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You Stay

From the Journal . . . . July 1997 Lord, I was down last night.  We went to the baseball game with the youth group….

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You Have Been Redeemed

Have you ever thought about the variety of moods you experience in a day?  True, some days your feelings are more consistent, but on other…

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Don’t Fret

From the journal . . . . November 2000 I assume we all have times when we feel we can’t do anything right and everything…

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You Have Some Major Pride Issues!

Me? Pride?  What are you talking about?  I’m really humble! This wasn’t the satisfaction-type pride at a job well done. I don’t think that sort…

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Imposter Student

Imposter student!  I had a professor in the teaching program at Central Washington University who used this title to explain insecure feelings that people get….

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He Calmed Me

This is a very much edited journal post! All my prolific journaling boiled down to only a few sentences. I think they were important for…

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A Consistent Response from God

This was written as I approached graduation and was looking toward my first teaching position.  From the journal . . . . May 1996 Lord,…

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No Need for Jealousy

I chose this picture because I doubt this mom loved the held child more than the sulky one, but he obviously felt neglected.  It reminds…

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I Don’t Know How to Be

In 1989 I began sensing the Lord calling me to become an elementary school teacher.  I had thought for years that when my kids were…

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You Be the Daughter

 It’s sort of funny, but when I see that I have a journal entry with God’s Personal Words to Me* dated from the second half…

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