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Question for My Fellow Burbs-Dwellers

There’s a question {and also an observation} that comes up frequently in my circle of friends, in small church groups, etc.  We live in a moderately affluent suburb a few miles from the state’s largest city.  However, it’s Kansas, so don’t go all ultra-urban when picturing it in your mind.  The question that often pops… Continue reading Question for My Fellow Burbs-Dwellers

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What I Love to Do One Afternoon a Week

Okay, look at these faces! Wouldn’t it be worth a couple of hours of your time each week to teach them how much God loves them, hear their stories, be the blessed recipient of their smiles and hugs?? I know, some of you work outside the home, or are plenty busy raising your own little… Continue reading What I Love to Do One Afternoon a Week

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31 Days of Progress Day 22 :: Heart Choices Part 4

In order to love and serve my neighbor better, I need to check my attitudes and exchange right ones for the wrong ones. Recap: Attitudes are patterns of behavior, choices of the heart, developed over time. We choose our attitudes. In order to change an attitude, we must admit we chose it in the first… Continue reading 31 Days of Progress Day 22 :: Heart Choices Part 4

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31 Days of Progress Day 18 :: Heart Choices Part 3

In order to love and serve my neighbor better, I need to check my attitudes and exchange right ones for the wrong ones. Recap: Attitudes are patterns of behavior, choices of the heart, developed over a long period of time. We choose our attitudes. In order to change an attitude, we must admit we chose… Continue reading 31 Days of Progress Day 18 :: Heart Choices Part 3

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31 Days of Progress Day 14 {a little late} :: Get Informed

Category: Loving & Serving Goal: Wake up, rise up, love & serve my neighbor better Baby Step: Become informed about needs and ways to help - - - This was supposed to be Part 3 of Heart Choices, but I’ve decided to delay that a few days because of what I experienced last night.  I… Continue reading 31 Days of Progress Day 14 {a little late} :: Get Informed