Stranger in a Strange Land

Greetings and Blessings in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ!
You have discovered my blog. Welcome! I am glad you are here. I invite you to take a look around and read some of my thoughts. As you do, however, I would like to say the following by way of introduction.
I, [...]

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“The Shack” is a book by William Young. It is a story he wrote for his kids that has become a NY Times best-seller. It is one of the most important Christian books on the market today. I believe it may be able to do more for Christian spiritual formation than any [...]

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Just in case anyone was concerned….
I have made the move and am now officially a NorCal resident. I even have a CA driver’s li…. I never can spell that word… anyway… moving on.
I have written much about why I want to be a teacher and how I am going to get a Master’s Degree [...]

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I want to take a few minutes to update you all on my journey…
God is truly doing a good work in me and in my life! A few things have happened so, here’s a list:

My divorce is final.
I am a full student working towards a Master’s Degree in Education from Simpson University
I am [...]

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I love you all so much… You may not know how it brightens my day to see when you comment or to check my “blog stats” and see all the hits. (Is it egotistical that I spend a vast amount of time reading and analyzing my blog stats?)
I really started this blog to help [...]

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so… that initial “break up” happened at Christmas time in 2004 ( i think). I was becoming more and more miserable and She was acting like nothing was wrong. It must be said, when our son was born, She devoted herself to being his mom…. She just seemed to have forgotten She was [...]

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I miss you, Bug. I miss being able to hold you and hug you and tickle you everyday. I look forward to our Tuesday night dinners as if they were water in this desert we have to call home for now. I know you need Her now, but someday, maybe, you will [...]

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We began to embrace Wicca and Paganism sometime around early 2000-2001. She had been very bitter at the real and perceived injustices done to women by the church. She always felt the sole purpose of Christianity was to allow men to lord over women and children; to tell them what to [...]

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At Scottsdale Christian, each day was begun with prayer and Bible class. I had good Christian friends and we all did what we could to encourage one another. But, we were all just kids. I don’t remember what church I attended while I was in High School. That is to say, [...]

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I have been browsing around looking for teacher’s blogs. I have decided that God is calling me to teach. (you still call it “calling” when HE’s been beating you over the head with a spiritual 2×4 for 15 years and you finally decide to take notice, right?) And I came across a blog [...]

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