Prayer. We talk about it. We say we’ll do it as in “I’ll pray for you” or “Please pray for my (mom/daughter/sister/husband)” or “You are in my thoughts and prayers”. This week has been interesting. My mom had to go in for some tests and I prayed really hard for her. I asked others to
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Pinterest…are you interested?
I’m so excited! I have discovered Pinterest! There is a red button on the right hand side of the blog if you want to check it out and follow me on Pinterest. I suggest blocking off some time…I suggest HOURS…it’s that exciting! Go ahead and take a sneak peek, it’s so much fun! Here’s an
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History
My son asked me to take him to the Field Museum to see the 9/11 exhibit. This is an interesting request from a 3rd grader. I told him it will be sad. He said, “I know Mom but I love to learn about history”. That’s where we are now. 9/11 is “history”. I can’t believe
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Just between us
People are often unreasonable, irrational, and self-centered. Forgive them anyway. If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives. Be kind anyway. If you are successful, you will win some unfaithful friends and some genuine enemies. Succeed anyway. If you are honest and sincere people may deceive you. Be honest and
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Happy Mother’s Day!
Happy Mother’s Day! I love to be called by that name…mother. Actually, it’s Mom to my kids. I love it in any form… “Mom, I’m home” or “Mom, can you pick me up?” or “Mom, can you help me?” or the not so exciting, “Mom, I don’t feel good”. On days when we are especially
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Lent
Lent starts today. In my church, this means lots of things. There are lists of what you should do, how you should eat, and ways you should pray. There are times you should go to church (many!) and times you should go to reconciliation. The entire Lenten season should revolve around Prayer, Fasting and Almsgiving.
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Prayer
Ah, prayer… my friend has a sign by her bed that says, “Pray every day”. I saw it and I said, “Oh, I love that, how nice” and she said, “yeah, if only I could do it!” Isn’t that the truth? We all have good intentions. We all know we should pray, we have been