Rebel to Redeemed…Sharing HIS Kind of Love
Mama thrives off of surroundings that are spotless. I’m much more artistic and although I don’t like filth, the clutter will pile up at times until I can’t take it and clean up. Over the years I’ve collected a number of things and clutter has gotten out of hand at times. My biggest weakness? BOOKS I love to read! Always […]
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By October, the relationship with Duncan had deteriorated and once again I attempted to leave. I’d not talked with Mama in over three years. I would call my aunt or grandmother about once a year to let them know I was still alive. Otherwise, I’d not had any communication with any other family. I’d told Duncan I was not coming […]
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No known story of the writing of this hymn is available, but the life of the author is very interesting. Septimus Winner was born in 1827 Philadelphia to a violin maker father. He was the seventh child in the family, which is why they named him Septimus. By the age of twenty he was running his own music shop and […]
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Growing up we watched Full House on a regular basis. Occasionally, I’ll even catch it on re-runs now. I grew up with Candace Cameron and understood the struggles she portrayed on the hit comedy. I was intrigued by what she had to say about balancing it all. After all as a wife, mother and working actress she has a lot […]
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Paul wrote over half of the New Testament and traveled much of the then known world sharing the gospel, but he also suffered greatly. He didn’t start out this way and before his salvation caused much suffering to believers. He was originally known as Saul, a native of Tarsus and was a Pharisee. We first meet Paul at the stoning […]
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The other day Mama and I were discussing my “need” to do strength exercises. I even mentioned some of the benefits and a plan to work on my strength training. I also admitted that although I knew what needed to be done it wasn’t getting done. This proved that sometimes we have all of the knowledge we need, but that […]
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After years in an abusive relationship I was beaten down and broken. My self-esteem had been completely destroyed. This also meant that my weight issues were shelved. I didn’t like being overweight. I knew I needed to lose weight, however not until I began to pull back the layers and remove the years of pain, hurt, anger and resentment from […]
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I’d finally surrendered to God, asked His forgiveness and for Him to come into my heart and life. I wish I could tell you that “POOF” everything changed, but it didn’t. The return trip home from Scotland was pure hell. Over the following months things slowly began to grow WORSE. I began to stand up for myself, which did not […]
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This is a song I’ve always loved. Daddy and I performed this song together several times. Harriett Buell wrote the song one Sunday morning walking home from the church service at her local Methodist church. Harriett Eugenia Peck Buell was born in 1834 Cazenovia, New York. She contributed numerous poems to the Northern Christian Advocate. She died February 6, 1910 […]
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The Potter’s Lady is the second novel in the Refined by Love series by Judith Miller. However, the story can be read on its own. There is enough background information provided to catch the reader up on the first novel in the series, The Brickmaker’s Bride. In The Potter’s Lady, Rose McKay convinces her brother, Ewan, to buy a pottery business. […]
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While Jesus was hanging on the cross he had a thief on each side of him. One thief denied him and the other believed. He said to the disbelieving thief, “Have you no fear of God?” He asked Jesus to “remember me when you come into your kingdom.” Jesus promised, “Today you will be with me in paradise.” This […]
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I usually discuss my struggle with my weight and learning to live a healthy lifestyle on Tuesday’s. Today, I want to discuss a different kind of struggle. This month is a milestone birthday for me. One that ends with a 0 at the end of the number. For the past four to five years I have dreaded this coming birthday […]
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By summer 2008 life had become very difficult. Nothing I did was right for Duncan and Mary. I’d been through numerous jobs and I had no friends. I was living on an emotional roller coaster and I wasn’t sure how much more I could endure. In August, we went to Scotland for several weeks to supposedly visit with Duncan’s “family”. […]
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Folliott Sandford Pierpoint was born in Bath, England in 1835. After being educated at Queens College in Cambridge, he taught at Somersetshire College. He contributed hymns to various publications and published at least two song books. He wrote numerous poems, but For the Beauty of the Earth is the only one he is remembered for today. The hymn was originally […]
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Ann Tatlock proves once again that she is a master story teller with her latest book, Once Beyond a Time. The story takes place in 1968 Black Mountain, North Carolina. Sheldon and Meg Crane move to the area with two of their three children. Sheldon recently left the ministry after having an affair and takes a job at his brother-in-law’s […]
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Peter was a disciple of Jesus, but even then he was often blinded from the truth Jesus taught. Simon was a fisherman when Jesus called him and his brothers to be “fishers of men.” Jesus changed his name to Peter, to mean the rock. We know Simon Peter was married, because Jesus healed his mother-in-law. Peter recognized him as the […]
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The abuse only escalated and with it my self-esteem and self-confidence were slowly eroded. In time I lost everything I had. I was all alone and had no one to turn, other than to Duncan* and his sister, Mary*. I had one or two co-workers that tried to warn me in the beginning, but at that time I didn’t want […]
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The other day my grandmother asked me about the song, I Stand Amazed In the Presence. This hymn, which is also known as How Marvelous or My Savior’s Love, was written by Charles Gabriel. Charles Hutchinson Gabriel was born in 1856 Iowa. From a young age he showed a talent and love for music. In 1912 he moved to Chicago […]
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I was recently discussing this beloved hymn with a family member. However, I can so relate to the story. There have been times when I had no one to tell my sorrows except Jesus. I must tell Jesus was written by Elisha Hoffman. He was born in 1839 Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania. His love of God and music were both learned from […]
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Being a preacher’s wife is never easy, and Nan Trammell Jones lays out some of the hardships and obstacles in The Perils of a Pastor’s Wife. Jones is open and honest about the struggles she and her husband have endured in the ministry. She lays her heart on the lines and reveals raw wounds and struggles along the line. Even […]
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