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Suffering Honors Jesus & Denies The Flesh
The last few months have been an opportunity to learn a lot about suffering for Jesus and denying myself. If you know the Bible, you know that, in Luke 9:23, Jesus lays out that to follow Him means “you must … Continue reading
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Tagged attitude, Bible, contentment, God, grace, Jesus, know Jesus, pray, sacrifice, suffering, trials, truth
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Gratefulness Admidst Pain
Have you ever wanted something, and someone gives you a gift, and you think it’s the something you want, but it’s really something else? Well, my High School English teachers would kill me for that sentence, but I think we’ve … Continue reading
Posted in Observations, Random Musings
Tagged attitude, blessings, character, contentment, Jesus, perspective, sacrifice, worldview
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I Don’t Matter…Truly!
The other night, I was quite irritated with one of my children because of an attitude issue. As I took a moment to calm down and clear my mind, it dawned on me that “I don’t matter!” Now, initially, this … Continue reading
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Tagged attitude, Bible study, faith, grace, Jesus, know Jesus, sacrifice, spirituality, suffering, truth, worldview
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Sometimes, Pain Moves Us Onward
I must admit, I’m a pretty classic human; I don’t like pain, and I prefer comfort. But over the last few years, it’s become clearer and clearer to me that I need to flip that around, and learn to not … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Study, Passionate Observations
Tagged attitude, Bible study, blessings, character, contentment, faith, God, perspective, sacrifice, suffering, trials, truth, worldview
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Loving While It Hurts
Hollywood lied to me! That’s likely no surprise to anyone! However, it is a regular event for me to realize that I bought some Hollywood lie! And it’s annoying to find I did so! In this case, I bought the … Continue reading
Posted in Random Musings, Single-Parenthood
Tagged character, children, love, parenting, sacrifice, single parenting, suffering, truth
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Who Am I? The Lost Art of Character Building!
(N.B.: After writing this, I realize it bears a similarity to this blog post from 7+ years ago (https://nerdylenses.com/2014/08/23/a-heartfelt-mind-meld-who-are-you/). However, I believes these to be two sides of the same coin. The below speaks more generally to one’s moral character … Continue reading
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Tagged character, Jesus, know Jesus, perspective, sacrifice, spirituality, step up, truth
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5 Years Later…Still Sacrificing!
It’s been nearly 5 years since I closed out the Heartfelt Mind-Meld. Truthfully, I didn’t feel like I had much more to share. When something did come to mind, it seemed to leave before I could get it down. And … Continue reading
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Tagged perspective, sacrifice, single-parenthood, suffering, trials, truth
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Observations on Sacrifice
I was considering something today, thinking back over my life, thinking what I would do differently if I had it to do over again. I live my without regrets, but I do reflect and acknowledge that there are things that … Continue reading
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Tagged blessings, heartfelt mind-meld, Jesus, know Jesus, perspective, relationships, sacrifice, suffering, trials, truth
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