Do you give “The Look”

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Child abuse or should I say the prevention of – is a passion of mine. Picture this. You are at the grocery store, target, mall- some public place… when a child is acting out. You can see the anxiety of that parent rising. They may lash out at their child who is misbehaving, and maybe

Love ALWAYS

1 Corinthians 13:4-7

(If you received this post via email, be sure to click here to watch the video.) This is week 4 — the final week of unpacking 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 — here we are with verse 7… “L O V E –> always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.” SERIOUSLY?!?!  A L W A Y S

Answered Phone Call

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I’m sharing with you my friend’s story… {The names have been changed for for privacy purposes} On Sunday Kelly was in her husband’s office at the church that he pastors.  She stopped in briefly to talk with him and the phone rang.  Understand, it was Sunday morning, offices were closed and she typically does not

Say What You Mean

(If you received this post via email, be sure to visit our blog today to watch the video.) Say what you mean AND mean what you say — BUT not mean. <– are you with me? Why is this SO hard sometimes, to say what we really mean? fear — people pleasing — worry —

Daily KIP

Daily KIP: Be strong. Clearly define your standards. Be careful NOT to compromise or set aside what you know to be right or wrong. “A good person who gives in to a bad person is a muddied spring, a polluted well.” ~Proverbs 25:26 msg.

needitkeepit.org

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There is NOTHING like giving. True giving……..NO strings attached. NO solicitations. NO donations. NO expectations in return. THAT is the heart, the mission, the spirit behind NeedItKeepIt.org (NIKI). Doc Compton started this non-profit organization after he experienced the joy of giving.  One of his favorite quotes is, “For of those to whom much is given,

Doing Good Works

Do Good Works

Have you ever wondered how you could make a difference in someone’s life? Have you ever had the desire to be a better person, to ‘pay it forward’? Has someone, perhaps a complete stranger, made a difference in your life with a simple act of kindness? We have decided to highlight a man who we

ART ~ Really?

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I don’t get a chance to spend much time on the internet, but when I do – I have a few favorite sites and blogs I like to catch up on.  One of them is Extraordinary-ordinary.com – a blog written by Heather.  Leah turned me onto her blog a few months ago after she read

Live out LOUD

Live out loud

Summer Break is here but I haven’t had much of a ‘break’ in the area of sleeping in.  For the last week, for a variety of reasons, I’ve had to get up EARLY;  I could REALLY use a morning to wake up without the alarm clock!  YAWN!! I was driving this morning, at 6:30, heading

My Day in Court

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I’m sitting in Juvenile Court right now, waiting to testify about a child’s safety. Ultimately this hearing will determine whether or not a patient I was involved in will return to her biological parent or stay in foster care with a hope to be adopted. Big stuff. My role in this is very small. One