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Kreative Kindness

I love Kindness because everyone feels better with kindness. Giving and receiving kindness makes even a bad day better! There are so many ways to show kindness.  I am not just referring to random acts of kindness but rather intentional creative acts of kindness. There...

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Patience, My Dear!

Last night we were driving and saw a little fit of road rage when one car apparently pulled in front of another.  The back car blew his horn and sped up and followed within inches of the car who allegedly pulled out in "his space".  The funny thing is:  there was a...

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Relax About the Small Stuff….And The Big Stuff!

What would happen if we relaxed?  I'm not just talking about taking a nap or putting your feet up and watching a movie.  I'm talking about relaxing over everything in your life - both the big stuff and the small stuff.  I'm talking about the worry that we all...

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Digging Deep Down for JOY

Psalm 90:14 says "Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love, that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days". You can't help but smile when you see the word JOY.  Joy is an emotion that is described in Merriam Webster as "a feeling of great happiness;...

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I Will Have Fruit, Please

Galatians 5:22-23 - But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.  Against such things there is no law. Isn't it great to know that we can have a huge amount of love, joy, peace, patience,...

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The Art of Letting Go

Holding tightly to a balloon so it didn't go up in the sky. Wrapping the string around my wrist so the kite wouldn't fly away. Staring out the window of my freshmen dorm when mom and dad left. Watching Dad's chest puff up as he tried not to cry walking me down the...

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Do You Have a Two? Go Fish.

I think some days our lives are like a deck of cards. No two days are ever the same.  Some days we feel like a king or a queen and other days the Joker devil gets mixed in our lives and messes us up. There are days we may feel black and gloomy.  Things don't go as...

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Busy-NESS vs. Busy-LESS

We are a world of busy people. "How are you today?"  "Busy." "How was your day?"  "Busy." "What have you got planned this weekend."  "I am so busy." Today's world is a very fast-paced world.  We are busy trying to keep up with daily life.  There's a lot to do to get...

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America the Beautiful Remembers

I am so blessed to live in America.  As we celebrate Memorial Day, we take time to remember those who gave their lives for our freedom...........or do we? Do we look at it as an extra day off work and thank God it falls on a Monday? Do we look at it as a day to get...

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