When you became a leader, did you think it would be easy? I am not sure I thought it would be easy, but I sure didn’t’ think it would be as hard as it’s been! I mean, we’re serving God, as His calling…why would that be anything but blessed all the time? Truly, leadership has been more blessed than I dreamed it would be, but also more difficult than I ever … [Read more...]
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Mar 2012
Today is my 8th post in this series of " Random Thoughts." Read the other posts in this category here. These thoughts have blessed me and I pray they will bless you as well. 1. "During trying times, keep trying." (Unknown Author) But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with patience. Romans 8:25 (HCSB) Father, help me not to give … [Read more...]
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Jul 2010
The first time I ever felt like God “gave” me a life verse, I was on my first international missions trip to the Central American country of Belize. After praying about it for almost three years, I knew without a doubt God had tapped me on the shoulder and said this was the time I was to go. Being married to a state trooper, my husband was not very excited about my going to a … [Read more...]
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May 2010
In Life Lesson #8, we will consider God’s commands to Joshua and the Israelites as they approached the Promised Land. If you scan the first few chapters of the book Joshua, you see over and over the words, “Be strong and courageous”.Obviously what God had instructed them to do would not be easy! Ever feel that way? Please don’t say, never! I will be very intimidated if you … [Read more...]
