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I have been blessed with four intelligent, beautiful and independent daughters. This was my goal! This was my desire. I never wanted them to suffer the heartache and stress I had experienced. I prayed, I worked hard to make sure they had a good stable life. We went to church every Sunday as a family.… Read more
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“Though we are overwhelmed by our own sins, you forgave them all.” Psalm 65:3 When I was a young girl I attended church regularly. I had even gotten “saved.” So I knew about Jesus, God and the Holy Spirit. I had memorized scripture, but I did not have a relationship with God. Later, I had… Read more
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What advice would you give to your teenage self? You do not have to please everyone! Learn to just say “no” and be ok with it! Your purpose and mission for life is not to make everyone happy. Girl, even Jesus Christ couldn’t do that! So, get off your high horse and pull up your… Read more
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You get some great, amazingly fantastic news. What’s the first thing you do? Wow! He did it once again! Each time I am blessed with exceedingly more than I ever dreamed! I always become overwhelmed with extreme gratitude. My heart immediately longs to tell God how thankful I am for his love and goodness. 20Now… Read more
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Describe your most ideal day from beginning to end. When I was a young girl growing up we used to sing the song “Home on the Range.” Oh give me a home, where the buffalo roamWhere the deer and the antelope play,Where seldom is heard, a discouraging wordAnd the skies are not cloudy all day.… Read more
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What’s your favorite thing to cook? Cooking is a huge trait in my love language. So, my favorite thing to cook is whatever makes the one I am cooking for feel special. I inherited this trait from my paternal grandmother “Nannie.” Whenever my brother and I would visit her she would actually ask us what… Read more
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At Church we are corporately studying “The Purpose Driven Life.” I have read the book before but during this reading my spirit has been opened to God and my relationship to him in a brand new light. Maybe it’s because I don’t have a hundred other distractions in my life at this point and time… Read more
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My dad was a tall handsome man. One of my very first memories of me and my dad together is of us walking in downtown Gainesville on the square. I had my tiny little hand wrapped around his one long middle finger and my short little legs struggled to keep up with his six-foot, four-inch… Read more
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It was summertime in the 1960’s and as was normal me, my brother DeWayne and our cousin Laurie who lived next-door loved playing outside and adventuring together. We were in our backyard when we spotted our doghouse. Now, I can’t remember who made the suggestion but one of us decided it would be a great… Read more
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Have you ever done something you were ashamed of? Have you ever said something to your spouse, child or parent you wish you could take back but it’s too late? The damage is done. If you focus on the mistakes you made, any wrong done to you, disappointments and loves lost it’s extremely hard to… Read more
For Real, Elaine?! 