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My favorite tree is a palm tree. I simply love their majestic height and clean lines. I especially like palm trees with long frongs that bend towards the ground and blow gracefully when caught in the wind.A palm tree provides shade to all things that take shelter under it's frongs. However, because it is also quite sharp along the edges of it's shiny green frong, birds do not typically attempt

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So much is happening these days. I can tell spring is starting to spring! My life is getting busier again, not that it's not busy to begin with. But now that people are no longer desiring to be hermits, the streets are buzzing, the sidewalks are crawling, and the parties are hopping in the city! It's kinda nice to see life again. It reminds of the Bible verse that says, "there is a season for

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Today is one of those days that it's not too hard to believe in my heart, not just my head, how much God loves me.The sun is shining! He knows this is one way for Him to speak to me. The winter weather has finally broke. Spring is just around the bend. There's a gusty breeze blowing. I was eating my long hair while walking this morning! (ha ha ha) And I definately had a spring in my step!

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"Since God chose you to be the holy people he loves, you must clothe yourselves with tenderhearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. Make allowance for each other's faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others. Above all, clothe yourself with love, which binds us all together in perfect harmony. And let the peace that

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What do I have to give?As I reflect on this question, one thing comes to mind. I have nothing left to give… no time, no energy, no encouragement, no smile, no words, NOTHING! I am as a dried up as an old leather bag. Once it was the vessel for carrying beautiful marbles, collectible coins, river rocks, sea shells, etc… but now that bag once a beautfil tanned piece of art is now weathered with

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Dear God, I pray that this week is better than last! Please remove that which hurts so bad and return to me that which causes me so much joy! This life is so full of torment, I can hardly bare it anymore. Please unlock the words of my heart, the music of my soul, so that I may bring more glory to your name! I BEG you for your mercy and for this blessing.AmenAnd, Lord, haste the day when my faith

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Written by Mindi JentesJanuary 19, 2007Inspired by The Sister's Secret Gardenat Inniswood Metro Gardens, Westerville, OhioInhaling the clean air around meDancing in fields of grassJourneying down the path unwindingCaressing the flow’rs as I passBefore me lies the forestThe trees stretch to the sunThe stream has a message“You’re journey’s just begun.”Pushing wide the gate before meEntering the

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The story of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead has really struck a chord with me lately. Jesus was going about His Father's business when Martha rushes to beg him to go with her to Bethany to heal Lazarus. Jesus tells them that Lazarus' illness will not end in death and so he chooses to continue his ministry rather than go to Lazarus. His disciples are dumb-founded by this and question him.

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Ever have one of those days where you were so emotionally sensitive that seeing a jar of peanut butter almost caused you to burst into tears?!? Today was one of those days for me. And right now at 11:45pm the feeling hasn't past yet.Sometimes, I wish I could just completely and utterly, from the depths of my gutt bawl like a child with sheer exhaustion! Ever feel like that? Jesus did. Jesus felt

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Ever stop to think about who'd you want to sit with you while you mourned the loss of a loved one? In Biblical times people did just that. I have to admit, I had mixed emotions when I first learned that. I am not very comfortable crying in front of people. I try to contain myself and cry later. Or I simply explode with emotions, uncontained, unreserved, hysterical, and full of words I don't

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All I wanted for Christmas was a real good tan!What a wonderful Christmas our family had in the Florida Keys. God blessed us with some much needed time away, sun on our faces, and great time catching up with the rest of our family. The kids had a blast! And so did mom and dad. Lazy days in the sun. The squeel of sea gulls. The smell of salty air. A great rejuvinator! Thanks God for being

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Wow, it's been a really long time since I've blogged! Oh how time flies.This is my official re-entry back into web logging.

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Mike's challenge to read through the book of John 2 times in 4 weeks is taking me a little longer, but I am doing it. Today I spent some time reading in chapter 17. Verses 13-19 really jumped off the pages at me. And now I am coming to you (referring to God). I have told them (the disciples) many things while I was with them so they would be filled with my joy. I have given them your word.

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Our baby, Katja-- the 2 year old Birthday Shoe Fairy!

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"Mah-kee!" my way of saying, "monkey"

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Katja on the 4th of July

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Playing at the park on the 4th of July

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Hi daddy!

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The following are lots of pictures of Katja on and around her 2nd birthday. We praise the Lord for such a little blessing in our lives. Happy Birthday Ta! We all love you. Love-- mommy, daddy, kayla, korey, & kevin

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I am at yet another cross-road. What is God's Will when faced with adversity, a daunting obstacle, the presence of darkness where there is no hope? Both solutions are good, godly, right... but which is the BEST solution with the most profound impact?I Corinthians 15:57 says "Thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ." We find ourselves in a real spiritual battle.

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The prophet Isaiah fortells the coming of John the Baptist when he says in Isaiah 40:3 "He is a voice shouting in the wilderness: 'Prepare a pathway for the Lord's coming! Make a straight road for him!'" I spent some time reading in Matthew yesterday where John the Baptist is introduced on the scene as the fullfillment of this prophecy. Matthew 3:1-3 says:In those days John the Baptist began

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"Alone...just me and my Jesus" continued:In this same time with God as my last entry (Alone...just me and my Jesus), after reading John 8, I was told to read Acts 15. Here the Spirit revealed to me the importance of restoration and unity in The Church. The Jewish Christians were demanding that the Gentile Christians must become Jews first (through circumcision) before they could follow Jesus. The

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The kids had gone to bed, Mike was with 2 of his friends for an LTG, and it was really late at night. So, all the lights in the house were out. I was alone, just me and my Jesus. I was not tired and was longing to spend some time with Him praising and singing and praying. I was drawn to my front proch where I sat and praised my Heavenly father through song-- I sang quietly so I didn't wake up

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Ezekiel 1:15-21 says this: As I looked at these beings, I saw four wheels on the ground beneath them, one wheel belonging to each. The wheels sparkled as if made of chrysolite. All four wheels looked the same; each wheel had a second wheel turning crosswise within it. The beings could move forward in any of the four directions they faced, without turning as they moved. The rims of the four wheels

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This morning I spent some time reading Philippians. I was struck by many things, but decided that I needed to focus on just one of those things, since my mind is too small to handle more than that! The thing that spoke the loudest was the following passage from Philippians 3:6b-14:"...I obeyed the Jewish law so carefully that I was never accused of any fault.I once thought all these things were

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A friend of mine, Richard Jordan, wrote a song titled, Beautiful Waterall. The lyrics throughout the song are so refreshing! Chorus:Beautiful Waterfall, pouring down your perfect love on meBeautiful Waterfall, wash me away till only you remainsWhat an amazing "picture" of how God, The Beautiful Waterfall, pours out his love on all those who love him. Every good and perfect gift comes from God,

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This morning at our local "Organic Greenhouse Gathering" (a time each month set aside for leadership development of those who are organic church planters) we spent some time reflecting on what Life Transformation looks like. We looked at the church in Thessolonica (modern day Thessoloniki).In ancient days, Thessolinca was the capital and largest city of the the Roman province of Macedonia, the

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A midst all the hub-bub of the last week of school for my kids (class picnics, K-5 graduation, class parties, etc...), packing up my classroom for the summer cleaning event by the school janitors, all the other graduation parties for friends/church members, all the many birthday parties for my own children plus other family members, God says to me, "Take heed! I am testing you." HRRRRRRRR! (

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Wow! What a whirlwind of the past few months. I can't believe it has been 2 1/2 months since I have made an entry!God is still good. And everyday I see Him in unique, creative, exciting, and humbling ways. The past 2 1/2 months have been no different. The dinner theater production really took a lot of my time and energy, but it has been well worth it. So many opportunities to network with

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Hmmm....Just got back from another Friday night at a really cool ice cream shop in our neighborhood. Yeah, I know there was snow on the ground this week. But come on... who can resist ice cream?!?! Plus, the shop has a really great atmosphere. It's kinda like sitting in someone's living room, only you're not. Art works hangs all around the house. There's a really huge kitchen table where

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There's the wonder of sunset at evening,The wonder as sunrise I see;But the wonder of wonders that thrills my soulIs the wonder that God loves me.There's the wonder of springtime and harvest,The sky, the stars, the sun;But the wonder of wonders that thrills my soulIs a wonder that's only begun.O the wonder of it all!The wonder of it all!Just to think that God loves me.O, the wonder of it all!The

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O Lord, you have examined my heartAnd know everything about me.You know when I sit down or when I stand up.You know my every thought when far away.You chart the path ahead of me and tell me where to stop and rest. Every moment you know where I am.You know what I am going to say even before I say it, Lord.You both precede me and follow me.You place your hand of blessing on my head.Such knowledge

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Me and my honey

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Wow, it's been over a week since my last entry. Can you tell I've been busy?This past week was really a blessing. A cousin of mine came to stay with us for the week. She is at a point in her life where she is desperately seeking to allow God to fully control her life, while the struggle to resist the flesh continues to rage. Sound familiar??? The flesh and all it's charms tries so hard to

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The last couple days have been pretty intense. So much so, that when I say my heart was aching, I mean just that. Today my heart literally hurt from the burden I've been carrying. As I left the house this afternoon for a heart to heart with a trusted friend, my husband hugged me good-bye as he said this to me: "Mindi, I love you so much! I am so lucky to have you as my wife." As I walked out

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Yesterday, I came home from visiting my sisters. My kids all bowled me over with hugs and kisses, and squeals of joy, "MOMMY!!!" My husband grabbed me and hugged me and kissed me too. I couldn't let go. It was so great to be home!At one point this past weekend my sister said something to me like this: It's funny how out of all the guys you dated that well, were not the best for you, you ended up

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Drove to see my sisters in Indiana this weekend. Had some window treatments to design and sew for one of them. The weekend has been really nice, & relaxing, even though the pressure is on to get 12 window treatments sewn before Monday morning! It's been fun to kinda get away from the responsibilities at home... left the kids with my husband for some daddy time. They all seem to be having a good

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This past week, I have been reminded of a practice that I have known for some time, but never really grasped the full power of it until now. Evelyn Christenson, in her book, "Lord Change ME!" explains a simple concept called "Read Until." As I am reading through the scriptures daily, basically I "read until" I hear God speak. Then when I hear that still small whisper in my ear, I stop and ask

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Got up this morning and checked my e-mails right away. Normally, I feel like I should wait and do that at another time in the day. Why rush right away to the computer? Well, I didn't sense that this morning. The only e-mail I had received was from the Presidential Prayer Team. I'll be honest, most days I scan it and delete it without reading hardly a word. But this morning, my eyes were

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I just got a phone call from one of the little girls in our house church. She called to tell us that she decided she needed to tell us a secret that she had been keeping. She confessed that she had been secretly worshiping and praying to Jesus, and wanted us to know about it. No one was going to make that choice for her. She wanted to decide on her own. She concluded by saying, "I needed a

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I am currently reading a book by Evelyn Christenson titled, "Lord, Change Me!" Someone said, that if you don't want to change, then don't read this book! The Lord has used Evelyn and her public speaking ministry to reach thousands of women across the globe for Christ. I am finding this book to be perfect timing in my life and struggles as I break free from the chains of bondage that the flesh

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Well, here it is. My first blog entry.I guess I should explain what led me to blogging. I am not good at journaling, handwriting that is. In fact, I find it painstaking. So, I thought maybe I would find it easier to spell out my thoughts by typing them. Each entry will probably be long, so...Grab a cup of coffee! Here I go:The past several months have been a whirlwind. God has been

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Keeping our eyes on Jesus

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