I’ve thought for years, that I should write my story…. the story of those 56 days that started in December 2005. The story of my husband’s home-going. As I read this book, I thought that I was reading my own story. This author, Lori Hynson, she get’s it. She was so able to write not just my story – no matter how similar the circumstances – but the story of every SuperGal out there. This book has left me thinking through alot of old lately. Memories I should have put away a long time ago. Thank you Lori. Continue reading
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The Top 8 Things to Think About
This article was originally posted on Charisma Magazine/News. My attempts to “share” the link were not successful, so I have copied the entire article – unaltered. The original link is:
http://www.charismanews.com/opinion/clarion-call/44394-the-top-8-things-to-think-about
The news is negative. The enemy is pulling out all the stops because his time is short. Christians need to take a deep breath and focus on the things of the Spirit. (CreationSwap/Paul Burger)
Look at your life. Life is hard. Look at the news. In our fallen, sinful world, evil swirls about like a violent dust devil, clouding the air of absolute truth and muddying the waters of pure grace that flow to eternal life through Christ Jesus. Continue reading
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Psalm 46:1
“God is our refuge and strength,
an ever-present help in trouble” PS 46:1
God IS…
It struck me as I was reading this the other day that God IS… it does not say that God “was”… it says…. God “IS”. God is not past tense. He is with us today, just as He was with Adam, Moses, Abraham, and Isaac… all the saints that have gone before us. He is present and available to you and me just as He always has been throughout all eternity. It continues to boggle the mind that the same God that walked with Adam in the cool of the evening in the Garden (Genesis 3:8), is that same God that “IS” today.
God IS our REFUGE…
He is our safe place, hiding place, our shelter from danger, our shelter from the storms. He is our safe haven, our sanctuary. I found this definition interesting… a place to flee Back To. Interesting… “Back To” suggests that I’ve been there before and I can go there if I need???
God IS our REFUGE and STRENGTH…
Strength is not just physical power. It is also defined as courage, authority and influence. It is the inherent capacity to endure. It is also a stronghold or fortress. I know that everything is under Him; He has authority over all. I know that nothing can hurt me, attack me, or remove me from the REFUGE I seek in Him. He is our stronghold … our fortress. Continue reading
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Home Behind the Sun
I will let this book review speak for itself… there is nothing more that I can add.
Home Behind the Sun: Connect with God in the Brilliance of the Everyday by Timothy D. Willard
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Home Behind the Sun – Connect with God in the Brilliance of the Everyday – by Timothy Willard and Jason Locy.
“How often do you encounter the healing and beauty, the hope and the Glory of Christ? Home Behind the Sun offers us a glimpse of joy in the daily grind or work, relationships, and parenting: healing for our suffering: forgiveness in the midst of our hurts; and purpose through the journey. We can live each and every day with an eternal perspective. And we can share this light with the world around us.”
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Deep Relief Now
Deep Relief Now: Free, Healed, and Whole by Dennis Clark
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
“Go beyond self help and get spiritual help! A time comes for everyone when theirs and mental exercises just don’t cut it, and you need something more to heal your pain. It’s time to go beyond merely easing the hurt, and move toward complete, deep relief!
Deep Relief Now is an interesting book filled with many personal stories and testimonies of folks that have experienced deep comforting healing by living in the Spirit by adjusting their understanding of communing with God with their whole life… not just hit and miss… here and there.
The authors, Dennis and Dr. Jen Clark, openly share their painful stories, as well as their triumphs in this book. They share/teach the reader to connect with God on a deeper, richer level and show us how to recognize when we are out of alignment with Him.
This is a book that requires some time to read, study, understand and put into practice all of the “techniques” (for lack of a better word) that the author’s have learned over many years.
*Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book through the “For Readers Only” group at The Book Club Network, in exchange for my honest review. All opinions are my own, and no monetary compensation was received for this review.
*Reviews of this book were posted at the following locations:
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God is just not fair
If you’re like me, I’m sure that more than once you’ve wondered and perhaps even said out loud… God why do you let bad things happen? Why do “bad” people seem to be having it all when all I seem to do is struggle? Why do you allow us to suffer? Why didn’t you stop that murder? How can you allow this cancer diagnosis?
These are the huge questions of life that most, if not all of us, don’t have an answer to. Sure we have the pat answer that “God was there when that mom lost her unborn baby”… or “God was right there weeping when that young girl was killed”… or “God was holding you as you said your final goodbye to your husband” or my favorite… “Your husbands work on earth was done and God needed him in Heaven, more than you needed him here”!!! But to me, that is all they are … simple, pat answers that really don’t mean anything when you are in the midst of it all. Continue reading
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The Essence of Living Faith
The Essence of Living Faith: Real, Live Christianity by Michael Gifford
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
“Since “faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God” (Romans 10:17), The Essence of Living Faith is taking that Word, hiding it in our hearts (Psalm 119:11) and then putting it into action daily. Some of the best examples of living faith are found in the eleventh chapter of Hebrews, also known as “The Faithful Hall of Fame”. You are invited to join us in a thirteen-lesson study of this monumental chapter. In it you will discover faith in the hearts of God’s people that led to amazing accomplishments on earth and blessed reward in heaven. We, Too, Can have this faith and, with it, we too can overcome the world and celebrate victory in eternity (1 John 5:4)” Continue reading
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I Don’t Think There’s Enough Paint
Good Friday 2014 –
He himself is the sacrifice that atones for our sins—and not only our sins but the sins of all the world.
1 John 2:2
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Lost and Found
Lost & Found – Finding HOPE in the Detours of Life by Sarah Jakes
What a remarkable story!!! I was captivated by this book from the first page… and by the end, I was in awe of the wisdom of this young woman.
While I have not experienced any of the circumstances that Ms. Jakes has, I somehow found myself in this story. Perhaps because I too thought that God had so given up on me… that He was just soooo tired of giving me just one more chance to “get it right”. In this book, I found the words to my own song: Continue reading
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No More Ordinary
No More Ordinary by Carolyn B McLeod
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
“Living the life you were made for. Learn how to tackle life with zest in spite of the circumstances. Discover how to live the life you were made for, as you learn what made the difference for people like Corrie Ten Book, Robert LeTourneau, Ruth Bell Graham and many others.”
No More Ordinary is an interesting book. It is filled with inspirational stories of the Hero’s and Heroine’s of the faith. Throughout the chapters, these stories are used, by the author, as a basis to teach the principles of abundant life in Christ. Each chapter then concludes with a Prayer for Life, the Declaration of Life, the Scripture for Life, and the Words of Life.
While I truly did enjoy the stories told in these chapters, in my opinion, I am not sure that this book didn’t venture just this side of the prosperity gospel.
*Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book through the “For Readers Only” group at The Book Club Network, in exchange for my honest review. All opinions are my own, and no monetary compensation was received for this review.
*Reviews of this book were posted at the following locations:
Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Deeper Shopping, and Goodreads
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This book is available online at
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Saved Because of His Mercy 