tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8884508225347422772024-03-27T02:31:41.139-07:00Blessings And SeasonsBlessings and seasons ~ this is my life! Crystal Addishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09576758052692120289noreply@blogger.comBlogger409125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-888450822534742277.post-64758458396346096432018-07-24T06:38:00.000-07:002018-07-24T06:38:01.006-07:00Pajamas ALL Day<div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #404040; font-family: "Alegreya Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
I’m not gonna lie, I have been in these pajamas ALL day!</div>
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Not because I am lazy, but because I have been a little under the weather today!</div>
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I got these beauties in the mail last week and just had to share them with you.</div>
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They are a cotton floral blend from Carrie Davis’s <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1649766651701354/" rel="noopener" style="border: 0px; color: #e1122a; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Unique Boutique</a>. I got to pair them with my FAVORITE item of clothing in my closet, my comfy <a href="https://blessingsandseasons.wordpress.com/2018/02/24/grandpa-called-and-wants-his-sweater-back/" rel="noopener" style="border: 0px; color: #e1122a; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Grandpa Sweater</a>.</div>
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They have made it completely easy to relax and practice some self-care in all day!</div>
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Thank you for such an amazing little boutique Carrie!</div>
Crystal Addishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09576758052692120289noreply@blogger.com50tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-888450822534742277.post-89177403226316916362018-07-24T06:32:00.000-07:002018-07-24T06:32:10.641-07:00Stop Questioning Your Worth in Friendships<div style="background-color: white; border: 0px; color: #404040; font-family: "Alegreya Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 1.5em; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">
***LOOONNNNGGGG personal share of some growth that has occurred in my personal and emotional life over the past few months. I hope this can help somebody who is battling their worth in friendships. ***</div>
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While building and walking into the purpose God has laid out for me, I have learned this important lesson BIG time over the past few months. Not only have I been working hard on trying to build something for Him, but I have had fall backs and major things happening in my personal life at the same time. Life isn’t perfect. Social media doesn’t always tell the true story of what’s going on in somebody’s life. It is mostly a highlight reel because some things are too personal, and not meant for just anybody to know. Maybe later they will be used for testimony and to help others, but some things need only God and maybe a community to help get you through. That is why we NEED to have supportive people in our corner. We need the gals who we reach out to no matter what. The ones I knew I could cry to, ask for prayers (and knew they wouldn’t gossip or judge what was happening in my life), are the ones I KNEW automatically were my village. (THANK YOU LADIES, you know who you are boos.) Having a tribe and friends you KNOW you can trust and count on is NECESSARY in this life! I always say, it takes a village.</div>
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God has really revealed my true tribe and my true friends to me the past few months! You ladies who love me through the mess, the ones who support my business and encourage me on days I feel unworthy, THANK YOU FOR being AMAZING and loving me even in your own cares, heartaches and busy schedules going on in life. I hope I return the same kind of love and care to you, and if I don’t smack me across the face and tell me what you need! I’m there and I got you boo!</div>
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When God reveals things, sometimes it can hurt. It has been heartbreaking to accept some of these needed changes in relationships, BUT AMAZING for the most part. I emotionally finally let go of some people (ones that God had been trying to tell me for many years were toxic for my reputation (gossipers and backstabbers) and toxic for my emotional, mental and spiritual health. Here’s the thing, I am married now, about to start a little family (moving closer to adoption AND also TTC…..holy moly, what if adoption happens at the same time as pregnancy?? WHAT A BLESSING that would be). It is SO important who we allow into our family’s life as well. I’m a momma bear when it comes to my family, and we don’t even have kids yet! Yes, God, I will listen to you now. It took bringing a husband into my life, planning for our family and building something that my children and children’s children can hopefully one day be proud of and maybe even continue after I am long gone, to truly understand the NEED to have good, quality, trustworthy, cheerleaders in my life. I have finally realized the importance of committed and loyal friends, and not the ones who waiver, but the ones who are solid, you never wonder what your worth is in their eyes. STOP questioning your worth girlfriend. If you are reading this and have those friends and people in your life, STOP. Put the relationship down. Walk away. And love from a distance. Give that relationship to God girlfriend and give Him the space to work in it. Here is what will happen; He will either work in both of your hearts and one day bring restoration OR He will give you peace as you walk away and begin to form healthier and more meant for you friendships.</div>
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I don’t hate or dislike the people I have had to take some steps back from. As a matter of fact, I care deeply and love them (always will)……but from a distance. And that’s okay. You have to tell yourself, THAT.IS.OKAY. It is okay and actually Biblical to use wisdom in our close relationships. That doesn’t mean to hate, be cruel, not help if they ever need it etc. It simply means, “I’m not your people. And you are not my people.” You see, I don’t believe that just because somebody isn’t a good friend to me, makes them a bad friend in general. Not at all. I just believe that there is something about me or the patterns in our relationship that causes the friendship to just be toxic for the both of us. I truly believe the people I had to step away from are TRULY good friends to THEIR real tribe, that simply doesn’t include me and vice versa. At some point, you have to stop faking the friendship and move forward. It is the best thing for our emotional health and that of our families!</div>
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So remember:<br />1. It is Biblical to choose your friends wisely.<br />2. Both parties deserve good healthy friendships.<br />3. You only love yourself and the other person most when you can walk away in peace and love.<br />4. YOU ARE WORTHY.</div>
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Some people you MUST love at arm’s length. It IS INDEED Biblical for a reason;</div>
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Proverbs 13:20 – “He who walks with the wise grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.”</div>
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Proverbs 12:26 – “A righteous man is cautious in friendship, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.”</div>
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Proverbs 15:22 – “Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed.”</div>
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Proverbs 20:19 – “A gossip betrays a confidence; so avoid anyone who talks too much.”</div>
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Proverbs 11:13 – “A gossip betrays a confidence, but a trustworthy person keeps a secret.”</div>
Crystal Addishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09576758052692120289noreply@blogger.com32tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-888450822534742277.post-24531076766991573822018-07-13T15:15:00.000-07:002018-07-13T15:15:07.863-07:00Her Soul Purpose Scholarship <div style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px;">
Every so often, I like to give away scholarships for 1:1 coaching with me. I haven't done it in a while, so it's about that time! I'll be giving away FIVE Scholarships for some 1:1 Pregnancy Loss Grief Coaching.</div>
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Blessings and Seasonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06770183224405368447noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-888450822534742277.post-40984996375437742472018-06-29T16:49:00.000-07:002018-06-29T16:49:02.569-07:00Embrace Suffering, Embrace God<div id="yui_3_17_2_1_1530314346504_13229">
Suffering is a feeling we don't welcome into our lives very well. Just hearing the word can send shivers down your spine. At least for me it does. Isn't it crazy that the very thing we do not want in our lives, is the very thing that brings us closest to God? </div>
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I learned a long time ago to embrace suffering. No, it isn't welcomed in my world either. Like most people, I despise the feeling of heartbreak and emptiness. I loathe the thought of feeling like my soul is lost in the depth of sorrow and grief. As much as I dislike suffering, I embrace it because suffering pulls me into my Father's arms more powerful than I can even begin to try and understand. </div>
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"When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze." Isaiah 43:2</div>
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I embrace it because God is in the midst of all the chaos when my spirit feels shaken, when my world feels turned upside down. He is there. I feel Him. I seek Him. I embrace Him. When we learn to embrace suffering, we begin to embrace more of Him into our space. We allow Him to come in and fill the empty places with His love and peace. In those moments of feeling completely lost and unsure, He is there. </div>
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I remember days where I would wake up completely unsure of what the future would hold. Miscarriage hurt my heart, took away a piece of our family. Even though I carry our baby in my heart, the truth of the matter is that he is not here physically with us. He isn't sharing in the joys of life. He didn't get to move to the Pacific Northwest with us and experience the beauty of nature and a different part of the world. That thought haunts me from time to time, but then God. God steps in, holds my hand and loves me. When suffering starts to creep back in, I embrace God. I lean into Him and remember whose I am. </div>
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Suffering is not the greatest thing in life, I agree. But, when we are called to suffer and grieve, we are called to embrace a God who will never leave us. We are the closest to our Heavenly Father than we will ever be when our grief meets suffering. So, as you cry and miss your child today, embrace Him. He is near you. </div>
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Blessings and Seasonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06770183224405368447noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-888450822534742277.post-51931764276989038482018-02-16T08:34:00.000-08:002018-02-16T08:34:49.525-08:00Friendship - Accountability or Criticism? <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #6a6c6e; font-family: "Alegreya Sans", sans-serif; font-size: 17px; padding: 0px 0px 1.5em;">
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Friendship is hard. Much like marriage, it requires a selfless heart. It is difficult to maintain a long healthy friendship if one or both parties are selfish. I have been both the selfish friend and the selfless friend. Today, I want to touch on some ways that we can all work on being <span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700;">selfless</span> friends.</div>
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First and foremost, we have to accept the other person. We are all flawed human beings and we all have room for growth. It is unrealistic to think that anybody in this world is perfect. That’s selfish of us. There is a reason why God tells us that we are to only worship Him. When we put expectations of perfection on other people, they will fail us. When they fail us, we all walk away feeling brokenhearted and disappointed. On that note, one might confuse helping a friend with criticizing a friend. Let’s face it, friendship should also have an element of accountability. We want friends in our lives who will encourage us to walk right with the Lord, and who is not afraid to love our spiritual walk more than fear of upsetting us.</div>
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So, how do we know when a friend just needs total acceptance or needs encouragement (accountability) to grow? I would encourage you to first and foremost, pray. Prayer is a must in any relationship. Allowing God to step in and guide the relationship will allow your friendship to grow in love and in peace. My advice to this topic would be that criticism would be a judgement about somebody’s personality or character trait. Holding somebody accountable for something is when we speak up to a friend who is doing something that defiles the word of God or themselves. These things are two totally different things, yet often we think they are the same thing. For example, complaining about how somebody talks, or how they do their makeup is criticizing that person, but setting a friend down to talk with her about getting drunk and sleeping around with several guys is holding her accountable. It is telling her that you love her and that she is precious and reminding her of who God says she is. Now, if you were to make fun of her or talk badly behind her back for her decisions, then that changes over to criticism and gossip. You never want to gossip.</div>
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Bottom Line, love your friends for who they are. If they are going down a road that takes them away from Jesus, help steer her back to Him, but don’t judge. Just love where she is. God loves us all where we are, and we should extend that same type of love.</div>
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If you find that a friend doesn’t want to change and is dragging you down with her, then pray about it and seek God’s answer on what to do with that relationship. He might need you to love her from a distance for a season, but that doesn’t mean you get the green light to put her down or start talking badly.</div>
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Next week, we’ll talk about keeping in contact with our friends. Friendships and community weren’t designed for us to be absent in them, they were designed for us to love, edify and help one another. We can’t do those things if we are an absentee friend. I’m preaching to myself when I say that being busy is not an excuse, being busy is a crutch and is incredibly selfish. We make time for what matters…but we’ll talk more about that next week.</div>
Blessings and Seasonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06770183224405368447noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-888450822534742277.post-67370523622928064432018-01-15T20:44:00.000-08:002018-01-15T20:44:01.157-08:00Holly Days in the Pacific Northwest - ShoeDazzle<div style="text-align: center;">
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The hubby and I took Holly for a walk in the winter snow and these fuzzy boots kept my feet warm and snug!</div>
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Blessings and Seasonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06770183224405368447noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-888450822534742277.post-58671098028402105652018-01-13T22:55:00.001-08:002018-01-13T22:55:27.369-08:00Vintage Prom Dresses On Sale | 2018 Formal Party Dress 60% Off - Fast De...<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1DQKGSvJ8L8" width="480"></iframe>Blessings and Seasonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06770183224405368447noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-888450822534742277.post-70481220745729897022017-12-04T10:07:00.000-08:002017-12-04T10:07:14.722-08:00Diving Deeper - Genesis 2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I absolutely loved today’s diving deeper in Genesis today! Genesis 2 reminded me the simplicity of who He is. We tend to be overwhelmed with the idea of who God is, and where I love that feeling also because He is a big God that overwhelms us with His divine love, He is also peaceful and simple. Genesis 2 reminded me of that today.</div>
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“Nothing was growing into the fields because the Lord God had not yet made it rain on the land.” Genesis 2:5 – Growth can’t happen without the rain. Our pains in life bring immaculate growth if we allow Him to work in that pain. Genesis 2:5 reminds me that we need those growing pains in order to flourish. “Then the Lord planted a garden.” Genesis 2:8</div>
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“He breathed the breath of life into the man’s nose, and the man became a living person.” Genesis 2:7 reminds me that we literally have His breath in us. He created us with His very breath. I love that thought. It also reminds me that others have His breath of life in them too. When I think about that, it brings me to a place of so much love for others. We are all walking and breathing HIS breath! Love it!</div>
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These two things remind me that we need the rain from pain AND His breath for those beautiful gardens in our lives to happen. It is vital for growth to happen in us and for us!</div>
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In the middle of the garden is a tree that gives the knowledge of good and evil. We always have a choice. We all know the story of Eve choosing poorly and that just reminds me that we, too, have choices in life. What choices will you make today?</div>
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Then my favorite scripture in Genesis 2, “Then the Lord God said, ‘It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper who is right for Him.” Genesis 2:18. This scripture reminds me that God is most definitely relational. Hello, women were made for the purpose of bringing relationship and community into Adam’s life! He believes in commitment, relationship and marriage!</div>
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I hope this blesses you today and brings some simple, yet profound, reminders into your life today!</div>
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I love Christmas and this story fits right into my vision of how Christmas should be! It’s filled with joy, love and friendship! This book can be read as a standalone, but I plan on going back and reading all the Moonglow books! If you love Christmas, you will LOVE this book! You will get all the delightful Christmas feels in this read!
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The small town of Timberton, Montana, boasts an ambiance of near-magical proportions during the Christmas season, due in no small part to resident artist and chef Mist's mysterious way of working small miracles in people's everyday lives. Each year, return guests and new arrivals mingle with local townsfolk to enjoy companionship, exquisite decor, and exceptional cuisine at The Timberton Hotel.</span>
<span style="font-family: inherit;">As the aromas of ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg and molasses mix with heartfelt camaraderie and sweet romance, guests share reflections on family, friendship, and life. Although decorating the outside of a gingerbread house may prove easier than deciding what goes inside, no one leaves Timberton without renewed hope for the future.</span>
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<a href="http://amzn.to/1R4s0v5" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue; font-family: inherit;">Mistletoe at Moonglow, Book 1</span></a>
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The Timberton Hotel has always provided a perfect Christmas retreat for regular guests, as well as newcomers. But the small town of Timberton, Montana, hasn't been the same since resident chef and artist, Mist, arrived, bringing a unique new age flavor to the old western town.
When guests check in for the holidays, they bring along worries, fears and broken hearts, unaware that Mist has a way of working magic in people's lives. Old-fashioned time spent together, exquisite food, conversation and a snowball or two offer guests a chance to trade sadness for hope. One thing is certain: no matter how cold winter's grip is on each guest, no one leaves Timberton without a warmer heart.
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Christmas at the Timberton Hotel arrives each year with a unique set of guests, some returning, some new. When this holiday brings a celebrity seeking reprieve, sisters who are distant yet closer to each other than they think, a widow approaching a new horizon, and an eclectic smattering of local townsfolk and visiting relatives, the season is certain to be eventful. Add in a hint of romance and there's more than snow in the air around the small Montana town.
Elegant decor and exquisite cuisine from resident artist and chef, Mist, form a backdrop to much needed camaraderie, bringing strangers and friends together. When the last note of Christmas carols has faded away, the soft whisper of silver bells from the front door's wreath will usher guests and townsfolk alike back into the world with hope for the coming year.
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<a href="http://deborahgarner.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img height="200" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5338/17163478536_1a92c91e4c_o.png" width="198" /></a>Deborah Garner is an accomplished travel writer with a passion for back roads and secret hideaways. Born and raised in California, she studied in France before returning to the U.S. to attend UCLA. After stints in graduate school and teaching, she attempted to clone herself for decades by founding and running a dance and performing arts center, designing and manufacturing clothing and accessories, and tackling both spreadsheets and display racks for corporate retail management. Her passions include photography, hiking and animal rescue. She speaks five languages, some substantially better than others. She now divides her time between California and Wyoming, dragging one human and two canines along whenever possible.
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To say I was over the moon excited when I was asked to review this book is an understatement! As a blogger for almost two decades, I can appreciate a beautiful blog being turned into a book. I follow Rory's blog and his family's journey pretty much from the start, so I was blessed, humbled and honored to be chosen to read and review this most precious book!!! It certainly didn't disappoint me....if I could rate this book 100 stars, I would! Beautifully written with a humble and peaceful heart.</div>
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If you don't know who Rory is, I'm positive you have heard at least one of his famous songs that he has written. My favorite one is Clay Walker's "Chain of Love". His gift of music has touched lives all over and I know this book will do the same! <br />
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If you have followed <a href="http://www.thislifeilive.com/" target="_blank">This Life I Live Blog</a>, then you will be happy to hear that this book does not revisit the posts on his blog. You get a whole new glimpse into the life of Rory and Joey, mainly Rory's childhood. Reading how he grew up and the struggles he endured to the amazing man he is and beautiful marriage he had with Joey, gives me hope. It gives me hope in renewal and restoration of the heart. I caught myself laughing, crying and laughing as I flipped through each page as Rory became more and more vulnerable to his readers. As I got towards the end, I was in awe of God's amazing beauty and ability to orchestrate our lives and our relationships if we allow Him to. <br />
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Rory and Joey's love is an inspiration and a hope fountain! I'm thankful for couples like this who exhibit the true nature of what God intended marriage to be! You can purchase <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0718090195/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0718090195&linkCode=as2&tag=cryssi0a-20&linkId=686929b3f08188b81277fd3d9e0b489b" target="_blank">This Life I Live: One Man's Extraordinary, Ordinary Life and the Woman Who Changed It Forever</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="//ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=cryssi0a-20&l=am2&o=1&a=0718090195" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /> on Amazon! I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!<br />
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I wasn't sure what to expect as this was my first Christmas Fiction book to read, besides the Christmas classics, and I must say that I LOVED it! It was a short read but very entertaining. Natasha is a young lady who has had to endure a lot of pain and loss since she was a child. These traumas led to her making mistakes that bothered her. Shame, loneliness and pain were all she ever received for Christmas. Until she met Jason.....<br />
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I love that this story teaches us to not judge a book by it's cover....or reputation. We never know what somebody has endured so we should always take the time to get to know a person's heart and who they really are. Actions are sometimes reflections of our pain. <br />
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I enjoyed this book and happy to now be a Christmas fiction story reader!!!! Juliana had me hanging on every word waiting for the next thing to happen. Loved it! <br />
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Blessings and Seasonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06770183224405368447noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-888450822534742277.post-44474085418730711132017-07-27T18:34:00.000-07:002017-07-27T18:34:10.588-07:00Maybe It's Not Them Leaving The Church.....I recently read this article and thought it was amazing. It came in my inbox at a time that I feel like I'm seeing things differently and this post helped me to feel....not so alone in this new step in my Christian walk.<br />
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Blessings and Seasonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06770183224405368447noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-888450822534742277.post-13280807772951819702017-07-23T20:41:00.001-07:002017-07-23T20:41:44.064-07:00Be Bold Enough To BE Inspiration! Oh, I LOVE inspiration! Today I had a beautiful conversation with my sweet friend, Amanda. I reached out to her for prayer and she immediately responded with encouragement, hope and obedience. She heard my heart and then took the time to pray and seek God for guidance before responding back to me....thankfully she did this and allowed the Holy Spirit to work in her heart before saying anything. She was obedient to what He had spoken to her and I'm SO thankful she was.<br />
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In summary, she said she felt that God needed me to just "BE". She said that she felt like I needed to stop trying so hard....stop trying to please God and others so much and just be me! I knew something was going on inside of me but I didn't know what exactly and this just totally opened my eyes to what I was feeling. I didn't even realize that THIS was my issue......THIS is why I was feeling so...... so lost.....<br />
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You see, we don't have to work hard to please Him. He leads us and opens doors for us to use our gifts. We don't have to try and impress Him or prove to Him that we are worthy. For that matter, we don't have to prove this to anybody else either. He has equipped us and He has already ordered our steps. We don't have to try so hard to impress. We are His precious gifts!<br />
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Today I chose to take a break from social media. I need to just BE. I need to find myself SO lost in Him that I don't feel the need to please. This past year has backed me into a corner of self-doubt, pain, disappointment and confusion. My heart hurts and at times I feel so lost and unsure. I can choose to stay in this dark place of loss and self-pity or I can allow God to help me to rise above all of the pain and disappointment. <br />
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If you are going through a time of feeling lost, you aren't alone! I'm not alone. We have one another but more importantly, we have a God who is ALWAYS walking with us. He sees us and knows us by name. I challenge you today to just BE! BE BOLD enough to just BE who YOU are!!! Who GOD created! Be bold enough to not feel the need to please but to be confident in who you are!<br />
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Thank you Amanda for your encouragement! I needed that message today! Blessings and Seasonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06770183224405368447noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-888450822534742277.post-29490081053073021692017-07-23T17:01:00.000-07:002017-10-04T17:14:21.069-07:00Warby Parker Glasses<div style="text-align: center;">
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Blessings and Seasonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06770183224405368447noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-888450822534742277.post-85096653294057593752017-07-23T07:44:00.000-07:002017-07-23T10:50:42.397-07:00I Don't Do Unhealthy: I Didn't Let Wisdom Guide <div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial";">"Do not forsake wisdom, and she will protect you; love her, and she will watch over you. </span><span class="verse-7" style="box-sizing: border-box;">The beginning of wisdom is this: Get wisdom. Though it cost all you have, get understanding." Proverbs 4:6-7</span></div>
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<span class="verse-7" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Forgiveness is a must as a Christian. It's a commandment that comes with loving others and following Christ. As much as forgiving is important, so is wisdom. I think it's fair to say that my forgiveness always has come with complete faith and trust in people. If I forgave you, I fully trusted you again. If I chose to remain in your life, I put my all back in. This might be needed in some incidents but I think it's safe to say that in most instances, it's wise to take the time to slowly allow trust back in. Forgiveness doesn't mean trust and relationship. Forgiveness simply means grace and Jesus. Restoration does not have to follow forgiveness and I think that often times, we hold back forgiveness because we aren't ready for relationship or trusting again. Forgiveness restores our hearts but doesn't have to restore the relationship. Sometimes forgiveness is a part of goodbye and walking away gracefully.</span></div>
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<span class="verse-7" style="box-sizing: border-box;">I'm learning this truth and it's been a painful lesson to learn but it has been worth learning. Proverbs 4:6-7 gently warns us that wisdom can cost it all and I'm currently living in that painful but freeing truth. I worked in full time ministry at a church I loved dearly. I loved the people, the messages and what I felt that God was doing there.....wisdom cost me the job I loved so much. It still stings and at times, I still cry. The painful reality that wisdom opened up, left a sting in my heart that hasn't quite left. God's faithfulness is beautiful though. The one thing that still stings my heart is the day I reached out with some of my concerns while I was employed there and I was told by the pastor I reached out to, that if I quit that church, I would NEVER find another good opportunity to work at a place like that again.....but then God. Thankfully that pastor is not my amazing and most POWERFUL HEAVENLY FATHER! Thankfully my Father has bigger plans for me and I'm living out that plan now and I know He will continue to have bigger plans for me and my family. Thankfully God loves me, sees me and values me! Thankfully that pastor's words aren't the final words in my life......I serve an awesome Father WHO has the FINAL say in my life.</span></div>
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<span class="verse-7" style="box-sizing: border-box;">After that incident, I forgave and moved on in my position. I continued to serve wholeheartedly but all the while, praying for wisdom. I knew something didn't feel right in my spirit about what was said to me and I didn't feel right about so many other things I had concerns with. So, I continued to pray for wisdom. </span></div>
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<span class="verse-7" style="box-sizing: border-box;">Wisdom is a beautiful thing. It redirects our lives, shapes our value system and leads us to God's better plan for us. </span></div>
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<span class="verse-7" style="box-sizing: border-box;">My heart still aches when I think about that part of my past. It's a season that sadly haunts me but I'm thankful I serve a God who is using it to better shape me, guide me and grow me. He has allowed me to grow in wisdom and wisdom has taught me to tread lightly, not jump in without researching and seeking God and ALWAYS follow scripture! My heart still aches so deeply and I still have lots of forgiving to do but I'm thankful that I now know the value of letting wisdom guide after forgiveness. </span></div>
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We were also able to visit my brother-in-law, sister-in-law and their sweet kiddos out at Whisbey Island! It was so nice to spend some much needed time with family! Living far away from our Texas family has been tough so getting a chance to be with family was such a blessing! Here are some precious moments from that visit!<br />
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Grandpa stayed there and spent some time with his other son and hubby and I took the ferry back from the island and oh how fun that was!! The ocean is certainly my happy place!<br />
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<br />Blessings and Seasonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06770183224405368447noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-888450822534742277.post-2650348053704068852017-07-16T19:08:00.000-07:002017-07-16T19:09:44.320-07:00Rodan + Fields - Lip Shield and Eye CreamSo, I hosted a Rodan + Fields Facebook party for one of my friends and I won some awesome product!!! If you are ever asked to host one of these parties, do it! Not only did I win some wonderful prizes but some of my friends did too! They really are a ton of fun!<br />
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Can you believe those results? This cream has made such a difference in my life! I'm excited to see results in another four weeks! If you are interested in learning more about Rodan + Fields then feel free to contact my friend Alexis! She is an amazing woman of God who will help answer any questions you have, place an order and/or sign up to be a Rodan + Fields Consultant! </div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "corbel" , "verdana" , sans-serif;">This scripture used to always confuse me. I didn't understand how a God who believed in community and relationship so much could warn us about trusting others. It wasn't until I was in high school and I was brutally betrayed by a close friend that I knew what this scripture was telling me. I put more trust in those relationships and in those girls never lying to me, rejecting me and making me feel accepted than I did in the One who will never lie to me, reject me and will always accept me. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "corbel" , "verdana" , sans-serif;">I realized as I got older that people will hurt us, no matter how amazing or loving the relationship is and that's why we have to take refuge in the Lord over man. The amazing part about this scripture is that it's not meant for us to be cynical when it comes to trust but it's meant to 1) protect our hearts and 2) compel us to love others with a graceful heart. If we have the Love of the Lord in us then it is easier for us to show grace to others.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "corbel" , "verdana" , sans-serif;">Even though I knew this, I wasn't practicing it. I was putting all of my trust into my relationships, expecting them to live up to this high standard that I placed upon them. I was feeling completely rejected when they would hurt me in any way, leaving me walking with pain and bitterness. I was letting people in too soon and getting upset when I finally got to know them and realized they were not people I needed to be friends with or have in my close circle and when I would finally realize this, I would be angry with them and couldn't love them the way God has called me to love others. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: "corbel" , "verdana" , sans-serif;">Going into new relationships wisely isn't to frustrate us but to protect us and the other person. We can't trust too easily or quickly. We have to walk into new relationships guarding our heart and getting to know a person so that way we don't end up hurting them if we find that this isn't a person that should be in our close circle and vice versa. None of us are perfect so we need to be protected as well if for some reason another person decides we don't belong in their close circle. Views are different and sometimes beliefs can cause us to decide it's time to move on from a relationship. We can eliminate all of this pain if we stop trusting too easily and jumping into relationships without getting to know somebody. </span></div>
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I can't explain to you how much this solidified some of the things I had been praying about since I returned home from Texas. Something about my trip to Texas completely changed my heart, my spirit and my mind. I feel peaceful and enlightened and have walked with a renewed hope. God is SO AMAZING how He brings everything to the forefront and how He orchestrates it all to work out for our good. He DOES MAKE BEAUTY OUT OF ASHES!!!! Thank You Jesus! </div>
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With that being said, one of the things he has been working in my heart about is, my ability to let anybody and everybody into my close circle. I continue to chase the people who reject me, I trust too easily, I forgive without allowing wisdom to guide the relationship after forgiveness and I support anybody and everybody and their dreams without asking myself if I need to support at close range or step away and support from a distance (might not make sense written out but it does in my head haha).</div>
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The next few days, I will be elaborating on each of these components because I think it's important for us to share our experiences with one another. If somebody has or is going through what I have, then maybe I can help and vice versa! I want to share what God has moved in me over the past couple of weeks and why these things can be dangerous to us emotionally, physically and most of all spiritually! </div>
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Why would we do this y'all? There are so many scriptures that support us NOT doing this yet Christians tend to do this more often than not because it is ingrained in our minds that we are to love and be kind (which we should). However, we can love and be kind without allowing people into our closest most inner thoughts. We must be "choosy" about who we allow into those most precious places in the deepest most purest core of our inner being. The enemy is lurking and is capable of using anybody to speak death into our dreams and into our lives and family's lives (even if it's not directly to us). Yes, we are to love but I've said it time and time before, sometimes loving from a distance is a more precious and sacred love because it allows us to separate ourselves from the pain of rejection and hurt and allows us to give those emotions to God and move on. Separation isn't always a bad thing and God sometimes needs that separation between two people in order to work. </div>
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I was literally sharing my most inner thoughts, my precious heart, my complete trust and parts of my life that are sacred with people who have shown me time and time again that they don't really care about a relationship with me. So, in essence, I was allowing myself to be rejected over and over again..... and over and over again....and over....(you get the picture). Which brings me to my first lesson:</div>
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Ugh, rejection. One of the ugliest feelings in the world. It's one that Jesus must have felt over and over again. It hurts my heart to think about the pain he must of endured, all for me....all for us! What's amazing though is the beauty that God makes out of rejection. </div>
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For me, that beauty is that rejection has brought me into a deeper relationship with Him. A relationship that's beauty is beyond any earthly friendship that I can ever imagine. The beauty rejection has done for me is that it helped me to understand that not everybody is meant to be in my life or me in theirs......and THAT IS OK! That is how it is supposed to be. There are only a select few people that God wants in our deepest part of us and rejection allows Him to weed out the ones who are not supposed to be in there. So, for the first time ever, I am SO thankful for REJECTION!!!! I know it's so cliche' but it's so true, "Rejection is protection!" So, at some point, we HAVE TO STOP chasing that in which He is trying to separate us from. We have to STOP chasing the rejection. How crazy is it that sometimes we CHASE the rejection? Well, it stops today! I hope you will join me! </div>
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Every time I think about rejection, I think about the story of Leah and Rachel and what rejection did in their story. Have you ever just felt so left out, so unchosen, so rejected? I have. Up until recently, I felt that day in and day out. I can truly say that God has finally delivered me from the past rejections I have encountered. I have found forgiveness, peace, love and the strength and courage to let go. I had to let go of the hurt feelings and most of all I had to let go of the chase. </div>
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Blessings and Seasonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06770183224405368447noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-888450822534742277.post-14679827473628553062017-06-25T17:33:00.002-07:002017-06-25T17:33:34.756-07:00Ralph Lauren Rose Gold Crystal Stud Earrings <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I simply love rose gold....it's by far my favorite! I paired these elegant Ralph Lauren earrings with a beautiful rose gold necklace that I got as a Christmas gift a few years ago. Rose gold is known to be a color that symbolizes warmth, compassion and kindness.....maybe that's why I felt so timeless in these earrings. Thank you <a href="http://www.ralphlauren.com/" target="_blank">Ralph Lauren</a> for offering such beautiful jewelry! </div>
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<b><i>"The mission of the PCOS Foundation is 'to spread awareness through public and professional education programs in order to improve the diagnosis and decrease or eliminate the lifetime risk associated with PCOS (Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome)."</i></b></div>
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This cause is personal for me as I have suffered with PCOS since I was 13 years-old. I remember being 13 and spending a week in the hospital. I was in so much pain and the doctors could not figure out what was wrong with me. I wasn't diagnosed then but instead went many years having cyst rupture after cyst rupture after cyst rupture along with a ton of other health issues. I was diagnosed with PCOS 18 years ago after a major cyst rupture and surgery. I didn't really understand it then, all I knew is that I was in pain and tired of the hospital. It wasn't until after I got married and my husband and I started talking about having kids, that I really started to research it. I knew from personal experience that women with PCOS had a higher rate of infertility and/or miscarriage, so that brought me to a point of wanting to understand it better. Now that I was married, I wanted to be healthy and for once, smart about this. <br />
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I have come a very long way on my journey. It's been frustrating, painful (emotionally and physically), enlightening, moving and brave. I have met and spoken with some of the most amazingly brave women you will ever meet who brave this PCOS journey alongside me. We cheer one another on, encourage one another and work with one another on bringing awareness to this very serious illness! Two weeks ago my husband and I finally got the answer to why I continue to miscarry. After years of so many questions, it all came down to one hormone that my body doesn't elevate enough during pregnancy. Once the pregnancy hits a certain point, the baby doesn't make it. Now with an amazing PCOS specialist helping me to naturally get my levels where they should be, hopefully one day soon, I can carry a baby to full term. <br />
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To show your support, please visit <a href="https://www.bravelets.com/bravepage/the-pcos-foundation" target="_blank">Bravelets</a> and purchase your favorite bravelet and show you support the PCOS Foundation!<br />
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I also added my Give Grace tattoo because showing myself grace is a huge part of my journey. You can read more about that <a href="http://blessingsandseasons.blogspot.com/2017/05/give-grace-mothers-day.html" target="_blank">here</a>. <br />
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Blessings and Seasonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06770183224405368447noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-888450822534742277.post-71632911356653513152017-06-17T22:04:00.000-07:002017-06-17T22:04:18.868-07:00A Day At The Beach In My Beach Hat<div style="text-align: center;">
Finally!!!! Darin and I made it down to the coast of Oregon! YAAAAY! Talk about FUN!!!!! </div>
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Oh how I love the ocean! The thought of all the sea creatures just living life, SO COOL!!!!!! </div>
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I loved my beach outfit and most of all my sweet beach hat sponsored by <a href="http://www.tuvous.com/?rfsn=613130.7f42e" target="_blank">TuVous</a>!!! </div>
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I have been so excited to announce this y'all!!!<br />
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I have decided to become a SeneGence Distributor! Before I tell you how I made this awesome decision, let me first tell ya that I have been using SeneGence LipSense for over a year now!!! The first time I ever used this was my very first appearance reading to children at my local library as Mrs. Lubbock America!!! I had LipSense in my makeup tote for about two weeks and just hadn't had the time to experiment putting it on (there are a couple of steps to it) BUT I had seen all of the pictures on Facebook and I NEEDED something long lasting since I would be speaking! So, I gave it a shot and NEVER TURNED BACK since!<br />
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As you can see, I need lipstick that will stay on for hours without having to worry about it coming off, smearing or looking sloppy!!! So, when my first distributor slowed down selling and my best friend, Margo started selling Senegence, I was excited to have a full time distributor again! Becoming a distributor was far from my thought process but then....it happened! I signed up!!! </div>
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Look at how amazing this lip stick is..... I can take a drink of coffee and have ZERO lipstick come off on my mug!!! *sigh* Magical Makeup.....yes, please!!!! </div>
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If you would like to learn more about SeneGence and/or LipSense then feel free to join my <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1869797806602678/" target="_blank">Facebook Group</a> or shoot me an email at jesusloveandlipstick@gmail.com or call/text me (806) 730-1100! </div>
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Why "Jesus, Love and Lipstick"? Because I plan on my business being about self love and finding that self love in our beautiful Savior....while we look and feel fabulous! Can't wait to share more about this new chapter with you!</div>
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This book takes you into the day of the life of a nurse paramedic. This book will make you cry, hold on to your seat and at times giggle a little as Sherry brings some humor into this book from time to time. You will find yourself sharing in these experiences and emotions that come with medical trauma. You will read about life on both sides of the gurney and prison bars and both the professional and personal emotions from these view points. As you turn the pages, you are taken into unique experiences as a first responder.<br />
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This book elevated my respect in this field. Thank you Sherry for sharing your insights that brought out many different emotions as I continued to read! Beautifully written and definitely a page turner!<br />
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"Corrections" the third realm of emergency care behind layers of concrete and barbed wire. Join in the dangers, challenges, and truth-is-stranger-than-fiction humor of this updated and revised second edition of Confessions of a Trauma Junkie. In addition to stories from the streets and ERs, medics, nurses, and corrections officers share perceptions and coping skills from the other side of prisons' cuffs and clanging metal door.<br />
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<i><span style="color: #666666;">"A must read for those who choose to subject themselves to life at its best and at its worst. Sherry offers insight in the Emergency Response business that most people cannot imagine."</span></i>
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<i><span style="color: #666666;">"Sherry Mayo shares experiences and unique personal insights of first responders. Told with poetry, sensitivity and a touch of humor at times, all are real, providing views into realities EMTs, Nurses, and other first responders encounter. Recommended
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<i><span style="color: #666666;">"Sherry has captured the essence of working with people who have witnessed trauma. It made me cry, it made me laugh, it helped me to understand differently the work of our Emergency Services Personnel. I consider this a 'MUST READ' for
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<i><span style="color: #666666;">"Confessions of a Trauma Junkie is an honest, powerful, and moving account of the emotional realities of helping others! Sherry Mayo gives us a privileged look into the healing professions she knows firsthand. The importance of peer support
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<a href="http://www.sherrylynnjones.com/" rel="nofollow" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img height="200" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2882/34088994261_3f64e71a99_o.jpg" width="200" /></a>Jones, Sherry Lynn, EdD, MS, RN, FAAETS, EMTP (Ret.)<br />
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Sherry Lynn Jones is a registered nurse, QMPH, and retired paramedic with more than 25 years’ combined experience in EMS, trauma center ERs, and psych/corrections nursing (in chorus with civilian and paramilitary CISM response). A lieutenant colonel with Civil Air Patrol, Auxiliary of the USAF’s Total Force, Sherry was one of the key architects in introducing and developing CAP's CISM Program. She served as CAP’s National CISM Director providing training, staff development, and strategic responses that included air crashes and Joint Task Force Katrina.<br />
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Sherry’s education includes a doctorate in adult education, and a master’s degree in psychology specializing in crisis management and response. Her dissertation, Nurses’ Occupational Trauma Exposure, Resilience, and Coping Education, revealed gaps in nurses’ training and practice, particularly regarding self-care.<br />
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Sherry is the author of a Trauma Junkie anthology, has published in numerous books (also as Sherry Jones Mayo), magazines, and journals. Sherry is a faculty member and approved instructor for multiple ICISF courses (International Critical Incident Stress Foundation). An elected board member of the Michigan Crisis Response Association (MCRA), Sherry lives in Michigan and serves as CEO of Education Resource Strategies.<br />
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<a href="https://www.dianewing.com/" rel="nofollow" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img height="200" src="https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2843/34244382515_eb02bb3eff_o.jpg" width="200" /></a>Author, teacher, and perspective changer Diane Wing, M.A. enjoys exploring the mysteries of life and the way that people experience themselves and the world around them. A phenomenologist at the core, Diane uses a variety of techniques combined with discovering unique patterns experienced by her clients to reveal a deeper understanding of the self and to shift their perspective enabling them to move past obstacles that keep them stuck.<br />
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Diane Wing is dedicated to helping people get grounded and trust themselves, so they can live a peaceful and fulfilling life of joyful self-expression. She inspires others and teaches them to safely tap into the energies around them to turn anxiety into tranquility. Her clients are those who are ready to stop struggling in their personal life so they can feel their best.
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Wing sees connections between things that seem disparate to others and can help you see their significance in your life. She’s an idea person who helps you shift your perspective to see yourself and your life in a whole new way and is a master at bringing magick into the everyday. She wants to live in a world where people feel inspired and motivated to evolve beyond their current way of being. As a Perspective Changer and Blockage Buster, she’s a wiz at helping people find their Inner Magick to help them be happy in the present while creating their ideal future.<br />
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To that end, Diane Wing created a body of work focused on knowing the self at a deep level in order to build self-trust and self-confidence. Her books, both dark fantasy fiction and enlightening non-fiction, hold lessons based in Universal and Magickal Law and energetic consciousness. Her games, Pathways and Insight Stones®, are systems of metaphysics designed to facilitate self-discovery, develop intuitive ability, and to enhance self-awareness. The emphasis of her school, Wing Academy of Unfoldment, and of her radio show, Wing Academy Radio, helps students and listeners learn ways to take metaphysical and personal development concepts and apply them to everyday life in their own distinct way. It’s about going deeper and seeing the patterns of your life.<br />
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Diane is an avid reader, bibliophile, lover of trees, and a lifelong learner. She and her husband are pet parents to a sweet little Shih Tzu.<br />
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