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Quitting The Rules

A few days ago my husband Steve and I landed in Orlando for a three night marriage getaway. Today was our last day and we’ve had such a great time. We haven’t laughed this hard in a long time! Steve is the funniest person I know. When…
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The Adventure of Spirit-led Living

My brother David lives on the edge. He likes action, he likes adventure and he can't stand to sit around for too long before taking off again. He has traveled to over 150 countries, jumped out of an airplane, swam with sharks and I guarantee…
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You’re A Blessing Waiting To Happen

Do you believe this? You should because it's true! A couple of weeks ago I was just going about my daily routine and I felt like God reminded me: Sandra, you're a blessing waiting to happen! Right away I received this encouragement from…
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Reproducing the Life of Jesus

How do we reproduce the life of Jesus? Hint: It’s not by trying harder! This teaching by Pastor Greg Riether, the pastor of Healing Grace Church in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, is powerful and this isn’t the only one that is. I’ve been devouring…
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Happy Thanksgiving – I’m Thankful I’m Alive!

I’m sitting in an airport, thankful I’m alive! Well, at least I was sitting in an airport when I started writing this post much earlier today. My flight was suppose to take off at 7:15am this morning and land me back in St. Louis to…
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The Salvation Army’s Motto – Others!

William Booth, founder of The Salvation Army, once sent a letter to all of his officers. When they opened it, it simply said others. Below is a short video clip from this past weekend when I spoke at the Secrets of the Heart event held at…
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Blessed Because of Jesus

What do you believe you have to do to qualify for God's blessing? There was plenty they had to do under the old covenant of law to receive God's blessing and plenty they had to keep from doing to avoid coming under the curse, but you and…
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Seeing Past Your Circumstances, To God’s Promises

One month ago was when all the fun started - NOT! I've actually been in the hospital twice in one month for two different things, but in this post I'm going to focus on the most recent event. Someone recently blessed me with $200 and encouraged…
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My Two Year Health Nightmare

It was November of 2009 and I was out with a group of Moms. We tried to get away once a month to talk, share stories, give and receive encouragement about parenting and eat together. I had battled health problems on and off since I had my…
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Does God Cause or Permit Bad Things In Our Lives?

Such a sad week for us here in The United States of America as we mourn the devastating tragedy in Las Vegas. When tragedy strikes, people have questions and understandably so. Does God cause bad things to happen to us? Does God permit…