Discovering God’s mission in your life

I had a wise lady tell me years ago that our mission here on earth is simply to serve and love God – that’s it and it’s the same for everyone.  Four very short but extremely powerful words.  Too simplistic and vague for most of us to grasp.  We want details, instructions, how-to manuals and [...]

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The worldly battle – what does that really mean?

I never really knew what was meant by the battle and I wonder if others are curious about this as it applies to our daily lives.  Prior to the choice that I made to live a life of faith and surrender myself to Jesus; I lived a daily battle not only in dealing with daily [...]

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Godlessness in the Last Days

See if you find any similarities to the way we are living today? Do you see a dramatic shift in the attitudes of our children towards their parents and what they expect from the world compared to say 15-20 years ago? Maybe its just me…read on. 2 Timothy 3 1But mark this: There will be [...]

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The Father’s Will by Diane Hale

God’s timing is brilliant, as usual.  In today’s “Morning Light”, e-newsletter by Diane Hale, I read this enlightening yet practical guidance about tapping into God’s desire within us which I mention a few blog posts back.  Diane is a true disciple of Christ who has dedicated her whole life to His service – so she [...]

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Transformed in Rwanda

Investing In Rwandan Leaders of Tomorrow on Oprah’s Angel Network Rwanda by teresadevine November 2009 I am pleased to share with all of you our experiences of a visit to Rwanda this year. Rwanda is the smallest country in Africa, but I would bet that it has the biggest heart. The people of Rwanda transformed [...]

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Transformation by Diane Hale

Transformation Diane M. Hale Oct 30, 2009 Just as we have borne the likeness of the earthly man, so shall we bear the likeness of the man from heaven.” [1 Corinthians 15:49] Out of the heart of Darwin came the thought of evolution—the acceptance of a theory of biological evolution and with it the reality [...]

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Step Out!

The best advice that I could ever give somone (if they should ever ask is to STEP OUT!  Step out of your comfort zone and just try it…regardless of how challenging or crazy it might seem.  I’m grateful to my husband who encouraged me to go out and get a job in the Internet marketing [...]

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Thankful for all the messengers

I’ve been so richly blessed by so many wonderful and unique messengers throughout my journey.  I’m still amazed and humbled by the shear magnitude that God delivers to each of us when we are willing to serve Him.  So this is just a post to say “THANK YOU” to all of those out there who [...]

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What am I DOING?

So, the awkward road of starting the halftime journey is in full force today.  I’m grappling between the “living in the world Teresa” and the “serving the Lord Teresa”.  I know that these should be one in the same, but honestly they are not.  I’m ashamed to say that the “world” is still winning and I’m not [...]

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Friend or Stranger?

According to our “world” I would have to call this young man a stranger.  But he touched my heart that day just because he wanted to share a brief moment together on a special day in his Rwandan village.  I am so different from him and yet he seemed like a part of me as [...]

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