I am a wife, mother, daughter, sister and friend! I desperately want to morph my life into a journey that glorifies God and makes Him proud. I am not a bible scholar, a pastor, a teacher or a person who is qualified to counsel or guide. However, God has given me the gift of gab and a talent to write, so I have decided to do what I do best to help others. I hope you will give me grace, as I'm sure I will make plenty of mistakes during this adventure! Here I am again. Jeez! You’d think I was the most inconsistent person in the world by the way I’ve written GEM in the last year…and, honestly, you’d be right!! I don’t have any excuse, but I am genuinely sorry. And please know I’ve missed it, too. I’ve been contemplating much over my lack of […]
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By the time spring break rolls around each year, all of the school children and college students jump for joy because they are ready for some time off from the drudgery of school and the hard work that goes with it…. Don’t you miss those days?!?!?! Sometimes we just need a break. The rat races […]
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Today is a celebration of the love we share with others! I hope you will remember the best love of all is from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ who truly gave up His life for US! May you have a blessed day and share God’s Love as much as possible!!!! “Beloved, let us love one […]
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It’s amazing what breaks my heart these days. I used to be crushed by someone not liking me or a sad Hallmark commercial. A few years and a little bit of maturity has grown my spirit to look outside of myself. Of course, I’m still very selfish (I think I’ve made this clear in past posts), but God has […]
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Have you ever looked at your life and wondered, “What needs to be done?” More importantly, have you ever scanned the world around you and wondered what it needed and how you could provide for it? Huh. Lord knows I need to do this more often. My sister, Heather, recently shared this question with me […]
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Do you ever feel like you just want to give in to temptation and sin? Man, oh man! I feel like the only person in the world who loves God, but wants to NOT follow Him sometimes. Argh! What the heck is wrong with me? I profess to love God and am thankful for His […]
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Once upon a time, I was a fair weather Christian. I went to church occasionally, felt guilty when I sinned and prayed when I needed something. Basically, I used God as a magician to make life easy and to get a ticket into heaven. And once in a while, I prayed a simple prayer: God, […]
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How many times have you looked in the mirror with a critical eye and complained about the negative attributes staring back at you? You know what I’m talking about…those crow’s feet, lines, blemishes and hair (all in the wrong places)! And don’t even get me started on the constant nitpicking I have a propensity to […]
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Valentine’s Day is next week!! I know…I’m shocked, too!!! Time is flying and I’m hanging on for dear life! It sure doesn’t seem possible that we were just celebrating Christmas and making resolutions for this year! And yet, here we are already in the second MONTH of 2012! Be that as it may, Valentine’s Day […]
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Obsession has infiltrated our culture. Images, ideas and thoughts race through our heads about everything from celebrities, television shows, weight, careers, money, sex, movies and kids to any number of items on a regular basis at a speed that is mind-blowing. We must be pretty bored if juicy gossip about people we don’t even know […]
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