Lent always sneaks up on me and takes me by surprise.
This past Lenten season, however, was a time of growth and challenge, but more accidental than on purpose.
I’ve been working through a course called “How to Hear God’s Voice” and I’ve been practicing and experimenting with that in addition to working through the things I’m [...]

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So, after several weeks of doing great, I ended up in N. Ireland with great cooks, and many opportunities to dine out and hang with family.  While didn’t pig out, I decided to just “go with the flow”, enjoy the food set before me, and focus more on conversation than calories.
I’ve therefore, come back from [...]

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Tags: Diet, dieting, losing_weight, simple_weight_loss, Weight_Loss

When my husband (who’s Irish) and I (Canadian) got married, we moved to France (Grenoble) to begin our life together.  We had the privilege of living there for 6 years.
I went from being a busy concert artist with YFC Germany, doing 130 concerts/workshops etc. a year, to being a stay-at-home wife in a foreign country [...]

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Tags: Easter, Easter_Breakfast, Easter_Decorations, Grenoble_France, Mothering

The Risen Christ
Painted by Fran Tyner May

Christ is risen! And you, o death, are annihilated!
Christ is risen! And the evil ones are cast down!
Christ is risen! And the angels rejoice!
Christ is risen! And life is liberated!
Christ is risen! And the tomb is emptied of its dead;
for Christ having risen from the dead,
is become the first-fruits [...]

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Tags: Christ_Is_Risen, Easter, Resurrection

Worth watching for a number of reasons. . .

What’s it all about? Read this wonderful story and find out: The Ragman’s Story
Happy Easter
Darlene

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Tags: Crucifixion, Easter, Jesus, Meaning of Easter, The Ragman's Story

Well, I’m back after a 10 day visit to Ireland to see my husband’s family.  My mother-in-law recently broke her hip, and we wanted to check in and see how she’s doing.
Visiting family in Northern Ireland is not the best way to keep up with weight loss plans!  We stayed with my husband’s sister who’s [...]

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Tags: pretty_walks, Walking_in_Ireland

Well, here we are at the final lesson on the Spirit of Poverty.  I hope you’ve been able to keep up, and that this has changed the way you view your life, and your current circumstances!
Today we’re going to look at how to get out of the bondage of this spirit.  Here are Bill’s words:

How [...]

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Tags: How_to_Overcome_the_SPIRIT_of_POVERTY, Spirit_of_poverty

Last week I told you about Praise Moves – a great Christian Alternative to Yoga.
Today I want to tell you about another great fitness program that also incorporates faith (isn’t it wonderful how many people have figured out how to work faith into fitness? Very cool!)
This program is called “Fit for Faith” by Kimberley [...]

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Tags: fitness_and_faith, fitness_programs, Fit_For_Faith, Kimberley_j._Payne

Happy April Fool’s Day!
As you read this, I am in Northern Ireland visiting family.    So much easier to do my walking here! No snow!
We have the second to last installment of the “Spirit of Poverty” series by Bill Axtell today. Basically it’s a continuation of last week’s post on the Words of [...]

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Tags: Criticism, Judgement, Positive_Confession, Spiritual_Poverty, Spirit_of_poverty, Words_of_our_mouths