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  • Greet this day with love in my heart

    First of all, thanks to all of you who say such blessing words to me. You are all comfort and joy. "I give thanks to my God at every remembrance of you, praying always with joy in my every prayer for all of you, because…

  • Free from anxieties?

    "...An unmarried man is anxious about the things of the Lord, how he may please the Lord. But a married man is anxious about the things of the world, how he may please his wife, and he is divided. An unmarried woman is a…

  • Be Not Afraid

    One of my family's favorite hymns is "Be Not Afraid." It reminds my mother of the time my brother spent in the Persian Gulf. My family sang it at my great aunt's bedside just before she died. If anything, it serves as…

  • Buy a ticket!

    I really love stories, particularly ones that teach you something about yourself. Here's an old one I really love that reminds me that sometimes God needs you to act in order to fulfill your desires... A young man…

  • "What would Jesus do?"

    One thing I did get out of my graduate education (that I didn't get out of undergrad)--my inquisitive mind. I've realized that just because something has been written doesn't necessarily mean it's true...or universal. Bu…

  • Status-symbol watch

    My eyes glazed over to the TV this morning to a segment on "CBS This Morning." The woman was talking about watches, and how they're the "new trend" this year. First of all, I loathe the idea of "trends," because they …

  • Struggling with truth

    The Course in Miracles says, "Miracles are examples of right thinking, aligning your perceptions with truth as God created it." I've been praying for a miracle lately, but I have to ask myself about the truth of th…

  • Revenge and Karma

    I know that the Old Testament tells us that vengeance belongs to God, but would your own mother or father want to exact revenge on someone because you were hurt? Sure, Hollywood depicts that, but I don't think a good par…

  • Arrogance

    "I'm like a potato chip...you can't just have me once." I won't say who made that remark, but how arrogant is that? This is a person who obtains her self-esteem not from within, but through a collection of men. Externa…

  • Marriage Fears

    Although it was my intention to be at least engaged by the end of 2006, I was recently asked about what my biggest fear about marriage was. It's not necessarily about marrying the wrong person, but about finding out abou…

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