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I want to share with the Blog Party visitors a little summary about what you find here on Sting My Heart and a little of who I am…I am real and Sting My Heart is a collection of my thoughts and my life in Arizona…

  • I started blogging in April of 2005. Not many visitors in the first year, but I kept plugging along. Not sure what has changed. Maybe my writing got better over time (or my topics). But I am loving every minute of it…
  • God has called me back into His flock after moving me 6,000 miles from my family and friends in Germany…My desert dwelling has been good for my relationship with God. He made me realize that I can only depend on Him–His love, grace and mercy…
    “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast. For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” ~ Ephesians 2:8-10
    (now you know the reason for my blog address 😛 )
  • I love to share about my marriage, our son and once in a while I share about my life in Germany…
  • By God’s grace, I have an incredible relationship with my husband. I love to share that with my readers–A LOT!
  • I love to encourage other women to be a Mary in a Martha’s world…That is why you can find me also at Laced with Grace & CWO Internet Cafe…And once a month I host IOW sponsored by CWO. I am hosting this up-coming week (Tuesday) with a quote by my favorite theologian–Martin Luther…
  • My favorite hobby (besides spending time with my Sweetheart) is photography. All pictures you will find on this blog are taken by me and my little digital camera (or scanned from my regular pictures). I hope you enjoy them…
  • I love dogs–we have two of them–Zoey (a crazy female) & Bandit (an old male)…

Thank you for stopping by today and I hope to see you soon again. If you like to know more about me, check out My 100 Things post…

Blessings on your day and as always…

Moi

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Why I Blog…

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Laurel tagged me with a meme 🙂 She asked me to list 5 reasons why I blog…Oh my, good question…

  • I can share two passions with the whole wide world…My faith in Christ and photography…
  • By God’s divine intervention someone might be led to Christ and receive Him as their Lord and Savior…
  • I might be able to encourage other women to have a better marriage…It sure has been a long journey for me…
  • I have learned so much from so many Godly women with different doctrinal background. It shows me that we are one in Him…
  • I am actually a very quiet and shy person (unless I am comfortable around someone). On my Blog, I can share how I feel and what I think without me blushing all the time…You see, even though I have been speaking English for a while, it still is hard for me to express myself. Typing is much easier and I can use the backspace all.the.time and erase words. Can’t do that in speech…

So, Laurel, did you learn something new? I know those are not really deep reasons, but they are reasons enough for me to continue…

As it goes with memes, I am tagging Erica, Terri, Jennifer and Christine…If anyone else would like to chime in, please let me know.

“May the God of endurance and encouragement grant you to live in such harmony with one another, in accord with Christ Jesus, that together you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore welcome one another as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God.” ~ Romans 15:5-7 (ESV)

Oh, you are wondering about the little graphic on top? Well, got the link from Miss Laurel too. The site is called “BlessThisChick” and you can create your own too. I thought, since I have the hearts all around here anyway, it was fitting for me…

Have a wonderful Sunday…

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Monday Morning Thoughts…

If you not had the chance to read Cyndi’s post on Friday (thank you Sissy for the cool button), please head on over this morning. She really made me think about ranking in the Blogsphere. Sure, I love all my visitors that are kind enough to read my posts. But what truly do I want to ‘accomplish’ with my blogs? One thing I hope that people see here–my love for God, my family and friends…So, yesterday I took down my ranking buttons. Was it wise? Will traffic still flow? I pray it does. But the most important thing is that God is glorified through what ever I have to say and the images I display…Thank you Cyndi for the wonderful post. You are a true blessing in the Blogsphere.

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Erica at Butterfly Kisses has put a challenge out for you to consider. Please check out her post “Two Weeks Of Sacrifice“…just click on the image below…

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Since it is Monday, I will be sharing some thoughts over at Laced with Grace…I would love for you to drop by for a few minutes…

“The Lord bless you and keep you;the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you;the Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace.” ~ Numbers 6:24-26 (ESV)

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