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13 11, 2014

Mommy Baby Rescue

Getting the text at 8:15 a.m. “I am at the clinic right now” dropped a lead weight in my gut. Everything in me screamed, “No! Ending the life of your 5 1/2 month old baby in your womb will not solve your problems, it creates new ones!”

We had talked the night before and I shared my story of my abortion trauma experience and the things I so wished I had been told by the abortion clinic – the same one she was sitting in, but 34 years prior.

She didn’t want to go through with the abortion but she hadn’t been given other options either. This appointment was her 5th visit – every time she would walk out of the clinic because in her words, “Why should my baby be punished with a death sentence, he’s done nothing wrong. How could I hurt him like that? I just don’t know what else to do!”

I texted her back to see if we could meet, I will come to you. And would it be ok to bring a friend who is a specialist in open adoptions to at least give her more information about her options. All of them. And also, the known risk factors and aftermath of abortion trauma, especially at 5 1/2 months pregnant. Women Deserve Full Disclosure

I could feel the adrenal rushing through my body as the thought came to my mind, “MommyBabyRescue!” In my mind’s eye I saw an enormous guardian angel standing behind and protecting a pregnant mommy with her hands gently and protectively placed over her burgeoning belly. It was a beautiful picture [...]

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    Oops!! October came and went and here is october’s themed focus!

11 11, 2014

Oops!! October came and went and here is october’s themed focus!

Hhhmmm, when I think about being OTHERS FOCUSED my mind goes to the words of Christ when He talked about LOVE, in fact, no greater LOVE. Than to lay down one’s life for others.

Not an easy thing given how people treat us in this life at times. Choose to forgive them. Not easy, but very freeing.

Don’t get me wrong – I’m not saying to go around and be someone’s whipping post or door mat.

But, I am saying that no matter what others do to you, consider this, you are only responsible for your response to what is done to you.

Being mindful to treat others the same exact way you would want them to treat you.

Ya know, I think if we were all honest with ourselves there are times when we provoke a quarrel or a fight. Yes, come on, admit it! We all are guilty to one degree or another. When was the last time you were hungry, angry, lonely or tired? That is the greatest likelihood when that can happen. So H.A.L.T.!

When you know you are hungry, angry, lonely or tired take a step back – take care of your responses to others and value yourself in the process.

Oh!! I love this! The merciful, kind, and generous person benefits the self for their deeds return to BLESS them, but those who are cruel and callous to the wants of others brings on them self retribution.

And, the light in the eyes of those whose heart is JOYFUL rejoices the hearts of others, and good news nourishes the bones! [...]

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    Righteousness ~ Reconciliation ~ Rest are November’s theme

11 11, 2014

Righteousness ~ Reconciliation ~ Rest are November’s theme

I don’t know about you but I get excited about words and the meaning they bring to our lives!

Words have power to lift up and encourage or tear down

The quality of the words we use really do dictate the quality of our lives.

Righteousness is interchangeable with justice. We all want justice for the injustices we see around us. But righteousness is a greater word in that it reflects God’s nature and His standards of what is just.

Being reconciled to God helps us know how to carry out wise justice in our world that is necessary for rightness in our world.

And last but certainly not least rest. Rest for our soul and our body. Creating margin in our lives from so much busyness. The hustle bustle of life can stress and strain us to no end. God gave us the gift of rest so we could rejuvenate ourselves – disconnect from tasks and the to-do lists. We were not created to work seven days and be on the go go go 24/7. Rest helps our mind filter things out.

Rest lets us rejuvenate, recreate, recharge for our work. Please don’t ignore the value of rest. Take care of yourself ~ YOU are loved, YOU are valued.

Peace!

29 08, 2014

Content – Contented – Contentment

Been thinking a lot about contentment lately. And, interrelated words, including contention, the opposite of contentment.

I implore a greater understanding and mindset of contentment.

“A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones. Proverbs 17:22

BE Cheerful. In the midst of any circumstance, as much as is possible.

“Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.” Hebrews 13:5

Gratitude and Satisfaction with where you are in the here and now, is the present.

“All the days of the oppressed are wretched, but the cheerful heart has a continual feast.”
Proverbs 15:15

Abundance flows out of a cheerful heart.

“A heart at peace gives LIFE to the body, but envy rots the bones.” Proverbs 14:30

So please, consider this, above all else, GUARD YOUR HEART. [...]

25 08, 2014

Perfect Character, Perfect Bliss

“These seven descriptions make up a perfect character, and the seven blessings appended when combined constitute perfect bliss.”

“The whole seven rise one above another like the steps of a ladder of light, and the blessings appropriate to each grow out of the virtues described.”

“At the close of the seven BEatitudes of character comes an eighth and double benediction bestowed on the persecuted condition as a result of holiness. The whole makeup a celestial octave of benediction.”
– C. H. Spurgeon

I love the richness and depth of Spurgeon’s writings!

Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount was one of Jesus’ first teachings to the masses. In Matthew 5…Blessed are the poor in spirit; for their’s is the kingdom of heaven. (The first step of the ladder is low, and the more readily reached. Those who know their spiritual poverty are the only ones who by faith can lay hold on the true riches of grace.)

Blessed are they that mourn: for they will be comforted. (To their sense of need is now added holy sorrow for sin; this leads them to Jesus, [...]

7 08, 2014

You are a human BEing, not a human DOing

Remember You are a human BEing, not a human DOing…so BE more about BEcoming who you were created to BE – not by the worlds standards or labels but by your true divine nature, made in the image of God

7 05, 2013

Be the Change…

I think we’ve all heard “Be The Change You Want To See In The World” by Ghandi.  It kind of goes along the lines of “treat others the way you want to be treated yourself,” also known as the Golden Rule.  That is of course the way we should live. I think the world would be a more loving and kind place if this was truly how we lived.

I would like to suggest a change in the original Be The Change quote by Ghandi.  How about…
“BE THE CHANGE GOD WANTS TO SEE IN THE WORLD”
If there’s one thing I’ve learned in all of my 51 years of life, God wants the best for us. He has the answers to all the problems we face if we would only ask Him, seek Him, write down and act on the instructions He gives us.

The other way to know more about what God wants to see in the world is through reading the scriptures. Reading the Gospels, the books of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. Learning about the things God hates, the things we are warned about for our own protection. Reading Proverbs is quite insightful and great in gathering wisdom for living.

It’s sad when I hear how some people hate the scriptures, the Word of God. If they only knew how much God really LOVES them and wants the best for them. Perhaps they’ve never really read them and opened their heart to Holy Spirit inspired word of God.

Perhaps if more of us became the change God wants to see in the world we would all see the changes we need to see in the world.  Through the power, wisdom and truth of the [...]