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Thoughts About Our Sin Life
I knelt on the side of the raised garden bed pulling the weeds from the moist ground. My hair whipped in my face; I should have pulled it back before my hands got dirty. The spring afternoon sun warmed my back and shoulders, reminding me that winter was really, truly gone from Ohio.
I am one of the few that enjoy pulling weeds. The dirt under my fingernails, the excuse to be outside in the sun, the time to be alone and think. As I pulled the weeds in the strawberry bed I thought about how our sins are like weeds.
Kissing Before Marriage: Yes or No?
“Take a deep breath. Here we go again” I tell myself. I was about to explain why I was saving my first kiss again. It’s not that I didn’t like telling others why I was saving my first kiss for marriage, it’s just that I already know the feedback I will get once I explain it. How did we get on this subject anyways? I forget.
*Sigh. “Well, ” I begin, “When I was little my parents told me that..
Letting Go of Pain and Suffering
When we look around at the circumstances of people in the world today, we discover that there is a vast amount of suffering and pain being endured. Many different people struggle with many different types of suffering. Hospitals are full of horrible diseases and injuries, parents are getting divorces, babies are being aborted, war is raging, people are being sold into slavery, drug abuse and..
When You are Feeling Guilty
“I don’t know whats wrong with me.” “I feel so bad about it that I can’t tell anyone.” “Why did I have to do that?” “I feel like such a wicked person.”
All of these statements and more have been felt and said by everyone. We all have messed up, said and done things we wish we hadn’t. Sweet girl, I want to help you if you feel this way! I know how it feels to feel condemned and angry at..
What is a Woman?
What is a woman?
What is a woman if she is not kind?
What is a woman if she has not grace?
What is a woman if she is not pure and gentle?
What is a woman if she does not love?
Not just anyone can be a woman. It takes strength of mind, heart and soul. It takes undefiled love and devotion to ones family, friends and Lord.
A 13 year old girl with a sweet demeanor and a spirit that is one with the..
Beauty Without Grace
Beauty without grace is the hook without the bait.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
Womanly grace and dignity brings not only class back into our culture, but also the sense of true beauty. ~Lisa