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Where is Joy?

It was the Christmas season and my little man, Koda, could not contain his excitement to see Santa. I mentioned to him that Santa would be at his brother’s school, and he immediately needed a better understanding of when he would see Santa.  He questioned me on the date and how many times he would sleep before that day. At the time, Koda was 3 and really struggled to understand the difference between today, tonight and tomorrow.  I tried to tell him that it was still a few days off in the hopes that it would end the relentless questions I was enduring.  Each day he would ask again if he would see Santa today, tonight or tomorrow.

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A Heart To Serve

 

 

My husband, Kam, and I have been blessed with great friends over the years. This past year a friend called to tell me that she and her husband wanted to bless us with an automatic garage door opener. Although we bought our house new, it did not come with a garage door opener. They wanted it to be a surprise for Kam and they wanted to take care of the details.

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Wise Wishes

Imagine this: you get a call that you have a very wealthy relative that has died. He left directions to ask you to decide three things you have always wanted and there is no cap on the requests. Wow! That is huge. If you have ever been on a budget and received a gift card to your favorite store, you know the deep thought that is engaged to decide how best to use that money. You want to make sure you account for every dime.

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In Everything Give Thanks – devotion out of “Encouragement Between Loads of Laundry”

Thankfulness. It is a discipline, a choice, a habit, a way of living, a journey, a process, intentional; and it is not always easy. As parents, we try to teach this quality to our kids. Before bed and even before prayer we talk about what we are thankful for. At the top of the list—and sometimes our whole list—is health; warm, comfy beds; food; water; and, of course, our family.
But what happens when we don’t have those things? What happens when the necessities are not present to be thankful for? Can we still be thankful? I suppose to answer that question we should ask someone who has gone without those essential parts of life. I am that person. I can answer that difficult question.

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2015 Pink Impact Testimony

I have had the unique opportunity to say that I have attended every Pink Impact. Each year has been different and yet equally amazing. It is a time for women to make the decision that it is worth the blood, sweat, and tears that it takes to schedule themselves away from home for a few days! Those of us with control type of issues have to mentally decide that the world will go on if our kids have donuts, McDonald’s, pizza, and teeth that aren’t brushed for over 48 hours. 2015 was a year not like any other for me. Over the period of two weekends, 8,000 women gathered to encounter Pink Impact and, more importantly, to encounter God.

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