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I live in New Mexico and work a full-time job. I spend most of my time divided between work and church. I attend church 6 times a week and relish the family I have there. I spend a moderate amount of time on-line but most time is spent waiting for my Muse

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Religion & Spirituality > Christian Holidays & Celebrations The implications of God's love for us: 3 of 9
I floundered when love was ever introduced to me, in any form. The relational love of parents to children I never realized or understood. I felt unloved and abandoned most of my life, though I was truly neither. I couldn't understand the concept of love. For me, love turned into boyfriends and sex, neither of which I experien... More..
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Fear of death: 10 of 29
Death.It never really occurred to me to be afraid of death. I guess I just didn't really think about it. It startled me when one of my friends answered one of those email surveys and put that her greatest fear was death. My greatest fear has always been failure which is funny because we all fail and I tend to do so daily so t... More..
Celebrations & Holidays > New Year's How to keep your New Year's resolutions: 7 of 14
Among the shouts and whistles, the confetti and midnight kisses, resolutions are made.Do you find yourself unable to keep those brash resolutions you shout out after the final gong on New Years? Or, are you like so many of those that don't make resolutions, knowing that they can't possibly keep the rash promise made among the... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: What my dog means to me: 267 of 428
I can remember wanting a Dalmatian for years and hearing the constant answer of, "We will never be able to afford one." I was, of course, merely a child, but I remember it so well...the day I finally had a Dalmatian come into my life.First of all, I had prayed to God about who I was in contrast to who He wanted me to be. That... More..
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Prayer: 35 of 40
Most people don't know how to pray or what should be said. A lot of the reason behind this is that people don't look at God as a person and, therefore, enter into genuine dialog with Him. In truth, that's what prayer is. It isn't a shopping list of wants and needs poured out before a distant God light-centuries away. No. It i... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Bible Study Is the Bible trustworthy?: 150 of 160
If you are a nonbeliever in God, then, of course, your answer would be no.As a believer, the answer is yes.Most people, believers and nonbelievers alike, argue that it has been translated too many times to be taken literally. This, in my opinion, is an excuse to live obeying only the basic of God's laws, do not steal, do not ... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Christian Beliefs & Culture Christian understanding of love: 87 of 88
When I began thinking about the rotten fruits accumulated from seeking my own way in life, I realized that one of my two largest fears developed from leaving God and going my own way."It is obvious what kind of life develops out of trying to get your own way all the time: repetitive, loveless, cheap sex; a stinking accumulati... More..