What do you say to yourself when you look in the mirror? When you make a mistake? Are those words self-defeating, or encouraging? I recently caught myself after I heard someone declare “I do not like to hear you talk about my friend like that”. I worked hard to look at the lies of my […]
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Today is one of those “I need my tiara” days. What is an “I need a tiara” kind of day? It’s one of those days when I’m overwhelmed by the multitude of things I have to do. I feel I’m being attacked from so many different sides, I cannot focus. I cannot think straight. Eventually
This was created by Teresa Robertson. I am sharing it here with her permission. Stripping (used with the author’s permission) I’ve been stripping. Yes, stripping. And sanding. (What did you THINK I meant?) I had five layers of paint to remove! First, I tried a heat gun. It’s like a hair dryer on steroids. I heated
Dreaming. As a child I dressed as a princess and dreamed of life in a castle. My Barbie (in the days before she had all these beautiful clothes, cars, and professions) could be anything I wanted. My mom’s large cooking pot was Barbie’s swimming pool. In my dreams I traveled the world. Then life happened,
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You are so busy. You struggle to keep all the pieces of the jigsaw puzzle of your life together- home, church, family, kids after-school activities, work, and the list goes on. You must plan ahead and determine what pieces of the puzzle (a.k.a your life) will get a ‘yes’ response from you and which will
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I love to use word pictures to try to describe what is happening in my mind’s eye. I can see something but it is fuzzy, and unclear. By speaking out the picture to someone it becomes clearer. Focus becomes sharper. I can see it and now I can choose how to act on it. One
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I did it again. She called with a last minute cancellation asking me to please take over the project. Through gritted teeth with a forced smile I said it would be no problem. Afterward I slammed a few cabinet doors, spoke some words I wouldn’t want my daughter to hear, and then started to readjust
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Several years ago a friend was visiting my home. We sat out on the back deck drinking iced tea and catching up on our lives. During a lull in the conversation my friend commented on the pretty yellow roses along the fence line. I looked out there. Yes, there were pretty roses I had worked
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Do you remember the movie “Short Circuit”? It is a very cute movie made in the mid 1980s about an experimental robot that becomes intelligent. Upon escaping into the world it seeks out INPUT. It wants to learn. The phrase “input, more input” became a fun mantra as my children were growing up; signaling more
I admire women that are busy and productive, yet have an air of peace about them. They don’t fret over life’s interruptions, they don’t rush about. They get things done with a calmness and peace that seems unreal. Yet the peace is so strong within them I want to be enveloped in it. I have
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I hate to admit it, but people pleasing is an addiction. The truth is, when people call me, depend on me, seek me out to do something my ego is fed and my image is enhanced. It provides a temporary high. And just like the temporary high from a batch of brownies or a chemical
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I recently ran across an audio series by Theresa Ingram, wife of Pastor Chip Ingram of Living on the Edge. I downloaded the MP3 and PDF files and thoroughly enjoyed the “Precious In His Sight” series and teachings of Theresa. I related so well to her words. The first part is titled “Mirror, Mirror On
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The purposes of the heart are life deep waters, but one who has insight draws them out. Prov 20:5 Several years ago while sitting on my back deck, a friend looked out into my yard and commented on the beautiful yellow roses I had. I looked out and saw no yellow roses. The fence was
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