Tag: broken
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Picking up the Pieces: 4 Thoughts About Personal Brokenness
Have you ever said, “What just happened?” Me too. Last winter, I had one of “those” mornings. As I’m leaving for the day, I’m doing my best to be careful pulling my car out of the garage and I destroyed my driver’s-side mirror. I remember being physically exhausted. My mind was wide awake saying “You’re…
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Broken Trust: 8 Ways to rebuild trust back into your marriage.
He heals the brokenhearted and bandages their wounds Psalm 147:3 Trust is a necessary element and is the foundation of every healthy relationship. In fact, trust is the security that makes intimacy possible in marriage. Like an organism, it must be nurtured and not ignored. My dad taught me years ago. “Trust is like…
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Pain is Our Common Denominator: 5 things I want to share with you about pain
Do you feel pain? Have you ever been in agony? From stubbing your toe in the middle of the night to having your heart-broken by someone, it seems we all have experienced elements of pain. The rare medical condition of CIP (Congenital Insensitivity to Pain) exists. It’s one of many physical statuses in which a person cannot feel (and has never…
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Frozen Tears: Dealing with loss during the holidays!
It’s been only a few days… Christmas is the day after tomorrow, yet, with grandma not here, it doesn’t feel like the holiday is close at all. The grieving process is different with Grandma Price. The timing of finding out about her cancer…the quickness of her departure….the approaching of the holiday season… I find myself……
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2 Minute Devos: Crash – Day 13
Today’s Scripture: John 11:32-36 Now when Mary came to where Jesus was and saw him, she fell at his feet, saying to him,“Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.” 33 When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come with her also weeping, he was deeply moved[a] in his spirit andgreatly troubled. 34 And…
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2 Minute Devo: “Faithful in a broken world”
We started a new series this month called “His Faithfulness” We are looking at the faithfulness of God revealed to us in the scripture. Take time to read the passage here on the blog or in your own bible. Today’s scripture: Isaiah 25 O Lord, you are my God; I will exalt you; I will praise your…
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2 Minute Devo: “Key Ingredient” Psalm 51
October is our journey through the 2 minute series called “Resurrecting Repentance”. It’s as simple as viewing the vlog and reading the passage for the day. Today’s passage is Psalm 51: Psalm 51 Have mercy on me,[a] O God, according to your steadfast love; according to your abundant mercy blot out my transgressions. 2 Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity,…
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7 Years of Bad Luck
I’m backing out of my garage today. I am going out with my family on my day off. There’s a reason why Anne warns me, every Friday, about the trash can. You see, Friday is “trash day” and, one morning, she was taking Cammi to the bus stop and forgot about the trash can. The…
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