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Where’s Your Helmet?

These days it seems you have to have a helmet for everything: hitting a baseball, bicycling, driving a motorcycle, working on a construction site, playing football, fighting a fire...you get the point. Not only this, quite often safety head lamps are needed too, especially when working on construction sites or for cycling in the dark. Being able to see what you're doing limits the amount of injury you can do to yourself... I would hope anyway. It's because of past mistakes and the latest up-to-date safety precautions that we are required to (or at least strongly requested to) wear helmets.…

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Same Grace: An Imperfect Mom Confessional

Hey everyone!  I am so EXCITED today, because I'm over at Busy Being Blessed sharing my ultimate WORST.  Mommy Fail.  EVER. (Excited for the post, mind you.  Not the mommy fail part.) So without further ado (because I know time is precious!), here is a little excerpt: If I ever had a Mommy Fail moment, this was it.  I felt like such a failure as a mother—like I had not cared for the gifts God had given me.  Still when I think of this, I feel disappointment with myself. But what I have to remind myself every time is this:…

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I Am a Work-in-Progress

Sometimes when I write my Wednesday Work-in-Progress posts, I'm afraid I'm boring all of you to tears. Sometimes when I post--anything, really--I wonder if I'm just talking to myself.  Is anybody listening? I know we're only three quarters of the way through the year, but I feel like my entire life has been a work in progress this year.  It's a constant battle between God's will and temptation, pressing on or giving up. On weeks like this week (or even the past two weeks) I wonder if I should just throw in the towel.  Kids seem to be sick all the time.  If…

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The Belt of Truth

Last week I talked to you about the importance of putting on our armor as we prepare for each day in fighting spiritual battles.  This week, and for the next few weeks, I'll be discussing each piece of armor and why we need each one.  Just like each of us is an important part of the body of Christ, each piece of armor is an important part of both our offense and defense against Satan. In Ephesians 6: 14, Paul commands us to "Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist." So what exactly is the…

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How Do You Get Dressed?

So when I talk about getting dressed in the morning, you may be thinking Well, duh...I put on my underclothes; shirt and pants (or dress or skirt); maybe a jacket; nylons, leggings, tights, or socks; shoes, etc. In the book of Ephesians, however, we're told of some things we must not forget to put on before we start our day.  Here's how Ephesians 6:11 reads: "Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes." Paul's not making a suggestion.  And he doesn't ask us to put on half of the armor or just…

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