shandaoakley
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Isn’t it just like God? I wrote out homework for a four week bible study I am leading, praying each day would touch the women where they are at and while drawing them closer to God’s will for their lives.
One lesson this week dwells on the fact that David was unaware of the sin in his life until confronted by Nathan, God’s ever faithful servant. This situation was major and Nathan, with God’s help, mastered the art of confrontation. I closed the study that day challenging the women to

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I have a private garden where only the most beautiful of flowers and hardiest of trees are planted. There is a mix of textures, colors, height and fullness. Only the best soil was used in cultivating this garden and daily it is tended to by the most loving of hands.

In the middle is a tree; an oak tree; the tree of righteousness. It requires daily pruning to cut off any branch that has become disconnected and has begun to show signs of stress or discoloration.

All

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Last night my dad called me to his bedroom where he was reading, preparing to retire for the night. He held a book, Great Expectations, which he had chosen from the bookshelf.

Upon opening the old red cover, instead of pages, we saw a plastic cover. Under the cover were compartments full of fine jewelry; gold with diamonds and rubies.

Two years ago we bought this house from an elderly lady who had Alzheimer’s and had moved to a nursing home. She has now passed away.

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Some things in life you just don’t plan for. A person enters your world and consumes your time and emotions, leaving you depleted and exhausted. Then they disappear and life goes on as usual. At least it does for you.

While living in San Jose, Costa Rica, every now and then I would receive a call concerning an American citizen that needed help. To this day I am not sure how people got my name but I knew it was scary to be in a foreign country where you did not speak the language.

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