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Say a Prayer

Take a few moments today to stop and pray for someone.  It is a priceless gift that is free.  You may not be able to see the rewards of your gift, but I guarantee that God will.  So, stop today and say a prayer for your neighbor, your children, the stranger on the street, the…
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Gratitude

Taken from THE SECRET Ancient widsom dating back thousands of years gave us the truth about gratitude.  Every single religion speaks of giving thanks.  All the sages and saviors of the world demonstrated the use of gratitiude in all their teachings.  The greatest human beings who have ever lived showed us the way with gratitude,…
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Calm

Vermillion Lake, MN Things are a little hectic and stressful here and this photo helps me to breathe, slow down, and take a few moments to relax.  This photo reminds me of stopping and enjoying what is right in front of you.  I hope you can take a few moments to do that today.
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Thought for the Day

Everything that happens, every event, every circumstance, every good and unpleasant situation that you find yourself in has a seed of God’s love in it.  Anticipate your future and its changes with joy.  Live for today, but hold your hands open to tomorrow.  God is there, all day long, no matter where you are.
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Be a Boomerang of Joy

Do you have someone in your life that when you are with that person, they just make you feel better?  They radiate happiness and are always positive.  Do you have someone in your life that when you are with that person they make you feel frustrated and seem to always find the negative in every…
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Thought for the Day

The road to success is lined with many tempting parking spaces. – Traditional Proverb
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You Know You’re A Mom When….

You know you’re a mom when you can accomplish five things simultaneously and think nothing of it.  Boy, isn’t that the truth!  In fact, right now as I type this, I am eating my lunch and am waiting on hold on the phone.  I just jumped up to get my son some milk and am going…
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A Great Big Hug

Living your life in God is like getting a great big hug every day – and it lasts forever!
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Movie Review: VeggieTales Sweetpea Beauty: A Girl After God’s Own Heart

Our family watched the newest movie put out by Big Idea Productions in their VeggieTales line titled, SWEETPEA BEAUTY.  SWEETPEA BEAUTY involves many of our favorite fairy tales including Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, and the Princess and the Pea all wrapped up into one story.  Once upon a time, there…
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Going Against the Current

Have you ever felt like you were walking upstream?  Have you ever walked in a river or tried to swim in a river going against the current?  It is tough and the river is constantly trying to push you backwards.  That is how I have been feeling this summer.  Summer should be a fun and…
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Stacie's bookshelf: read-in-2023

The Lazy Genius Kitchen: Have What You Need, Use What You Have, and Enjoy It Like Never Before
Your Table Is Ready: Tales of a New York City Maître D'
The Royal Governess: A Novel of Queen Elizabeth II's Childhood
Food Fight
Spare
Foster
This Time Tomorrow
To Bless the Space Between Us: A Book of Blessings
Kiss Me in the Coral Lounge: Intimate Confessions from a Happy Marriage
Save What's Left
Remarkably Bright Creatures
The Galveston Diet: The Doctor-Developed, Patient-Proven Plan to Burn Fat and Tame Your Hormonal Symptoms
Golden Hills
The Girl with the Louding Voice
The Favor
Small Things Like These
This Is How I Lied
Five Days at Memorial: Life and Death in a Storm-Ravaged Hospital
Audrey L and Audrey W: Best Friends-ish: Book 1
Audrey L and Audrey W: True Creative Talents: Book 2
Chasing Giants: In Search of the World's Largest Freshwater Fish
The Puzzler: One Man's Quest to Solve the Most Baffling Puzzles Ever, from Crosswords to Jigsaws to the Meaning of Life
In Conclusion, Don't Worry About It
It Is Well With My Soul: My Story
Have I Told You This Already?: Stories I Don’t Want to Forget to Remember
Book Lovers
A Girl Called Samson
Finn and the Feline Frenemy
The Levee
The Golden Spoon
Only the Beautiful
Live Wire: Long-Winded Short Stories
The Sisters Sweet
Fish in a Tree
This Tender Land
Intermittent Fasting Transformation: The 45-Day Program for Women to Lose Stubborn Weight, Improve Hormonal Health, and Slow Aging
The Mostly True Story of Tanner and Louise
Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice from Dear Sugar
Ben Y and the Ghost in the Machine
The Great Gilly Hopkins
BenBee and the Teacher Griefer
We Should Not Be Friends: The Story of a Friendship
Blue Highways: A Journey into America
Beyond the Point
The Family
Hamnet
The Bookstore Sisters
And Finally: Matters of Life and Death
The Cactus
Black Cake
Ban This Book
Passing
I'm Glad My Mom Died
These Precious Days: Essays
Evidence of the Affair
The Night Travelers
Out of the Corner
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
One Day in December

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