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  • If I asked you to look in the mirror and tell me what you see, you would probably describe your physical attributes. Perhaps the color of your eyes, the dimple or mole that make you uniquely you. We all are very outward appearance focused but what if we could show others our true selves. How…

  • ShilohRose77©️ This spring, we decided to clean out our flower bed and get rid of the dead shrubs, and trees that had been there since we moved here. Neither my husband or myself have grown anything before it was fun, but a daunting task. We bought five rose bushes and were given four other plants.…

  • What sacrifices have you made in life? I have often sacrificed what is best for what is temporary. I may have been seeking a tangible need, but I was unwilling to wait patiently. I often wanted it now and would skip ahead and end up messing things up. For instance, I despised being single so…

  • When I took this photo at a Rock City, I was captivated that trees were growing in this unusual location. I began googling to learn more about trees like these. I learned trees that grow out of rocks have to withstand harder conditions. There is no soils to draw their nutrients, therefore these trees draw…

  • May 8, 2016 It was Mother’s Day, and I was a single mom back then, so I got up to get ready for church. My son was four at the time and we were looking forward to the day. If you have read any of my other stories, I mentioned that my car was repossessed…

  • Freedom for me, has always been to be free from worrying about my family. As a child, I always felt like I was responsible to care for and protect my family. My father would beat my mother and lock her in a closet and leave the house. He would not take me with him, and…

  • “God is our refuge and strength,A[a] very present help in trouble.2 Therefore we will not fear,Even though the earth be removed,And though the mountains be carried into the [b]midst of the sea;3 Though its waters roar and be troubled,Though the mountains shake with its swelling.”  Selah (Psalm 46 NKJV) The journey is mine although I am not alone; for thou art with me.The time is at…

  • What’s a job you would like to do for just one day? I have always dreamed of working at an a library, I just feel peaceful each time I step into one. I love the smell of old books, I like to be surrounded by bookcases full of possibilities. I imagine the job can be…

  • List the people you admire and look to for advice…

  • “If you don’t know where you want to go, then it doesn’t matter which path you take.” ― Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland I often find myself wondering which way I should go, if a certain decision was the right one, and I feel this internal struggle. As a believer in Jesus, we are often told we…