I love buying new clothes, new sheets for our bed, new decorations for our home…let’s face it, I like just about anything new. There’s just something about putting on a new outfit…and feeling good in it.

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I wonder if that’s why I like to move my furniture around a few times a year, because it makes it all look new, fresh. 😊 In this past year, in the midst of all the chaos upon us and my own personal storms, I began to get out in my backyard and do some serious work, including ripping out old ground cover, pulling up four to five foot roots, weeding, designing and planting. It was so…well, satisfying. Every time I go out there, I can now look to the left and breathe a sign of contentment because it looks amazing, and as I look up my hill, while it’s a work in progress, I am enjoying seeing the growth of the new ground cover in about half of it.

But if I’m honest with myself, after the newness wears off, so does the excitement and I sort of become accustomed to it, not giving it near the attention I did when I first found it.

I have to wonder, is that just our humanness, our human condition?

I was reading something the other day that made me think of this conundrum:

Lamentations 3:22-23 (ESV) says: "The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; His mercies never come to an end;  they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.”

In other words, His love, His grace NEVER grows old…They are unceasing, endless, and with each new day comes a new outpour of His love and grace!

That just struck my soul the other day in such a beautiful way that though I may tire of things as the newness wears off, He never tires of me or of you; His love is NEW for me, and for you, every morning, and so is His grace! We just need to show up and receive it.

​Oh, that we would show up to receive His new mercies each morning which bring new life to any old thing.
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Love,
Kim-Evinda

Welcome to Tuesday’s Truthful Humor where we pull truth from humor

A young doctor had just opened office and felt really excited. His secretary told him a man was here to see him. The young doctor told her to send him in.
      
Pretending to be a busy doctor, he picked up the phone just as the man came in. "Yes, that's right. The fee is $200. Yes, I'll expect you ten past two. Alright. No later. I'm a very busy man."
      
He hung up and turned to the man waiting. "May I help you?"
      
"No," said the man, "I just came in to install the phone."

Oh, my talk about a piece of humble pie! Why is there a propensity to pretend to be someone other than who we are?

Oh, God wants us to be comfortable in our own skin by allowing His love to perfect all our imperfections…

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Cannot breathe 
Cannot ease 
This feeling of anxiety 
Trapped inside of me 
Overtaking 
Overbearing 
I cannot carry this cross I am wearing 
Burden heavy 
Mind filled with thoughts that scare me 
How can I tarry? 
When so much is pressing 
I cannot even cry out for help 
For someone to lessen 
This load 
This sinking boat 
This storm inside me 
Waves presiding 
Begging to be washed up 
But the wind blows 
The sea ruts 
And more narrow we go 
Down into the groove 
The feeling of being misused 
The lies that feed on our every thought 
Our every move 
The tide high 
Beating us left and right 
simply here 
Along for the ride 
When did it become the norm to lay down and hide?
Well stand up sister 
Swallow that pride 
Stand up and say no more 
Not this time 
I am a warrior 
A daughter who abides 
I live for the King 
The one who created me 
This season of bad weather 
Is simply a test to tether 
To come out of this storm 
Only to be made better 
So stand strong 
I will 
Letting go of the feels 
Looking in the mirror 
With a crown and no guilt 
I am a warrior 
A daughter
A mother 
filled with light
And loved like no other 
So stand strong 
Though this day 
May filled with darkness and dismay 
Know that no matter the words you utter to pray 
They are heard 
And soon that rope will break 
Because darling you were made 
Stronger than the eye of a hurricane

-Abigail Rice
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The things that distract us can distort us and catch us off guard. And when that happens, distracted and distorted actions follow.
 
Thanks for joining us for Faith-Filled Friday for a very relevant love letter that serves as a reminder that we don’t have to save or change others, merely present Christ in our actions.
 
Love Letter~
 
My love, set your gaze on the path before you. With fixed purpose, looking straight ahead, ignore life's distractions. Now this shows the work set before you. To ignore life's distractions means you keep Me ever before you.
 
It doesn't mean you don't get involved. With My purpose, yes, get involved with fighting injustice, get involved with governmental things. But the whole purpose of your involvement is to show forth My light,
 
My purpose in the earth, that others will come to know Me. Your job is not to save but to present Me that I may draw them to Myself, therefore saving, healing and setting people free.
 
Do you have a heart for the lost? Are you ready to sacrifice that others may know Me as their Lord and Savior? Where is your heart leading you? There are groups for everything, ask Me to direct you, for the hour is late and there is much work to be done. Spend time with Me that you may know My heart for you. Beloved, I have a plan for you that I can cause good to come to all those you touch.
 
 ~DebraDolce

Welcome to Thursday’s Truthful Humor where we pull truth from humor.
 
A little boy wants a bike for Christmas really badly, but the kid, well, he’s not very nice,, and he knows it. He makes bad choices all the time.

He writes a letter to Jesus. "Dear Jesus, if I get a bike for Christmas, I'll be good for a whole week." He thinks about it, crosses out what he wrote, and says, "I can't be good for a whole week; I'll be good for five days."

He crosses that out and writes, "I'll be good for four days." Then he thinks again and says, "Can't do that." He gets down to one day and says, "I can't even be good for a day."

Then in frustration, goes in his mother's room and get the statue of the Virgin Mary, wraps it up in a blanket, puts it in a paper bag, throws it in the closet and says, "Dear Jesus, if I don't get a bike for Christmas, you'll never see your mother again!"

Oh, my goodness, while this is funny on the surface, I’m so glad that we don’t have to bargain with God; we simply need to align with God and He will grant us the desires of our hearts.

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ey George, do you know the story of the butler and the baker? I asked. “Yeah,” he answered from the other room. He began to recite some of the details of the story. I was not only impressed with his ability to remember scripture but I was blown away by the story itself for I had never paid it any attention!
 
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While I was waiting for George to join me, I picked up our Bible Study book we had begun and was supposed to continue on to the 12 Tribes but something caught my attention so I decided to linger in Genesis 40, which is often referred to as the interpretation of the prisoners’ dreams. Well, I wanted to know who the prisoners were, how they got there and then I wanted to know about the dreams and of course the interpretation. But what I walked away from was more than I had come for.
 
First of all, I had no idea that in the beginning, there were butlers and bakers 😊 😊 And I also didn’t know that a butler’s main job was to taste everything before it was served to his master so as to determine that there was no poison in what was being served. So in other words, the butler had to be willing to lay down his life for his master!
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Wow, I can really take a few detours on this, but let me just say as Christians, aren’t we all butlers, able to discern poison from truth so that we may live out the truth and have eternal life? As butlers, don’t we have the poison of lies thrown at us and shouldn’t we learn to allow our Master to guide us from those and into truth without reacting?
 
Anyway,  as I continued reading, I was fascinated by the facts found in this portion of scripture: it is unknown why the Pharaoh put both the butler and baker in prison, but something tells me they may have been conniving together. Who knows?!
 
They both had a dream and woke up sad and Joseph, who just happened to be in the same prison interprets each of their dreams. The dreams had some similarities; however, each of their outcomes were different; The butler’s resulted in life and freedom; the baker’s resulted in death.
 
After Joseph interprets the butler’s dream, he said to him: “Remember me when it is well with you, please show kindness to me and mention me to Pharaoh and get me out of this house” for he had done nothing to deserve being there.

Well, things happened exactly as Joseph had interpreted and verse 23 tells us that the butler completely forgot about Joseph.
 
As soon as I read that, I could relate with Joseph on so many levels, but even more importantly, my I was angry with the butler. I thought, how rude! But then…conviction came in like a gentle wave, not to overtake me but to overwhelm me and remind me of this truth: How many times has God seen me thru something, answered my cries, my earnest prayers, and I have walked away and continued on with life as if it never happened, forgetting about His faithfulness? Haven’t I been just like the butler?
 
Oh, but conviction is sweeter than honey for long after it leaves, we remember the love and grace that reminds us to not forget all that He has done for us…and will continue to do for us and in us.

Love,
Kim-Evinda

Welcome to Tuesday’s Truthful Humor where we pull truth from humor.
 
A Jewish businessman in America decided to send his son to Israel to absorb some of the culture of the homeland. When the son returned, the father asked him to tell him about his trip.

The son said, "Pop, I had a great time in Israel. By the way, I converted to Christianity."

​"Oy vey," said the father. "What have I done?"

He decided to go ask his friend Jacob what to do. Jacob said, "Funny you should ask. I too sent my son to Israel, and he also came back a Christian. Perhaps we should go see the rabbi and ask him what we should do."

So they went to see the Rabbi. The Rabbi said, "Funny you should ask. I too sent my son to Israel. He also came back a Christian. What is happening to our young people? Perhaps we should go talk to God and ask him what to do."

The three of them prayed together and asked God what to do. Suddenly a voice came loud and clear from Heaven. The Voice said, "funny you should ask, I too sent my son to Israel..."

Oh, Yes, He did…send His son that we may all become Christians. In a fear-filled world, don’t you agree that we all need the SAVIOR? He alone can heal our land, unite our nation and help us turn from fear to faith!

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Your life
As fickle as the breeze
As temporary as the butterflies
That migrate from the east
Your world  
Built to appease
Yet ever-changing
As the leaves
that fall in radiant colors
leaving the branches of various trees
and once a year they sow
Until they reap
Simply waiting for their harvest in the spring
 
To be still
In His will
Not bending or wishing to come down from their hill
Simply being
As strong and beautiful
As the little girl
Staring out her windowsill
Wondering what it would be like to feel that peace
The Holy Spirit encompassing
 
Breathe
 
In the new air
Crisp and rare
and as you continue to stare
Daydream
Prepare
Prepare your mind
Prepare your heart
Because darling
this is just the start
 
Begin to plant
Begin to sow
and soon
As you wait
You will continue to grow
 
Build far
and build wide
Build until your hands are tired and tried
and soon you will see the fruits of your Spring
Ready to be held
Ready to be felt
 
As the fire burns
and your heart yearns
The day has come
It is now your turn
To pass through that fire
With your whole heart
Full of burning desire
Saying Good Lord, I am here
Like vapor
I transpire
Giving you all that I am
and more than that
I seek Your plan
To live and let be
As evergreen
As You created me
 
"The work of each [one] will become known; For the day [of Christ] will disclose and declare it,
Because it will be revealed with fire, and fire will test  and critically appraise the character and worth of the work each person has done."
-1 Corinthians 3:13


-Abigail Rice
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I don’t know about you, but I’ve never been good at free-hand drawing, coloring or painting. I’ve always been one to color within the lines; I can do that well…What would it be like if we lived in the Pattern of God, in other words, invited Him to every part of our lives?

Welcome to Faith-Filled Fridays with Debra Dolce and Trench Classes United. We are certain that today’s “Love Letter” will encourage you in your faith journey.
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Love Letter~
 
My child, simply join your life with Mine. Learn My ways and you'll discover that I'm gentle, humble, easy to please. You will find refreshment and rest in Me. What a beautiful promise this is for you. I desire you to be at peace and to live your life from a place of rest. Pray about and begin to recognize when you have stepped out of that place of rest, of peace. Then just step back in, easy.
 
Pattern your life after Mine and practice being gentle and humble. Make it easy for others to please you and be thankful for all they do. Acknowledge acts of kindness towards you and be grateful for all you have.
 
Remember when you're faithful with little, then you will be trusted and given greater responsibilities. Oh what an exciting time for you to be alive. The Apostles would love to be a part of this time. You see, there is so much you could do in this day and time as you keep yourself in tune and walk in the Spirit of the Living God.
 
Beloved, stay focused on Me and what I'm doing, what I desire to do through you, be My willing vessel.
 
~DebraDolce

Welcome to Thursday’s Truthful Humor where we pull truth from humor.

At this small church in a small town, there was one particular member named Maureen. She was a real gossip and truly thought of herself as responsible for maintaining the congregation’s morals. People didn’t really like her but they were too afraid of her to say anything.

Well, one day, a new member of the congregation named Bill left his pickup parked all afternoon outside the town’s one and only bar. Of course this was spotted by Maureen who accused Bill of being an alcoholic and told him and the other members of the congregation that everyone who saw his truck there would know what he was doing.

Bill was a man of very few words and he didn’t give any response when Maureen made her accusation. He just stared at her for a while and then turned and walked away without trying to come up with any explanations or excuses.

Later that evening, he parked his truck outside of Maureen’s house and left it there all night.

Oh, my goodness, life has a funny way of teaching us lessons, right? And everyone else’s sin always looks worse than our own, right? Matthew 7:1-2 tells us: “Do not judge so that you will not be judged. 2 For in the way you judge, you will be judged; and [a]by your standard of measure, it will be measured to you.

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