1 Corinthians 13:4-7 “Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, […]
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I hated Valentine’s Day growing up. My parents had a horrible marriage and the whole idea of celebrating love with candy, roses and cards in a marriage that lacked kindness and basic human decency was a joke to me. One year (oh so long ago!) our high school held a Valentine fundraiser. We could buy roses
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Have I ever told you about the one day I threw a wrench into an already messy family environment when I bid a fond farewell to the Catholic church and decided to continue following Jesus without a denomination? This news was bigger than Watergate in my household. My dear mom swore she could hear our
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When I get stressed, my freak out thing is to turn around and clean. Seriously, it’s my super power. There could be worse things, right? Like devouring a tub of Ben & Jerrys, or eating a million calories worth of chocolate, then running 10 miles the next morning to burn off the guilt. Crazy, right?
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Ever have one of those days where you just want to smack the happy out of someone? What do you do when that someone is you? You aren’t equipped mentally to tackle the mountains of laundry, patient enough to run errands, or smiley enough for humans to venture near you. That was me last week.
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I love vintage jewelry. It’s unique. Individual. There’s nothing else like it in the world. It’s a lot like YOU! When God made you, He broke the mold. There’s no one else like you in the universe! Cherish that little nugget of wisdom today. Write it down if you have to. Why do we gaze
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You know, studies confirm that people rarely think about us and our words as much as we think they do. Why do we worry so much about what other people think? Sometimes I get afraid. Paralyzed even. By what I think other people think of me. It’s not like I have any spidy powers where
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“Hi. My name is Nicki. I’m a recovering perfectionist.” Scratch that. Not quite right…”Hi. I’m Nicki. I’m a bit of a control freak.” I really wish there was a recovery group for people stuck in perfection mode. But let’s get real. No one has created one yet. Even if there was such a group, I
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