“In the silence you are speaking in the quiet I can feel the fire and its burning, burning deeply.”  This is one of my favorite lines from a Jason Upton song "In the silence" Click HERE.  With all the noise and business it is so hard to really listen.  Someone once told me there is a difference between hearing and listening.  “You hear me,...

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Are you tired? Worn Out? Burned out on religion? Photo Credit: http://morguefile.com These are all questions Jesus as us.  He deeply cares about the condition of your heart and emotions.  He doesn’t just ask us surface questions nor does he listen with distracted ears.  He intently listens with every fiber of His being and offers us answers. I love nothing more than grabbing a...

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Your life is a gift.   I'll never forget the day my husband and I thought it would be a good idea to give our oldest sons legos.  Legos people of all things, legos.  I also remember the day I made the biggest regret of my life, I'm just kidding but SERIOUSLY (Insert biggest sigh of aggravation you can imagine). When I chose...

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There is a song in my heart and a verse etched in my memory.  I would love the honor of sharing these two with you today.  I like to try and use Wednesdays as an intentional pause in my week to really reflect on the Lord and His greatness.  Today I'd like to share a song, for a week now, has been on...

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First things First If you don’t know what Five Minute Friday it is an insanely fun party that happens every Thursday night via twitter.  Kate is gracious and hosts a link up party at her place every week. (Check her blog out HERE) We are given a word prompt and then we set the timer for five minutes and type our little fingers away.  So...

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Marred: to damage or spoil to a certain extent; render less perfect, attractive, useful, etc.; impair or spoil (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/marred) Have you ever felt this way before?  Less than perfect.  Slightly, unattractive.  Not quite as useful.   I imagine if we are all HONEST there is not one reading this who cannot say without hesitation, “YES.”  I had a mentor tell me once to never...

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