by | Life Application
I have a friend who has a dream. It’s a big dream. A great dream. It excites me for her and the lives that could be touched by it. She believes God has blessed her with the vision of making that dream happen.
photo credit: robert gourley
But there’s one problem.
She’s only dreaming it. What I mean by that is she’s not taking steps to make it happen. It’s a dream that’s been a dream for years. My concern is it will never move past that.
I understand God doesn’t make things happen overnight. There’s a time for everything. He puts dreams in our hearts long before they come true. But with that said, there’s something he requires of us.
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by | Life Application
I remember serving his first drink at six years old. Seagram’s 7 and water was his trademark. I got the glass from the cupboard, lifted the ½ gallon whiskey bottle onto the counter and slowly poured it into the cup. Then I topped it off with some water, just like he liked it.
You see, if I made his drinks for him, he would love me. My own thinking. Maybe I wouldn’t have to compete with the alcohol. Maybe he could have us both. That wasn’t the case.
Today I’m guest posting over at Stories From the Vine. Click here to read the rest of the post.
by | Faith Lived Out, Life Application
A month ago I quit school. Well, I actually quit in my head. I woke up and told myself, There’s no way I can get caught up with this Algebra class. I’m just going to go in and withdrawal and be done with it. The whole hospital thing had done me in. My mind was set. I was done with school.
An hour later I walked out registered for the Fall semester and had 13 days to pass my final Algebra class. There were two tests I had to make up – the last chapter and the final exam. I honestly had no idea how I was going to survive those next two weeks or what I was going to do, but God reminded me he had brought me this far, we weren’t giving up now.
I sought out a tutor. I studied. I fought. I studied. I quit. Then I took the first test.
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by | Book Reviews, Life Application
From Sundi Jo: This is a guest post by Abby Lewis. Abby is a massage therapist and the author of Living Still and producer of A Breath~in Stillness. You can read her blog at myjourneytohealing.com and follow her @living_still on Twitter. Learn how you can get a free copy of Living Still this weekend only. Want to submit your guest post? Click here for the details.
During my walk the other morning, I saw that most of the yards I passed were dying. There was no color left in the grass or flowers and the leaves on the trees were beginning to turn. Yet a few houses down, I saw a yard vibrant and alive, full of color and beauty. It is obvious why one yard is thriving and why the other one isn’t, right? We all know the answer to that. One has been nurtured, fed and watered, causing it to thrive while the other one has not, causing it to dry up and begin to die.
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by | Life Application
I’m on an interesting journey in life right as my first book, Dear Dad, Did You Know I Was a Princess? is set to be released in Spring 2013. The time will be here before I know it.
photo credit: hyperboreal (creative commons)
In case you’re not familiar with the book, here’s a little info for you.
Every woman has a father in her life, but not every woman has had the relationship with her daddy that God intended. Did you know regardless of your broken relationship with your earthly daddy, there is a Father in Heaven waiting to love you like you’ve never known love before? Join Sundi Jo on the journey that helped her discover the potential of being a beautiful woman in Christ, restored her to wholeness, and brought her to redemption. Discover it’s never too late for you to do the same.
I need your help!
I’m seeking prayer warriors to be a part of the prayer team, not only for this book, but future writing projects as well as other books. This isn’t something I take lightly and I’m looking for those who know how important the power of prayer is.
I’ve created a private Facebook Group for the prayer group and look forward to you being a part of it. For those who join, I’m honored by your willingness to prayer. It means more than you know.
Here are a few prayer requests:
- For a smooth copyediting process
- That God prepares the hearts of readers
- God opens the heart of bookstores prepared to sell the book
- Wisdom and strength as I prepare ideas for the next book
Join the prayer group today.
by | Life Application
Machu Picchu is located in Peru, 7,970 feet above sea level. From the pictures, it looks like a place I would love to visit. It actually wasn’t discovered by the outside world until 1911. There doesn’t seem to be words to describe it.
photo credit: jlcalgary (creative commons)
There are two ways to get to this “New Wonder of the World.” According to Carlos in Donald Miller’s book, A Million Miles in a Thousand Years, “You can take a train and then a bus, and you can hike a mile to the Sun Gate.”
or…
You can walk along the world-famous Inca Trail, a 28-mile hike taking you through villages, forests, valleys, and mountains. It takes four days and one fit body to make it there. (Yes, you read that right. 28 miles!)
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