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The Rock That Is Higher Than I {Repost}

Posted by on Mar 14, 2013 | 0 comments

Psalm 61:1-3 came up in my study today and it reminded me of a time a few months ago when this passage really spoke to me. As I re-read the following post from November, I realized that I’m here again… needing to find my way to the Rock that is higher than I. Maybe there are others who need to read this again today… ———— Life gets overwhelming. If you’re like me, days just seem to stack on top of each other… then one day suddenly you realize another year has passed. Sometimes, though life is busy, everything seems to flow together in perfect harmony. But other times, the overwhelmed feeling hits like a 95mph wild...

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The Artwork of Sanctification

Posted by on Sep 10, 2012 | 1 comment

I thought I had it conquered. But the fact that 1/3 of the words in that sentence are “I” should tell you that it’s NOT conquered. I still try to do things in my own strength… just as before. Sin is crouching at the door…  If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door. Its desire is for you, but you must rule over it. – Genesis 4:7 If you’ve read Genesis, you know of the sin that devoured Cain. He had a choice to rule over the sin, but instead he let the sin rule him. I feel like Cain often. My “pet” sins seem to take control of me easily. One of those sins is...

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Plank-Eyed Saints {Encouragement Cafe}

Posted by on Aug 23, 2012 | 5 comments

Tough subject today. How often do you find yourself judging others? And on the flip side, how often do your insecurities take control because you “sense” that others are judging you? I’m at the Encouragement Cafe today, talking about the judgment that is ingrained in all of our lives. Hope you can stop by: Plank-Eyed Saints. After you read, I would love to hear your thoughts! Leave a comment here or there… I’ll be checking both. By the way, if you would like to subscribe to emails from Grow Where You’re Planted, you can do that here: Grow Where You’re Planted...

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A Little Disclaimer…

Posted by on Jun 4, 2012 | 21 comments

At the beginning of January, with all good intentions, I started a series that was to appear on this blog every Thursday… Toward Him 2012. The series started strong… God was working in my heart and allowing me to share. Then like most New Year’s Resolutions, it fizzled out after a few weeks. Failure. Just this week, I’ve forgotten to make phone calls or send emails, avoided difficult situations, let friends down, focused on myself way too much, yelled at my kids (and my husband), and I have spent way too little time with God. More failure. So here’s my disclaimer: I’m not perfect. Just a perfectionist whose biggest stronghold is that...

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Quiverer or Giggler?

Posted by on Mar 1, 2012 | 0 comments

The shrill giggle cut through whatever nerves may still have been lingering in the little room. While our free-spirited 3-year-old girl sat up tall in the chair, laughing her way through her very first trip to the dentist, her big brother was sitting quietly in the corner, quivering a bit… just watching. Before we arrived, Katherine was barely able to sit still in her carseat, so excited about going to the dentist. But Jeffrey was worried that it would hurt. Apparently a friend had told him so. Jeffrey often makes up his mind ahead of time about things by listening to what others have experienced. On the other hand, Katherine kind of plows her own way through life. She...

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7 Money Rules for Life by Mary Hunt

Posted by on Jan 14, 2012 | 0 comments

I don’t know about you, but for years I have struggled with the concept of managing money. I’ve never been very good at it, and have found that the mismanagement of money is one of the main issues within marriage. Mary Hunt’s book, 7 Money Rules for Life, is spoken from true experience. Mary found herself in a multitude of debt early in life, which then flowed right into her family after she got married. She outlines what she learned along the road of paying down “toxic” debt and teaches us the WHY behind the what. The 7 rules seem fairly simple: Spend less than you earn. Save for the future. Give some away. Anticipate your irregular...

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