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Fasting: What is it?

Posted on January 31, 2018February 12, 2019
Meghan

Fasting: What is it?

The idea of fasting is not new to me. However, over the past couple of weeks, a lot of my quiet times and discussions, as well as different things I have read elsewhere, have all revolved around fasting. So, I decided to pay closer attention to this prompting, and take the time to look into what fasting is all about and how I can incorporate it into my life.

It all started a couple of weeks ago when Brad brought up the idea of participating in a fast. I had often thought I would like to give it a try, but really didn’t know much about it. And, in order for me to really get into anything, I first need to understand as much as I can about it.

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Gratitude – Normal or Not…

Posted on January 25, 2018February 12, 2019
Meghan

A few days ago, I went grocery shopping. Not seemingly a monumental occasion. But for someone who hasn’t been able to go for months, it was a pretty big deal!

After I came home, I shared with Brad how awesome it was just to be in a store. Just to wander through the aisles and browse through all the choices… I wanted to buy everything I saw and stock up our pantry.

Thankfully, I maintained some self-control and didn’t drain the bank account – but I sure could have…

That small trip to the grocery store was something that resembled my life before my back problems. It was a life in which I accomplished tasks and felt productive. A life that felt easy and comfortable. It has been so long since I have had those feelings – so long since I have been able to do the normal things I used to take for granted.

My goal is to never do that again.

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Helpless on our own

Posted on January 16, 2018February 12, 2019
Meghan

Yesterday was a bit rough around our house. It started as a great day. Brad was off due to the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday, and we had fun things planned – a birthday lunch, some errands, and just spending time together, (imagine ~ a conversation without kids…). It was going to be so wonderful and relaxing!

But first, the driveway needed to be shoveled.

I heard him call my name from outside. Instantly, alarm bells went off in my head. I ‘ran’ as fast as I could to the door and looked out to see him lying at the bottom of our sloped driveway.

Who determines this answer - The World or God?

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I should be…

Posted on January 12, 2018February 12, 2019
Meghan

Should?

So many times I think I would like to be the creative type. You know this person. The one who can MacGyver a piece of twine, a few berries, and a candle into the most beautiful holiday tablescape you can imagine. Sometimes I can pull something off, but let’s just say I’ll never have my own Etsy shop…

Yet, every time I see a post about someone’s craft store or a new little creation that somebody made, I feel this pull. Like, I should be able to do that, right? Or, maybe if I worked a lot harder I could get that skill?

When I was younger, I would have said, ‘Absolutely!’ But, now that I am a little older, (and hopefully a bit wiser), I now realize that I don’t think that’s how God made me.

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The Birthday of our Baptism

Today makes one year.

One year following the conclusion of my preliminary studies of the Bible. You know — the ones that made me realize I had a lot more studying to do.

12 months since I wrote my letter to God – telling Him why I wanted to be baptized.

365 days since I publicly declared, “Jesus is Lord.”

Today is Brad’s and my Spiritual Birthday – or Birthday of our Baptism…