Opportunity “A favourable junction of circumstances” – that’s opportunity. I believe God brings us opportunities. I also believe that we sometimes say no, due to fear, worry and circumstances. Grace Fox’s Bible study, Moving From Fear to Freedom, is breaking down some of those barriers for me. For a long time I would tell myself [...]
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Linking to The Gypsy Mama on Fridays. I have 5 minutes to write. The word is LOUD. Here I go: LOUD I don’t really like loud music, especially the decibels that make my ears ring. But I love it loud enough that I can hear it. Yes I think I have a slight hearing problem. I keep [...]
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I wrote at Inscribe Online this week – Trust and Press On. - Please join me there. Click on the underlined words. Blessings, Jan
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Stretching I have had back problems in my past and I have learned that stretching is very good to keep those back muscles strong. The same goes for my mind. As I age I want to make sure that I keep as sharp as possible. To that end I try many tactics. I have learned [...]
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Simply Saturday On Saturdays I write for only 5 minutes – the topic today is Write!Canada. Write!Canada At the time of your reading this post I will be on the last day of my writers’ conference, Write!Canada held in Guelph, Ontario. I have attended this conference for the past seven years and each year get [...]
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Lat Friday I wrote for Inscribe – and once again I relied on God to show me what to write. Here is what I wrote. Please come and see what Inscribe Bloggers OnLine is all about. Why Do I write? A blank computer screen – and no thoughts – that is the pang of a [...]
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Can I do everything without fretting? And even find joy? Can we find joy in the hustle and bustle of every day life? I think we can. When I get overwhelmed with the number of “things on my list”, I have a choice – I can fret, rant and rave at the fact that I [...]
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First After I wrote Wandering for Tuesday, the words of my own blog started to work in me. The Scripture, “looking away from all that will distract you” rumbled around in my mind and soul. Then I read another post at (in)courage called “How can I grow closer to God”. This is the paragraph that [...]
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I admit it – I am a perfectionist I will let you in on a secret I am a perfectionist. You wouldn’t know it by looking at my desk – papers all over – but in my banking, or my teaching or now in my blogging I get stressed if I don’t get it right. [...]
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