Thought, Word & Deed

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“Your beliefs become your thoughts, your thoughts become your words, your words become your actions, your actions become your habits, your habits become your values, your values become your destiny.”

— Mahatma Gandhi
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  • From Darkness to the Dawn

    “Hope begins in the dark, the stubborn hope that if you just show up and try to do the right thing, the dawn will come.” Anne Lamott, Bird By Bird. This story was so personal to me, I was afraid to share it, but felt the call to do so. Years ago, I felt as

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  • 2022 Reading Challenge in Review

    Anyone who know me knows I have a love for books. I have also since found reading books and collecting books are two separate hobbies. We have actually run out of bookshelf space this year and have tried to drop off books to Little Free Libraries in our area. I have trouble letting go as

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  • Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

    A devotional poem for Christmas. “A Hymn on the Nativity of My Saviour” by Ben Jonson I sing the birth was born tonight,The Author both of life and light;    The angels so did sound it,And like the ravished shepherds said,Who saw the light, and were afraid,    Yet searched, and true they found it. The Son of God,

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  • Imitating Mary

    Scripture readings: The Angel Gabriel Appears to Zechariah, Luke 1:5-2:20 The Angel Gabriel Comes to Mary, Luke 1:26-38 In my writing group, I was introduced to vocabulary flash cards which made the word nerd heart of mine shout with glee. Words such as “discombobulate” (confused), “flummox” (to confuse) or “salubrious” (healthful) made the writer in

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  • God Knows Our Stories

    “Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.” Psalm 119:105 I don’t often reread books as there are so many that I desire to read.  I know I won’t have time to read all the books I want to in my one lifetime, but I will occasionally reread a

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4 responses to “Thought, Word & Deed”

  1. Bon chance!

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  2. Wonderful post, Katie! Thank you.

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    1. Thank you! I appreciate you!

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