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Accepting Challenges With Faith: Julie Stroud
“2007 and 2008 were the most challenging years of my life. I began 2007 by trying to figure out what was wrong with my husband Steve. He was deteriorating before my eyes. In March, we received his...
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The Sound of Music
“Music acts like a magic key, to which the most tightly closed heart opens.” ― Maria von Trapp What is it about music that can affect us so strongly? My husband and I recently enjoyed the musical...
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Good Times, Bad Times
“I’ve always felt that life is a novel, and part of it is written for you, and part of it is written by you. It’s up to you to write the ending, ultimately. I’ve had some tremendous adventures, good...
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Life is an Adventure: Ann
“Let go of your baggage so you can see how far you can fly.” – Ann Ann, Brian, Ellen, and Mark at Ellen’s wedding rehearsal, May 2010 Ann is one of my role models. She exercises, eats healthy food,...
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Keep the Faith
“If you are losing faith in human nature, go out and watch a marathon.” - Kathrine Switzer The longest race that I have ever run was 10 miles and took place several years ago. I was in better...
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Assessing our Attitudes
“Individuals need to be willing to face truth about their attitudes, behaviors, even what we want out of life.” – Joyce Meyer A friend of mine, Joann, has always had a positive attitude. She...
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Leading An Intentional Life – guest post
I recently entered a contest at Irish Carter’s Dedicated 2 Life blog — and I won! Thank you much, Irish! Please click to see my winning guest post: Leading An Intentional Life While there, I hope you...
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Letting Ourselves Be Pampered
“I love to give gifts that pamper and indulge—and make a person feel really special.” – Oprah Winfrey My friend Tina was a busy mother of five, who worked part-time while working on her doctorate...
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Giving Thanks
“Gratitude is the real treasure God wants us to find, because it isn’t the pot of gold but the rainbow that colors our world.”― Richelle E. Goodrich, author This morning I participated in a local...
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Reason to Celebrate
“We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called Opportunity and its first chapter is New Year’s Day.” – Edith Lovejoy Pierce New Year’s Eve...
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Adjusting our Attitudes
“Watch out for the joy-stealers: gossip, criticism, complaining, faultfinding, and a negative, judgmental attitude.” – Joyce Meyer In last month’s blog post, we talked about enjoying our lives and...
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Joie de Vivre in the New Year
“Joie de vivre is an attitude. It’s a decision you make to live a life of joy. It’s an invitation to this dance called life.” – Jamie Cat Callan The holiday season has drawn to a close, having gone by...
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