Author Archives: Ordinary Servant
Guest Post: The Power Of Prayer by Marcela De Vivo
Nothing can really compare to the excitement and happiness one feels when they first find out that they’re pregnant with their first child. I must have been the happiest mother-to-be when I was blessed with the news that I was going to have my first son, Nathan, but nothing could have prepared me for the […]
Posted in blogging, children, faith, Healing, writing
Tagged Holopronsencephaly, Marcelo De Vivo, Power of Prayer, SEO
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When You’ve Lost Your Groove
I swore up and down, I would blog more often when I committed to Jon Acuff’s Start Experiment. I took on the challenge and then lost my groove. Ugh! I hate when that happens, don’t you? You tell yourself you are going to do this or that, and then your enthusiasm dwindles down to nothing. […]
Posted in blogging, writing
Tagged Acting, Jeff Goins, Jon Acuff, Performance, Practice, Stella Got Her Groove Back, The Start Experiment
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Never Say Never by Victoria Christopher Murray
Paperback: 400 pages Publisher: Touchstone; Original edition (June 4, 2013) Language: English ISBN-10: 1451695772 ISBN-13: 978-1451695779 Price: $15.00 Purchase: Amazon | BN Description In this emotionally charged and inspiring novel about a love triangle, secrets between best friends threaten to blow up friendships and a marriage and change lives […]
Posted in book reviews, faith, forgiveness, Healing, prayer, writing
Tagged infidelity, Marriage, Never Say Never, Touchstone, Victoria Christopher Murray
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Why I Auditioned For The Voice
There was thousands ahead of me… And thousands behind me… I became friends with the dude in the light blue shirt. His name is Skyler Kite. His mother rescued me from the ravages of heat. She saved my spot on line, so that I can go in the shade to cool off. What an angel. […]
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Tagged Auditions, Competition, Fear, Music, Singing, Skyler Kite, Success, The Voice
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The In-Between by Jeff Goins
Paperback: 176 pages Publisher: Moody Publishers; New Edition edition (July 23, 2013) Language: English ISBN-10: 0802407242 ISBN-13: 978-0802407245 Price: $13.99 Purchase: Amazon | BN | CBD Description We’re an “instant gratification” generation, but the trouble is, most change happens gradually. Most of us spend our lives searching and longing for something more than what […]
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Tagged GoinsWriter, In Between Moments, Jeff Goins, Moody Publishers, The In-Between, TribeWriters, Waiting
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Five Things I Wouldn’t Do If I Was Twenty Again
I have this thing with age. This hang-up with the reality that I am pushing fifty and my life really didn’t amount to much. I’m not saying I don’t appreciate the life God has blessed me with. What I am saying is I pretty much wasted precious years of my life on stuff that really […]
Does Anyone Else Want To Overcome Fear?
I don’t know what I was thinking when I accepted Jon Acuff’s Start challenge a couple of weeks ago. Perhaps I was delusional. He invited over 2,000 people to participate and over 200 accepted. I was one of them. Each morning I get an inspirational email from Jon Acuff. I start my day off on […]
Posted in blogging, writing
Tagged Bully, Fear, Jon Acuff, Overcoming Fear, Start, Start Challenge
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Wrestling With The In-Between
I am reading this book which is really provoking me. I’m sure you all heard me speak of Jeff Goins. Well, I am reading an advanced copy of his new book called, The In-Between, which is coming out on August 1st. I just started reading it and can’t put it down. I absolutely love the […]
The Devil Has No Mother by Nicky Cruz
Paperback: 256 pages Publisher: Worthy Publishing; Reprint edition (July 16, 2013) Language: English ISBN-10: 1617951897 ISBN-13: 978-1617951893 Price: $14.99 Purchase: Amazon | CBD | BN Description Nicky Cruz knows all about the power of the devil. Since his own dramatic conversion in the 1960s from a life of crime […]
I Don’t Believe In Bikinis
Yesterday I read a blog post that I had a strong reaction to. I absolutely love this writer who is a dear friend of mine. A friend in whom I disagree on matters, but nevertheless, love and respect. I didn’t write a comment on her blog, as my comment turned into several paragraphs. So I […]
Posted in blogging, christianity, faith
Tagged being true to yourself, bikinis, disagreements, Rejection, Truth
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Cha…Cha…Cha…Changes
You know that song from David Bowie? I’m giving away my age now. Yes, there are many changes happening in my life right now. I don’t know about you, but I don’t embrace change too well. They say change is good. I guess some changes are good, but not all changes are good, at least, […]
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Tagged Bosses, Changes, Fear of Change, Leaving, Moving, Neighbors, Relating, Understanding
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