Let there be love…

Today’s the day, my friends. If you have the chance, please take a moment and consider helping out my friend Heather.

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Over here again…


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Acting “As If”…

There’s a time for thinking, and there’s a time for acting….
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Over here…

It’s Monday, so I must be over here -

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Book Review - Velvet Elvis - Rating: 8 out of 10

Velvet Elvis, by Rob Bell
I was really excited to read this book. I have seriously enjoyed the messages that I’ve heard from the author, Rob Bell, in his Nooma videos.
Content: 8
Writing Style: 9
Re-readability: 7
Content - It started out really strong. Asked a lot of open ended questions. Changed the way I thought [...]

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One Thousand Gifts - Part 41

326. A glorious Saturday morning in which my 18 month old decided to go back to sleep after waking at 6:40 AM…letting mommy and daddy sleep until almost 7:30 AM!!
327. Macadamia nut pancakes with J4 and J5
328. Steaming hot coffee
329. Getting caught up with my blog reading and even having a chance to write a [...]

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One Thousand Gifts - Part 40

321. Sunshine after days of grey & snow
322. Friday afternoons - the whole weekend ahead of us
323. Hope
324. Brokenness
325. An afternoon taken off in desperation

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One Thousand Gifts - Part 39

311. The surprise of snow in the middle of what should be spring
312. Events to cause me to pause and take stock of life
313. My husband and son
314. A job to provide income
315. A warm home
316. Food in our fridge & pantry
317. Nap time
318. Chapstick
319. Old beat up comfy sweatshirts
320. TiVoed Star Trek Voyager for [...]

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Standstill

My heart aches tonight for a friend. Perspectives altered. Questions unanswered. Reality shaken.
Oh Father. What to say? What to ask? Healing. Please? Just healing. Your will. Your perfect will. Arms of comfort. Peace. I have no words. Please.

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Prayer Request

I would like to request that anyone who reads here please keep my friend, Heather, in your prayers today. She was just diagnosed with a glioma on her brain.
Heather is a wife, a mom to three, a designer at SwankWebStyle, and a vital part of the Moms of Grace, Faith Lifts, The Homeschool Blog [...]

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