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How Now, 2020 Foul

Margaret6 Comments

How much chaos can we pack in to one year? A lot, it appears! But the better question to ask is, “How can God us this to further His kingdom?” If all of this has hit you particularly hard and it’s hard to see light at the end of the dark tunnel remember, all you need is faith the size of a mustard seed…faith that He is who He says He is. No matter how bad things get, we can find the faith to believe He is who He says He is!

How should we respond to the unrest and turmoil economically, politically, and socially? By remembering what He says…because “Forever, O Lord, Your word is settled in Heaven.”(Psalm 119:89)

Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. (Philippians 4:6-7)

When I am afraid, I put my trust in You. (Psalm 56:3)

The LORD your God in your midst, the Mighty One, will save; He will rejoice over you with gladness, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing.
(Zephaniah 3:17)

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Don’t open that wormy can…

Margaret3 Comments

We can sure find out a lot about others perusing social media. As I scroll through Facebook, I find myself saying, “I don’t believe I would have told that!” way too often. Smart people who have momentary lapses of good judgement and post things they shouldn’t find that once it’s out there, it’s there, even after you delete it. You don’t know who may have taken screenshots…and that can of worms is open!

There are times I am tempted to be more “open,” especially when I’m mad. It’s not that I want to post publicly who or what has made me angry, but I want to send a private message or two telling the person who is wreaking havoc in my family what people really think of them. By “people” I mean me. The evil some people hide so well is scary, and to be totally open with you, forgiveness doesn’t always come easy.

University of North Alabama tulips

What to do with a Christian Voice?

Margaret3 Comments

Using our Christian voices can be daunting in a country that is so divided. Biblical truth is becoming more and more offensive, even to some people professing to know Christ. Too many Christians have not read the Bible from Genesis to Revelation, and in an age like today where deception is rampant, it is imperative that we know what the Word says. The devil sure knows.

I have been battling with myself about how to use my voice…or if to use my voice, specifically when it pertains to politics. We are already pummeled with opinions, commentaries, and lie after lie on television and social media. The loudest voices seem to be the most deceived ones. Truth whispers from the sea of deception until we can barely hear it.

So I ask myself, should Christians address some of today’s tough controversial issues from a Biblically sound perspective? If we don’t, are we burying our heads in the sand? Do we need one more political voice in the upcoming election year, and if so, how should that voice be used? I haven’t been able to answer the questions. What do you think?

Lillies (irises, too) found in Killen, Alabama

Deep Subject: It’s easy to lose weight…

Margaret3 Comments

Losing weight is easy…it’s a side effect. Breaking those bad habits that got us overweight is the killer. Change your focus. As long as you are basing your success by a number on the scale, you won’t have true change. Focus on the ‘why,’ and that would be your habits.

Education is imperative when learning which bad habits to change. When it comes to weight loss, the biggest liar is sugar. It makes you think you are addicted because the effects of sugar highs and crashes. I makes you obsess over food, it makes you think you are ravenously hungry when you are merely experiencing the dreaded sugar crash. Sugar is hard to say no to when you you have an overload of it already in your system.

Sugar can alter your mood, cause depression, joint pain and inflammation, it ages your skin faster, and too much sugar can affect your liver and heart. And cause diabetes. Educate yourself! You really do have a choice!

Dove in my back yard…one of my favorite backyard bird photos.
Lorikeet (Nashville Zoo) You can feed these beautiful birds at the zoo, but they will bite you if you aren’t careful (and maybe even if you are.)
Pigeon in Huntsville Alabama at Big Spring Park