Tag: jesus
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A Splash Of Blessing
By Lisa S. Tarno I was mentally exhausted by some of the people in my life who would suck the life energy out of me if I let them. I approached my quiet time in God’s Word with reluctance because where I was studying, the book of Numbers, I doubted there would be anything refreshing…
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Right Here, Write HERE!
By Lisa S. Tarno I am overwhelmed! I tried to cry out, “Uncle” to tap out of the events of my life that seem to swirl around me like a tempest,…but God didn’t honor my concession but rather for me to cry out to “Abba, Father” instead. Glaring signs of confirmation of the original stirring…
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Choosing Not To Live Offended
By Lisa S. Tarno Shepherds have commonly employed a method of applying oil to a sheep’s head for the reason of protection and healing. Oil would repel insects, especially flies laying eggs in the nostrils that would form worms that would torment the sheep. Oil would also heal their heads from injuries as well. Psalm…
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Changing The Narrative…
By Lisa S. Tarno Do you ever hear how you are answering someone’s question and think even as you are speaking, “I’m depressing myself over this answer!” ? How do we script our lives better to answer questions about things we’d rather not talk about? I mean, we do want to be honest, but honestly,…
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MYOB
By Lisa S. Tarno When I write or speak or teach, I am transparent and as real as possible. I shared with a class last fall that to mitigate unwanted feelings of comparison, a trap I feel the enemy uses quite well, I was going to limit my time on social media especially during the…
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A Word From The Word
By Lisa S. Tarno It’s been a year! How do I mean that? Good? Bad? In totality both. I have been hyper focused on health and injury stuff because I’ve had to be. Normally, I am a go-to-the-doctor-once-a-year for the free physical but this year has been excessive for me with alarm bells going off…
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Dealing With Our Grief By Finding Hope In God
By Lisa S. Tarno Getting the news that she died last week sent shock waves through our mom community! My initial response was visceral and I let out an audible cry of disbelief! I had been praying for (her) and especially with her emergency surgery. I looked back at our text messages and the prayers…
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The Best Beauty Secret
By Lisa S. Tarno “When Moses came down from Mount Sinai carrying two stone tablets inscribed with the terms of the covenant, he didn’t know that the skin of his face glowed [had become radiant] [shining with a unique radiance] because he had been speaking with God.” Exodus 34:29 NLT, AMP & MSG translations I will…
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The Waiting Room
By Lisa S. Tarno Confession: I don’t like the waiting rooms of life! I’m not just referring to a doctor’s office but the figurative waiting rooms. This reflection is right in the moment, wrestling with God’s timing, and super frustrated….because, c’mon God…seriously? This has just become RIDICULOUS! I mean, I know God is in control…
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Can We Really Live Without Expectations?
By Lisa S. Tarno A friend of mine keeps coaching me to live free of having expectations on anyone, but in particular a relationship that is taking up a lot of emotional energy as of late, I hear what she says and it sounds like a good action plan but I admit it hasn’t fully…
A Write Way to Think 