To spice up our marriage, my husband and I have decided to make date nights an adventure. We go to unique places and try something new and fun. We fancy ourselves food critics and have conversations about the place surrounding its history, food, and atmosphere. The story behind the entrepreneur has always intrigued me. I…
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Because He Lives!
Keep it moving. Life is filled with twists and turns and unexpected surprises. My mom’s favorite quotes for me ring true Bloom where you are planted. Face the challenge “line upon line”. When you have a day in which every category of your life seems to be a cacophony of questions and unresolved issues, you…
Sleep Disorders
A great way to obtain your continuing education points for re-certification of your LCSW is through NetCE. Link below: http://www.NetCE.com/SW14 I recently took the online course for sleep disorders. Sleep is vital to your well-being. We’ve become a society in which sleep is seen as lazy and unproductive. If you can boast of little sleep,…
What about the six men?
After listening to a sermon on the woman at the well in which Jesus spoke to the woman about her 5 husbands, divorces, and current cohabitation, I began to ask or ponder–“What about the men?” The woman encountered Jesus at the well and was forever changed. Her influence over her small village created a bridge…
The Woman at the Well– Part II of Reconciliation: No Regrets
The young adult’s pastor from Cloverhill Assembly of God shared a message on the woman at the well. He spent time on the word “had”. …Now he had to go through Samaria. John Chapter 4 Through lengthy research methods, he found no reason why Jesus had to go through Samaria other than a passionate purpose–“I…
Reconciliation: No Regrets
I have a friend who shared a four-part series from Journey Christian Church. The link will guide you to the “Fight Club” messages. Part 1 and 2 are testimonies that will knock your socks off! WOW! I listened to them several times. Part 3 and 4 are from Andy Stanley on strategies. The sermon notes…
Dating Covenant
We’ve made it a practice to allow dating at 16 years old. Promise me, O women of Jerusalem, not to awaken love until the time is right. Song of Solomon 8:4 Within the dating, a covenant is drawn between the child and parents. I strongly believe that young men and women should follow God’s Word…
Excavation
Lisa Bevere shared through an interview with Joyce Meyer that she prayed for God to excavate her heart. She laughed, and said she wanted to take that prayer back when the tough times came, thinking it would look more like landscaping her heart. Lord, just accessorize my life, please don’t excavate–that’s too painful and hard!…
Power Ups: I bet you are doing them! Celebrate it!
Our society has placed emphasis on self-care and the consequences of compassion fatigue. Our fast past, just do it, strive and stretch pace have caught up with us. We attend workshops and read articles on how to better care for ourselves so we can reach our potential while helping and serving others. The proverbial balance….
Baby Elephants
I’m reading One in a Million by Priscilla Shirer thanks to a spiritual sister, Leslie. It’s one of those Bible studies that speaks volumes to your soul and you experience the living God at work with every turn of the page. She told a story about baby elephants. It grabbed my attention because, although I…
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