Month: February 2013
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Overflowing With Love
This morning I decided to clean out my son Christopher’s backpack. He tends to be my less organized child, and his backpack is a mess. When I decide to clean out his backpack, I never know what to expect. The last time I found an old banana peal. I thought I was going to “LOSE”…
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Your Past… Your Present… Your Future – “Happy Valentine’s Day, Robert W. Ridlon III”
His hand in mine… We walked. Young… Vibrant… So full of life. We laughed… We dreamed of our future. Countless hours spent… Falling in love in the park. I remember… Your eyes… The depth of your love for me. The eyes of a 16 year old boy… madly in love. People said… It’s just a…
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Clean Home… Happy Kids… Managing Priorities
Five winter coats blocking the stairs. I yell at my kids, “Boys get down here and hang up your coats! I’m not a slave, I am a mom!”, as they look at me with a shocked look. This is my life… This is my daily routine… My world! Friends, I am a neat freak (or…
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Aspirations… Dreams… And Discerning God’s Direction
Write a book. Sing professionally… Earn a degree… Start an award winning blog… Begin a Bible study… Or a Christian mom’s group… What are your aspirations? Lately, I’ve been thinking about my life. Not “lately” but forever… all the time. I’ve wrestled with who I am… who does God want me to be… who do…
The Flame Within 