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1807, 2023

Help Wanted

By |July 18th, 2023|Categories: Articles, Devotionals, Facebook|Tags: , , , |Comments Off on Help Wanted

Help Wanted.  I saw one of those signs a few days ago.   In fact, during the summer months, they are everywhere. Stores are packed to the brim with tourists and young children, and managers need a few extra hands to help make the sales happen. College students, looking for a way to make extra money for their courses or to pay rent, quickly take up the offer. "Need help?"  It was the question posed on a flier at a local sandwich shop, offering help to people who were feeling depressed or anxious. A phone number at the bottom provided their

1407, 2023

Water Slides

By |July 14th, 2023|Categories: Devotionals, Facebook, Misc.|Tags: , |Comments Off on Water Slides

On our recent family vacation, we had the opportunity to go to a water park. I knew that the resort had this feature, but I hadn't been able to view any pictures of it on their website.  I had very low expectations and was pleasantly surprised when we walked up and saw 4 huge water slides, a play area and the huge bucket of water that would fill up and then dump on you at random times.  The kids were ecstatic and ran in without hesitation.  I kicked off my flip flops and chased after them. The pool area was

1107, 2023

I Could Be Wrong

By |July 11th, 2023|Categories: Misc.|Comments Off on I Could Be Wrong

Pastor Ryan Leak gave a convicting message at our church yesterday His text was from Acts chapter 10 and he was comparing and contrasting the Roman Centurion Cornelius and Peter. God asked Peter to meet with Cornelius, a God fearing Gentile, to share the gospel to his household and to fellowship with Gentiles.  Peter, a strong and devout Jew, could not imagine himself eating what the Gentiles eat or spending time with anyone who was “unclean” according to Jewish laws. But God clearly spoke to him three times to drive the point home.  And Peter, though reluctant at first, submitted

2906, 2023

It’s not Rejection, It’s Redirection: What to do when you’re just NOT interested.

By |June 29th, 2023|Categories: Apples of Gold|Comments Off on It’s not Rejection, It’s Redirection: What to do when you’re just NOT interested.

Real Questions, Honest Answers : Apples of Gold: the Cliff Notes Edition 🍎 {In case you haven’t had a chance to watch any of our Apples of Gold YouTube Sessions OR  perhaps you just need a reminder of what we’ve discussed, welcome to Apples of Gold: the Cliff Notes Edition} ✨QUESTION #1 This one is for our single friends: What do you do if you get the vibe that someone is “interested” in you, but you are NOT interested in him?✨ Be mean or  Ignore him and hope he gets the hint ❌ Move to another country and pray that

2706, 2023

The Gift of the Holy Spirit

By |June 27th, 2023|Categories: Devotionals, Facebook, Misc.|Comments Off on The Gift of the Holy Spirit

My first dream job as a pediatrician was at a small clinic. There were 3 other doctors who were well established there with a wealth of experience.  Fresh out of training, I was grateful to start this journey under their wings. They taught me everything, from correctly identifying rashes to properly using medical records to showing me how to educate families. They threw me my first baby shower, gave me parenting advice, and demonstrated how to have work-life balance.  I felt like their baby sister, and I couldn't have asked for a better team. About three years into this practice,

2306, 2023

What Would We Call You?

By |June 23rd, 2023|Categories: Devotionals, Facebook|Tags: , , |Comments Off on What Would We Call You?

Last week, we traveled down to Mexico with some of our friends.  After a long day of traveling, we finally made it to our resort.  We were starving and headed to the first restaurant on the property that we could find.  The place that we chose was next to the pool and wide open.  The only walls were around the kitchen and bar areas.  The rest was completely exposed. As we sat to have our lunch, a stray cat wandered through the dining area.  My daughter is obsessed with animals and immediately ran to pet it.  I said "Sweetheart, the

1906, 2023

Gratitude

By |June 19th, 2023|Categories: Devotionals|Comments Off on Gratitude

Life can be undeniably difficult at times. No matter how good things are right now, inevitably hard times will come. This should be no surprise to us because Jesus told us this.   “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble…”(John 16:33a)   Even though Jesus warned us about this ahead of time, it doesn’t make it any easier when you’re right in the middle of it.   Is there anything I can do to change the circumstances that I find myself in? Maybe not. But I

506, 2023

That God may be Glorified

By |June 5th, 2023|Categories: Devotionals, Facebook, Misc.|Tags: , , |Comments Off on That God may be Glorified

I applied for a job once. It was about ten minutes away from home. I could easily pick up my kids after school. Flexible schedule. Reasonable expectations. I imagined myself working with the team there and got excited. It really was a great fit for me. Except for the fact that they didn't want me.  Their e-mail was short and to the point. Disappointed, I shared the news with my husband. Rejection hurts. I had this sense, though, that God would open another door for me, although I couldn't imagine a better job than THAT one. Trying to figure everything

2505, 2023

Gonna Be Alright

By |May 25th, 2023|Categories: Devotionals|Tags: , |Comments Off on Gonna Be Alright

Last week, I met a friend for lunch.  We ordered our food and sat down to catch up.  She's one of these friends where  we just pick right up where we left off, no matter how long time has passed by. Life usually only lets us see each other every few months, so we jumped right in. No formalities- you just dive into the nitty gritty of the conversation. Her mom had suffered a stroke towards the end of last year but was now back to work with very little limitations.  She was still concerned about her mom's health and

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