Category: ponderings

Strength defined by perseverance

March 7, 2016 I have heard the saying that which doesn’t kill you makes you stronger …. Sometimes it feels dramatic.  Then others, very appropriate.   This morning reflecting on everything that has happened in my life for the past month and in the lives of people I love – I get it!   Romans …

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Act instead of complicate

March 6, 2016 How often do you make more out of something than is really there? I am the former queen over overcomplicating most any area of my life!  If I am feeling stressed, I will strongly consider running for the title again and then God grabs hold of me and sets me straight … …

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Take Responsibility for Choosing

March 5, 2016 The first time someone said to me – not choosing is a choice, I was ticked off!  I thought she was an arrogant fool!  It only took a few years to realize and acknowledge that I was playing the victim card to suit my needs and not take responsibility for my actions. …

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Live a grateful life

March 4, 2016 God is always good! Even when reality is challenging …. We get to choose how we see things. I am so grateful that God chose me before he laid the foundation of the earth and knew my every day before he knit me together in my mothers womb! Ponder that – he …

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Have courage. Be Kind.

March 3, 2016 In being bold – I can lose love …. my heart connection.  In anything and everything I do – I truly want to honor God and love well.  Today is my reminder – It takes courage to be bold and it is always a choice to be kind! A friend shared her …

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Month Two is Done

February 29, 2016 I did it!  I completed my 2nd month of 4 words a day!!! 1 – Show love to everyone 2 – So much to do 3 – I’m ready to GO 4 – Vacation is finally here 5 – Never Forget September 11th 6 – This ship is incredible 7 – Nothing beats …

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I Love Leap Years

February 28, 2016 I love that every four years we have an extra day!  What are you going to do with your time? So many options of what you can do …. At our house, we are pretending today is the 29th since it is a work day tomorrow! PRIORITY and PLAY DAY – here …

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Good In – Good Out

February 23, 2016 When I took my first computer class in high school (yes early 80’s), the teacher kept emphasizing GIGO …. if the programming was bad, we were not going to get the results we wanted.  Now decades later, the truth is driven home!  In Luke the bible says out of the heart the …

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Group like tasks together

February 20, 2016 Grouping like items together just makes things go smoother …. whether it is the sequence in which you run your errands or the activities that have to be done.  We are always more efficient when we do like stuff together 😉

Thank God It’s Friday!!!

 February 19, 2016 yup …. That sums up my last couple weeks!