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Trained in Truth
Years ago, when training someone to work at a bank, the new employee would be given stacks of bills to practice counting and sorting. Over and over, large stacks of bills are placed in their hands. They count through them and then another stack… and then another stack… and then another stack… and then another stack… and then another stack… …until one day they stop mid-stack. Something did not feel right. Did they miss a bill? Were two stuck together? What was different? Back through the stack. Wait. There it was again. Something was wrong. That inconsistency was a counterfeit bill hidden in a pile of authentic bills, that would…
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Drowning in the Mundane
Make coffee. Make breakfast. Laundry. Clean up from breakfast. Put “things” away. Go to the grocery store. Put away groceries. Fold laundry. Prep dinner. Help with homework. Run kids to activities. Cook dinner. Wash dishes. Look over tomorrow’s schedule. (And this list doesn’t even include any of our daily surprises!) REPEAT… Have you ever felt like the to-do list never ends?! Ladies, I definitely have the “Woe is me!” attitude wash over me from time to time. Then, I remind myself to soak in the fact that God never rests either! A woman’s work never ends. And, many of you are feeling the same way! When our lives are in…
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Hello World!
This blog has been five years in the procrastination, I mean, making. Actually, it’s been 47 years in the making! But, 5 years ago, God impressed upon my heart to write a blog… I promptly ignored that calling because I know nothing about blogs. In fact, I have a list of reasons for God why this is a bad idea. BUT, God does not give up easily! For the past five years, I have been unsettled, unsatisfied, unmotivated, all the while the unrelenting thought has been present in my mind that I need to write a blog. God does not care that I am comfortable. He has pushed me toward…