tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43120463124248584162024-03-14T06:21:35.081-05:00Overcoming MoriartyBlessings Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17647145655602468432noreply@blogger.comBlogger94125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312046312424858416.post-46257081633112220602015-05-04T09:56:00.003-05:002015-05-04T10:22:12.593-05:00broken worship<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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the battles we face here…</div>
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they are hard, they are real and they are exhausting.</div>
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the roads to get here</div>
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fierce,</div>
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dangerous</div>
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and unending…</div>
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and just when we think we are close to this final battle…</div>
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just when it seems there is but one more hill to climb..</div>
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there is revealed but more…</div>
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more hills to climb..</div>
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more battles to fight..</div>
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more prayers to pray,</div>
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weeping and wailing to be had,</div>
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and </div>
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so it is,</div>
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when your eyes are fixed..</div>
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FIXED</div>
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and FOCUSED...</div>
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so it is,</div>
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when you have a purpose..</div>
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when the terrain is ever changing..</div>
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the seasons unknowable and demanding of you…</div>
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but with each deep valley</div>
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dark and treacherous,</div>
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dangerous,</div>
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and full of every fear and nightmare..</div>
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full of attacks from the enemy…</div>
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sometimes..</div>
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the enemy is dressed as one of your own..</div>
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When there in the path</div>
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there</div>
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suddenly gives way to a </div>
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rise…</div>
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however low, or high..</div>
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however brief..</div>
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and with it </div>
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we stand triumphant..</div>
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for however long..</div>
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and it is there on what ever rise</div>
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out of the lowest place we may have yet ever have been in,</div>
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we can lift our voices and worship</div>
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always…</div>
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find that time to worship..</div>
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worship is difficult for some of us here…</div>
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The modern way of amping up the bass, </div>
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causes vestibular issues with in the brain and inner ear</div>
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causing imbalance and extreme brain pain in 3 of the 6 of us,</div>
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and joining in during regular worship service is next to impossible.</div>
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We've only found a few churches that refuse to allow their soundboard to torture</div>
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the vestibular system in this way.</div>
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None of those churches that we have found are close to us to attend regularly.</div>
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We realize it is a fad, it has little to do with the actual worship music itself, </div>
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as we are a musical family…</div>
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we know, that this fad will pass...</div>
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so we worship at home,</div>
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in the car,</div>
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on the porch,</div>
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wherever </div>
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whenever we can.</div>
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at least that is my motto..</div>
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lift my voice </div>
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SHOUT to the LORD!</div>
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for HE is good</div>
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His love endures forever !!!</div>
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HE IS WORTHY</div>
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<br />Blessings Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17647145655602468432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312046312424858416.post-45985731231809695132015-05-03T23:01:00.001-05:002015-05-03T23:01:24.993-05:00Restoration...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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what happens…</div>
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AFTER the forgiveness..</div>
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after the confession..</div>
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after the acknowledgment of your suffering..</div>
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after the </div>
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"I'm sorry"</div>
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" I was so wrong"</div>
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What happens </div>
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AFTER you forgive?</div>
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What happens </div>
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when you choose to forgive</div>
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even if those words never happen to be spoken?</div>
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You can forgive someone.</div>
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and they may NEVER ask for it..,</div>
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never deserve it,</div>
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never own it…</div>
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You can give it..</div>
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because Christ gave it to you..</div>
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He gave you forgiveness</div>
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so you can GIVE it away freely…</div>
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and just like you,</div>
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it's totally up to them if they …</div>
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accept that..</div>
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the point is..</div>
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because forgiveness</div>
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is meant to be </div>
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this free thing,</div>
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light and easy,</div>
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not heavy and burdened,</div>
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(that heavy thing is sin)</div>
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What happens if you DO NOT forgive..</div>
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is the chained up </div>
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tied up </div>
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bound up</div>
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forgiveness</div>
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rots deep inside you..</div>
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bitterness begins to grow</div>
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and we all know what fruit that bears.</div>
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It bears the fruit of hatred...</div>
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so what happens?</div>
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AFTER the forgiveness?</div>
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It's called </div>
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RESTORATION</div>
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and </div>
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Redemption..</div>
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Relationships</div>
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have the opportunity to be redeemed</div>
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or restored.</div>
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There are times neither can happen.</div>
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forgivenss is all that will happen.</div>
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In Christ,</div>
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we know,</div>
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the HOPE to be</div>
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redeemed..</div>
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To seek</div>
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RESTORATION.</div>
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see what was knocked down, broken and hurt…</div>
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Restored to NEW</div>
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or better than NEW …</div>
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Like your old home being fixed up..</div>
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The Relationship experiences some sort of trauma</div>
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some "earthquake or fire damage"</div>
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but together,</div>
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in Christ</div>
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you demolish what was ruined, </div>
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rotted,</div>
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moldy,</div>
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and rebuild.</div>
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It's a RESTORATION of something old,</div>
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something of significant value.</div>
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because YOU,</div>
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your relationships</div>
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are of value.</div>
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YOU are the body of Christ.</div>
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HIS Chosen BRIDE.</div>
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You are to be spotless and unblemished.</div>
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Holy, because HE is HOLY.</div>
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It's why we hold one another accountable.</div>
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We are all preparing for that great day.</div>
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The wedding day.</div>
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Our eyes should be fixed on the groom,</div>
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our King,</div>
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our JESUS.</div>
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Its the WHY behind accountability amongst believers…</div>
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It's why people who don't KNOW or READ the Holy Scriptures</div>
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tend to think "all Christians" are so Judgy…</div>
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In all honesty… some are..</div>
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But.. some unbelievers are too…</div>
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I am not writing about those here today..</div>
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I am writing about the passage in scripture that MOST </div>
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convicts me,</div>
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and frightens me.</div>
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Jesus, IN HIS OWN WORDS tells us, that we will,</div>
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WE WILL, know them by their own fruits..</div>
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ok, so maybe not judgey,</div>
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but clearly we need to be fruit inspectors…</div>
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He also says we need to CAST out the bad fruit bearers…</div>
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we should BEWARE of these "ravenous wolves"</div>
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He does NOT say we should entertain them,</div>
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or "church" them.</div>
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He does say</div>
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"he who does the will of my Father in heaven will enter"</div>
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but to those who practice "lawlessness"</div>
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He will say, HE never knew them…</div>
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I do not want Him to turn me away.</div>
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or you.</div>
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I will</div>
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LOVE you enough to speak and write truth…</div>
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I firmly believe</div>
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we MUST love again.</div>
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and I don't know that the Church KNOWS what that means</div>
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anymore in a biblical sense.</div>
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We simply MUST call people out </div>
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when their sin is </div>
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blatant,</div>
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repetitive,</div>
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unrelenting,</div>
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unacknowledged,</div>
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unrepentant…</div>
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and </div>
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causing THEM to be</div>
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<b>separated</b> in their walk from God..</div>
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as well as</div>
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causing </div>
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others to stumble in their walk with God,</div>
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not to mention</div>
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causing PAIN and suffering to the body of Christ..</div>
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to those in need,</div>
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we can not pretend away the suffering of those</div>
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LITERALLY standing before us,</div>
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and the mocking of the ill, infirm, and grieved, </div>
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must stop! </div>
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All abuse within the Community of Believers;</div>
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emotional,</div>
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spiritual,</div>
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physical,</div>
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sexual,</div>
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psychological</div>
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abuse</div>
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NEEDS</div>
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to be called out.</div>
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NEEDS to be ended.</div>
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Now, not everything is abuse.</div>
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not everyone is going to be our friend</div>
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or like us.</div>
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That is not what I am referring to.</div>
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It is time,</div>
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NOW is the time,</div>
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for the believers and followers of Jesus Christ</div>
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to CAST OUT</div>
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the wolves in the Church.</div>
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be bold.</div>
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be strong</div>
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be courageous.</div>
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The battle IS real.</div>
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The wolves ARE hiding amongst you,</div>
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preying on your children</div>
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your husbands,</div>
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your wives,</div>
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your brothers,</div>
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your sisters..</div>
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they are HUNTING them down,</div>
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these people you love…</div>
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WHEN </div>
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will you stop the pretending,</div>
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Stop the entertaining of demons?</div>
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WHEN will you pick up the WORD?</div>
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Become more discerning,</div>
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and</div>
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learn how to handle the sword?</div>
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When will you actively and lovingly</div>
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defend </div>
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your faith,</div>
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your family,</div>
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your community.</div>
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THOSE people</div>
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are the </div>
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<u>HUMANS </u></div>
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that GOD </div>
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has put in your path to love?</div>
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to tend to,</div>
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to care for,</div>
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and pray for..</div>
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so...</div>
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STOP enabling</div>
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Their LIVES,</div>
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their SOULS</div>
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their hearts,</div>
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minds</div>
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families,</div>
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marriages</div>
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may be in the balance...</div>
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CHURCH of AMERICA</div>
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YOU are in SIN</div>
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REPENT!</div>
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it's time we all wake up</div>
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absolutely </div>
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the simple things that JESUS said to do..</div>
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<span class="text Matt-22-37" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: start;"><span class="woj" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">“‘<span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-NASB-23910A" data-link="(<a href="#cen-NASB-23910A" title="See cross-reference A">A</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.625em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span><span class="small-caps" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box; font-variant: small-caps;">You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: start;"> </span><span class="text Matt-22-38" id="en-NASB-23911" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: start;"><span class="woj" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="versenum" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;">38 </span>This is the great and <span class="footnote" data-fn="#fen-NASB-23911a" data-link="[<a href="#fen-NASB-23911a" title="See footnote a">a</a>]" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.625em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;">[<a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+22%3A37-39&version=NASB#fen-NASB-23911a" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; box-sizing: border-box; color: #b34b2c; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: top;" title="See footnote a">a</a>]</span>foremost commandment.</span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; text-align: start;"> </span></div>
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LOVE your neighbor</div>
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forgive your neighbor,</div>
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get to know your neighbor,</div>
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be kind,</div>
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and patient,</div>
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not jealous</div>
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certainly not boastful,</div>
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stop with that rude stuff,</div>
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start believing people for who they say they are</div>
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and believe and HOPE more</div>
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suck it up </div>
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and endure the hard stuff…</div>
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don't whine,</div>
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complain and gossip…</div>
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because LOVE never fails..</div>
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GOD is love</div>
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He calls you to LOVE</div>
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HE calls YOU to Himself,</div>
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and calls you to </div>
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LOVE Him,</div>
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and all these people…</div>
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so..</div>
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before you set off</div>
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and head out to do your "missions"</div>
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and your "ministry"…</div>
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before</div>
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you do ANYTHING else...</div>
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LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR</div>
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but FIRST</div>
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make sure</div>
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you REALLY love GOD</div>
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with ALL YOU ARE…</div>
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then…</div>
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and only THEN</div>
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will we start to see</div>
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RESTORATION</div>
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I know, </div>
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all of this is hard to read…</div>
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and perhaps </div>
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you didn't even get this far…</div>
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perhaps you think I am </div>
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hard and mean,</div>
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and </div>
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a little self righteous…</div>
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put the breaks on the judgey thing friends..</div>
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I am a broken girl</div>
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whose </div>
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seeing something</div>
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that so many around me are blind to…</div>
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and so many I love dearly are experiencing </div>
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and really grieved and pained by..</div>
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but are not bold enough to speak up about</div>
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being me lately …</div>
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well...</div>
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it seems to be</div>
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both a blessing</div>
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and a curse…</div>
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and I am praying for</div>
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RESTORATION</div>
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in the body of Christ..</div>
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will you join me?</div>
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<br />Blessings Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17647145655602468432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312046312424858416.post-74543091925597765322015-04-29T10:13:00.001-05:002015-04-29T10:16:37.989-05:00It is well<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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because of Jesus..</div>
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I can always..</div>
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always say..</div>
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it is well with my soul</div>
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thank you Jesus</div>
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Many know my faith to be strong…</div>
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and my marriage to be strong and healthy…</div>
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and that I am raising children in the faith…</div>
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but … please remember… we live in community.</div>
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When you live IN community with strong believers,</div>
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it's not an opportunity for you to be lazy,</div>
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or negligent in your walk with Christ.</div>
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You are speaking Christ in to my family </div>
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or you are NOT.</div>
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<b>Matthew 12:20</b></div>
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We walk with Christ…</div>
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In a world of unbelievers, </div>
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people we LOVE so dearly…</div>
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this message is NOT for them..</div>
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Jesus has given us SUCH a heart for them..</div>
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sharing His light,</div>
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His love,</div>
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His grace,</div>
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mercy</div>
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Joy </div>
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with all the people that we meet</div>
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on any given day</div>
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is just.. who HE made us to be..</div>
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It's hard not to LOVE what Jesus loves</div>
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hard not to love WHO Jesus Loves...</div>
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This post is to our community..</div>
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Our community is full of those who know Jesus.</div>
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The body of Christ is there to minister to one another,</div>
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build one another up,</div>
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support,</div>
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encourage,</div>
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admonish,</div>
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rebuke,</div>
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sustain,</div>
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love,</div>
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feed,</div>
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care for...</div>
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If you are in that community</div>
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and </div>
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choose not to support us,</div>
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love us,</div>
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encourage, etc...</div>
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because you see our strengths,</div>
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see our faith,</div>
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see our voice,…</div>
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you NEED to know...</div>
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your silence</div>
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your neglect,</div>
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<b><u>you</u></b></div>
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are speaking a version of Christ</div>
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that I don't want for my children…</div>
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Get away from me.</div>
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Get away from my Children..</div>
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Lets just say..</div>
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i never knew you.</div>
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I am not hiding anymore…</div>
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i LOVE you</div>
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HE loves you.</div>
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I'm just going to stand over here..</div>
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way over here </div>
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with my KING..</div>
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re-introduce yourself </div>
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when you are ready to BE in </div>
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REAL Community</div>
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Blessings Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17647145655602468432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312046312424858416.post-27200167305224059832015-04-26T20:25:00.000-05:002015-04-27T08:18:43.445-05:00NEVER forsaken <br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, 'lucida grande', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">right in front of them…. ?</span></div>
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we are too busy, looking LIKE</div>
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we are serving Christ, to actually serve Christ.. </div>
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Scripture has a lot to say about showing favoritism in the body of Christ..</div>
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here are just four verses… </div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;"><i>personal favoritism."</i></span></div>
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We are <u><b>not</b></u> to neglect one over another… </div>
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<b>or</b> choose one over another when we are in service of the Lord… </div>
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God's people <b>will</b> be served by HIM.. </div>
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It is THEY that loose the glory and opportunity to SERVE the Lord </div>
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in serving you…</div>
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for you are precious,</div>
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and will be cared for by God</div>
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In the end, it IS God they sin against when they do such things…</div>
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If you have ever felt abandoned by God's people..</div>
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please know this..</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">God</span><span style="font-size: 14px;"> has not abandoned you.</span></div>
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God's people are sinners JUST like me,</div>
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JUST like you..</div>
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and sinners will do, what sinners do..</div>
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they sin..</div>
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they fall, they fail,</div>
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they WILL let you down..</div>
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they stumble,</div>
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drop the ball,</div>
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do it all.</div>
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THEY need the Grace and mercy and forgiveness of Jesus Christ </div>
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and readily </div>
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as you or I…</div>
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Their failings</div>
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are NOT<b> Christ Jesus</b>' failings.</div>
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His love is perfect,</div>
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unfailing,</div>
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unfaltering</div>
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never ending,</div>
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hold fast to HIM,</div>
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and His mercies will be new in the morning.</div>
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Never confuse the sinner with the SAVIOR..</div>
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forgive them</div>
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for this is what Christ Jesus would want.</div>
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not the disregarding,</div>
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or dismissing of their sin,</div>
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but the forgiveness of it.</div>
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HE will see your pain,</div>
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your suffering,</div>
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your forgotten place</div>
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and HE will restore you,</div>
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HE will renew you,</div>
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Trust in the Lord</div>
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with ALL your heart. </div>
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HE IS WORTHY!!<br />
you will NOT be forsaken..<br />
God will send mercies..<br />
love<br />
tenderness<br />
graces<br />
through others…<br />
fear not..<br />
hold fast<br />
YOU are NOT alone<br />
YOU ARE LOVED!!<br />
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</span>Blessings Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17647145655602468432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312046312424858416.post-83553154760830290322015-04-26T01:28:00.002-05:002015-04-26T09:18:18.473-05:00Even the Darkest Night will End<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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sometimes life's paths…. </div>
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take us down ways that are…</div>
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dark</div>
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and twisty..</div>
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and just when we think they can't get </div>
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any darker..</div>
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or more </div>
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twisty..</div>
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well..</div>
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they do.</div>
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the lighting shifts…</div>
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on the path</div>
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slowly ....becomes more difficult to see.</div>
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The way, is less safe,</div>
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and even more frightening than a just a step ago.</div>
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Before, we know it..</div>
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our every day lives, feel like some sort of horror film..</div>
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we bump into shiny happy people,</div>
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and put on our shiny happy face…smile,</div>
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and enjoy their joy..bask in the light of their existence,</div>
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and suddenly they are gone..</div>
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We turn and see we are again..</div>
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alone on a path…</div>
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The thing… about being alone.. on that path..</div>
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in the dark..</div>
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is , it's so creepy..</div>
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and, frightening..</div>
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and quiet..</div>
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but LOUD.</div>
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every leaf that crinkles… beneath the foot..</div>
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stones tumbling …</div>
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rustling in the shadows…</div>
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causing our heart to race..</div>
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it skips a beat and pounds so very loudly..</div>
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adding to the strange noises in the darkness we are surrounded by..</div>
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then suddenly one</div>
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hear ones own breath.. </div>
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the anxiety of every moment runs so very high…</div>
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"keep calm..</div>
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keep calm…</div>
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press on .. </div>
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press on…</div>
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one step forward..</div>
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just one more..</div>
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day light cometh…"</div>
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it's the shadows that are the worst…</div>
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one MUST remember...</div>
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because they are the easiest TO fear..</div>
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It's in the shadows that our secret fears hide…</div>
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where demons reside,</div>
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where lies</div>
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and dead dreams,</div>
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and ancient tales, </div>
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buried and told </div>
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now forgotten,</div>
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and old…</div>
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live on..</div>
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if live is what you call them…</div>
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<b>FEAR</b>…<br />
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I see it now.. More than ever before. I don't know that I really ever saw it clearly before … honestly I don't remember... I feel like a veil has been lifted, a curtain drawn, and I can see it in peoples eyes, in their mannerisms, hear it in their words and see it in their choices. <br />
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People are fearful. At least many, many people in the circles I run in. The economy has shifted, and times are hard. I have friends in many income levels, but the fear I see is the same.<br />
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Their fearlessness has dissolved, and with it, for many of them, dissolved their ability to really LISTEN to one another. Talking over one another, more cliquishness, segregation, alienation like I haven't seen since Breakfast Club… Listening is like a great superpower. But when you loose it, well, things can get ugly, and no one likes an ugly Super Hero.<br />
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When mommies, every day, mommies, live in constant fear, they develop something a little LIKE, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. They live under constant daily stresses that are above and beyond anything any other generation has endured… well except those living under actual wars and famine. These mama's are unaware of all of their fears and stresses, THEY are, most of them, in total denial. From dealing with special needs kids in staggering numbers…to deal with dealing with divorce, abandonment issues, unemployment, serious health related issues, and real, honest to goodness alienation, not mention the intense need in our culture to compare and compete over literally everything…. there are lots of reasons for mothers in America to be stressed out today….<br />
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What shocks me… To top all this off, is the fear. Fear , that they are not seeing in themselves when they look into their mirrors each morning. Perhaps … well… perhaps they do, on mornings they feel, particularly honest, and raw, and broken. But rushing, and pride are all together too much a part of our culture, and these Mama's might not have the time for raw, or real. We must after all, press on.<br />
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We are as a sex, afraid of, it would seem … everything… Not just the things the media TELLS us we are afraid of either.. They only tell us about how we are so afraid of how we look, about aging, about our weight, about our sex lives, or lack there of…. blah blah blah.. they NEVER go deeper.<br />
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Afraid of getting a job, keeping a job, what people at work, or church, or in their own families might think if they really KNEW what was happening in their own homes...Many are afraid of living in this community, not that one…<br />
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If the blood work comes back saying your child MAY have down syndrome, and you feel afraid of raising that child, you can just.. "terminate" said pregnancy. Do you? Don't you? Can you really?Because that is how our culture is, but could YOU do it? <br />
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If a teen age girl gets pregnant and she is afraid of raising her child… does she "terminate" her pregnancy… because the "fear" for carrying to term for adoption…What if it were me? What if it were MY daughter? or my son's girlfriend… ?<br />
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We, speaking of our culture at large, would even rather a child of rape be "terminated", IF the mother so chooses, based on her "fear of how she MAY or may not feel during the pregnancy"… when not even the father would be "terminated" if prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law… Would I support MY daughter if SHE were afraid of having someone else live in her womb?<br />
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If your genetic chance of cancer is above a certain percentage, just remove said ovaries, or breasts…That's what was in the news THIS week… You are afraid of dying of a brain tumor, much better to commit suicide, and die in a way you're comfortable with, because goodness knows, we should, none of us EVER be afraid?<br />
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NOW, maybe it's not my place to say these are right or wrong here on this post, I am quite sure that some of my personal opinions have seeped through, inadvertently . I won't even ever say that I sit in a place of judgment over anyone who has EVER had to make these choices, or had to face these challenges… They are REAL challenges, painful challenges, frightening and horrible. … These decisions, these very huge, life giving, life taking, life altering decisions, are being made out of fear. That, is my only point today. FEAR seems to be ruling our generation…<br />
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I am part of an interesting little culture… Perhaps YOU are not a part of such a culture, perhaps you are in a different subculture. Mine is a bit unique… and it touches several other subcultures, just by the nature of ME being me… I would be interested in knowing, if what I see, is similar to what you see.<br />
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Way way back in 2001 we began researching home education. We didn't start actually doing anything about it, till we yanked out our then kindergartner out of school that following January. We were part of a revolution. NOT a rebellion. We weren't angry at anyone, we weren't "anti-public schoolers" or anything like that.. We also weren't arrogant and of the mindset that we could do EVERYTHING that the public school was doing only better. No, that surely was never ME. We thought, we could do it differently… Reach our children in different ways, educate on a different path, inspire, enlighten, open up the world to them. The tragedy in New York had just happened, a breast cancer scare for me just happened, and I didn't want life to just "happen" for our family.. I wanted to embrace life, know my kids, share with them, see the world with them, teach them everything I could, because life is a gift, and it's days, are unknown.<br />
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Being diagnosed with a brain tumor, thankfully a cancer free tumor, and a pretty tame one at that, was still a shock. It was also a diagnoses that brought me back to that place, and made me look at my own life and how I am doing.. in MY life goals… In my little niche of my universe…<br />
Well, we've seen a lot of the United States, and some of Europe, clearly not as much as I would like.. but quite a lot. It's given us friends all over, friends and expats that we keep in touch with, a pulse on places in the world that are dear to us, and some, we'd only ever seen on maps, because some of our dear friends have moved since we'd met them.<br />
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We really have LIVED, experienced health crises, walked each of my parents down the long road of cancer and seen them off to their cross overs… also suffered the loss of my husbands father. Suffering and loss, and grief, special needs, mental health issues, major dietary needs, the list of things that we have dealt with and continue to deal this on a daily basis, is pretty staggering.<br />
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Each of those issues, brings a "sub culture" with it. Does that make sense? If I were BACK in high school in the 1980's … it would mean … a different crowd, or clique….<br />
each and every health care issue is a separate crowd<br />
special needs, Lyme, brain tumor, PANDAS… etc, etc, etc….<br />
dietary issues, grief issues, homeschooling, public school crowd, Montessori school crowd...ages of children,, Essential Oil/herbalism crowd….<br />
Christian Crowd…<br />
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some of the people in some of the groups, overlap.. but in so many I find fear…<br />
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Mama's feel afraid they aren't doing it all, being it all, knowing it all, giving their children everything. And while, on some level, that sounds like what I want to do for my kids… It's not. I don't want to GIVE my children everything… I want to DO life with my kids. I can't BE Jesus for my kids… sometimes we need to remind ourselves and each other that.<br />
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Having battled Moriarty for a little while means I was home… alone, a LOT lately… so when I am out people want to know all sorts of little things… but once we get over the "all about ME" phase, I listen…<br />
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I told Rob last night. I feel so alone. I didn't know how alone I was till recently. I used to be surrounded by visionaries like myself.. People who could see the opportunities that home education opened up for their children. Who could see that the jobs that their children would probably have, probably didn't even exist yet, and who knew, like I do, that it was our job, to keep the world open for them…. That too much conformity too early, too much structure too early in their development rooted out self discovery, exploration and creativity. <br />
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I thought, or, rather maybe? imagined I was surrounded by minds like my own that knew, with every fiber of their being that great literature must be read, constantly, not occasionally. that vocabulary would be learned out of the necessity and burning desire to understand the words in context of the book…. not just by endless lists for years and years. Yes, I feel alone.. I don't know where the fearless mothers have gone. <br />
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They are afraid of not socializing "enough"; not doing "this" curriculum, or "that" curriculum.<br />
It's no better amongst the schooling mommies. They are just as fearful. Afraid of their child not testing well, or getting the services they need, or well, the list is pretty endless.. Draw anxiety all over their faces. Everyone wants THEIR kid to have the perfect childhood. Maybe they're having marriage problems, then there is the FEAR, that their child will find out, and a lot of effort goes into hiding those problems. The list of fears, holding mothers hostage is very disturbing. And the Idol of "perfect" needs to be shattered so we can all breath again.<br />
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As a parent of a special needs child, I can tell you there are ALL sorts of fears relating to special needs.. Am I doing enough therapies. What if we did this one, or added on that one. What if we bought this and that too? Maybe if we just.. Perhaps THIS medicine might help, or that herb, or this probiotic ? With some special needs, especially when you are still in the diagnostic phase, or when your child has layers of issues, there are just so many, "what IF's".. and "MAYBE if we just…", you can loose yourself, your family, your time and literally your entire savings, to these amazing "what if's" only to discover… absolutely NO change in your child… what so ever…. Learning to not make decisions based on fear, and believe me, false hopes ARE really fear in disguise; is one the most important things a special needs parent can do for their marriage and family… <br />
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We've learned to pray, and ask questions like.. and … what IF it doesn't work? What IF we don't do the extra therapy? WHAT if, we save that money for a vacation for the family? How would that money benefit THIS child spent that way? Would it benefit MORE to spend some time in a HAPPY way with siblings on a beach or at a pool, vs the benefit of adding this extra hour of therapy that may or may not be helping… Sometimes the choice IS the therapy.. sometimes, it isn't. The point is, we can't be afraid to ask those questions. We have to choose our family as a whole. Choosing the whole family helps deter those sibling issues that often arise when "special needs" is a part of a family… Now, when I write all of this, I write from the perspective of a family with, real needs, but not, life and death needs… My child does NOT have congenital heart failure, my child isn't in and out of an ICU… My child's therapies are NOT life GIVING, they are life enriching, and so I realize some of you might read my thoughts about "deciding" and think, WOW is she crazy! We all are in different places, May grace abound...<br />
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I have even met parents who hide death. YES, all together are hiding death. A bird died on the street and ALL the children were out side investigating this death. Was it a blue jay? Was it a freak accident? Was it a raccoon? Why did this poor birdy die? WELL… This one mother actually had a totally meltdown, telling all the children the bird was napping, sent her child in, and didn't let that child out for 2 days. Not until, she figured the chatter about death was over. FEAR….<br />
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We all have fear. The question is. Will you let it control you? Does it consume you. Do your children get to walk to the park with out you hovering, at a reasonable age? Do you let them ride their bikes around the block, or are you gripped with fear? <br />
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The Bible talks about Fear 365 times.. Seriously! God does NOT want you to be THIS anxious. Trust in the LORD… Be honest with yourself about your fears. Are they rational, or irrational. Are there steps you can take today to lesson your gripping fears? If you aren't sure, if you need ideas, talk with a trusted friend, wise counsel. One clear sign of fear is a hyper need to control… control people, things, well, anything and everything. Remember we are never REALLY in control of anything, except hopefully ourselves. <br />
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Our job, as fearless Mommies, and Daddies, is to teach our children self control, and to practice it as best as we are able. To Trust God, and teach our kids to TRUST God… but not control them, and make them as afraid as we have been.. How can you live in the grace and freedom you so long for? What are some practical things you can do today to start parenting in freedom? </div>
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First and foremost, pray everyday! Can you buy an indestructible whistle for each of your children to wear around their necks, JUST in case? Whilst cell phones are one thing, good old fashioned walkie talkies are great for just going to a park or riding a bike, would that EASE your fears.. Reading courageous articles from Harvard, MIT, and other brilliant places has kept me encouraged to remain fearless in our pursuit of the kind of education we feel called to. I read scripture to be encouraged… I memorize courageous passages and recite them to myself and to my kiddo's ! <br />
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I will now, and am forever ON the hunt for fearless friends… and humble ones, who see fear in the mirror, and are willing, and eager to wipe it off like yesterdays mascara… How do I see your fear so well.. how do I know? as the old saying goes on playgrounds everywhere… "It takes one.. to KNOW one…" because every now and then.. I wake up and see fear on MY face when I look in the mirror … and that's what I do… I wipe it off.. and spend the next day…. or week.. shattering the strong holds I have allowed it to make in my life…<br />
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seeing clearly</div>
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crisply</div>
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I don't</div>
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things are fuzzier</div>
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a bit too dim</div>
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and other times</div>
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everything is </div>
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a bit too bright</div>
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I get headaches a LOT</div>
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and had my vision checked..</div>
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my eyes look groovy</div>
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this friday</div>
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I will meet the </div>
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and it seems</div>
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weird.</div>
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like I am making too much of things..</div>
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and…</div>
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I have so much on my plate..</div>
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I hardly want more</div>
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but.. </div>
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my eye doctor really supports me going</div>
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she is so great</div>
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I am so thankful for her.</div>
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God really has blessed me with some great health care providers.</div>
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I have had in the past, some pretty awful ones…</div>
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but ..</div>
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I have to say, I am blessed with some of the best doctors EVER</div>
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thank you Lord..</div>
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praying for peace</div>
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as</div>
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I really feel a little stressed meeting new doctors</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">I came to Christ as an adult.. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">and I remember one day… </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"> where the Romans once Martyred Christians… </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">and thinking.. </span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">thinking hard..</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I remember reading Pilgrims progress… </span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">and thinking…</span></span></div>
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and reading Hinds Feet in High Places..</div>
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and AGAIN thinking..</div>
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The more I read Scripture, </div>
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The more I was compelled to read the others who have gone before me..</div>
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and so..</div>
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I was drawn into their tales…</div>
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being allegorically minded…</div>
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C.S. Lewis… has my a place in my heart forever!</div>
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and it made me think… always it made me think…the SAME thing…</div>
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When I read J.R.R. Tolkein</div>
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I felt.. and still do.. a kindred spirit..</div>
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I knew… I could do..</div>
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THIS </div>
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THIS might be… I could follow my KING</div>
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if my KING was this KING Jesus of the Holy Scriptures</div>
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I was reading every day in my Bible…</div>
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yes..I would look at the maps,</div>
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knowing my map would be different, </div>
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I could bear the ring…</div>
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I could go into Mordor..</div>
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or help</div>
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or fight Orgs…</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"> "WHERE YOU go, I go.. Where YOU stay.. I stay… </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">You say, Lord, you will never leave me, nor forsake me,</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"> t</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">hat with YOU I have nothing to fear, because with YOU on my side, </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">who can really be against me.. You have aptly described my many future enemies.. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I have had many already… </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I am ready to do this….</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"> What EVER it takes" </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">… yep… I have said that to God .. countless times… </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I even GET that part of this spiritual warfare is MY own self being so weak</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"> and SO broken </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">and SO frail, that I am unable to always sense HIS presence…</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"> HE is there </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">..and I don't always "feel" like… </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">when someones eyes suddenly stop working .. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">and they don't SEE you… </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">their other senses aren't fine tuned … </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">so they didn't kick in…</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b> it's trauma…</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">that's what this is.. I get it… </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">He taught me.. in His word.. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I studied HIS word.. Memorized His word.. hid it in my heart… </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I studied like I had no time.. like there was a test.. and now… </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I know why…. and honestly I … I feel broken… </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I don't ask … "why?'… </span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">or "WHY ME?"</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I know why… "</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"> I don't even ask "where am I?"… </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #141823;"><span style="line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">I kinda wanna ask ….like the typical kid in the back of the car…. </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #141823;"><span style="line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">ABBA FATHER???? </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #141823;"><span style="line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">how much longer? </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #141823;"><span style="line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">how much further must we travel? </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"> I am so tired.. so broken… so scattered… </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I am loosing bits and pieces of ME and them..</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"> and they …</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">WE were all so wonderful IN YOU LORD!!!!! </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #141823; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">and …I miss us.. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #141823; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">I miss the me, and the us we were in you</span></span></span><span style="color: #141823; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">…</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #141823; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">I miss the family we came to be as we came to know you..</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Then… the other part of me.. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">wants to go back to being that girl…</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">drunk with sun and sand, </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">and a little red wine… </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #141823; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">(not that I still have my bikini wearing powers)…</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #141823; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> part of me..</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #141823; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">just…</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #141823; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> misses ME …. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #141823; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">and misses MY kids before the walk through the valley of the shadow of death… </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #141823; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">and misses my husband… before the constant battles</span></span></span><span style="color: #141823; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">…</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #141823; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">and misses that super cool super power of FEELING the presence of God…</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #141823; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">MISSES when Moriarty wasn't around and I could worship at church..</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #141823; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">and not be stuck outside like a leper..</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #141823; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">alone..</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #141823; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">rejected…</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #141823; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">but the truth is…</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #141823; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">His love is steady.. and faithful and true..</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #141823; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">oh it feels so long, this part of the walk. so hard.. I thought I was so brave, so ready… I am feeling like such a wimpy girlie girl… </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #141823; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">making it hard for me to explain</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #141823; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">but there is this whole world..</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #141823; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">called my life</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #141823; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">that is crazy right now</span></span></span><span style="color: #141823; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">…</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #141823; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">and I don't get to explain that</span></span></span><span style="color: #141823; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">…</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #141823; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">other peoples lives</span></span></span><span style="color: #141823; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">…</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #141823; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">and their stories..</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #141823; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">and until I am ready to sit down with them..</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #141823; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">and write this down as a book,</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #141823; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">with a contract,</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #141823; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">and proceeds to go to help their situations..</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #141823; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">I can't write it all here..</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #141823; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">just know..</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #141823; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">that I feel like I gut sucked into </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #141823; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 16px; white-space: pre-wrap;">and I can't get back home.</span></span></span></div>
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I am parched.</div>
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A girl in a dry and </div>
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WEARY LAND.</div>
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exhausted</div>
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and fatigued..</div>
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This week.. </div>
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well..</div>
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the past few weeks…</div>
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I have had this cold…</div>
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flu..</div>
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THING..</div>
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and every time, I start to get better..</div>
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some human</div>
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(GOD BLESS YOU ALL)</div>
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hands me yet another version of it…</div>
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probably my children..</div>
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once my husband..</div>
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perhaps some nameless person at the grocer's?</div>
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oh well..</div>
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we have established how stellar my immune system is?</div>
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well yes.. there is that.</div>
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but my week ahead..</div>
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this on and the next..</div>
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look a bit like this trail</div>
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and HEAVING my wee SELF up each step..</div>
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is a bit of an effort..</div>
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in fact, EVERY little thing..</div>
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FEELS like an effort.</div>
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A sinus infection</div>
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on top of my tumor..</div>
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IS SO MUCH WORSE</div>
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than ever before…</div>
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somehow,</div>
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my brain feels so </div>
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wounded and tender…</div>
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(YES it could be IN my head.. I COULD Be imagining it)</div>
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I am a big fat baby!</div>
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I can't THINK clear</div>
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my eyes BURN</div>
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post nasal UGH</div>
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make me cough and my throat is </div>
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RAW…</div>
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again!</div>
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I am dry..</div>
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drying OUT ..</div>
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it's awful..</div>
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seriously</div>
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this is on and off for about 6 weeks..</div>
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I need FRESH air..</div>
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I hate this dryness of my home..</div>
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so we bought a humidify thing..</div>
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it helps but.. only a little</div>
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I WANT FRESH AIR…</div>
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but living in Northern Illinois</div>
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means…</div>
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IF I open the windows</div>
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I FREEZE my face off</div>
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and fingers and toes..</div>
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and that of my children..</div>
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so husband won't allow it…</div>
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it's HORRID!!!</div>
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(insert dramatic cry)</div>
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During the SAME time..</div>
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but perhaps a bit longer…</div>
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My very sexy husband,</div>
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Machine Man himself</div>
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has had a back injury..</div>
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so WE are a sight for sore eyes..</div>
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sad old cronies…</div>
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with a TON going on</div>
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every day!</div>
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we fight for the heating pad..</div>
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why we have not bought another..</div>
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escapes me..</div>
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alas..</div>
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we are silly, and madly in love..</div>
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(emphasis on madly … but only this week)</div>
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The next few days..</div>
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(big clear throat)</div>
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perhaps 2-3 weeks..</div>
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are pretty non stop here..</div>
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and the trail will be pretty harsh…</div>
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going from that above</div>
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to</div>
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certainly not the deadliest </div>
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most treacherous trail we've been on..</div>
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but CRAZY…</div>
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exhausting</div>
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and all that </div>
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whilst pretty wiped out..</div>
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GOD is great..</div>
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and every single day here </div>
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ONE FOOT IN FRONT OF THE OTHER</div>
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(think of the song)</div>
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(comment if you know the movie)</div>
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you don't want to .. </div>
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RUN with small children down this trail…</div>
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watch where you go..</div>
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careful with your steps..</div>
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and some days..</div>
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we get pretty gosh darn discouraged.</div>
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we TRY to remind ourselves..</div>
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lots of kid things.</div>
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LOTs of doctor things..</div>
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lot's of things that overwhelm…,</div>
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the me part of the us..,</div>
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and put a lot of pressure on the him part of the us..</div>
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I can't express more to how I am so thankful for my husband...</div>
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YET, as hard as things are some days..</div>
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we've been through harder days than these…</div>
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and truth be told… the days ahead...may be harder still..</div>
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but we can hold fast,</div>
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to one another,</div>
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and to Christ,</div>
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because we HAVE hope..</div>
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we have held on so long.</div>
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why let go NOW?</div>
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so the weeks ahead… </div>
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MAY</div>
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look daunting..</div>
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the calendar jam packed and bursting at it's lines…</div>
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Appointments over booked..,</div>
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babysitters in need..,</div>
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trips and procedures needed rescheduling..,</div>
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And, it's all quite..</div>
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overwhelming,</div>
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exhausting,</div>
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tiresome,</div>
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and</div>
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yet, He has this..</div>
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I lift up my LIFE to Jesus Christ..</div>
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Author and perfecter of my faith..</div>
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seriously..</div>
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there is NO way I could do it all..</div>
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I can't even write about it all without sobbing…</div>
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so I get all general here on this blog.</div>
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Some day..</div>
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the trails down the mountain.. will look more like that..</div>
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I will lie in green pastures..</div>
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and HE will restore MY weary soul…</div>
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dreaming of summer</div>
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and lemonade on a porch,</div>
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music and laughter,</div>
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and BBQ on the grill, </div>
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catch firefly's in a jar,</div>
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roast marshmallow's round the fire pit..</div>
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I am </div>
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dreaming of sweet times of fellowship</div>
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when breaks from these trials come..</div>
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because</div>
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the breaks do come..</div>
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sometimes they are not as long as we wish them to be</div>
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but they do come..</div>
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so we try to drink them in when they come…</div>
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those butterflies</div>
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and </div>
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smell of fresh mowed lawns</div>
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roses blooming</div>
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lavender</div>
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and daisies in the field..</div>
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bicycle rides</div>
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and giggles on long long walks…</div>
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maybe it will last the summer..</div>
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maybe one Sunday afternoon..</div>
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but it's coming..</div>
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and I am eagerly awaiting</div>
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my time of refreshment </div>
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with the Lord</div>
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I am going to </div>
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DRINK</div>
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because </div>
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I AM THIRSTY</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">p.s. you all must know… I want you to know, as a hiker, I would much rather be actually hiking these trails than be on this spiritual hike… not my choice</span></div>
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Blessings Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17647145655602468432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312046312424858416.post-10705591533496782292015-02-24T08:36:00.002-06:002015-02-24T08:36:22.361-06:00love and trust<div style="text-align: center;">
serious… I saw this wonderful piece on Pinterest today.. </div>
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I don't know the artist.. but simply HAD to share …</div>
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It's captured my heart, and where I feel I am… </div>
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I hope you are as moved by it as I am…</div>
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because..</div>
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I really</div>
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REALLY </div>
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don't understand HIS plan..</div>
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but I love</div>
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and trust HIM.</div>
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Yet even as much as I love HIM,</div>
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even that, is less than HE has shown His love towards me…</div>
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feeling..</div>
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overwhelmed,</div>
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by it ALL.</div>
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and by HIM</div>
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and </div>
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HIS love</div>
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Blessings Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17647145655602468432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312046312424858416.post-63636050214383360392015-02-24T07:26:00.002-06:002015-02-24T10:27:19.031-06:00lost in the great big sea, little me<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
alas…</div>
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It's a bit of a challenging season for me.</div>
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Perhaps, the season you face is challenging too.</div>
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The other day I received an urgent prayer text from a dear friend,</div>
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telling me her child was in hospital…. </div>
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There I was, in the same hospital, </div>
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facing so many doctors,</div>
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for hours on end</div>
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for a child of my own.</div>
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Sometimes, all we can do, </div>
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Is say our prayers,</div>
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TRUST </div>
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in this wonderful God who loves us</div>
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and</div>
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some days,</div>
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are just hard days.</div>
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They grow us,</div>
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change us,</div>
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refine us,</div>
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challenge us,</div>
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renew us,</div>
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and we, are never the same after they have come,</div>
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and they have gone..</div>
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When the dust has settled,</div>
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and the weeks have passed,</div>
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and we look back on those days,</div>
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more often than not,</div>
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even with the PAIN, </div>
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still searing in our hearts,</div>
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most of us,</div>
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at least most of those who have shared with me,</div>
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and said the same,</div>
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we can look back, </div>
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and honestly say,</div>
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those were the days </div>
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that everything changed.</div>
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The tide turned,</div>
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things may have gotten worse</div>
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or what EVER,</div>
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but we, began to grow </div>
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STRONGER,</div>
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rise up to meet,</div>
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to greet,</div>
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to breath deeper,</div>
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those are the days,</div>
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where the defeats lessened</div>
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and we begin</div>
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to see the victory </div>
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even if ONLY from within..</div>
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and </div>
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really…</div>
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that is the ONLY place it matters.</div>
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HE has got me…</div>
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He HAS got YOU…</div>
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Call on HIS name,</div>
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and put your hope in Jesus..</div>
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Here's to all of us,</div>
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who feel like a little Nemo,</div>
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swimming in a great big Sea,</div>
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against tides,</div>
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and big creatures wanting to eat us,</div>
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temperatures we can NOT withstand,</div>
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trusting,</div>
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hoping against all hope,</div>
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in the ONE</div>
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who </div>
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the ONLY one</div>
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worth hoping in.</div>
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<br />Blessings Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17647145655602468432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312046312424858416.post-1513058060844230622015-02-18T10:46:00.001-06:002015-02-18T11:23:58.969-06:00Relax… you are not alone<div style="text-align: center;">
RELAX</div>
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Doctors are funny people..</div>
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They have this secret… amazing sense of humor..</div>
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pretty snarky to catch it..</div>
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which gives you all,</div>
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GREAT insight into </div>
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MY sense of humor..</div>
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but..</div>
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catch it,</div>
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you can..</div>
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They say things like…</div>
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"find ways to de stress"</div>
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to mothers of many children..</div>
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or</div>
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"you need to find a way to relax"</div>
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to mothers of children with special needs</div>
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or</div>
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"how can you incorporate calm, in your life"</div>
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to mothers with children who struggle with mental health battles..</div>
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all the while</div>
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the mother could just</div>
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or burst into laughter..</div>
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I often </div>
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or crack a joke back at them..</div>
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like..</div>
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"gee, when I figure out the answer to that,</div>
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I will be able to pay off YOUR student loans as well as ALL my kids"</div>
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insert…</div>
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calm…?</div>
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peace?</div>
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I pray to JESUS for those things…</div>
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those are the amazing gifts He writes to me about..</div>
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and calm…</div>
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that is I believe part of my progressive sanctification..</div>
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Jesus CALMED the storm</div>
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and I know He can CALM my life</div>
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but lets be frank..</div>
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not Frank.. the fun guy down the block,</div>
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life IS stormy</div>
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and walking through many challenges…</div>
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<b><i>Psalm 90:12 So teach us to number our days that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom</i></b></div>
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The two basic things I glean from this is to to find time for the Lord, to be intentional about applying my heart unto the wisdom of His word. </div>
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His word brings to me such peace, and such relationship with Him, so it is essential that I apply my heart first and always to prayer and reading of the Holy Bible. </div>
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The second thing I glean from this passage, is the numbering of my days… </div>
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that my days on this earth and my applying my heart to seeking after His wisdom towards and knowing His heart should is something I want to be very intentional about. That my days NOT be full of chaos, but have some as semblance of order.. </div>
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So.. having a good day planner, so my silly mind doesn't get overwhelmed has helped ME.. </div>
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I need to CARVE out time for the things that MATTER most.. </div>
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I also need to SEE all those other super important things on that calendar.. </div>
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or I will.. forget them.they will flit and float right out of my mind..</div>
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I have brain issues, so I also have a VERY big desk planner hanging from my wall… </div>
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for the WHOLE family to see.. </div>
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we have regular brief family meetings to make sure every calendar is up to date with dates and events.. I have SO much more peace knowing where I am supposed to be.. </div>
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My dearest friend went so far as to hang up 2 of these calendars, one is always one month ahead, </div>
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so she can see forward better.. Her family serves in ministry, and she NEEDS the peace that comes with just standing back and looking at the days and knowing where and when things are planned..</div>
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It may or may not all come about..</div>
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these two things,</div>
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bring about peace!</div>
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being intentional</div>
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with our time</div>
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brings great peace..</div>
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well TRY every single DAY to do..</div>
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is remember to read this..</div>
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I take all my needs…</div>
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all of them..</div>
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and my mind is sooo sooo dis-organized</div>
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I rearrange it all..</div>
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I write my </div>
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which is stuff around the house..</div>
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<b><i>Errand List</i></b></div>
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go to library, Trader Joes, Costco, best friends, pick up kid at school, post office, lab for blood work, doctor appointment for (fill in the blank), gas station, pharmacy</div>
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produce, meats, spices, toiletries, gluten free snacks, gluten free bread</div>
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everything that NEEDS fixing… like the toilet, the kitchen, (yes the WHOLE kitchen is on that list), closet & door for Princess, and windows, and curtains for ALL the bedrooms, and… and … and.. </div>
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Things I need the kids to learn.. I NEED to teach them, or need them to learn from someone somewhere.. so IF I am not going to teach them, I need to find a tutor or teacher or class someplace for them to learn that particular skill… </div>
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Having some lists.. not too many, but having them .. helps, because I really won't remember otherwise.. sticky notes help.. because I write it down, and let GOD know about it.. and now.. there it is.. He will provide for it, with time, talent or resources.. or .. he won't.. I pray, and write,and wait.. He's NEVER made me wait LONG on the food.. but I have waited over 2 years on the dishwasher.. so I just wash by hand.. pretty soon, it looks like I might get a WHOLE new kitchen out of this … YAY God! Often waiting, means what you want is NOT good for you, other times, it means something better is coming your way.. I really hope, the later for this kitchen fiasco.. (**smiles**)</div>
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all this to say, writing these things down…</div>
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giving order to the chaos to my mind</div>
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giving written word back to the gracious loving God</div>
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who first wrote to ME</div>
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(like writing notes in school.. so so cool)</div>
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is very stress releasing.</div>
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Once its on that paper,</div>
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and I have had my chat with God as I write it,</div>
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It's NOT a stress.</div>
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Other areas that I am working on….That I KNOW I need to work on…</div>
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Drinking warm herbal tea</div>
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drinking LESS caffeine </div>
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(I am down to, 2 cups of coffee a day!)</div>
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less icy cold beverages</div>
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more stretching of my muscles,</div>
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so they don't' retain and HOLD their tense posture ALL the day long.</div>
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We cleared a space for our Pilates</div>
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but for now</div>
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I am just beginning my "miracle ball" exercises</div>
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and basic stretches…</div>
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as well as the </div>
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aromatic medicine I am learning in school…</div>
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but VERY helpful!</div>
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as my mind becomes highly strained at excessive chaotic areas…</div>
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so planning meals out at the very minimum one day ahead seems to help with stress.</div>
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I have a long way to go.</div>
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Stress seems to be PART of the package I have right now..</div>
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I am definitely NOT trying to write a lecture.</div>
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CLEARLY I am IN the battle.</div>
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I am still battling on, I have not lost, I have not surrendered to the chaos.</div>
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I have victories weekly…</div>
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I have HOPE in the Lord…</div>
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I know this is an issue many of us struggle with.</div>
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Being a caretaker for children with health issues,</div>
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children with special needs,</div>
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puts us at greater risk for health issues ourselves.</div>
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WHEN we have to face those health crisis,</div>
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we have to face them with a confidence that others can't imagine!</div>
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If you are facing such a challenge,</div>
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please know,</div>
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you are not alone,</div>
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you are loved,</div>
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and there ARE things,</div>
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even little things,</div>
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that you CAN do,</div>
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to make a little dent </div>
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in the chaos of your life.</div>
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and bring pieces of peace,</div>
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scraps of order, </div>
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shards of calm </div>
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to some of the moments </div>
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taking the places </div>
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where the chain</div>
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that is you</div>
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the parts of you that are broken</div>
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bright</div>
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I don't match AT all anymore..</div>
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I have these cool,</div>
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heavy chains… that I am.</div>
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from sickness, </div>
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sadness,</div>
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death,</div>
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grief,</div>
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pain,</div>
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suffering,</div>
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tumor,</div>
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blah, blah, blah,</div>
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They are getting MENDED,</div>
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In the coolest</div>
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happiest colors..</div>
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the best parts of me</div>
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<span style="line-height: 1.38;">Things that really CAUSE brain pain...</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 1.38;">are we numb…?</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 1.38;"> just inoculated by our media and movies…</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 1.38;"> our netflix and .. video games…? </span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 1.38;">there is SO much darkness and death in our culture.. </span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 1.38;">so many shows surrounding murder and destruction.. </span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 1.38;">do we even … really FEEL the impact of it.. </span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 1.38;">when it really IS… anymore?</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 1.38;">THIS week in history…</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 1.38;">21 Christians were murdered… for their Faith in Jesus Christ…</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 1.38;">yes.. 21 were martyred for JESUS…</span><span style="line-height: 1.38;"> </span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 1.38;">this isn't the days of Nero…</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 1.38;"> but it is 2015 and is LIVE and televised…</span><span style="line-height: 1.38;"> </span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 1.38;">THIS day in history</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 1.38;">21 real people… were murdered by REAL people in the name of Islam… or ISIS … </span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 1.38;">these were REAL people .. who did this.. who had this done to them..</span><span style="line-height: 1.38;"> </span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 1.38;">It is SO sad…so disturbing.. and I shutter at the thought…</span><span style="line-height: 1.38;"> </span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 1.38;">It's so easy for me to focus on all this other stuff… </span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 1.38;">when the MOST important thing.. is my walk and my FAITH and my work in Christ…</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 1.38;"> I am called to fix my eyes on the prize.. would I be as brave, were I to bear that orange garment… ? Would I raise my children to be as brave, to love the Lord their God so dearly,</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 1.38;"> that they would never deny Him… </span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 1.38;">I certainly can NOT save my children..</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 1.38;"> but I CAN show them, can tell them, how much I love Him.. and HOW much He loves them…</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 1.38;"> I can demonstrate my love for Him, and choose to be intentional in how I parent..</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 1.38;"> In how I love my husband, and my neighbors…</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 1.38;"> Lord.. let me be intentional in my LOVE.. Let me be more BOLD in my love… Let me not grow cold or indifferent to injustice and violence… grace me with compassion that moves me to do YOUR work in my world… and Lord.. I lift up to you all the loved ones of the 21 who lost their lives THIS week.. and all the weeks before.. and pray… for all those who TOOK the lives.. Dear Lord.. they know not what they do, bring them to YOU, forgive them, free them, and save them..</span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 1.38;"> In JESUS' name…amen</span></div>
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Blessings Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17647145655602468432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312046312424858416.post-60591223351344511992015-02-13T10:03:00.000-06:002015-02-13T12:44:32.172-06:00Questions….<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>YES!</b></div>
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he .. shrank?</div>
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How much?</div>
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<b>just a little</b></div>
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<b>no, not that much..</b></div>
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<b>Moriarty never even got that big</b></div>
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<b>He only seems that big</b></div>
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you said… Pilates.. </div>
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<b>Pilates isn't associated with any eastern religious stuff…</b></div>
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<b>It doesn't make MY spirit uncomfortable </b></div>
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<b>It ISN'T high impact</b></div>
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<b>or cardio</b></div>
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<b>which my body can NOT take</b></div>
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<b>because of the state of my many auto -immune diseases.</b></div>
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<b>In fact,</b></div>
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<b>according to 2 of my doctors, those are just NOT allowed!</b></div>
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<b>They can cause me to crash,</b></div>
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<b>and make me very very ill..</b></div>
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<b>(gee, wonder what went wrong ALL these years…)</b></div>
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<b>all that to say</b></div>
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<b>I like the basic philosophy behind Pilates…</b></div>
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<b>I feel, I can actually get behind them;</b></div>
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<b>and because, I think</b></div>
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<b>and often people say I think TOO much..</b></div>
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<b>when I think about it,</b></div>
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<b>this philosophy doesn't upset me</b></div>
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<b>I feel I will be able to stick with it for intellectual reasons.</b></div>
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<span style="background-color: #ffffcc; color: #001683; font-family: Balthazar, serif; font-size: 32px;">correct wrong postures, </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #ffffcc; color: #001683; font-family: Balthazar, serif; font-size: 32px;">restore physical vitality, </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #ffffcc; color: #001683; font-family: Balthazar, serif; font-size: 32px;">invigorate the mind, </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: #ffffcc; color: #001683; font-family: Balthazar, serif; font-size: 32px;">and elevate the spirit." </span></div>
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<b>"extra" work of healing I am doing</b></div>
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<b>is balance,</b></div>
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<b>the restoration </b></div>
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<b>of health to my body.</b></div>
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<b>This seems to be what Pilates is all about.</b></div>
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<b>When I get strong enough,</b></div>
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<b>My goal is to be able to dance </b></div>
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<b>and not collapse for 3 days after.</b></div>
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<b>yay for goals!</b></div>
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chinese herbs and medicine..</div>
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WHAT is THAT all about?</div>
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WHICH herb or herbs??</div>
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WHO is your CHINESE Doctor???</div>
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<b>My Chinese Doctor is Qingcai Zhang</b></div>
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<b>He was the doctor who treated me for Lyme Disease. </b></div>
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<b>He runs the Sino Med Research Institute.</b></div>
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<b>The herb I will be taking is Artemesia </b></div>
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<b>but there is MUCH already done. Many years of research done on it. </b></div>
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<b>It is an herb I have taken safely before. </b></div>
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<b>I have waited till phase two</b></div>
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<b>because we have a nice new MRI to show us a clear picture of </b></div>
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<b>exactly the size of Moriarty</b></div>
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<b>and we have clear expectations of how much more if anything to expect </b></div>
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<b>from the GKS that I had in November of 2014.</b></div>
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<b>I will be document the start date of my taking the herbs</b></div>
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<b>and Dr.Zhang will be able to use this for his research</b></div>
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<b>IF he should so desire.</b></div>
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<b>So far the research indicates clearly that this herb helps in the shrinking of tumors</b></div>
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<b>EVEN in the case of cancer.</b></div>
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<b>the research, which I have read</b></div>
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YOU said you lost 30 pounds!</div>
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HOW did you do that, if you are not exercising???</div>
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<b>It's actually a combination of things.</b></div>
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<b>I take supplements, </b></div>
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<b>probiotics</b></div>
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<b>based off a complete work up of MY blood, </b></div>
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<b>that my doctor did… </b></div>
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<b>yes he was THAT detailed..</b></div>
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<b>and he rechecks and rechecks.</b></div>
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<b>He's watching my thyroid and my Hashimoto's disease VERY carefully</b></div>
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<b>I also take a medicine to help me sleep at night,</b></div>
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<b>it helps but I still have trouble sleeping..</b></div>
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<b>And, I am doing the AIP Paleo Diet.</b></div>
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<b>I am very faithful to it,</b></div>
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<b>I do have JUST a few things that I cheat on…</b></div>
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<b>I do drink coffee.</b></div>
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<b>I went off for a couple weeks with no change…</b></div>
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<b>so, now I drink it as I please, or don't.</b></div>
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<b>I also eat eggs.</b></div>
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<b> I experienced no problems so, I am back to enjoying this protein.</b></div>
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<b>The majority of my weight gain took place when my body was in balance.</b></div>
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<b>it is NOT in balance RIGHT now.</b></div>
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<b>There was an ingredient in one of the hormones that my body needs</b></div>
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<b>(progesterone)</b></div>
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<b>and it caused a pretty big reaction.</b></div>
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<b>I had to stop taking it for 1 month.</b></div>
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<b>I have lost NO real weight during this month.</b></div>
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<b>I have remained stable.</b></div>
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<b>My Doctor had to have a progesterone compounded without the use</b></div>
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<b>As it is not a medicine one takes every day of the month,</b></div>
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<b>Once I do, my body should return to balance shortly.</b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">who KNOWS, my sleep may even return to normal!</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">you said you have to see a </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Neuro-opthamologist..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">WHAT is that?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>It's a complex doctor, who did this UBER cool thing</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>when in med school.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>MERGED</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; line-height: 22px; text-align: start;"> </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neurology" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; color: #0b0080; line-height: 22px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none;" title="Neurology">neurology</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; line-height: 22px; text-align: start;"> and </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ophthalmology" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; color: #0b0080; line-height: 22px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none;" title="Ophthalmology">ophthalmology</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; line-height: 22px; text-align: start;">, </span></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; line-height: 22px; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>so his or her days are often full of complex systemic diseases</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b><span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; line-height: 22px; text-align: start;"> that have manifestations in the </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_system" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; color: #0b0080; line-height: 22px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none;" title="Visual system">visual system</a>…</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>basically… I saw my eye doctor… and SHE said..</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>the visual issues I am having</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>are NOT because I am over 40..</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>My actual eyeballs</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>are beautiful…</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>and working wonderfully…</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>something ELSE is going on..</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>it could be Moriarty..</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>or brain fatigue from the GKS</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>or something else entirely..</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>the what… ? is beyond her pay grade..</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>she thinks I need this other dr.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>and Dr. Chandler.. agreed.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">So… </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">why do you want a new Neurologist?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>I feel like I want someone who is on the same team.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Someone who won't always presume everything IS Moriarty..</b></span></div>
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<b>He is after all, so arrogant, narcissistic, and just plain awful..</b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b> I don't like when everyone presumes ALL my symptoms were Lyme Disease either..</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>sure they MIGHT be related..</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>we all live INSIDE me..</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>but it they might NOT be related.…</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>I also feel like not everything I say</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>means I need another drug</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>or anti-depressant</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>(which I am not taking)</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>because..</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>I AM NOT depressed…</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Maybe…</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>we need further testing.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>MAYBE something ELSE is happening..</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>I am quite fabulous</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>quite the phenomenon after all..</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>they always say</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>unless you're in Africa</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>and zebras are part of the terrain..</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>well…</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>I think we've established</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>I am not the average terrain!</b></span></div>
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<b>all that to say..</b></div>
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<b>time for a change</b></div>
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<b>fresh look at me</b></div>
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<b>time to build the team.</b></div>
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How are you…</div>
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do you feel fabulous?</div>
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<b>I feel… tired.. </b></div>
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<b>there are some big improvements..</b></div>
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<b>but there are some big sucky things too..</b></div>
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<b>I feel THANKFUL.</b></div>
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<b>I am alive.</b></div>
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<b>It wasn't cancer</b></div>
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<b>It shrunk</b></div>
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<b>I know my people</b></div>
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<b>and my people know me.</b></div>
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<b>We are facing a LOT right now.</b></div>
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<b>IT is NOT an easy season..</b></div>
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<b>MANY Of the people we THOUGHT</b></div>
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<b>have totally bailed on us.</b></div>
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<b>but people we never </b></div>
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<b>ever thought </b></div>
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<b>We are trying to reconnect with </b></div>
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<b>THOSE relationships.</b></div>
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<b>The seasons BEFORE Spring/Summer…</b></div>
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<b>they are HARSH seasons..</b></div>
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<b>First comes death..</b></div>
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<b>everything beautiful comes falling down around you.</b></div>
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<b>or so it seems..</b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>it all gets trampled and stamped into the ground.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>then…</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>it happens again </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>and again.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Then things that seemed …</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>stable..</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>like limbs on a tree..</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>come crashing down..</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>often breaking things..</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Then the winter storms hit</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>and more crashing..</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>more breaking..</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>more trampling.. </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>more packing down</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>it's cold</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>and harsh</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>and bitter..</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>and you get cabin fever</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>and people get snippy..</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>and even when the weather gets better..</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>there is mud</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>and muck</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>and rains</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>and storms</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>and tornados</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>and flooding</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>and it's all pretty awful</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>if</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>you want to look at it that way…</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>but there are the buds</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>and the green peeps that sprout</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>and the promise of new life</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>and hope</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>and THAT is what</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>that </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>HOPE that Christ extends to me</b></span></div>
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What trials are you facing?</div>
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are you remembering </div>
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YOU are fearfully and wonderfully made?</div>
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It's easy </div>
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to get overwhelmed by the storms of this life..</div>
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especially when it's hurricane after hurricane…</div>
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and people you thought would be there aren't</div>
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and souls you thought would stand with you </div>
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have passed away</div>
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and the wind is bitter and cold</div>
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and you feel lost and alone</div>
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I know..</div>
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I often FEEL just this way..</div>
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but GOD is with me</div>
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<br />Blessings Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17647145655602468432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312046312424858416.post-34041951328017312102015-02-12T17:08:00.000-06:002015-02-12T17:15:21.374-06:00Walking on Water<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I have been fighting this battle </div>
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every</div>
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I would NEVER have thought of </div>
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I even have </div>
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phase two, all laid out..</div>
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with my plans..</div>
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They are prayed over</div>
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God inspired plans..</div>
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and my foe,</div>
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today..</div>
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was the day I have been working towards..</div>
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3 months ago I had my Gamma Knife Surgery</div>
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and my supplements</div>
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and eating exactly as my doctor recommended..</div>
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not my Neurosurgeon..</div>
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my other Doctor…</div>
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I have a few..</div>
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Meningioma's are most "common" in woman of a </div>
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and that age is "known" for hormonal issues and imbalances..</div>
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so… my doctor ran every test imaginable and found all sorts of things..</div>
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The weight that my body has put on</div>
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and CLUNG to</div>
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will start to melt away..</div>
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I am THRILLED to say</div>
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I have dropped 30 lbs so far</div>
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Moriarty has shrunk..</div>
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i am not saying that…</div>
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my diet shrunk the tumor..</div>
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shrinking!</div>
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YOUR </div>
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AMAZING GOD,</div>
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HIS beautiful foods,</div>
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WOW!</div>
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all these things</div>
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AMAZING work of the </div>
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The team was fabulous</div>
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PHASE 2 look like?</div>
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<br />Blessings Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17647145655602468432noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312046312424858416.post-59357924384836825692015-01-30T21:30:00.001-06:002015-01-30T21:31:26.593-06:00on my knees<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">but CS (my oldest son) came home with a verbal report from the teacher…</span></div>
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despite starting all these new meds</div>
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and all the stuff that can make him feel so yucky…</div>
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today was officially the "best day" he has had so far this year..</div>
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now.. on one hand..that is not saying a WHOLE lot..</div>
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but on the other.. it's saying a WHOLE LOT!</div>
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feeling thankful..</div>
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feeling hopeful..</div>
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and refusing to let up on the prayers</div>
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or the prayer requests…</div>
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I am getting weary of the Storms…</div>
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beating down on my house</div>
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I feel plum worn out</div>
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I have sick kids.. </div>
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kids facing BIG scary horrible awful stuff..</div>
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and they are brave</div>
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Watching them go through what they have to go through..</div>
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its upsetting..</div>
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Being sick </div>
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means I am not much help..</div>
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except.. that I really really GET them..</div>
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and support them and love them and can BE there for them…</div>
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and encourage them</div>
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to be</div>
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I can pray with them..</div>
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and do !</div>
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sometimes life is hard</div>
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sometimes I am tired</div>
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sometimes I get sad..</div>
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but always</div>
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always</div>
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Jesus is there for me</div>
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always</div>
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Knock out punch</div>
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right about now..</div>
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I feel a wee bit like </div>
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the looser on the left..</div>
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ARMOR?</div>
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The orange needs IT armor</div>
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to withstand the pressures</div>
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to float in the waters</div>
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and not sink</div>
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beneath lifes trials..</div>
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and so do I.</div>
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Yet every day,</div>
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it feels like such a struggle </div>
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to get it ON.</div>
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I really am such a wimp.</div>
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I am not a big…</div>
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fighter..</div>
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but I am called to be a warrior Princess…</div>
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This battle really is frontline stuff..</div>
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I confess to being weary</div>
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worn out</div>
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weepy..</div>
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but…</div>
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every day.. </div>
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I MUST remind myself..</div>
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what is the fight over?</div>
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What is all this fighting about you wonder…</div>
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how do I fight..?</div>
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in all honesty..</div>
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I fight poorly..</div>
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how am I supposed to fight?</div>
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well..</div>
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God's word offers me clear directions.</div>
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I stink at putting ON my armor..</div>
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I slip in the mud</div>
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and don't stand firm like a soldier should</div>
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peace feels like a dream</div>
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sometimes fleeting</div>
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but pray</div>
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I pray for my people</div>
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and for you</div>
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I know</div>
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that God is faithful..</div>
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do you?</div>
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He has never left me</div>
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never forsaken me</div>
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The war I am in,</div>
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isn't really just about me..</div>
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It affects all the people in my home..</div>
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so many people</div>
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so many hopes</div>
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and it was nice..</div>
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It seemed a NICE thing to do..</div>
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the being with the Jesus loving people..</div>
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It doesn't SEEM like it would be when you are </div>
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Dark and Twisty…</div>
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it is a good thing to walk amongst the Shiny Happy people.</div>
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Walking amongst the shiny happy people, in their land</div>
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can either be BLINDING to your eyes,</div>
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be PAINFUL to your soul,</div>
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or be wonderfully refreshing…,</div>
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like the splashing cool fresh water on your war torn face..</div>
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Well..we were refreshed..</div>
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it's ok.. this place</div>
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It IS exactly where Jesus has us.</div>
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It's a result of the trial we are in.</div>
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It's PART of the trial we are in..</div>
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<br />Blessings Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17647145655602468432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312046312424858416.post-31330121187967928282015-01-08T10:45:00.001-06:002015-01-08T10:45:11.483-06:00Kung fu Panda<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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He's…</div>
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annoying me..</div>
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we have this HYSTERICAL cast of characters here</div>
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from MY skewed vantage..</div>
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(the writer, creative personality BEHIND this brain)</div>
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nasty criminals..</div>
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Todays </div>
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are these two villains..</div>
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The very disturbed winter ICE queen who has trapped</div>
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ALL little children in NORTHERN Midwest</div>
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I REPEAT</div>
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a "SNOW" day</div>
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a "FROZEN" day</div>
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do you comprehend what that means..????</div>
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do you REALLY?</div>
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when </div>
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INSIDE</div>
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MY HOME</div>
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Moriarty</div>
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KUNG FU PANDA</div>
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before you know it</div>
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EVERYBODY </div>
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KUNG FU FIGHTING.</div>
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The destruction is great…</div>
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and as HARD as things can get</div>
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as things here can get</div>
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the rule of the house is</div>
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and HE has never let me down..</div>
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He has been ever faithful</div>
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steadfast and trustworthy..</div>
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I will prevail.. </div>
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over tantrums</div>
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in my home</div>
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over messes</div>
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in my home</div>
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over screaming..</div>
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in my home</div>
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and in my mind..</div>
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over</div>
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illness</div>
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in my home </div>
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over sadness</div>
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and in my mind</div>
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over grief</div>
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from it all..</div>
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because it IS sad..</div>
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the death of people we have lost..</div>
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the dreams we have had that are lost..</div>
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for now..</div>
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There is this beautiful art form in Japan..</div>
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It is ancient</div>
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it is called the </div>
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having suffered the brokenness,</div>
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Blessings Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17647145655602468432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312046312424858416.post-5747256452022026742015-01-05T07:42:00.000-06:002015-01-05T07:51:37.586-06:00not alone<div class="chapter-1" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; margin-bottom: 10px;">
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Have you ever SAID that..</div>
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GOD…</div>
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I trust YOU…</div>
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?</div>
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Sometimes… We can THINK we are trusting God, when really..</div>
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we are trusting what someone ELSE has said about HIM.</div>
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or we are trusting someone Else who we think.. knows Him..</div>
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or we trust a different God all together..</div>
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Sometimes…</div>
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It isn't even God we are putting our Trust in..</div>
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it's people..</div>
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or in a "personality"</div>
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which isn't smart.. because people, while being lovely,</div>
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FAIL often.. they just do.</div>
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they aren't even punctual often..</div>
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They lie, about stupid things.. like that my blouse looks nice or ..</div>
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that I look great after surgery.. really?</div>
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I looked GREAT when I was 23.. I didn't look so great after surgery </div>
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They had great excuses.. like they were.. being nice..</div>
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but really.. it was still.. a lie.</div>
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and how can I know that?</div>
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HOW could I ever write that..</div>
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because I am human..</div>
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I have been there.. done that.. </div>
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but..</div>
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God.. doesn't EVER lie..</div>
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and sometimes.. that sucks.</div>
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It's HARSH.. </div>
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we don't LIKE hearing the TRUTH 24/7</div>
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we are used to lying to ourselves</div>
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and being lied to..</div>
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PAHLEEZE!</div>
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That said… </div>
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Getting to know GOD…</div>
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is KEY in putting your TRUST in HIM.</div>
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The best way to KNOW Him</div>
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that I know of</div>
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is to be reading HIS love letter to you.</div>
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The 66 books of the Bible,</div>
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and by being IN Prayer</div>
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and being in fellowship.</div>
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NOW</div>
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here ye, here ye!!</div>
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I have shared ALL this.. because.. </div>
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many times.. </div>
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fellowship have been VERY difficult for me to obtain.</div>
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See.. Moriarty is IN the brain..</div>
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and sometimes,</div>
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people wear things…</div>
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perfumes, and cologne</div>
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and stuff, that make them think they smell pretty..</div>
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that make my brain hurt..</div>
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and then I have to leave. </div>
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and stay in bed for about 4 days.</div>
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Sometimes… the music is so .. well the base is so..</div>
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that I have to take meds and stay in bed.. for a couple days..</div>
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Sometimes, I am too sick to go..</div>
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sometimes people say hurtful things</div>
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and other times, </div>
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they exclude, and maybe..</div>
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maybe they don't even KNOW that they are </div>
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being all exclusive..</div>
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maybe they just are not very </div>
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inclusive people..</div>
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But I have often felt …</div>
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lonely because of ALL of this..</div>
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So finding a place to FELLOWSHIP</div>
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is huge to me;</div>
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and I totally understand that about myself.</div>
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plus..</div>
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how encouraging is THAT?</div>
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I like the idea of being CLEANSED?</div>
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I rather need it..</div>
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I have found, in my trial… that sometimes that fellowship</div>
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is meeting intentionally with other strong believers in Christ.</div>
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Bringing my Bible, and spending TIME with them </div>
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IN joyful conversations, with Gods word just there,</div>
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ready to be opened to…</div>
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often it's been by joining a small group of women for bible study.</div>
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other times, its been by email, Facebook and phone.</div>
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yes.. I have been sick enough that THOSE were my only options.</div>
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BUT</div>
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fellowship is key.</div>
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HEARING Gods word preached has never been easier for me </div>
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I can tune in or find on the internet</div>
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to MANY place for GREAT messages..</div>
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here are some of MY favorites</div>
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<a href="http://www.calvarychapelcostamesa.com/" target="_blank">calvary chapel</a></div>
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For music I find and gather playlists</div>
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One of them I have shared with all of you,</div>
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it is on the right column of this blog.</div>
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It is on you tube.</div>
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I have it listed under Overcoming Moriarty ! HA! </div>
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because it's MY </div>
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intention to OVERCOME</div>
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Jesus gave me this verse ..</div>
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INSPIRES ME</div>
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I am walking through the book of Phillipians..</div>
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I find it one of the MOST encouraging books of the Bible..</div>
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Uplifting, instructive and ENCOURAGING…</div>
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frankly friends..</div>
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I could use a little of all of THAT!</div>
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here is what I am chewing on today</div>
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<span class="text Phil-1-1" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;">To <span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-NASB-29363E" data-link="(<a href="#cen-NASB-29363E" title="See cross-reference E">E</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.625em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span>all the <span class="footnote" data-fn="#fen-NASB-29363a" data-link="[<a href="#fen-NASB-29363a" title="See footnote a">a</a>]" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.625em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;">[<a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Philippians+1&version=NASB#fen-NASB-29363a" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; box-sizing: border-box; color: #b34b2c; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: top;" title="See footnote a">a</a>]</span><span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-NASB-29363F" data-link="(<a href="#cen-NASB-29363F" title="See cross-reference F">F</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.625em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span>saints in Christ Jesus who are in <span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-NASB-29363G" data-link="(<a href="#cen-NASB-29363G" title="See cross-reference G">G</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.625em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span>Philippi, <span class="footnote" data-fn="#fen-NASB-29363b" data-link="[<a href="#fen-NASB-29363b" title="See footnote b">b</a>]" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.625em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;">[<a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Philippians+1&version=NASB#fen-NASB-29363b" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; box-sizing: border-box; color: #b34b2c; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: top;" title="See footnote b">b</a>]</span>including the <span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-NASB-29363H" data-link="(<a href="#cen-NASB-29363H" title="See cross-reference H">H</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.625em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span>overseers and<span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-NASB-29363I" data-link="(<a href="#cen-NASB-29363I" title="See cross-reference I">I</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.625em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span>deacons:</span> <span class="text Phil-1-2" id="en-NASB-29364" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="versenum" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;">2 </span><span class="crossreference" data-cr="#cen-NASB-29364J" data-link="(<a href="#cen-NASB-29364J" title="See cross-reference J">J</a>)" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 0.625em; line-height: 22px; position: relative; top: 0px; vertical-align: top;"></span>Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.</span></div>
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<span class="text Phil-1-6" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I would LOVE to get a letter like that.. </span></span></div>
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<span class="text Phil-1-6" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">wouldn't YOU?</span></span></div>
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<span class="text Phil-1-6" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">THAT is a great letter!</span></span></div>
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<span class="text Phil-1-6" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Having someone who is ALWAYS thanking GOD when remembering you,</span></span></div>
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<span class="text Phil-1-6" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">ALWAYS offering prayer with JOY in their hearts FOR YOU..</span></span></div>
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<span class="text Phil-1-6" style="-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">because of YOUR participation in the gospel</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 24px;">(ps.. gospel means GOOD NEWS.. It's the GOOD NEWS.. because.. you and I , we're sinners.. we mess up, screw up, we break HIS rules.. we do.. all of us.. and doing that, means we have to pay a penalty.. and the penalty for breaking even ONE of HIS rules ..even ONE time is Death.. So where does the "good" part come in? The good comes in, when Jesus paid the price.. and died on that Cross for my sins.. and paid MY penalty for me! and for you.. ) </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 24px;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 24px;">and would love for someone to have that confidence </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; line-height: 24px;">that GOD is perfecting the good work in me..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 24px;">I think.. that the passage is encouraging.. and I want you to know.. That.. I thank God for all of you..YOU have been praying for me, and I am offering MY Prayer with JOY for all of you.. for the work YOU have been doing, in view of YOUR participation of the Gospel. And I too am CONFIDENT, as Paul did, that HE who began a good work in you WILL perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus..</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 24px;">I saw a lovely friend this weekend, and she was fretting .. JUST a bit.. that she had done nothing…. nothing at all to help serve my family in our trial.. I could see she was very troubled, that she had wanted to help, but she's not the cooking type, and her schedule isn't the childcare type.. I listened, and she shared she'd been praying.. and I had to stop her.. because RIGHT there… Her prayers.. RIGHT there, were exactly what I needed.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 24px;">SHE is serving my family… by loving us, and lifting us up, by speaking kindness every time she sees and deals with my family.. she IS blessing us..</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 24px;">and while some are hands and feet, some are quiet prayers to the Lord..</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 24px;">It's a question of who puts on the party clothes and goes…</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 24px;">It might be a pretty come as you are kind of party..</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 24px;">Thank you for NEVER making me face this battle alone!</span></span></div>
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Blessings Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17647145655602468432noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312046312424858416.post-35870105293190537312015-01-03T00:39:00.001-06:002015-01-03T00:39:30.908-06:00NIH Article on new drug possibilities<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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exciting article about possible future treatments.. for my kind of tumor..</div>
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so much to learn…</div>
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so much to ponder...</div>
Blessings Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17647145655602468432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312046312424858416.post-44489772111935777512015-01-02T23:45:00.000-06:002015-01-02T23:45:13.482-06:00ok to be overwhelmed<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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There are times.. </div>
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When all of this..</div>
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just </div>
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overwhelms me..</div>
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somehow…</div>
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you are not shocked..</div>
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are you.?</div>
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yah..</div>
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so I just keep telling myself..</div>
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but then.. </div>
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I do..</div>
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I know.. I now</div>
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have this monster in my brain</div>
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tormenting me</div>
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and </div>
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messing with my thinking</div>
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and there is a whole </div>
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LOT to </div>
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think about..</div>
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but trying to NOT think</div>
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isn't exactly working.</div>
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and in all honesty</div>
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and ok..</div>
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a little of the </div>
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sleepy tired too..</div>
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it's normal..</div>
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it's NATURAL</div>
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it sucks..</div>
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but.. </div>
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God PROMISES me</div>
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and you for that matter..</div>
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THIS</div>
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and I have to hold to that..</div>
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when all the diagnoses pile up</div>
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and all the school stuff piles up</div>
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and all the construction stuff that ..</div>
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didn't get done</div>
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and the re moving in</div>
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is overwhelming us</div>
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and didn't get done..</div>
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I have to remember</div>
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that what I think of my life right this moment in time</div>
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really isn't what matters..</div>
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and HE is the kind</div>
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and loving</div>
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and gentle</div>
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when my head rages in pain</div>
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and my home is loud </div>
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and messy</div>
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He is full of grace and patience</div>
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when I feel failure overwhelming me</div>
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His words </div>
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are what I cling to</div>
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they are my </div>
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heart</div>
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my love </div>
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it's that …</div>
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That I cling to..</div>
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Because He is sovereign over this </div>
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GRAND Adventure…</div>
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and It's HIM that I am holding on to </div>
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and His words and promises..</div>
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holding fast.. </div>
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because really..</div>
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that's my only option</div>
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right?</div>
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that and bursting into tears ..</div>
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occasionally..</div>
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which I tend to do..</div>
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on occasion..</div>
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It's ok..</div>
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to be overwhelmed while overcoming</div>
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so much</div>
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at least that..</div>
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THAT </div>
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is what I keep telling myself.. </div>
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sure is a</div>
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good thing</div>
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I have </div>
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God on my side</div>
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and my God..</div>
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is such a Good and Gracious </div>
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and LOVING God</div>
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<br />Blessings Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17647145655602468432noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4312046312424858416.post-14242799647120200912014-12-31T20:21:00.001-06:002014-12-31T20:22:37.472-06:00New Years<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">HAPPY NEW YEARS FRIENDS!!!!!!</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;">I am SO Über thankful for each and everyone of you..</span></div>
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for your prayers.. for your words of encouragement…</div>
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THIS has been a challenging year..</div>
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I have been pressed but NOT crushed..</div>
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I have grown as a woman and as a believer..</div>
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My faith could have crumbled but it has never been stronger…</div>
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Things have shattered.. have fallen away..</div>
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friendships.. thoughts.. impressions.. values..</div>
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but something better is replacing ALL that..</div>
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THIS adventure..</div>
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THIS challenge </div>
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has been painful but amazing..</div>
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I won't say 2014 was bad…</div>
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for me It's a turning point year..</div>
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and I't pointed me in a whole new direction..</div>
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I have NO "resolutions"</div>
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but to HOLD FAST</div>
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STAY THE COURSE</div>
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LOVE HARD</div>
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LAUGH OFTEN</div>
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grow in GRACE</div>
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and BE FAITHFUL</div>
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JOYFULLY LIVING this amazing GIFT that IS LIFE</div>
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with every beautiful Person that GOD has put in my life..</div>
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starting with the beautiful people in my home.. </div>
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HAPPY NEW YEARS..</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">May you all be BLESSED beyond measure!!!!</span></div>
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