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add a lift to your step
17 Ways To Show Love To A Stranger (Without Being Creepy!)
When was the last time you or I showed love to a complete stranger? Have we ever? We're walking through our 31 Days of Loving God & Loving Others. Today, Day 9, we are looking at loving those we don't know. Why would we want to do such a thing?? It can be simple...
Loving Instead of Competing
Competition can be a good thing. I certainly like it when my Cardinals and Colts win, and when my son's soccer team wins! But when it reaches to places like among friends, family members, co-workers, fellow moms and dads, neighbors, and each other, it can become a...
The Best Of The Three Is Love
We attended our cousin's wedding on the farm over the weekend. It was beautiful. Her brother, another cousin, performed the lovely ceremony. He read one of my favorite scriptures, which was read at our wedding, and is often heard at many others. It's 1 Corinthians 13....
Who God Says You Are
As I shared in yesterday's post, back in 1991, my perception of who God was changed in my mind and in my heart. He was no longer a God I feared, but a God I began to fall in love with. Also, as I studied and experienced Him personally in my life, I began to believe...
Who Is God To You?
Who is God to you? How do you think God feels about you? To even begin to love God, I believe we need to personally answer these two questions. I grew up with the perception that God was some "being" who ruled from up above with an iron fist. I was not to cross Him....
Love Others… More or Less?
Yesterday's detour was timely, as we pondered loving ourselves before we can effectively love others. I hope you came away with a fresh perspective and a truthful reminder of who you really are. I did. Loving ourselves the way God created us and sees us helps us to...