For any of you who are struggling with Holiday plans, you can watch FlyLady’s Tip of the Day on the WBIR.com website.
You can also download her Holiday Control Journal from her website for FREE! She has several other control journals as well. Enjoy!

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I got this variation on a meme over at Everyday Mommy’s.
Nine Seven Weird and/or Quirky Things About Me:

It may not be weird, but I can never seem to spell weird right the first time.
I can say (and sing) the alphabet backwards.
I pick things up off the floor with my toes.
I can curl my tongue.
I don’t [...]

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Was reading the passage below this morning and what stuck out was the word: Remain.
Main Entry: re·mainPronunciation: ri-’mAnFunction: intransitive verbEtymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French remaindre, from Latin remanEre, from re- + manEre to remain — more at MANSION1 a : to be a part not destroyed, taken, or used up [only a few ruins remain] [...]

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This is another phrase picked up from Believing God I was talking about yesterday. She talks about journaling Godstops during this time period of attending to our personal holiness. It’s about “Savoring The Observable Presence” of God.
I love the idea of making note and celebrating things that I recongnize as being God’s hand in [...]

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As you may know from my 2006 Book List, I am currently reading Believing God, by Beth Moore. I am only a couple of chapters in and I have to say it goes along really well with the study I’m currently doing called The Lord’s Table.
I guess this is sort of an in-process review [...]

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The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands, by Dr. Laura Schlessinger
My Dad gave my sister and me each a copy of this book a couple of years ago and said that the only thing he wanted for his birthday that year was for us to read it and take it to heart. So I [...]

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Romans 4:23-25 - Now this wonderful truth - that God declared him to be righteous - wasn’t just for Abraham’s benefit. It was for us, too, assuring us that God will also declare us to be righteous if we believe in God, who brought Jesus our Lord back from the dead. He was [...]

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Just did some blog rearranging today and came across a post I wrote almost 8 months ago on faith. It seems that some things remain constant. Like my periodic understanding that what I lack is sufficient connect time with God.
It’s becoming harder and harder for me to ignore the message I have been [...]

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I never thought I would find this verse comforting:
Psalm 14:3 - But no, all have turned away from God; all have become corrupt. No one does good, not even one!
Our efforts are worthless. Our work is for nothing. Any earning we try to do will gain us nothing. Doing things just [...]

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Romans 4:20-22 NLT: Abraham never wavered in believing God’s promise. In fact, his faith grew stronger, and in this he brought glory to God. He was absolutely convinced that God was able to do anything he promised. And because of Abraham’s faith, God declared him to be righteous.
I’m beginning to read Beth [...]

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