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. EmailShareShareStumbleUponPrintRedditDigg

needitkeepit.org

needit-keepit

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

Sing It Like It Matters

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I had the priviledge of attending my neice’s confirmation today, and I really do mean priviledge. 13 years ago, I stood by her as she was baptized, and I have been blessed to see her grow into a beautiful young lady. But that story is for another time. What I wanted to talk about was

Everything in moderation

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I logged onto my Facebook account and on the right side of my home page under “Suggestions” it said – Farmville Addiction Club – Jane Doe (my friend) is a Fan – Become a Fan.  When I saw this, I thought to myself REALLY?  Farmville? an addiction? This intrigued me as I’m very familiar with