Tonight I spent the evening at the Laura Dester Shelter, which is our city’s emergency shelter for children. When the police pick up the kids from a house because of neglect, abuse, or their parents being arrested, the kids go the the shelter. The idea is then that the kids move out of the shelter and into a family environment, either with a relative or at a foster...
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This is my commandment: Love each other in the same way I have loved you. There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. You are my friends if you do what I command. I no longer call you slaves, because a master doesn’t confide in his slaves. Now you are my friends, since I have told you everything the Father told me. You...
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And that’s the way it was with us before Christ came. We were like children; we were slaves to the basic spiritual principles of this world. But when the right time came, God sent his Son, born of a woman, subject to the law. God sent him to buy freedom for us who were slaves to the law, so that he could adopt us as his very own children. And because we are his...
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But if you refuse to serve the Lord , then choose today whom you will serve. Would you prefer the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates? Or will it be the gods of the Amorites in whose land you now live? But as for me and my family, we will serve the Lord .” (Joshua 24:15 NLT) Choose who you will serve because you will serve someone or something. You can...
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8046 children in Oklahoma were in the foster care system as of Jan. 1. On the front page of the Tulsa World today was an article about the 843 meth labs found in Oklahoma this past year, with 429 of them being in Tulsa. When the parents are arrested, the kids enter into DHS care. That is just one of the ways that children enter the foster care system. In Tulsa, the kids...
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They say this year could be the end of the world. In the Mayan calendar… or the alien invasion of the X-Files. Personally though, I’m living as though I still have a few years left to go. So far in this new year I have been cleaning my house, putting away my Christmas decorations, playing with my new Christmas gadgets and starting back at work. I missed my...
Learn MoreI’m concerned about the moral ambiguity of my generation. I’m concerned about the harm and pain that is caused from failing to set boundaries and from failing to value precious gifts. I want to share my own story because I think it’s important to be honest, especially now. When I was a young teenager, I set a rule in my own life to live by. I would not...
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Here’s my recap of this year’s summer movies: Thor – It was okay, nothing special Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides – It was a Pirates movie, and I liked it. I didn’t think it had the same tempo or twists as the original trilogy though. X-Men: First Class – Good. Loved getting more of the start of the story. Green Lantern...
Learn MoreWe ordered our Christmas cards. Hopefully I have your address, then you may see one soon in your mailbox! Thanks to Ariel for taking our Christmas card photo. Gifted Tag Christmas Get custom photo Christmas cards online at Shutterfly.com. View the entire collection of...
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We’re getting our kitchen started, although we haven’t done very much yet. Today is Josh’s last scheduled work day for six weeks though, so we are about to hit the ground running. We have an extra cabinet that we took down to open up our kitchen more, since the addition of our vent hood took out a lot of the view. The cabinet beside the hood was taken...
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Authors are powerful. The stories they weave are the only stories that survive word for word in the same manner from generation to generation. They shape morals, opinions, history, and fact. All in the power of the written word. I desire to use my words to touch and teach others; to finger the strings of the human soul, pulling out the notes of anger, fear, joy, and love....
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This summer Josh and I are wanting to start a few home projects. I think we’re being a bit optimistic in thinking that we will finish it all, but it might be possible. First on the docket: the kitchen. We have taken down the drop ceiling, installed recessed lighting and new light fixtures, removed some cabinets, and hung a new stainless steel cooktop hood so far,...
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While I drink my tea this morning, I’m sitting at my kitchen table gazing out at thousands of snowflakes falling. It’s said that no two snowflakes are the same. They all have a unique lattice structure, just as each human has a unique set of fingerprints. I heard yesterday that scientists are looking at the bacteria on our bodies and have discovered that we...
Learn MoreHappy New Year! Happy New Decade! The last couple of months has been extremely busy. I don’t know where they went, but they are gone and it’s January already. I’ve begun to think about some new resolutions because it is always good to set goals. Last year my resolutions included buying more locally, buying more organic foods, and using as few things...
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Merry Christmas from Meira Design! I hope that in all of your projects and holiday plans you remember to take time to enjoy your family and friends and most of all: to worship Jesus. It’s a magical time of year, filled with traditions and love. Make sure to savor it. This issue of Money Saving Marketing is highlighting three sources for free stock photography. It...
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This is the first issue of Money-Saving Marketing from Meira Design, and I thought I would begin by discussing WordPress. It is my #1 favorite free tool for marketing. If you visit the WordPress home page, you will see the description: WordPress is a state-of-the-art publishing platform with a focus on aesthetics, web standards, and usability. WordPress is both free and...
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I didn’t post a link to photos of our new house, so here it is: SEE PHOTOS! These were taken during our inspection in the summer. It’s a really large house, 4 bedroom, 2.5 bathroom. The backyard is also very large, and Timbit loves to run around in it. These are obviously before we moved anything in, so I’ll need to take more photos later (once I clear...
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A whole lot has happened in our lives recently, which may partly explain my very long absence from updates. At the beginning of October, Josh and I finally closed on our first home. That was a process that we hope to never, ever repeat. We were supposed to close on our house at the end of August, and after missing that deadline due to our mortgage company, we had so many...
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Inside of the soldiers was the true strength of the new Unity government, rising out of the chaos of the war. The microscopic nanos created the new master-race, one microscopic modification at a time. It was said that the soldiers could not be killed; that they could dodge lasers with their speed, and crush a normal human’s skull in their hands. It was said that...
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Last week, Pastor Alex finished his series called “Wired,” that was about our personality gifts that God gives each of us. He said at one point that the gifts were divided into two broad categories: speaking gifts and serving gifts. My top two were speaking gifts. Peter gives this input into how to use the gifts given you, Each one should use whatever gift he...
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