A journey of broken beauty…

  • The Power of Music
  • What’s in a Song?
  • Creative Zen
  • A Kid Noone Wants
  • My volunteer job
  • My volunteer job
  • Lost in 1812
  • Lessons from the Baxters
  • Misplaced Faith
  • Temptations
  • Rich and Satisfied
  • Survival Truths
  • Anxiously Waiting Patiently
  • Peace in a Storm
  • Miniature God
  • Listening for His Voice
  • Into the Unknown
  • When Prayers Aren’t Enough
  • This “God” Thing is Getting Old
  • The Power of Music
  • What’s in a Song?
  • Creative Zen
  • A Kid Noone Wants
  • My volunteer job
  • My volunteer job
  • Lost in 1812
  • Lessons from the Baxters
  • Misplaced Faith
  • Temptations
  • Rich and Satisfied
  • Survival Truths
  • Anxiously Waiting Patiently
  • Peace in a Storm
  • Miniature God
  • Listening for His Voice
  • Into the Unknown
  • When Prayers Aren’t Enough
  • This “God” Thing is Getting Old

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economy, gratitude, spirituality

To Love Money

In this time of foreclosures and job losses, it is very easy to become obsessed with money. Recently I learned that my company may be rather shaky. At first, I…

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February 18, 2009
child, friends

Unspeakable Danger

Our firstborn attended her first sleepover several weeks ago. I can’t believe how quickly she’s growing up. When I mentioned the sleepover to another mom, she looked at me in…

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April 22, 2010
blessings, friends, gratitude, love

The Best of Times

Recently a friend of mine posted a photo on Facebook and tagged me in it. This picture took me back almost 13 years ago to a time when the economy…

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April 18, 2009
  • love,  relationships,  self-image,  spirituality

    I Need a Man (Pt 1)

    Babetta / February 5, 2009

    How many times have you heard this? When we’re young, we obsess over being married. We plan our weddings for years! Even when there isn’t a man in sight! As we grow from…

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  • book,  love,  relationships,  sex,  spirituality

    “Love happens when people forgive.”

    Babetta / February 3, 2009

    “Love happens when people forgive,” is the recurring theme in Oceans Apart. This novel by Karen Kingsbury explores what happens when a husband cheats and conceals the affair for 8 years. When the…

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  • blessings,  book,  gratitude,  technology

    Creative Zen

    Babetta / January 31, 2009

    As all of you know, I am a voracious reader. What some of you may wonder is how I have time to read so much with a full-time job, husband and two small…

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  • spirituality

    Super Bowl Sunday

    Babetta / January 31, 2009

    In two days, we will watch the Cardinals square off with the Steelers. Being a native Midwesterner, I told my husband that I was going to cheer for the Steelers. Plus I think…

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  • gratitude,  love,  relationships

    Sister Friend

    Babetta / January 28, 2009

    Years ago, I learned the term “sister-friend” from an Indian woman I used to work with. I fell in love with it. There is another, “sister-cousin” that is equally dear to me. The…

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  • family,  grief,  love,  spirituality

    Without Hope

    Babetta / January 28, 2009

    I wasn’t planning to write today, but I came across a story that brought me to a stop. It is the saddest, most horrific thing I have seen. Possibly in my life. The…

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  • love,  relationships,  self-image

    Man Repellant

    Babetta / January 26, 2009

    We’ve all heard of chick-magnets, but how many of you know a man-repellant? You know, the needy girl who changes all of her interests to keep a man? The one who oozes low…

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  • blessings,  love,  relationships

    What a Man…

    Babetta / January 24, 2009

    My mind is on a strong, sexy man. A man who loves God and his family. A man who proves this love each day. A man whose smile lights up my world. A…

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  • love,  spirituality

    Amazing

    Babetta / January 22, 2009

    On New Year’s Day, our pastor’s wife, daughter and her friend were hit head on by a drunk driver. Miraculously, they all walked away unharmed. They even prayed at the scene. The accident…

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  • love,  politics

    Welcome to America, Now Speak English!

    Babetta / January 20, 2009

    America is arguably the most diverse country in the world. We are possibly also the biggest bullies! Driving to work, I saw this message on a truck’s bumper sticker: I was disheartened. Many…

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