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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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Marriage
For us, we usually just go to a nice dinner and exchange cards. So, as I was browsing the card isle the other day looking for the perfect...
May 25, 20173 min read
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Living in An Anxious World
Enough about my love for all things written by Mr. Lucado…. The information he divulged that grabbed my attention was that he said the...
May 18, 20173 min read
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Keeping It Simple
Some of my examples include the fact that I’ve been saying for years that I want my kids to grow up with a servant’s heart, but I’ve done...
Jul 29, 20152 min read
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Meeting Jesus
As I listened to the sermon that listed the many prophesies of the coming of Christ and what would happen and then to the numerous...
Apr 6, 20153 min read
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The Cancer That Really Kills
Susan was such an amazing person with a penchant for life! Sadly, her family and friends have been robbed of her contagious laughter and...
Mar 11, 20153 min read
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Tests
Bless our God, O peoples; let the sound of his praise be heard, who has kept our soul among the living and has not let our feet slip. For...
Feb 23, 20153 min read
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The Bible
The biggest take-away I’ve had so far during this sermon series is how few of us actually dust off our Bibles, open them up and READ....
Jan 26, 20154 min read
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Getting Ready
YIKES!!! It’s the first week of November! Can you believe it? Where has 2014 gone? I feel overwhelmed just thinking about it!!! So,...
Nov 4, 20143 min read
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Legacies
I’m currently 41 and if I’m lucky, I have another 40+ years to figure out what my contribution will be and how to accomplish the tasks...
Oct 23, 20142 min read
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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
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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
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When the Going Gets Tough
Complain? Hide? Get angry? Retaliate? Calmly evaluate the situation, ask God for guidance and proceed with His Plan? If you picked “e”,...
Jul 31, 20143 min read
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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
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Summertime
For me…it’s always been just a bit stressful. Of course, kids add a new dimension with activities and entertainment, but they also get...
Jun 10, 20142 min read
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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
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Recharging
If you are hanging your head in shame…don’t get too upset because the average length of resolutions is three DAYS (my pastor threw this...
May 13, 20143 min read
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A Good Attitude
Within the last week I’ve spoken to precious people dealing with drug abuse, loss of jobs, divorce, spousal abuse, panic attacks,...
May 1, 20143 min read
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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
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Encourage Each Other
Needless to say, it was not by ‘coincidence’ that I read the Hebrews verse below in a recent devotional I often peruse. But encourage one...
Apr 3, 20142 min read
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Spring Break
The week flew by for me and my boys as we stayed up late, watched movies, swam in heated pools, had sleepovers, went ice skating, enjoyed...
Mar 18, 20142 min read
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