Excuse the Dust…

God is our refuge and strength,
a very present help in trouble.
Therefore we will not fear though the earth gives way,
though the mountains be moved into the heart of the sea,
though its waters roar and foam,
though the mountains tremble at its swelling.
~ Psalm 46:1-3 (ESV)

I think I need to ‘undust’ (maybe that is not a word 😆 ) my little corner of the blogging world. I have been away for little while…needed to figure out where I am going with life in general; and blogging in specific.

You see, I wanted always be real on my blog. I wanted to be an encouragement to others. But how could I encourage others, if I myself was discouraged. I think my biggest discouragement came that I couldn’t keep up with all the demands that blogging brings. Due to my job-change in 2006, I was unable to keep up with all the wonderful women bloggers out there…

I also looked at the success of others in the blogging world. That was just plain wrong…I should have just looked at who I am in Him. I totally lost focus on what this blog suppose to be about. About Him and making Him know to a hurting world…If I was to encourage some of my sisters along the way…Praise to Him!!!!

As some of you might know, Max Lucado is my all-time favorite Christian writer. I have quoted Him often here and elsewhere. Currently I am reading some of his books that were republished in one volume – just marvelous! One quote that really stuck from one of the books is my new motto:

“Changing direction in life is not tragic. Losing passion in life is…”
~ Max Lucado, ‘When God Whispers Your Name

Yes, I lost passion in life for a little while. I forgot my purpose…Lord, thank you for the not-so-gentle reminder…

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What else is new? My wonderful friend Lori is hosting a Bible study 😛 …Please check it out every Friday (just click on the button above — it will take you there). Ezekiel you are wondering? Heavy, but also encouraging to the ones who put their trust in Him…

Oh, and this week I will be reviling something that I have been working on over the last couple of months…So, stay tuned. I am very excited about it 😀 …

Okay, I better up-date my sidebar with a couple of things…Thanks for stopping by today (and thank you for not forgetting about me)…Until next time…

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Finally Upgraded


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It took me a very long time to upgrade to a newer version of WP. Not only because the back-end is totally different, but upgrading is always a pain…I hope that everything went well and you will not have any problems either seeing my blog, or leaving comments 😉 …

I know I have been really quiet over the last 6 months or so – just posting Thankful Thursdays…I do hope that I soon will be back to somewhat a ‘normal’ blogging schedule (whatever normal is for me 😆 ). One thing I do know, that with my Lord’s help, I will try to encourage you in your walk with Him.

Hope to see you all soon…

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It is My Bloggy Birthday!

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The winners will be announced tomorrow, March 31st.***

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Material credit: Shabby Princess Freebie – LO made by me

To enter the give away please leave a comment. And if you find it in your heart – share the give away with your girlfriends (not necessary to win)….The deadline to sign up for the give away is March 30th with the winner to be announced on the 31st.

Have a blessed week…

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Angie Is Having a Giveaway

My friend Angie is having a giveaway of some wonderful books 🙂 . Max Lucado has always been one of my favorite writers. Angie is given away three of his books. So head on over to her blog to see what books they are…

And speaking of giveaways. There is one coming from this blog. Some of you might know that I will be celebrating my 3rd bloggy-versary and I have some fun stuff in store for you (pst – I am actually going to have three prizes – one will be pretty big). So I hope that you will come by after Easter to celebrate my bloggy-versary with me 😛 .

Have a blessed Tuesday and hope to see you on Thursday to share you thankfulness. I think I will share all about His resurrection on my post 😉

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