Just as lotions and fragrance give sensual delight, a sweet friendship refreshes the soul.
Proverbs 27:9
A few months ago, we announced that there were great things coming in the future from Faith Lifts. It has always been the heart of Laura and Myself (and the 5M4M team as well) to provide you with not only encouragement, but a place to find others of like mindedness. We are very excited to announce one of the many blessings coming from Faith Lifts!
As bloggers, we know how much we enjoy meeting others who are in the “same boat” as ourselves, so to speak.
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Rest in the Lord and wait Patiently for Him..Psalms 37:7
I remember vividly the time I decided to pray for patience… My children were young and of course I wanted to be the best mommy I could be, however I needed to work on my Patience and figured who would be better to help me than God!! Well you have heard the saying, don’t pray for patience or you better be ready for a big lesson. It seemed like the whole week God put some big obstacles in my path and I remember telling God Ok never mind NO more patience.
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You drive by her house everyday. Its the one on the corner that hasn’t been painted in years, the front porch steps are broken and her children play on the other side of the broken fence.
You walk past him every morning to pay for your gas. His cup is always empty and his dirty hand is always outstretched.
You see the mom in the grocery store, 3 kids screaming in the back of a cart. You see the lines of a hard life on her face, as she tries to hold back the tears.
You see them every day. You try to look away, because after all you dont want to make them feel uncomfortable (atleast that is what you tell yourself).
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I am so blessed to be a part of an awesome Church with a huge music ministry. I sing in the choir at Church. At home music is a huge part of my life as well. I love to sing in the choir or ensemble or as a soloist. I love how both of my children are blessed musically as well. I love when my daughter plays the piano (pictured above). During choir rehearsals I love to receive a brand new piece of music that has yet to be learned. I love watching it become a beautiful expression of harmony within all sections of the choir that make up the whole piece of music.
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I’m a woman who is having to learn how to become a single independent woman and single mother after 22 years of marriage to a once Godly man and leader in our home. I have a very strong Faith in my Lord. I constantly make everyday decisions based on waiting to see how the Lord would direct me,that I once would have done with a husband.
I had always heard leaders in the church make statements like “God wants to be a husband” God will be your dad you never had” ect..I remember thinking and why would God want to be burdened with our everyday mundane things?
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The healthy balance of making lifestyle changes that ensure a
healthier body tomorrow with a celebration of who you are today will
help you live each day to the fullest. Danna Demetre
I love to eat; I always have. Chocolate? Yum. Salsa and cheese dip? Love ’em! Italian food? Gimme some!
When I was younger, my body accepted my sometimes-poor eating habits with no adverse side effects. But as I stopped growing in height, I started growing in girth. In fact, each time my life changed in a dramatic way, I put on weight.
First, there was the freshman fifteen. Then I put on the newlywed twenty, and later, the new baby thirty.
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“Forget about what’s happened; don’t keep going over old history. Be alert, be present. I’m about to do something brand-new. It’s bursting out! Don’t you see it? There it is! I’m making a road through the desert, rivers in the badlands. Wild animals will say ‘Thank you!’ —the coyotes and the buzzards— Because I provided water in the desert, rivers through the sun-baked earth, Drinking water for the people I chose, the people I made especially for myself, a people custom-made to praise me.
-Isaiah 43:15-17
Don’t you see it!?! Custom made to praise Him- what an amazing calling!
Thank you, Father, for that amazing calling.
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“Every day is a new beginning. Treat it that way. Stay away from what might have been, and look at what can be.” ~ Marsha Petrie Sue
“Stop picking at your little Sister”, “leave your Brother alone”, had been my mantras of the day. Now my head was pounding and patience was running thin. It was almost time for Hubby to get home and I had begun my daily ritual of thinking about what to feed everyone, when the doorbell rang. I opened the front door to find two scruffy looking individuals with clipboards in their hands. I didn’t even let them utter a single word, when I blurted out, “we’re not interested”, then rudely slammed the door as hard as I could in their faces.
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