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    10
    May
    mighty2save: and then she was free.

    mighty2save:

    and then she was free.

  2. 7
    May

    Leave Your Gift…

    So, this morning I was having my quiet time and I read a few verses in the Bible about reconciliation. 

    “If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.”      Romans 12:18

    And “Therefore, if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there in front of the altar.  First, go and be reconciled to your brother; then come and offer your gift.”                      Matthew 5:23-24

    Can I just challenge you to look at these thoughts a little deeper for one moment?  If people filling the churches every Sunday, every denomination and theology, would really follow what God is asking of His people…  either there would be a peace in our society like we have never known or the churches would be empty. 

    It is my challenge to take every wound and bitterness and turn it over to my God.  I have carried it long enough and I am willing to leave my gift on the altar and go and make things right.  How can I stand before a God of love and peace and offer the gift of worship, with unforgiveness in my heart?!  God’s gift to us was to give us this guidance so that we might know peace in our relationships and our hearts. 

    I would venture to guess that the mistrust in the Christian church would dissipate if God’s people would release petty arguments, broken hearts, judgmental accusations, unmet expectations and bitter spirits.  We wonder why we don’t see the miracles of Jesus’ time in our churches and our communities…  Could it be that our gifts are worthless with the anger and contempt that burden our hearts when we present them?  Could it be that God desires us to know the freedom and joy that comes from holding no one in unforgiveness? 

    Not all relationships can be reconciled, in person.  Those are the times when we release our broken hearts and anger to God and choose not to carry them any longer.  Other times, we make every attempt and those are met with rejection.  In that case, ‘as far as it depends on you’ will cover the offense.  To God, it isn’t about saying that when people wrong us, it’s all cool.  It is saying, “I was hurt and I want to make things right between us.”  It is about knowing freedom from the pain of hearing someone’s name and getting a knot in your stomach or having your quiet moments cluttered with depressive thoughts. 

    Is it time to leave your gift and find peace?

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    7
    May
    I was just thinking about conflict and this hit my blog…  how appropriate!

    I was just thinking about conflict and this hit my blog…  how appropriate!

  4. 5
    May
    Today, on my 4 mile run, this song came on my iPod.  This verse in the song just captured my heart and I knew I wanted to share it on my blog. I shot this picture about 20 miles from my house in Alaska.  I hope you enjoy it.

    Today, on my 4 mile run, this song came on my iPod.  This verse in the song just captured my heart and I knew I wanted to share it on my blog. I shot this picture about 20 miles from my house in Alaska.  I hope you enjoy it.

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    Apr
    (via mighty2save) Have you ever had ‘one of those days’?  Or ‘one of those months’ or maybe even ‘one of those years’?! I have had one of those years.  When I reflect on it, I am reminded that nothing, and I do mean nothing, can separate me from the love of God and the love He has given me for myself.  I have cried…  broken…  crumbled…  yet, I know this will not last forever and the sun will shine again.  This picture summarized it quite well. Penny

    (via mighty2save)

    Have you ever had ‘one of those days’?  Or ‘one of those months’ or maybe even ‘one of those years’?! I have had one of those years.  When I reflect on it, I am reminded that nothing, and I do mean nothing, can separate me from the love of God and the love He has given me for myself.  I have cried…  broken…  crumbled…  yet, I know this will not last forever and the sun will shine again.  This picture summarized it quite well.

    Penny

  6. 29
    Apr

    True Companion…

    Bill, You are mine!  Nothing compares to what you have given to me and all that we have built together.  I love you!

    Your Beloved,

    Penny

  7. 28
    Apr
    So…  that novel that is brewing in my head…  it is called Chasing Northern Lights.  The transition to a committed life of writing 2-3 hours every day is going to be something new for me.  I am a little intimidated, if I can be honest. 

    So…  that novel that is brewing in my head…  it is called Chasing Northern Lights.  The transition to a committed life of writing 2-3 hours every day is going to be something new for me.  I am a little intimidated, if I can be honest. 

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    Apr
    This is my very favorite game in the whole wide world!  As a matter of fact, I have been accused of having an unhealthy relationship with my IPhone because I have the scrabble app!  :)  Love ever single word played!

    This is my very favorite game in the whole wide world!  As a matter of fact, I have been accused of having an unhealthy relationship with my IPhone because I have the scrabble app!  :)  Love ever single word played!

  9. 26
    Apr
    This is the view from my hike today! What a spectacular hike… snow angels in late April! I pondered a novel that is rattling around in my head and fighting to get onto paper. What an inspirational day!

    This is the view from my hike today! What a spectacular hike… snow angels in late April! I pondered a novel that is rattling around in my head and fighting to get onto paper. What an inspirational day!

  10. 23
    Apr

    Sorrow…

    As a mother, I have nurtured my 5 children with every fiber of my being.  I got fat for them, accepted stretch marks to carry them, exchanged my dreams for ‘our’ dreams to give them the best future I could.  On days when my children are soaring and living their dreams, I am so alive and grateful for the opportunity to be a part of their shining moment.  On days like today, when one or more of my children faces sorrow and heartbreak, I feel the fracture in my own spirit, as I know that they will forever be a part of me and that part is broken.

    On this day, I speak to the hearts of the broken daughters…

    May you allow yourself to grieve and accept the things that you cannot change.

    May you know that regret serves no purpose other than to keep you from standing back to your feet and carrying on.

    May you never doubt the love of your family and your God.

    May the Spirit surround you with peace today and comfort those places no one else can reach.

    May you know hope that all that seems broken will be made new in it’s time and when it is, I will be there to celebrate beside you.

    May today be a part of your journey that grows you in grace, strength and compassion and may you remember that though you need some time to rest, your wings will be ready when the time comes to fly again.

    I love you.  It is my honor to be your mother and my heart is with you today.

    Forever,

    Mom

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Penny McGoey is a Certified Life Coach in Juneau, Alaska. Penny founded Time2Become coaching and specializes in marriage and intimacy coaching, womens coaching and equipping parents. Pre-marital mentoring is one of the areas that Penny offers to Southeast Alaska residents as well as nationally via the phone and webcam.
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