Author Archives: sheliagaines

Thursday Throwback Thought for the Day

I hope you enjoy this repost a previous Friday Fund Challenge even though today is actually Thursday When your feet stick to the Floor Everyday. Once a week. When your feet stick to the floor. Those were the three choices … Continue reading

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Fear of Needles

At a recent medical check up, I was a little taken aback at what I will call the “bedside manner” or lack thereof of the technician who did my lab work.  I know not everyone is a morning person, but … Continue reading

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Delayed Obedience

Challenge Verse for Today:  Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, “this is the way; walk in it.” Isaiah 30:21 (NIV)  My pastor often reminds us that delayed … Continue reading

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Thankfulness and Millionaire Pie

Nothing whets your appetite like someone sitting down beside you with a slice of millionaire pie.  For many years, that pie was a staple at my family holiday gatherings.  Of course, we still get together with or without the pie … Continue reading

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Traveling Shoes

Challenging thought for today: And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; Ephesian. 6:15 After snagging an opportunity that her colleague had been starving herself for months to have, Anne Hathaway’s character in the movie, The Devil … Continue reading

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Good Bones

  “Do you have the guts to take on a fixer-upper?” Joanna Gaines (no relation) asks this question in the introduction to the HGTV show, Fixer-Upper, that she co-hosted with her husband Chip.  I may or may not be a … Continue reading

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Mountaintop Experience

Challenging Thought for Today: He replied, Because you have so little faith. Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will … Continue reading

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Friday Fun Challenge

I started writing this yesterday and I am literally “a day late” since today is Saturday.  Nevertheless, here’s a little something to tickle your funny bone and give you a brief moment of reflection.     One of my relative has … Continue reading

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More Clarity and Vision

Please enjoy this slightly updated version of a post from 2022.   Light and color.  That was the immediate difference I saw in my vision after I had cataract surgery a couple of years ago.  I learned that colors appear … Continue reading

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Thankfulness and Gratitude

On New Year’s Day, I responded to someone’s post with the words, “Thankful for opportunities in 2023. Grateful for more awaiting in 2024.” I saw a Facebook post that read “if you are wanting more and expecting more, you first have to … Continue reading

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