Learning to Heal – Part 2 (Narcissism and Codependency)
In my last blog, I shared that I’ve been on a journey with the Lord in learning to heal, and what that means for my life with Him and with others. But what’s been so amazing is this … I had no idea that all this time off social media,…
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Learning to Heal
While starting a new page in my journal, I wrote these words, Learning to Heal. And as I sat there and read those words slowly over and over again, I knew the journey ahead of me that I needed to take. And although I was a little scared, it was only…
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Hummingbird Cake Recipe
Rip’s favorite bird is the hummingbird. Well, maybe I need to say it this way…Rip’s total-in-awe-bird-fascination that causes the whole entire world to stop, makes him put out not 1, not 2, not 3, but 4 hanging bird feeders, walks through TSC and wants to actually buy another one, will…
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Cocooning Matters … for Newlyweds and Empty Nesters
For newlyweds, one of the most important decisions they can make is one that marriage counseling will refer to as, cocooning. Cocooning is when a new married couple comes home from their honeymoon and they intentionally choose to give and create for themselves privacy. To be so deliberate in their…
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300,000 Miles
300,000 miles – Rip hit that today in his Avalanche truck that he bought in 2004, and he sent me a photo of it as soon as he did because, for me … That 300,000 miles happened because of so many selfless and humble reasons. Rip puts our 5 kids…
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Her Homemaking Heart
This photo, to most people is simply a picture of a table set for two for breakfast. But it’s much, much more to me … as her mother. You see, there is a big difference between “homemaking” and “home-keeping.” Anyone can keep a home, but it takes a heart full…
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How It All Started
We are only 20 days away from a very glorious day, February 27, 2021, Samantha and Blake’s wedding day, and as I’m praying for them this morning, He is leading me to think of how it all started… It was a beautiful day in August when my daughter and I…
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Knowing Jesus
I read a book in 1999 that impacted my life like (probably) no other book I’ve ever read. It’s titled, “Knowing God” by J.I. Packer. Here’s the book that I have…. What has been said about this book is, “While many books and authors have passed through Christian awareness over…
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A Home at Rest – What is R.E.S.T.? – Video 2
Happy Monday! I hope you’ve had a great day! You know, when we workout, experts say that in order to have a really effective workout, even for our walks outside to really benefit us, we need to be active for at least 30 minutes. All my fitness workouts on the…
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B.A.G. Woman Bible Study
In 1999, through the leadership of my pastors, I began to discover that God had given me gifts and skills of writing and teaching His Word so other women could be encouraged in their walk with Him. But it was also that year when I wrote my first bible study…
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