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OVERCOMING FEAR
“It looks like the star of Bethlehem that the wise men followed,” Sadie thought. “That’s a good sign. I’ll begin again. I’ll do better next time.” Home again after two years of medical procedures and therapy, she was dependent on … Continue reading
Posted in Rochelle's picture prompt, Uncategorized
Tagged fear, Rochelle's picture prompt
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PEACE not PANIC
I posted this three years ago. I believe it bears repeating. The very fact that God revealed himself as Jehovah-shalom (the God of Peace) indicates that his plan is to be with one in trouble instead of insulating … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized, worry
Tagged anxiety, blessed life, Christianity, comfort, faith, fear, God's love, insomnia, Jesus, panic attacks, peace, prayer, worry
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WHAT’S THAT?
The scurry of mice, The dreadful one-ounce monsters, In the pre-dawn hours. ************* May it be that all your Halloween scare were no more serious than scurrying mice! 😀 Challenge was to use synonyms for fright and night in … Continue reading
Posted in Colleens weekly poetry challenge, haiku, Uncategorized
Tagged Colleens weekly poetry challenge, fear, haiku
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JUDGEMENT DAY IS COMING
Recently a mother here in Oklahoma was given a long prison sentence because her 8-month-old had drown in a bucket of mop water. She gave conflicting stories of how the baby happened to fall into the water. Obviously the jury … Continue reading
Posted in abuse, Uncategorized
Tagged abuse, cullture, entertainment, fear, Halloween, horror, horror movies, judgement
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NEEDLESS FEAR
Bedroom revisited, twenty years past the scary night. Scratching limbs on a roof top Can give a girl an awful fright. Twittering Tale #54
BOO!
MIST ENTERED THE ROOM ASSUMING AN EERIE SHAPE, FILLING US WITH FEAR. ************** Now here I’ve gone and wrote something Halloween-ish when I had a perfect opportunity to describe a stunning, marvelous mist shimmering from the half-moon shaped mountain lake … Continue reading
Posted in Colleens weekly poetry challenge, haiku, Uncategorized
Tagged Colleens weekly poetry challenge, fear, haiku, Halloween
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HE HAS ENLARGED MY PATH
A little make-believe story to illustrate a scripture “Thou hast enlarged my steps under me; so that my feet did not slip” (2 Sam. 22:37). Once upon a time in the land of Baca, there was a poor family who … Continue reading
Posted in God, God's love, Uncategorized
Tagged enlarge my path, Father's love, fear, God, inspiration, safety
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DEALING WITH “PANIC ATTACKS”
The very fact that God revealed himself as Jehovah-shalom indicates that his plan is to be with one in trouble instead of insulating one from trouble. The following actions based on scriptures will arm one for dealing with “panic attacks.” … Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, blessed life, Christianity, comfort, faith, fear, God's love, insomnia, Jesus, panic attacks, peace, prayer
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