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A Simple Life, a Childlike Faith

It’s been too long.  I’ve not had a preteen/teenager living in my home for many years.  Our first child was a boy and his transition from child to pre-adult was quick and violent.  My perfect child exploded in so many ways that I was left reeling in shock, terror and despair.  Later, I learned–but didn’t…

Mark has been a close friend for as many years as I’ve worked with The Special Gathering, which is a ministry within the mentally challenged community.  We were talking on the phone as we do at least once a week.  Mark began calling me on a regular basis about five years ago. Even though he…

This morning I got up to write as I normally do; but I couldn’t find anything hot to drink. (A hot drink is necessary for early morning writing sessions.) I’m staying with my wonderful granddaughter a few days.  She and her parents are moving.  Therefore, everything in the kitchen has been relocated or put away…

Often things are happening in God’s Kingdom of which we aren’t aware here in our small cosmic bubble called earth.  About two months ago, I had a dream.  It wasn’t complicated or disturbing but I knew it was significant.  I also sensed somewhere in my spirit that I wouldn’t like the interpretation because I didn’t…

Years ago, our children moved to South Louisiana.  All hot sauce and especially Tabasco sauce is a BIG, HUGE, GIGANTIC deal in South Louisiana.  Therefore, we had to visit the Tabasco Welcome Center because it is one of their greatest tourist attractions.  Both my husband and I loved the tour and the wholesome, HOT environment.…

Visitors who come to Special Gathering which is a ministry within the mentally challenged community are often surprised that they also receive ministry through the messages and the devotions, teaching and sermons they hear.  No matter who is teaching, if they are effective at reaching our members, they will be effective a reaching others. There…

The complete title for this entry should be “The Effective Message for the Mentally Challenge Community and Everyone Else.”  Of course, this title is much too long.  Therefore, I had to shorten it.  Yet, I’ve come to believe that the way to peek the interest people who are intellectually disabled also works for everyone else.…

As a child, I assumed that I was a perfectly normal person.  When I became an adult, I realized that I was loaded with disorders. 1.  There is a sleep disorder.  For years, I thought it was normal to have a hard time getting to sleep and staying asleep. I had no idea that I…

I’ve been wanting to share this with you for a while.  Os Hillman sends an e-mail letter each day.  It is an excellent resource that you will want to receive.   Preparation for Greatness TGIF Today God Is First Volume 1, by Os Hillman 06-01-2012 “He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend…

Here is the latest copy of LIFT Magazine and information about how to subscribe. Going to a higher place in life is often met with steep climbs, unforeseen adversity and debilitating struggles that leave one with a sense that a better life is not for them, but for someone else. Over the next few weeks…
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