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I Really Didn’t Plan on That

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Wow – I missed New Years! Yeah, I had that ‘wonderful’ flu bug. You know – the one that is NOT in the vaccine. Been down for about 4 days. But hey – thanks be to God it’s 2015! Hallelujah! I pray blessings and peace and love to all my WordPress Family! I’ll be back to … Read more

Christmas Program from Luke 2

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Here is the Christmas Program we are doing today at our church. It has scripture and song.  I/ve left the chords in for all you musicians.  And click here to download a free .pdf:   Luke 2 Luke 2 Christmas Program Christ Born of Mary 2 And it came to pass in those days that a decree went out … Read more

The Power of Influence

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Influence is the capacity to have an effect on the character, development, or behavior of someone or something, or the effect itself. The Power of Influence The power of influence lives in your words. We have the ability to build someone up or tear someone down with our words. Our words carry power and may live … Read more

Charms

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CHARMS ~Copyright 2014 Diana Rasmussen ~ If I could I’d go back To entertain time The treasures we’d find In the moment you’re mine Seconds stop moving Our love lingers here All fear disappears Hours turn into years Eternity lives Inside your arms Blood sacrifice charms Under a crown of thorns   Related articles Jesus … Read more

How Do You Measure Joy?

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I had a very good afternoon today. There is nothing like being around creative people and other Artists. It just makes my heart jump! I had the pleasure of joining some of Janesville’s finest Musicians, Storytellers, Authors, and Artists today at a local Art Gallery in town. And the joy was contagious today! The room was … Read more

12 Ways for a Praise Break

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Feeling down and overwhelmed with the Holidays? Let’s take a Praise Break today. I know I need it. Here are some of my favorite Gospel and Praise Songs.  Praise can change the atmosphere! Praise can open the Heavens! Shake off that sadness. Shake off that depression. Praise your way out of the dark! (oh this … Read more

The Other Side of Fear

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I have heard it said that everything we want is on the other side of fear.  Here is one of the videos I made with words of wisdom to get to the other side of fear.

Blessings, Diana

“Encourage yourself, believe in yourself, and love yourself. Never doubt who you are.”
― Stephanie Lahart, Overcoming Life’s Obstacles: Enlighten-Encourage-Empower

 

“A dream is a seed.
Vision plants it.
Imagination nurtures growth.
Opportunities create blooms.
Thoughts become things!”
― Donna McGoff

 

A bird sitting on a tree is never afraid of the branch breaking because her trust is not in the branch, but in her own wings.”
― Unknown

 

“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
― Oscar Wilde

 

“Do the thing and you will have the power.”
― Ralph Waldo Emerson

 

“The only person who can pull me down is myself, and I’m not going to let myself pull me down anymore.”
― C. JoyBell C.

The Password is Thank You

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The password is “Thank You”. It will let you in. Bring your gift of laughter. Come to the secret place today. Embed from Getty Images (Psalm 100:1-5 MSG) On your feet now—applaud God! Bring a gift of laughter, sing yourselves into his presence. Know this: God is God, and God, God. He made us; we … Read more

Country Corner

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Tomorrow is my dad’s birthday, got me reminiscing about growing up on the farm. I sure had fun. Horses and chickens and cats and dogs and lots more stuff. Here is a song I am working on with my friend Frank Radice from Danbury, Conneticut. Most of the lyrics are things I remember from our … Read more

Life Lessons from a Teen Driver

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I recently had the pleasure of helping my teen daughter get her final hours of drive time in before she got her drivers license. She took the class and did some drive time with the teacher, but us parents get to help out too, especially with the night driving. Yeah, nothing like handing over the … Read more

Here Are Your Keys

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Today we go meet our new landlord and get the keys to our new home. Got me thinking about keys. They open doors and lock doors. Each door has a different key. And when you close and lock one door, another key opens the next one. When someone comes to our house and we are … Read more

It’s OK to Let Go at the Crossroads

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Diana. Walk forward. God promised to go before you and prepare the way. Just get up and walk. You will hear Him whisper the way. Our family is moving in the next 2 weeks.  Things happen. Things change. Lord, let me let go of what I thought was going to happen, and just walk forward … Read more