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Approach

11/11/2017

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How You Walk, the steps you take, the posture you present tells the world your approach.

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Perfect Love

8/10/2017

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You need look no further for the perfect love.

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Under Pressure

8/9/2017

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The best of you always comes out when pressure is applied.
Blueberries are one of my very favorite fruits. They grow wild around here. I have a friend that made me blueberry jam recently and I ration it's deliciousness.

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Love, Strength, and a Sound Mind

8/9/2017

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Respond with love, strength, and sound mind
I don't know why I write. I feel like most of the time they are just ramblings in my head and I just need to get them out.  Occasionally, I receive a kind email or comment thanking me for sharing but for the most part this is just an empty space for me to pour out.

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Adoption | Chosen

8/8/2017

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Adoption is being chosen.  We are chosen.  We are loved.
As my husband and I are moving closer, day by day, towards the adoption of our foster babies God has been opening up scripture and circumstances He needs us to be aware of.

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Do It With Great Love

7/30/2017

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Do it all with great, love.  With so much love that you wouldn't do it any other way.
This morning on my way to church my 15 year old son was sitting next to me with earphones in, mad. James , my husband, had to work today to be off Friday, a VERY important day for our family.

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Sandcastles or Boats

5/17/2017

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You're being called into the deep.  Are you getting in your boat or still building sandcastles.
Foster Care | Savings, paying off debt, making room, filling out paper work, training, classes, home inspections...so many things to do to prepare, to feel prepared.

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On The Other Side of Consistency

5/15/2017

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I can rattle off to you every aspect of my life that feels like it falls short of glorious and lack of consistency is what keeps it from being so. Maybe because it's not meant to be so

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Make Bricks

5/11/2017

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God has been all over me to dig in His Word today. As I sit down to do some reading I decide it's probably a good idea to start with the book He keeps pushing towards me today...Exodus. So I open up to Exodus and my eyes fall on a section called "Bricks Without Straw" and this part of a scripture...

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Through the Dark

5/10/2017

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And it shall come to pass, while my glory passes by, that I will put you in a cleft of the rock, and will cover you with my hand while I pass by: exodus 33:22

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An Angel Among Us

4/4/2017

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I used to be fascinated with the spiritual world in that I didn't understand hauntings and things that were unexplained. A few years ago, I picked up a book by a local pastor to Chattanooga, Ron Phillips. He's also pastor to several friends.

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Making Sense

4/1/2017

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While the Bigs were all getting ready for school I told my husband The Toddler was laying in his bed, awake, ready to pounce on the day. The first sign of life and he is up. I was right.

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He Provides

2/24/2017

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Dear Child,
You worry too much.

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Depending On Him

2/17/2017

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Those times when it is 2 o'clock in the morning and you are wide awake and can't sleep and you're fighting your own thoughts and your responsibilities as a mom weigh heavy, that's when Jesus is calling you.

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You Don't Have to Beg

1/16/2017

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In my circle of friends I have a girl friend that is expecting her first baby...well, babies.  She is expecting twins.  They are little miracles who we have waited for and waited for.  ​

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Blessings Over Battles

1/11/2017

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Psalm 91 is the key to winning the spiritual battles going on around you.  It's the key to winning your day.  As a foster mom, I see first hand the spiritual battle going on.

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A Word for 2017

1/2/2017

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I shared on January 1st the word for my new year.
LIGHT

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Go From Worrier to Warrior Now

12/28/2016

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I laid in bed with my boy and rubbed cuticle cream on his little fingers. He's been chewing his nails down and picking nervously at them for awhile.

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For Your Own Good

10/27/2016

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Do you ever have flashes of your childhood that made you feel less than, a failure, a screwup or worthless? I'm pretty sure we have all felt these things to some degree. It's simply a strategy the devil uses and he loves to use it on my self confidence. See this picture below? Satan took full advantage just moments after this picture was taken.


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How Do You Do It

9/25/2016

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Just this morning as I was dropping off my beautiful foster baby girl in the nursery I was fussing about her dress and her perfectly placed bow and sounding completely exhausted about how we are never on time and that I'm the last to take care of me. ​

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The Hidden Part

11/15/2015

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I am living a very good life, I have to say.  My journey is blessed

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Entrepreneurial Spirit of a Child

10/15/2015

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My oldest son loves to earn money. I can't even pay him though to do chores because he make more working side jobs for family and friends. He does have an entrepreneurial spirit and saves every penny. Yesterday after church he was in a hurry to eat lunch and get in the garage. He had an idea that was burning in him and his creative spirit needed to get it out. ​​

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Who's Your Daddy

9/9/2015

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When you feel like you can't handle the task at hand and you ask yourself, "Girl, who's your Daddy?"
Take a minute and feel secure and taken care of not because of what you can do but because of Who you belong to.
What if you got a good look at your God and remembered who He is and that you belong to Him.
Who's your Daddy?
He is...
the First and the Last,
the Beginning and the End,
the Keeper of creation and the Creator of all,
the Architect of the Universe and the Manager of all time,
He always was, always is, always will be
unmoved
unchanged
undefeated and
never undone.
He was...
bruised but brought healing,
pierced but eased pain,
persecuted but brought freedom,
dead and brings life,
risen but brings power,
and reigns to bring peace!
The world can't understand Him,
armies can't defeat Him,
schools can't explain Him,
leaders can't ignore Him,
Herod couldn't kill Him,
Nero couldn't crush Him,
new age can not replace Him,
Oprah can not explain Him away!
You remind yourself that
He is...
Life, Love, Longevity and He is the Lord,
He is Goodness, and Kindness, and Faithfulness,
and He is God!
He is...
Holy,
Righteous,
Powerful,
Pure!
His Ways are right!
His Word eternal!
His Will unchanging!
&
His Mind is on us!
He is our...
Savior,
Guide,
Peace,
Joy,
Comfort,
Lord
&
He rules our lives.
I serve Him because...
His bond is love,
His yoke is easy,
His burden is light,
and His goal for us is
Abundant Life!
I follow Him because...
He is the Wisdom of the wise,
the Power of the powerful,
the Ancient of days,
the Ruler of rulers,
the Leader of all leaders,
His goal is a relationship with me & you.
He'll never...
leave you,
forsake you,
mislead you,
forget you,
overlook you,
and NEVER cancel your appointment in His appointment book.
When you...
fall He'll lift you up,
fail He'll forgive you,
are weak He is your strength,
are lost He is your way,
are afraid He is your courage,
stumble He will steady you,
are hurt He is going to heal you,
are broken He will mend you,
are blind He will lead you,
are hungry He will feed you,
face a trial He is with you,
are persecuted He will shield you,
face problems He will comfort you,
face loss He will provide for you,
face death He will carry us all the way Home.
He is EVERYTHING for
everybody,
everywhere,
every time,
and in every way.
He is your God and is Who you belong too!
Pricilla Shirer
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Our Hearts Cry

8/31/2015

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Exodus

8/20/2015

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Yesterday I sat down to write today's study and when finished I wanted to hit delete.  Instead, I hit save instead of publish.  A good friend once told me, "If it's of God, then He will make the path peaceful and easy".  It makes sense; as long as I'm not going against His Will, I won't feel as if I'm swimming against the tide.  So, that message from yesterday is sitting in cyber world, waiting for it to become what God wants it to be.
Today however, I was overwhelmed with the desire to leave my child's school and run home to my computer.  He gave me a message and it has stewed within me all day.  
Today I was at a middle school dance as a chaperon.  I was actually excited about it because I was a substitute for a teacher and so I was getting paid to chaperon.  The kids came in and the music started and I was standing to the side watching.  After a few fun songs a different song played, the lyrics were familiar and the voice was sweet.  I thought, "I've heard this song."  All the kids ran towards the stage and started dancing like crazy.  Then like a punch in the gut I realized what song it was.  The song doesn't really matter but it is the nature of the song that has bothered me, it was the clean version being played.  It's highly popular and the video shows a girl naked riding a metal ball.  The song and artist will remain nameless.  When I looked out at those children they were LOVING IT!  What I saw was a whole generation of children who are young still and very much of this world.  My heart broke into a thousand pieces right there.
I fought back tears.  Yes, it's true!  What went through my head was "NO!"  Don't they know they are all special, don't they know that there is an evil world out there tainting their minds.  I never considered myself one of those preachy women who shook her head at the music kids listened to or how they danced.  I have become that woman.  The funny thing is, I'm cool with it.  However, I am not cool with the devil playing with our children.  What struck me and truly brought tears to my eyes was thinking about how God must feel.  Girls and Boys, not even pre-teen are worshiping the things of this world.  They don't know how amazing God is and the goodness He has for us.  In Exodus 32:17&18 reminds me of today.  God had something amazing for the Israelites but their partying kept them from it.  

God has something amazing for us too.

The accounts in Exodus are constant reminders of the good God has for us.  Actually, the book of Exodus had a huge part in my personal transformation years ago.  The story of God's promise and how we constantly keep ourselves from it amazes me.  

Exodus = mass withdrawal, departure, evacuation, leaving
Kind of sounds like the Atlanta Hartsfield Airport to me.  
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    I'm Aimee, former Early Childhood Educator and Reading Specialist turned author, speaker, blogger, and mom of 5.  This website is meant to inspire & equip parents of little ones to promote early literacy & language development at home.  You will also find fun crafts, devotionals, and recipes to explore..  
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