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Spiritual Growth: Friendship & Prayer

I am going to share a very intimate and personal story about a recent situation in my life.  This story involves a friend who, for privacy reasons, I will choose to call “Pat”.  I have known Pat for the six years since coming here to the States.  In that short period of time she has faced some severe trials and tribulations.

The month before I arrived in Jacksonville, Pat lost of her then 8 year-old daughter.  Three years later she was diagnosed with breast cancer and went through surgery, followed by chemotherapy and radiation during which she lost her hair . . . → Read More: Spiritual Growth: Friendship & Prayer

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Shared Wisdom: My Friend Max

If you follow my postings you already know about my “love affair” with Max Lucado.  In my opinion, no other modern day spiritual writer touches on the affairs of the soul in such a compassionate and human manner.  His words reach into my heart like the comforting embrace of a friend.  So I was overjoyed to receive a copy of his Grace For The Moment – 365-Day Journaling Devotional from my husband for Christmas.

In the front of this book, as part of the introductory section, are four pages of writing with which I was already familiar from a previous . . . → Read More: Shared Wisdom: My Friend Max

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Musings: The Power Of Words

I’m back on one of my favorite subjects again – words.   In recent postings,Poetry- Words Painting Pictures,  Musings- Sharing Our Gifts And Talents, and Reading Or Writing- It’s Still About Words, I have spoken at length about my fascination with the written word.  Seeing the way that words are strung together by different authors to achieve different descriptive effects gives me great pleasure and reaches into my soul.

However, words, ether written or spoken, can be used for negative purposes too.  Just a few days ago I was witness to a small scene between two people that reminded me of . . . → Read More: Musings: The Power Of Words