaimer:Yes, I believe in Jesus Christ. Yes, I am human and have many flaws. Yes, I am a hypocrite. Yes, I am a work in progress.
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Being Ethical…No Matter What
Looking into the mirrored bean at Chicago’s Millennium Park Sometimes you win. Sometimes you lose. Regardless of any outcome, the...
Oct 14, 20143 min read
Praise God: Win or Lose
Sisters, mom & me 2009 My sisters and I have a saying, “We will praise Him: win or lose.” Kind of makes you think, doesn’t it?!?! This...
Oct 9, 20143 min read
Obligation
Today’s story is that I’m hot (temperature wise…think I’m having hot flashes…grrrr), loud and obnoxious and I think I need the...
Oct 7, 20143 min read
The Evil in the World
However, you do realize that the good guy wins in the end, right? Let me assure you…He does. And the devil, who deceived them, was thrown...
Sep 23, 20142 min read
September 11th
I’m even more emotionally confused this year because today is said nephew’s SIXTEENTH BIRTHDAY!! I’m thrilled about the exciting prospect...
Sep 11, 20143 min read
Sleeping with the Enemy
Everyone likes a happy ending. The problem is that many of ‘sleep’ with the enemy on a regular basis. Not literally, but by keeping too...
Aug 21, 20142 min read
Telling Our Story
The message went something like this: Spreading Christianity isn’t about quoting the Bible, regurgitating a list of rules or even...
Aug 19, 20142 min read
It’s Not Me
That’s what I call a GREAT POST!!! Of course, I’d been seeing bits and pieces of changes in this man through his statuses that showed up...
Aug 7, 20142 min read
And Who Is My Neighbor?
The scripture reading was from Luke 10 where an expert of the law asked Jesus what he had to do in order to inherit eternal life because,...
Aug 5, 20143 min read
Patience
The situations may be different, but the feelings of anxiety, anger, frustration, irritation and exasperation are the same. Where is the...
Jul 24, 20143 min read
Free Will
This line of thinking has brought me to the concept of free will. The fact that God created humans to choose which path they walk on is...
Jul 22, 20143 min read
Bethany United Methodist Church
SO, I thought I would share with you a list of questions that I was recently asked to answer because I was being interviewed for a DVD...
Jul 10, 20143 min read
Hashbrowns, Grits or Kolaches?
We toured the city of Chicago, visited the Museum of Science & Industry and the Shedd Aquarium, ate on the 95th floor of the John Hancock...
Jun 24, 20142 min read
Freedom
It doesn’t take much to figure out how fortunate we are to live in the United States. Just look at the news and you’ll find country after...
May 22, 20142 min read
Relying on God
For example, that final exam in Calculus when you were a sophomore in college that you fretted about for the entire semester…do you even...
May 15, 20143 min read
My Mom
My mom has Alzheimer’s. I could really just stop there because anyone who’s been around a person with Alzheimer’s understands the...
May 8, 20142 min read
You Just Never Know
What an amazing truth!!! For some reason, we think that we are the only ones with problems, are misunderstood or have a cross to bear. ...
Apr 24, 20142 min read
Guilty as Charged
Uh oh!! Between those two scriptures…I’m TOAST!! I am a terrible sinner because I’ve been angry a lot and I’ve definitely done things...
Apr 17, 20142 min read
Settling for Second
There are many aspects of Jesus’ journey that we could ponder, but for me the one that hits home is the temptation of the worldly...
Apr 15, 20143 min read
Letting Go (Part Two)
On Tuesday, I touched a little bit on how embracing such poison becomes a habit, a crutch and strangely enough, a comfort. In fact, most...
Apr 10, 20143 min read
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