Sometimes I can just sense it coming. I get little whispers that tell me that I am being complacent. That I’m starting to slip.
I have recently decided that I would try a different eating plan that goes with the online Bible study (The Lord’s Table) that I am doing. You see, they [...]

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208. A new day of life
209. Hot applesauce on peanut butter toast
210. Peeks of sunshine first thing in the morning
211. A full book list, just waiting for me
212. The blessing of being able to work from home
213. Our good health
214. Diet Sprite
215. A renewed Spirit
216. My beloved husband, a hard-working man of integrity, and a [...]

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202. Feeling pain so that I can understand why I am not to hurt others
203. Naptime to restore a little bit of a mommy’s sanity
204. The reasonable and loving words of another blogger on an issue that has plagued me.
205. The ability to order pizza online
206. Online friends
207. J4 & J5

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I’m not new to Christianity. I was born and raised Seventh-Day Adventist. We have been accused of being a cult from time to time. I think it’s because SDAs are weird in that they go to church on Saturday instead of Sunday. They are vegetarian by nature. No drinking, no [...]

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194. An evening where my husband works late, to make me realize just how fortunate I am to have him around as much as I do
195. Helping J5 do somersaults onto his Thomas chair
196. Having a friend call me out of the blue to tell me she heard something in a book [...]

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I listen to Beth Moore’s Living Proof weekly Bible study here.
The study called “Building New Walls - 6″, for Monday, January 22.
Wow. I got a word picture of myself as a stubborn, powerful, stiff-necked ox that just resounded with me. It isn’t until I submit to Christ’s yoke that I become useful.
Useful. [...]

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“If the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed!” (John 8:36)
This is the verse that came to mind this morning as I prayed in bed for God’s strength to get out of bed. It’s the only thing that gave me hope.
“Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and He saved [...]

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185. A merciful God
186. God’s way of putting the right scripture in front of me when I beg for his help
187. Jack crawling and wriggling around the play yard in his stripey footie pajamas
188. The blessing (and burden) of working from home
189. New mercies every morning
190. IM to keep me connected with my coworkers
191. Sunshine [...]

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Ok, how do you recover from complete and willful sin? That was my day and now I am sitting here not sure what to do. I am so frustrated with myself. I don’t know how many more times I can do this before my heart just crusts over and I’m stuck in [...]

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My bloggy friend Janis, over at Dandelion Mama, tagged me by default (as a reader of her blog), to do this Book Meme:

Grab the book closest to you.

Open to page 123, go down to the 4th sentence.

Post the text of the following 3 sentences on your blog.

Name the author and book title.

Tag 3 people to [...]

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