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April 2007 - Posts
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When I first discovered and experienced church life, a picture story of what I was going through developed in my mind. Keep in mind this represents my perspective and emotions at the time. There was once a beautiful zoo, filled with gorgeous habitats Read More...
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Church Life is: Totally focusing on Jesus Christ Totally loving our Lord together Experiencing Jesus through His beautiful and holy saints Living in community with these saints--getting to experience Jesus in them throughout each week, day and evening Read More...
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On a different note, I want to comment on the whole you can’t serve God and mammon talk . I’ve noticed lately that, the closer I get to the Lord, the less important worldly goods are to me. It’s only a slight thing so far, but it’s Read More...
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If you inverse the previous statements, this is the picture you get: The Greek Orthodox say to the Episcopaleans, “We need you.” The Southern Baptists say to the Catholics, “Thank you for doing your job so that we can do ours.” Read More...
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And I remembered the parable of the parts of the body , whose head is Christ. The hand can’t say to the foot, "I don’t need you". Most saints apply this parable to their own home church. But I’m guessing it’s also meant Read More...
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I’ve been reading from the Gospel of Luke this past week. It seems that almost every morning Jesus shows me something new from the passage I read. It’s so great! I thought I should write some of these down so I don’t forget them. I read Read More...
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This morning while reading in Luke I read about the miracle when Jesus had Simon & his partners lower their nets again, and they came up so brimming full both boats started to sink. And I thought—wow, this is a great financial break/bonus for Read More...
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My kids and I just discovered Sherwood Dungeon , a free online multiplayer game. You can go on at anytime, and run around fighting creatures, going on quests, exploring dungeons. There are hundreds of other players from around the world running around, Read More...
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Straightening up after the entire family is too much for one person. So the trick is to find the right time for the family to all pick-up together, daily. This makes such a huge difference--by the end of the day, the whole house is tidy and ready for Read More...
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When my youngest was 3 and 4 years old, he would often tell me to "slow down" or "be quiet." Just today, at five, he told me to "settle down"! (Okay, I get a little wound up with caffeine and we were playing.) When we ordered Read More...
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I just finished an awesome little book about one woman's spiritual struggle and adventure in the 1940s & 50s in Chicago. Her name is Genie Price and she became somewhat famous from her writing and radio work. She had been living her own self-centered Read More...
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After years of feeling guilty about the little bit of housecleaning I do (or don't do), I've finally realized that I'm not likely to change in any major way. So I've decided to shed the guilt, realize that yes, in a lot of ways I am lazy Read More...
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Our back yard is a blank slate of weeds for us to design and reinvent. Last summer I played with making a garden maze. This summer I want to start working on our permanent plans--we're wanting to grow a forest garden, with lots of dwarf fruit trees Read More...
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I realized recently, with all of these thoughts about simplifying, that this is an ongoing desire I've had and that God has already started leading me with specific directions. Some months ago He specifically told me to pay off my clothing credit Read More...
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Of course, there’s no way I can do this extreme version, so I’m trying to figure out how far I can go, without throwing off my husband and kids too much. Also, it will take time to phase out all my clothes, CDs, and other stuff, so I’ll Read More...
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