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Are We Too Sensitive
Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about relationships. Maintaining relationships is tough. If we really stop and think about it, our closest relationships maintain the potential to hurt us the most. I have seen too many relationships destroyed due to hurt feelings. One friend say’s one thing, and someone say’s another, we speak without thinking,…
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We Need God for Healing
As a student pursuing a Master’s degree in counseling, I have come across information which has thrown me back into my past. My past is not a comfortable place and my motto is “my past is my past… it’s better off left in the {past}”. As a counseling student I’ve come to understand the importance…
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When Your Child Ministers to Your Heart
Tonight my son Robby and I were cleaning out the van and a song came on the radio. The song was “Thank You”, by Ray Boltz. This past November I sang this song at my uncles funeral. Suddenly, I missed my uncle deeply and tears began falling from my eyes. My son suddenly became quiet…
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Maybe God’s “No” Actually Means “Later”
We plead to God… “Lord, give me this desire!” His response {most often} fails our instantaneous expectations. Do we assume… His answer is “no”. When maybe… His answer is “yes”… but “later”. Do we trust his word… {Ask and it will be given to you, seek and you will find, knock and the door will…
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Lessons From a Five Year Old
My son Daniel was playing at his friends house yesterday afternoon. His friend’s mother is one of my best friends. My cell phone rang and it was my friend. She said, “Crystal, I don’t wan’t you to freak you out but I need to call 911 for Daniel.” Her son playing around threw a music…
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Are Your Blessings Stressing You Out?
Our home is surrounded with landscaping. I didn’t create the landscaping, it was an added benefit to buying the house (or so I thought). The spring after moving, the weeds began popping up EVERYWHERE. Two springs later, entropy began to conquer our previously beautiful landscaping. Let me tell you… I’M NOT ONE WITH THE EARTH…
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Pure Joy Beaming from Four Tired Little Faces
Today was another day abounding in blissful blessings. A day when it was {good to be alive}! Everything was perfect. I thoroughly enjoyed hanging out with my little ones. We spent the morning cuddling in bed, headed to the park to meet up with some friends, ate Subway for lunch, enjoyed a nice long afternoon…
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God’s {Perfect, Pure, and Real Love}… Walking… {Right in front of me}
Am I the only mother who continually compares my self to {all} other momma’s in the world? Am I the only mother, who feels regular guilt because I’m not participating in arts and crafts with my children? Am I the only mother who feels immense pressure to be like {her}? I dont look like {her},…
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If I Withhold Faith, I Will Behold No Hope
A couple of nights ago, I was sitting in the living room, surrounded by my family and guiltily stressing about my graduate level research papers. Earlier, that afternoon I had noticed a friend requested prayer for her daughter on Facebook. Despite, my stress over my research papers due that evening, I continued to check Facebook…
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I Wish There Were Visiting Hours in Heaven
Sleeping… Dreaming… I’m in your home. Unfortunately, you aren’t there, sitting by my side. You, remain everywhere. In your home, in my memories, within my heart. Your familiar smell, your booming… southern voice. At times you seem so close, your soul… closely intertwined with mine. Right now… This very minute… Your Heavenly residence seems too…
The Flame Within
"All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; so that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work." 2 Timothy 3:16-17
The Flame Within 