[Ok, this is a really cool way to end a day (or actually...start one...it's after midnight). I was starting to write this post about my friend Janice awarding me the award below, and then I checked my email and found that my friend Kerry, at and baby makes four, also awarded me the same! [...]

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The past couple of days have been on auto-pilot. I haven’t been able to be very proactive about ANYTHING. I really dislike those days. The kind where you move in a blur, just responding, reacting, coping. I am hoping that today will be different. But I can already feel [...]

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The fear of the Lord is true wisdom;
to forsake evil is real understanding.
Job 28:28
As the deer pants for streams of water,
so I long for you, O God.
I thirst for God, the living God.
Psalm 42:1-2a

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With all my administrative duties in running Faith Lifts, and the influx of new writers interested in contributing, this is probably my last devotional post for a while.
Please come visit me over here:

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Some links to enjoy:

Makes My Feet Hurt, Ver. 5 - at These Little Moments - Some seriously funny shoes. (And be sure to check out Versions 1-4 as well!!)
mod*mom giveaway : pink dyson vacuum - Add your name to the list for a chance to win

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Point of Grace

Friday, September 7
 
Who: Point of Grace
What: FREE Brown Bag Concert sponsored by WBGL
When: Friday, September 7, 6pm
Where: Promenade Bolingbrook Mall, Bolingbrook, IL
More Info: 630-296-8340

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My friend Tamera wrote an exceptional devotional on Faith Lifts for today.
Blessings.

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I’m not hard of hearing, just distracted. Lord, let my mind point my ears at what matters most. I am so capable of both tuning out and picking up every nuance, it all depends on where my mind is. My attention needs to be clearly focused on this moment, this circumstance, for [...]

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I am taking a writing hiatus from Faith Lifts for a while, as I fill a much heavier administrative role there. Please still join us, as we feature several new and guest contributors!
Angie, from Sonflower, has written on “Consumerism vs. Contentment“.

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find me here
speak to me
i want to feel you
i need to hear you
you are the light
that is leading me
to the place where
i find peace again
you are the strength
that keeps me walking
you are the hope
that keeps me trusting
you are the life to my soul
you are my purpose
you are everything
and how can i
stand here with you
and not [...]

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