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Oct. 4th, 2011
Day 4 ~ Why is this so hard?
Thanks for stopping by today. If you’ve landed here for the first time, we are on Day 4 of a series I’m calling 31 Days of Renewing. Yesterday , we talked about how we do not, in ourselves, have the power to renew our minds, but that change is possible through the power of the Holy… [ read more ]
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Oct. 3rd, 2011
Day 3 ~ How do we make the new stick?
Romans 12:2 ~ Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. (ESV) Yesterday we talked about what renewing means. And we asked this question – after you’ve been renewed,… [ read more ]
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Oct. 2nd, 2011
31 Days of Renewing: Day 2 ~ What Does Renewing Mean?
What does renewing mean anyway? Well, the dictionary lists quite a few definitions including to make like new: restore freshness, vigor or perfection; to make new spiritually; to begin again. Those definitions work for me. They go along with what I thought it means to be renewed. But I decided to dig a little deeper. (Look… [ read more ]
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Oct. 1st, 2011
31 Days of Renewing: Day 1 ~ Why Renewing?
Romans 12:2 ~ Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. (ESV) 31 days of renewing . . . 31 posts on one subject? AAAAGGGGHHHH! OK. I’m fine… [ read more ]
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Sep. 29th, 2011
31 Days of . . .
Last week, I posted a review of Grace for the Good Girl by Emily P. Freeman. Emily blogs at Chatting at the Sky and she issued an invitation to join her in blogging for 31 days straight on the topic of our choice. Last year, she blogged on 31 Days of Grace (how appropriate) and this year, she’s taking October to share with us 31 Days to Change the World (she aims high)! When I finished reading… [ read more ]
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Sep. 26th, 2011
Mindful Mondays ~ Sweet Surrender
Image by TheCulinaryGeek via Flickr Most mornings I need a jolt (or two or three) of caffeine to keep me on my feet. So the other day, I fixed myself a cup of coffee, poured in a generous portion of french vanilla creamer and ran out the door. As I pulled out of my driveway, I… [ read more ]
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Sep. 22nd, 2011
Thoughtful Thursdays ~ Book Review: Grace for the Good Girl~letting go of the try-hard life by Emily P. Freeman
I would have made an awesome Pharisee. Except for the fact that I’m not Jewish. And I’m a girl. But still . . . I love rules. I love following the rules. I’m such a “good girl.” My list of “nevers” is long and impressive . . . if you care about that sort of… [ read more ]
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Sep. 19th, 2011
My Hardwood Heart
I hate carpet for one reason. You can’t clean it. You can get most of the spots out. But they’ll come back. Because they weren’t ever really gone. And that’s why I love the hardwood floors in my new house. Love them. Herds of small children can run around carrying cups of purple grape juice… [ read more ]
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Sep. 16th, 2011
Thoughtful Thursdays ~ Book Review: The Queen by Steven James
I had never heard of Steven James before attending the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference in 2010. I actually ate breakfast with him on my first morning there and came away with two observations. First, that he was funny (which he proved repeatedly throughout the conference) and second, that he was a nice guy. One person who sat at our table didn’t… [ read more ]
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Sep. 8th, 2011
Thoughtful Thursdays ~ Hit Send
When I left the Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference in May of 2010 I overflowed with writerly confidence. My manuscript had received a positive critique. The words “you’re almost ready” had been uttered. I left with marching orders . . . to submit fiction proposals to three agents and one editor. And I intended to. As soon as I incorporated… [ read more ]