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The Cracked Pot: January 2015
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Thursday, January 1, 2015. Goodbye 2014, Hello 2015. 2014 was not my friend. I've made some choices and people I love have made choices this past year that have affected me and have left me wounded and broken. Let me be clear, my own bad choices are most distressing to me. As the year comes to a close, I am hopeful that 2015 can be a year of redemption, new opportunities and incredible spiritual growth. I have read this verse in 2 different places recently and feel very strongly about the truth in it.
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The Cracked Pot: Get the Plank Out!
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Wednesday, November 3, 2010. Get the Plank Out! The next morning, I read the patient chart. He was a newly diagnosed diabetic who had suffered a diabetic shock (ketoacidosis) while driving. He was a newlywed with a beautiful wife. He was a nice young man who had the misfortune of having a medical emergency while driving and as a result, his life would never be the same. You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye. At times...
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The Cracked Pot: Mean People
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Tuesday, October 18, 2011. My son Sterling is currently performing in a production called MEAN, which "serves as a powerful tool to raise awareness on the issue of bullying and highlight the harm that it can cause.". But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you. I read this verse over and over again. It is what is asked of us but that certainly doesn't make it easy. I am feeling committed to pray for those who persecute my children and the children in my community, it ma...I'm a...
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The Cracked Pot: Women Mentoring other Women and Why it is an Absolute Necessity
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Thursday, August 28, 2014. Women Mentoring other Women and Why it is an Absolute Necessity. Recently I responded to a group question from Holley Armstrong Gerth, a popular Christian author, speaker and blogger. Her question was "What is the biggest need you see in women's ministry today? I watched my response to Holley's question get many likes and start many conversations about the need for mentoring. What is it that makes me so afraid to nurture other moms? Gina, your timing with this is perfect. J...
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The Cracked Pot: Silencing the Voices of Negativity
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Friday, October 24, 2014. Silencing the Voices of Negativity. Jenna from the Blog 'Stop, Drop and Blog' wrote a post about the negative voices we hear in our head everyday and it inspired me to write down my own thoughts with the hope of being able to let go of the belief that I am less than. Here's a link to her blog if you'd like to read what she wrote. http:/ stopdropandblog.com/2014/10/21/voices/. What do I hear? You have no purpose. You are too emotional. You're a bad mom. You're a bad wife. I am ch...
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The Cracked Pot: August 2014
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Thursday, August 28, 2014. Women Mentoring other Women and Why it is an Absolute Necessity. Recently I responded to a group question from Holley Armstrong Gerth, a popular Christian author, speaker and blogger. Her question was "What is the biggest need you see in women's ministry today? I watched my response to Holley's question get many likes and start many conversations about the need for mentoring. What is it that makes me so afraid to nurture other moms? Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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The Cracked Pot: Down Syndrome Adoption
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Monday, August 16, 2010. Today I'm linking up with Chatting At the Sky for Tuesdays Unwrapped. Please check out Emily's blog and many others. http:/ www.chattingatthesky.com/. My heart will forever be with adoption. I hope to once again work in the field of adoption and am waiting to see where God leads me next. I was thankful for the learning experience this gave me on the subject of adoption and Down Syndrome. That just breaks my heart! I recently ran across the website for Reece's Rainbow http:/ www&#...
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The Cracked Pot: September 2014
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Wednesday, September 10, 2014. I am currently in the midst of a pain that is deep and heart wrenching. When I think about it and look at my own family and even things I see on facebook, I know I am not alone. That's not what I want to talk about though. I want to talk about something God has taught me over the past two years; Pain is inevitable. In one area of my life, there is great beauty and in another area there is great pain. It's been important for me to learn because with six children, there i...
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The Cracked Pot: Dear Depression
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Wednesday, May 18, 2011. You are the road I never chose to travel. A choice I did not make. An illness deep and dark like the ocean and I am so very lost in it. You have stolen from me my time, happiness, clarity, emotions, zest for life, love of other people, desire, and so much more. I refuse to let you win, exhausted as I am. I have been diagnosed with major depressive disorder, recurrent and severe. Depression, you are scary and unfair and relentless. But you do not define who I am! Changes in Thinki...
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The Cracked Pot: Even So....
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Tuesday, October 15, 2013. I feel like I am coming out of a very dark time in my life. The past 4 years have been the hardest years of my life. I've cried a million tears and asked a million questions of the Lord. You see, my life hasn't turned out the way I had planned.(I know! That was my first mistake, right? The thing we had in common was our love for the Lord and our desire to follow him. Problems. I didn't plan for teenagers. You get what I'm saying, I know. We were presented with the opportunity t...
