Being Transparent

Have You Grown Up?

Date: June 20, 2015
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Categories: Being Transparent, Bible Study, Consistency, Friendship, Salvation

Yes, I’m still processing my trip to Israel. It really messed with my mind! I’ve told you before how I felt I was truly limiting myself in my Christian walk. I wasn’t living empowered enough to “heal the sick” and “cast out evil spirits” of this world. The blog “Sorry,…

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Not Just About Mom

Date: May 10, 2015
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Categories: Being Transparent, Friendship, Mother's Day, Overwhelmed, Prayer, Thankfulness

Mother’s Day is a day that can evoke many different emotions for people: love, hate, happiness, hate, joy, anger. Depending on the relationship you have, or had, with your mom will dictate which type of emotion comes to mind when you think about her. Mother’s Day is either a day…

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Sorry, but you really don’t have an excuse!

Date: May 5, 2015
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Categories: Amazon.com, Being Transparent, Expectations, Prayer

As you might already know, my husband and I went to Israel this past year and so much of my perspective on life has changed. I feel I might be in the middle of another spiritual crisis as I’m reliving my time in Israel walking the same land Jesus did…

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Free Will: Good or Bad?

Date: March 7, 2015
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Categories: Being Transparent, Boundaries, Expectations, Friendship, Overwhelmed

This week was emotionally hard for me as I was reminded of the bad side of free will. I have been helping a friend off and on go through a tough situation. During this past year and a half, I would offer my suggestions when asked and would try to…

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Are You Diligent?

Date: February 26, 2015
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Categories: Being Transparent, Bible Study, Consistency, Overwhelmed, Prayer, Rest, Simplify

Diligently.  This word struck me funny today during my devotions, so I took a moment to look up Scripture on being diligent.  The one I liked the best was Hebrews 4:11 (NASB), but let’s also include verses 9-10: “So there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God.  For…

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“Ever Since Israel”: Nazareth, Part 1

Date: February 19, 2015
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Categories: Being Transparent, Bible Study, Church of the Nazarene, Israel, Stories

Day two of our Israel trip took us to the town of Nazareth. I was excited on many different levels. One, I belong to the Church of the Nazarene denomination and this is why we are called such: Jesus the Nazarene. Two, it was where Jesus grew up after Mary…

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I’m Not the Same “Ever Since Israel”

Date: January 23, 2015
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Categories: Being Transparent, Consistency, Expectations, Israel, Salvation, Simplify, Thankfulness

This is the saying of my kids and husband: “ever since Israel”. They are referring to the fact that things have not been the same for me since my return home. I’m not quite as uptight as I used to be. Things I once thought so important are not nearly…

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I Hope in God

Date: December 20, 2014
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Categories: Being Transparent, Consistency, Expectations, Israel, Salvation, Stories

It seems too good to be true. This Jesus story seems inexplicable. How could a baby be born to a virgin? How could a man of that day, Joseph, still accept Mary, a pregnant girl, who was carrying a child who didn’t belong to him? How could the Savior of…

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