Archive for the Tag 'Salvation Story'
shersh on 13 May 2012
My Mother’s Day plans for this year were no different than they have been in the past two years. I planned to stay home, not get out of my pajamas, and watch re-runs of Law & Order all day — all plans indicating that this Hallmark Holiday would not look like any of those Hallmark cards […]
Tags: Mother's Day, Redemption, Salvation Story, Thanksgiving
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shersh on 24 Mar 2012
Today is my daughter’s fourth birthday! I awakened to this text message from her: “Today I am grateful for 4 years of sobriety, that I am not defined by who I used to be but I am a stronger person because of it, for a huge God who loves me even when I don’t love […]
Tags: Alcohlolics Anonymous, alcoholism, Mumford & Sons, Recovery, Salvation Story
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shersh on 04 Dec 2011
I took a fast from Facebook because I was getting bogged down in emails, appointments, blogs to be written, etc., etc. In other words, I was getting crushed under the pile of thinking I was pretty important. Jesus really is a genius when it comes to knowing how our hearts work. Just when I start […]
Tags: Gift, Grace, Gratitude, Salvation Story, Self-Importance
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shersh on 02 Oct 2011
“My story is a rosary, the beads of which are the people and experiences that have made me what I am. I have tried to move from one bead to the next, but my fingers are feeble and my eyes are tired. So please forgive me; you will experience gaps and breaks in time and […]
Tags: All is Grace, Brennan Manning, Salvation Story
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shersh on 14 Sep 2011
Below is a story from my dear friend Ruth — who was practically perfect and completely miserable. I can identify with this Salvation Story, and I’m so grateful that God does not only save us from our sin. He saves us from ourselves. “For only crazy people would think they could complete by their own […]
Tags: Salvation Story
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shersh on 05 Sep 2011
Below is a story from my dear friend and personal trainer, Rachel (she’s such a fabulous personal trainer, I only need to work with her once a year!). I know you will love this story. I’ve read it about five times and find myself praying that God will use this salvation story to give […]
Tags: Acceptance, Redemption, Salvation Story, unwed mothers
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