Archive for June, 2007
Friday, June 22nd, 2007
Here’s a message I’m sending to the evil one. With God’s help we are not giving up so in the Name of Jesus, leave us alone. **Pray for God to surround both of us. We’re both being battled against right now. We are NOT giving up.
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Friday, June 22nd, 2007
El Sali – God, My Rock Psalm 42:9 I will say unto God my rock, Why hast thou forgotten me? why go I mourning because of the oppression of the enemy? **I started to post this months ago. I didn’t because I couldn’t find the verse that was referenced. Do you think that it’s [...]
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Friday, June 22nd, 2007
My faithful Titus 2 friend came into my store today. She read my blog posts and knew I needed encouragement. She brought me a Starbucks chocolate drink, a chocolate muffin, and chocolate sticks from Hersheys. She said, “I just think it’s a chocolate kind of day and you needed a special hug.” Can you even [...]
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Thursday, June 21st, 2007
I have said that I think that dealing with this is like dealing with the stages of grief. I hesitated at first to say that because I don’t wish to say my suffering is worse than one who has lost a loved one. However, in many ways, we have lost a loved one. He’s gone [...]
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Thursday, June 21st, 2007
I’ve mentioned before the business coach that I have been seeing. Last time, I spoke with her about selling my store. She asked me to list people that may be interested in buying it. I said most of the women I know are like me. We have small children. She said very matter of factly, [...]
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Tuesday, June 19th, 2007
Swim lessons take up our morning lately. Summer is here. James enjoys swimming and does well. Today, I was waiting for James to shower after lessons. The women in front of me started talking. One child asked the other lady where she worked. She began to explain and I immediately recognized it was the prison. [...]
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Monday, June 18th, 2007
Today on Haven, the program was on Ruth Bell Graham. I did not really know much about her. I do admire how she supported her husband’s ministry. They shared some talks she gave to women. One thing she said gave me chills. She was talking about St Augustine (whom I also don’t know much about!). [...]
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Sunday, June 17th, 2007
When I went to visit Lee this morning, we had a nice talk. I was grouchy with him the last time he called over something silly. I was only a little grouchy but he thought I was very upset with him. He had a rough weekend because of that. I apologized. I told him it [...]
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Saturday, June 16th, 2007
In light of eternity,the things we worry about so much are incredibly insignificant. Nancie Leigh DeMoss 2 Corinthians 4:17 For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;
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Saturday, June 16th, 2007
Here are some notes on Elohim from a class I took in college. They are probably more for printing out and studying when you have time to think about it. Elohim teaches us 3 truths about our God. *in the OT a person’s being or essence is concentrated in their name. 1. He is multiple. [...]
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