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Is that Peace Counterfeit?

Counterfeit Peace

It doesn’t seem like you can find one person that doesn’t have some type of pain in their lives right now. Our own family is dealing with painful situations and situations that just do not seem to have answers.

And yet……

I watch as marriages are failing, lives are being destroyed by choices made and others decide that alcohol and drugs will make the pain go away.

Counterfeit…..
a fraudulent imitation of something else; a forgery Continue reading Is that Peace Counterfeit? →

Strength Training and Weights

November 18, 2014Christian encouragement, Discouraged Christian, Encouragement for Women, Hope, Jesus Christ, Spiritual Encouragement, Trials, Troubles, TrustChristian encouragement, Devotional, encouragement, encouragement in Christ, in Christ, Living the Christian life, spiritual encouragement, strength training, Trials, tribulationsT.W. Allgaier

Strength Training for Believers…

I understand that at my age “strength training” is very important. As we age our bones become weak and using weights helps bring them the strength needed for health. I am amazed when I watch people bench press in the triple digits….

I even took a class one time to learn how to lift “correctly”. To say that my posture needed work is an understatement. Unless I stood a certain way and had a spotter, disaster was possible.

Oh I learned a lot and did increase the weight as the class progressed. A spotter was essential, and I did not attempt any lift without one! I felt strong, I walked with a certain confidence that I had not possessed before and once I learned how to stand to lift, my posture improved.

Interestingly enough, once the class was over and I quit my routine…my posture changed as did my strength.

Reminds me of life’s trials. Continue reading Strength Training and Weights →

THUMP!!!!

September 23, 2014Christian encouragement, Discouraged Christian, Encouragement for Women, Hope, Jesus Christ, Spiritual Encouragement, To Rest in Christ, Trials, Troubles, TrustAbba, Christ, Christian encouragement, encouragement, encouragement in Christ, God's peace, God's word, hard times in life, Jesus, Living the Christian life, Lord, Rest in Christ, spiritual encouragement, TrialsT.W. Allgaier

THUMP!

My husband and I were drinking our coffee in the family room this morning. A nice, quiet Sunday morning…enjoying the drop in temperatures and the cool morning breeze.

THUMP!

It actually was louder than that…but we did not know what had happened!
~Oscar, our Westie…was at our feet. So we knew he
had not gotten into something.
~We looked outside to see if a transformer had blown.
It was good.
~The breeze was a bit strong, so maybe a large tree limb
had fallen. Nope, no limbs. Continue reading THUMP!!!! →