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Lisa Alvarado | Houndini Chronicles
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Life's never dull in a house full of poochies. June 30, 2016. June 30, 2016. Midday of Day 2 on our Retreat of Silence and I was ready to talk. Cheryl laughed, gave me a hug, and said, “Tomorrow.”. Ready to talk about the plans He’s unfolding in my heart and mind, what I’ve written down, what’s yet to be written down. And ready to listen to what and where Cheryl hears Him calling her. I won’t lie, it’s been tough not talking for almost three days. There are times when hand signals and smi...We started ou...
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Photog Within | Houndini Chronicles
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Life's never dull in a house full of poochies. July 5, 2015. July 5, 2015. Me and my sweet friend. Two days on the road up and two days back meant Lisa had plenty of time to spend alone with God. It was some amazing time, too! I got to thinking we “city folk” have it completely wrong. We need to head out to the country, the undeveloped areas of our continent, to breathe the clean air, shut off all the social media, and listen to the silence. Most important: look up and look out. Answer: You don’t. I told...
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2014 – How’d I do? | Houndini Chronicles
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Life's never dull in a house full of poochies. 2014 – How’d I do? December 24, 2014. December 24, 2014. 8220;Everybody has a story”. While I know this, I seem to have lost my voice. Or perhaps what I’ve lost is my focus and I can’t remember my story. Oftentimes my life keeps me running so fast I can’t remember who I am or how I got here. I’m all about setting and meeting goals, preparing and completing “To Do” lists. Our house? While not the showpiece of the neighborhood, it’s tidy. The dogs? I have plen...
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Not afraid | Houndini Chronicles
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Life's never dull in a house full of poochies. March 1, 2015. March 1, 2015. I spent the better part of the weekend talking about being afraid. This is the part of myself I committed to opening others into that weekend. This was how I approached IF:Gathering last month. I can’t speak for the other two women, but I came away from IF with an assurance that whatever fears I imagine are simply wasted energy. The only one judging me is … me. Our focus for the weekend was on the history of Israel and their cro...
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“Don’t wait for a fish to find you” | Houndini Chronicles
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Life's never dull in a house full of poochies. 8220;Don’t wait for a fish to find you”. April 24, 2015. April 24, 2015. I read the above excerpt from Jennie Allen’s book, Restless. A few weeks ago and fell to my knees in absolute awe. Jennie wrote in those few lines the very longing of my heart: to be totally surrendered to God’s will. One prayer I’ve shared previously is for God to use me however He sees fit and for me to be okay with it. Is God good or what? Fast forward to the present:. As if I needed...
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Walk & The Word | Houndini Chronicles
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Life's never dull in a house full of poochies. Walk and The Word. June 30, 2016. June 30, 2016. Midday of Day 2 on our Retreat of Silence and I was ready to talk. Cheryl laughed, gave me a hug, and said, “Tomorrow.”. Ready to talk about the plans He’s unfolding in my heart and mind, what I’ve written down, what’s yet to be written down. And ready to listen to what and where Cheryl hears Him calling her. I won’t lie, it’s been tough not talking for almost three days. There are times when h...We started ou...
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Heart Cry | Houndini Chronicles
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Life's never dull in a house full of poochies. June 30, 2016. June 30, 2016. Midday of Day 2 on our Retreat of Silence and I was ready to talk. Cheryl laughed, gave me a hug, and said, “Tomorrow.”. Ready to talk about the plans He’s unfolding in my heart and mind, what I’ve written down, what’s yet to be written down. And ready to listen to what and where Cheryl hears Him calling her. I won’t lie, it’s been tough not talking for almost three days. There are times when hand signals and smi...We started ou...
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In that Moment | Houndini Chronicles
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Life's never dull in a house full of poochies. April 3, 2015. April 3, 2015. Have you ever noticed the lack of exclamation points in the Bible? I have. If the Bible had been written Lisa’s way, there would be exclamation points ev.ry.where! Seriously, this is exciting stuff! And behold, the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom. And the earth shook, and the rocks were split. Matthew 27:51 [ESV]. In that moment, GOD removed the barrier between Him and us. GOD did on that day what only ...
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One Word | Houndini Chronicles
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Life's never dull in a house full of poochies. The Sound of Silence. April 2, 2016. My friend and I are planning a Retreat of Silence. She’s going to fly in for our Retreat and I’m … we’re … so excited to be setting aside time to do this! The sound of silence … an opportunity to be quiet. To listen to the music of creation. To pause awhile and to hear the Master’s voice. I’ve been asking myself what I hope to learn … to gain … from our retreat. Is it a new perspective on my life? What is my passion?
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Random thots | Houndini Chronicles
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Life's never dull in a house full of poochies. July 30, 2012. July 30, 2012. 8220;No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other, you cannot serve God and money.”. Matt 6:24, Lk 16:13). But what about the Chik-Fil-As that are already established in communities? What about the people that work there? Pray for them also. Support them. Affirm their decision to continue to work for Mr. Cathy and his company&...August 1s...
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