Category: Heart Matters
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Walk in Love
I can still hear my principal from Castle High School saying, “If you are wearing a Castle shirt of any kind, you are a representation of a Castle Knight wherever you are. Be a good representative of us.” Who or what do you represent? My answers consist of my school, my church, my family, my…
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He is Mighty–A Year in Review
My top nine images of 2017 have really sparked this whole “year in review” thing. It got me thinking about the word remember. What does remembering really mean? According to Google’s dictionary the word remember means “have in or be able to bring to one’s mind an awareness of (someone or something that one has seen,…
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The Reality of Quality Time
First dates are so nerve racking. You spend hours picking out the perfect outfit. Then spend another couple of hours with hair and makeup. Spray the perfume. Look at yourself more in the mirror than usual making sure everything is perfect. You probably put on a different outfit after getting completely ready because something isn’t…
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Faith Like the Servants
I don’t know about you, but believing in the things that are unseen is one of the most challenging things for me to do. It’s that whole having faith thing that is so challenging. Anybody else? Here’s where I struggle: I can expect and have faith to believe God can do things like providing an…
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Experiences in Ecuador
While I was in Ecuador, I kept an electronic journal of everything we did. This is more or a less a journal of each day in Ecuador. At some points, you will see how God shaped me on this trip, but there will be a blog just for that. However, I would like to encourage…
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How Do We Remember?
When you find yourself frustrated, full of questions, and confused–-do you forget all that God has done for you? Do you forget God’s very teachings? Or do you live a life remembering all that God has done? If you’re anything like me, you forget. A little while ago, I talked about my forgetfulness, and how…
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Look Back at Your Notes
I forget things all the time. It seems like throughout the day there are thousands of little things I’m supposed to be doing. I try really hard to remember everything I have to do off the top of my head, but when there are too many things to do; and I start to feel overwhelmed, I…
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A House of Cards
Here recently, I felt life’s little worries start to creep up in my heart. I found myself being scared, questioning, and worrying about all sorts of things. Day by day it seemed like the questions were getting bigger and the worries grew stronger. I was afraid I was letting people down or worrying about my future. Then I…
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Stop Trying
Over the last couple of weeks, I started feeling super drained. I don’t really know how to explain it except for I was busy trying. I was trying to align God’s plan to my timetable. I was trying to fix everything around me. I was trying to be encouraging to those near me. I was trying…
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The Struggle is Real
I have something to confess to you all. And the struggle is real. It’s something I struggle with more than I would like to even admit. It’s something that is not really talked about, but it is so real in my life. I struggle with d o u b t. I doubt that God has…
Rachel Bland 