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TimeSister of Still Here,Blessed,With my only gift, Given by God,Given to shareGiven to othersMy Blessed exampleMy sister,

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I believe in the example God set for this season, of our Savior’s birth, as a time of giving of one’s self. This year my gift to family and friends is so precious to me, that I am having difficulty explaining my reasoning and its value, even to my own family. I hope someday they will understand me better and know that I actually have a new and deeper sense of the Spirit of Christmas. Until I

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Today, Joanne would be 50 years old. A milestone hard to appreciate for many. I wish she was here to celebrate it with us but since she is not physically here, I will eat some candy in her honor!Although I have several sisters, ( I am one of 5) it was only the last girl-my baby sister Joanne that I had any awareness of our family preparing for her birth. I am not sure how prepared we ever

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It is true but impossible to put into words the blessing it is to have sisters. I am more fortunate than some to feel so blessed because of so many people in my life, but it all began with my sisters. I have been blessed at the birth of each of my 4 sisters. They have taught me the most about being a friend. An with those lessons I hope I have shared the blessing with my friends, relatives and

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by Jean Leek, One of Joanne's Sisters Still Hereposted by RE/ MaryAnn, who cherishes her sister Jean dearly. I know we are as helpless as the baby squirrel in the story but I also know we are so fully blessed to be in His hands! (Know that if my arm reached as far as my heart does, it would be around your neck just like these sisters!) Blessings as you read....The summer of twenty-eleven

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I am with the humble joy in knowing my purpose in life is to be evident in my Christian faith, a sister, still here. With a fullness of heart but less than perfect understanding in God's ways and with His love that reaches beyond my own arms, I know He makes all things good in this imperfect world. (Romans 8:28)Ecclesiastes 3:11 He hath made every thing beautiful in his time ...I am reaching out

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On August 20th I celebrated the two year mark of Joanne going onto heaven. She is still in my thoughts every day. I know she touched the lives of many people for Christ and is still doing that with this blog. I can't wait until I get to Heaven myself to see the Master and hear him say "Well done, good and faithful servant". After that I am looking forward to seeing Joanne once again. Michael

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If you've been watching our culture these days, there seems to be more and more people being disrespectful to each other in order to earn respect for themselves. On the tails of the political season with hours of negative ads tainting the media for months at a time, people felt they had the right to disclose every feeling or impression they have about someone else. Yes, people should know the

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I have a small yearning that overwhelms me every Fall. Okay, it can get to be a pretty big yearning for me. Now, just so you know, I'm not one to spend a lot of time in the malls or shopping for clothes. Personally, I'd rather spend an afternoon in the hardware store, checking out the latest hardware gadgets that make a house more up-to-date without spending a lot of money. But my yearning does

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I'm having to adjust my heart this summer and look for inspiration in new ways. There is so much going on in the world, in our country, and in our homes. The challenge is to take every concern, every fear, and every unknown to God. With my youngest joining the military and the oldest debating the same opportunities for his future, I'm looking to God more deeply and earnestly. I realize Moms

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I was reading a marketing site yesterday where the resident expert was sharing his research on the generational differences in managing media intake. He said that the number of channels (input of information) that our generation can manage simultaneously is 1.7. For example, on average, most of us can watch TV and read a magazine and be full aware of both channels of information. Not bad, huh?He

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I'm not sure how it happened, but while my children grew up I seem to have grown up, too. Somewhere between the "playing pattycake" with my infant son's hands, teaching him to drive donuts in a parking lot before he received his learner's permit, and going over his budget with him before he moved into his own apartment, I grew up.I remember believing the lie that when I turned 20, I was almost

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Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers. 2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD,and on his law he meditates day and night. 3 He is like a tree planted by streams of water,which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither.Whatever he does prospers. 4 Not so the wicked! They are like chaff that

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"In the future, when your children ask you, 'What do these stones mean?' tell them that the flow of the Jordan was cut off before the ark of the covenant of the LORD. When it crossed the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan were cut off. These stones are to be a memorial to the people of Israel forever." Josh 4:6-7 (NIV)I have a large collection of plastic cups in my kitchen. My collection started

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My cell phone is constantly on now. I keep it close by and listen for its single tone beep that it does when I receive a call. I don't have it set to ring 4 or 5 times before it goes to voice mail since I really don't give it that much time away from me. I'm not very athletic, but I do seem to be able to sprint out doorways, down crowded hallways and outside to be alone with it anytime it

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When I was a kid, I kept myself busy for hours with "Silly Putty" - the stretchy, rollable, flesh-colored glop of rubbery plastic sold in brightly colored egg-shaped containers. Okay, to be honest, I have no idea what "Silly Putty" is made from. It could be plastic, or it could be rubber, or it could be over-processed play-doh. Chemistry was never one of my talents. All I know was that I used "

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Mondays start with making a to-do list: Which clients jobs are hot, which ones are waiting for information or materials, which jobs do I need to put ahead of others, which jobs do I need to put away until next week. I try to get organized quickly. I want my time with God which is what I try to do after the list is made, while the first cup of coffee is finished, and before the phone starts

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It's Sunday morning, and I've just been through my closet again. How could I have missed such important staples in my wardrobe colors as red, white and blue??? I don't like to wear blue jeans to church, but hey - they are blue! Red - whew! There's that red striped shirt from a few years ago during a Walmart sale. White? Okay, there's my white sweater. Quick check there isn't any ketchup stains on

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[*This devotional was published May, 2007 in Proverbs 31 Online Devotionals. ]Heb 10:35-36 - So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded. You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised. (NIV)Devotional:It’s a childish thing to do, but I still love to blow bubbles. I keep a bottle or two of that sticky, soapy, messy

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Contact Joanne by email using the Next-Step-of-Faith website contact form*:http://www.next-step-of-faith.com/contact.htm*Why use a contact form?The "spammers" of the internet world harvest email addresses whenever they are left on a website for the ease and convenience of regular people. By using a contact form with a randomized image verification entry box, the robots can't fill in the form and

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Here are just a few resources Joanne recommends:http://www.writecoaching.blogspot.com/http://www.next-step-of-faith.com/Website Widgets:http://www.biblepromises.com/

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Joanne’s presentations are excellent for seminars, conferences, retreats or banquets. Each topic is approximately 45-60 minutes in length and can be presented individually or several can be woven together for seminars or retreats. Customized topics are available to meet the needs of your group.Making the Honor Roll or Living the Honor RoleGod's plan to overcome discouragement is clear. This

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With grown step-children, college age sons and a self-employed husband, Joanne offers her time to God and to others. Her interest in writing and communications brought her back to college as an adult and through several reinventions of her own business and ministries.Joanne works full-time for her own web design company, Next-Step-Up Communications.My Story:"I love to travel, but I've lived in

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