tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65419383885885567272024-03-15T21:09:56.450-04:00Saved SisterSaved by GraceUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger960125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6541938388588556727.post-43836285879674790602014-10-09T07:30:00.000-04:002014-10-09T07:30:00.109-04:00Let's Talk Orange!<br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">It's time to register for <a href="http://www.theorangeconference.com/"><b>The Orange Conference</b></a>!</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-size: x-large;">Let's get things started with a peek at OC14!</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://vimeo.com/105689248">The Orange Conference 2014: Highlights</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/whatisorange">Orange</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-size: x-large;">Now after watching all that awesomeness I bet you're ready to register for OC15, huh? Who wouldn't want to get in on all that?</span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-size: x-large;">There are so many reasons that I love Orange. </span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-size: x-large;">I love the opportunity to connect with others in Family Ministry. It's a great way to talk ministry with others who love to do what we do each and every week to love on our kids and share Jesus with them. It's also a fantastic way to make friends and grow life long relationships. </span><br />
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<span style="color: purple; font-size: x-large;">Another reason I love Orange is all the amazing breakouts.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-size: x-large;">Here are links to notes from some of my favorite breakouts:</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://savedsister7.blogspot.com/2013/04/coaching-small-group-leader-gina-mcclain.html">Coaching the Small Group Leader</a></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://savedsister7.blogspot.com/2013/04/10-things-i-do-to-learn-lead-and.html">10 Things I Do to Learn, Lead, & Network with Others</a></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://savedsister7.blogspot.com/2010/05/infusing-orange.html">Innovation Infusion</a></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://savedsister7.blogspot.com/2012/05/yet-another-slice-of-orange.html">The Private Life of a Public Leader</a></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">So it's been awhile since I've written as life has kept my busy and a little silent these days. I was reading an article on the latest scandal in the NFL involving the football player captured on video abusing his wife. In the article it said domestic violence is BACK in the news and I thought to myself, "Has it ever really left the news?" </span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">According to the <a href="http://www.ncadv.org/files/National%20DV%20Stats%20Sept%202014.pdf">National Coalition Against Domestic Violence</a>, 1 in 3 women have experienced physical violence by an intimate partner. That could mean if you are standing in between two other women that one of you has experienced this abuse firsthand. </span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">This football player's wife is on my mind tonight. As I listen and read many wondering why she stayed with him and some going even further to play the blame game, I remember that I was her years ago in another lifetime it seems. Let me tell you a little about that time.</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple; font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;">First let me say that I was that woman that believed and many times verbalized that I would NEVER put up with a man who would abuse me. I was 19, just out of school, and fell in love with a boy. I can still remember the shock of when he hit me the first time. And yes it was a few months before I married him. I just cried and he apologized saying it would never happen again. I believed him. Why wouldn't I? He loved me, right? I mean we're getting ready to stand at an altar and pledge our love to each other. It couldn't possibly happen again. I had to believe that.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: purple;">I was wrong. I won't go into details except to say that for a year and a half I lived a nightmare. I stayed and at some point believed that I deserved all of it. Once you hear something so often, you can mistakenly let it into your head and heart. I hid it from everyone until no one could ignore the hospital visits including many injuries and a miscarriage. I still went back. You know what finally made me leave? Looking into the monster's face as he held me by the throat and told me that he could kill me. I believed that. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: purple;">It was then that I reached out to family and friends and fled that life. I hid at a friend's house until I could get a flight to my mom's. He didn't give me up immediately though. He stalked, called, and finally after two more years he signed the divorce papers and I was free.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: purple;">I wasn't really though. It has taken many years and it is only by God's grace that my heart is whole again. I have a good man in my life now.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: purple;">But I remember her. That young girl who believed. That young girl who lived in that space thinking it was exactly what she deserved and was so ashamed. That girl who was so broken.</span></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6541938388588556727.post-91295204741567397282014-02-17T10:45:00.001-05:002014-02-17T10:45:21.121-05:00Missions Monday - Giving Children Hope<div style="text-align: start;">
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<span style="font-family: indie Flower, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">It's time for Missions Monday.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: indie Flower, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Every Monday I will introduce you to some great charities that you can get involved in. When I say get involved, I mean you can donate your money, time, and/or pray for these organizations who are doing amazing things to help people.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: indie Flower, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Today I would like to introduce you to</span><br />
<span style="font-family: indie Flower, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b><a href="http://gchope.org/">Giving Children Hope</a></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>Giving Children Hope is a community driven non- profit that equips front line
partners with resources to serve vulnerable children and families.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>GCHope is privileged to work with diverse individuals and communities both
locally and around the world, providing supplies for projects that focus on
needs of children and serve the poor.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>GCHope works to promote family sustainability, economic independence, and
self-sufficiency so that children can grow in stable environments. GCHope also
plays a role in the development and rehabilitation of under-resourced clinics,
hospitals, and orphanages. Our supplies mobilize organizations so that they can
focus on implementation; this empowers communities to reach those caught in
hopelessness and work toward self-sustainability.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><a href="https://twitter.com/GCHope">Giving Children Hope - Twitter</a></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://www.whatisorange.org/orangeconference/2013"><b>The Orange
Conference</b></a> is just a few months away. This week I will be joining the
Orange Bloggers in sharing our hearts about the conference, curriculum, and the
strategy of Orange. You can find a list
of all the bloggers at <a href="http://www.whatisorange.org/orangeleaders/blog/"><b>Orange Leaders</b></a>.<br /><br />I am
super excited to be going Orange this year. The added bonus is that I will be teaming up with my Orange Blogger friends again at the conference.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">There are so many fantastic
breakouts this year that it was very hard to choose just one for each
session.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">If you lead kids-or influence them, teach them, listen to
them, talk to them and love them-this session is the best place for you to
begin. We want to create a space specifically for those who lead kids. Come
network and learn from others who do what you do every week. Discover the five
critical areas you need to grow and develop as a leader. Practically assess
where you are now, in each of these areas, and begin to create your own
long-term development plan. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">When you're constantly scrambling for volunteers, it's easy to focus on simply
recruiting warm bodies to fill your quota. Okay, that's reality. But what if you
could recruit leaders who love serving, who want to show up weekly, and who
invite their friends to help? Idealistic? Maybe. But in this breakout we will
discuss ways to recruit children's volunteers in such a way that you create
something they will love . . . almost as much as you do.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">You've probably figured out by now that the beliefs and
values systems of an "unchurched person" are different than they were ten years
ago. You also might have noticed that families in your community "aren't what
they used to be." So, with all the change, how do you create a ministry to
effectively reach the families in your community? In this breakout, we'll look
at 12 characteristics of today's unchurched families and discuss what these
characteristics mean for your ministry.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">The elementary years present a unique window of opportunity for parents to
engage with their children. The conversations and experiences that can happen
during this life-stage will shape much of a child's identity and character. Your
ability to partner with parents at this stage can build a deeper spiritual
foundation for kids in your ministry.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>LIFE STAGES</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Children and student
pastors are age-group specialists by default. But sometimes intuition isn't
enough. That's why it's helpful to understand the patterns and unique issues
that affect every age group. Understanding these life stages will help you
leverage your ministry to target specific age groups more effectively. It will
also help your age-group staff work together better to impact kids as they
transition from one ministry to another.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>6 THINGS EVERY KID
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">There are
approximately 936 weeks from the day a child is born until they graduate from
high school. If you're a parent or leader, you are running out of time and your
days of influence are limited. Join us as we talk about the six things every
kid needs that will transform the focus and intentionality of your ministry,
and how best to weave these six essential principles through everything you do
as a leader and as a parent.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>WHAT I WISH I COULD
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">We know how important
volunteers are to your ministries, but sometimes we struggle to tell them just
how vital they really are. Join Sue Miller to discuss how best to share with
your volunteer team how instrumental they are to your ministry and the great
impact that they have on the lives of the kids that they are investing in week in
and week out.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>GET BETTER AT WHAT YOU SAY</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">If you are a leader, you have an audience. You have to cast vision, explain an idea, communicate a truth to someone. Maybe your platform is a group of kids, volunteers, or just people on your team. What if there is a clear process that will ensure that your next presentation is your best one? This breakout will give you that process, so you can discover how to get better at what you say.</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6541938388588556727.post-4963767721412730902014-01-27T09:49:00.000-05:002014-01-27T09:49:16.562-05:00Missions Monday - Unseen<div style="text-align: start;">
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<span style="font-family: indie Flower, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Every Monday I will introduce you to some great charities that you can get involved in. When I say get involved, I mean you can donate your money, time, and/or pray for these organizations who are doing amazing things to help people.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: indie Flower, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Today I would like to introduce you to</span><br />
<span style="font-family: indie Flower, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b><a href="http://www.unseenuk.org/">Unseen</a></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Our purpose is to work towards the eradication of slavery wherever it is found, providing survivors with safety, hope, and choice.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">We believe the most effective way of achieving this goal is to concentrate our
work on prevention, survivor support and increased collaboration with other
experts.<br /><br />We identify the genuine issues surrounding human trafficking
through thorough research and then provide care and support where it’s needed.
All of our current projects and those in development are the result of detailed
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I've been thinking a lot about the prodigal son this week. Probably due to it being the lesson this week for the Bible study I am leading, but even more so because we have been living it out in our home. It's part of why I have been quiet here in this space. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Several months ago our oldest son sat us down and told us that he didn't believe in God anymore. That he never really did and isn't saved. This came out of the mouth of the boy who brought his Bible to school for years, who earned the nickname "preacher" for telling others about Jesus, who talked about being a youth pastor. I think it might be the first time I was at a loss for words in conversation with one of my kids. He told us that he believes the Bible is just a collection of stories and more about why he came to this decision. In my head I just kept saying to myself, "Don't freak out. Don't freak out. He will stop talking if you freak out." So I listened. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">My only response that night was to tell him that I love him.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">We talked and prayed late into the night knowing that we had begun to fight for the heart of our son in a way that we hadn't expected. It has been tough with him these past months. I would swear to you at times that a "pod person" (Invasion of the Body Snatchers reference) has replaced the son I know. He has been angry and hurtful. I have shed many tears and hit my knees often.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I want to be a good prodigal parent. One that loves him enough to let him go and also enough to be there to welcome him home again.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">More than anything I want him to know that I will always fight for his heart. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">Always. No. Matter. What.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">A time to use my words more in other ways.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">So I took the time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I planned to start writing again once school started.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">And I tried, but the words got stuck.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">These things have challenged me in every way possible.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">And I really didn't want to write about it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Then I couldn't write anything.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">So continued the silence.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I really miss writing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I know that to begin again I have to break the silence on the hard stuff.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">It was really difficult to do that with friends,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">but I am so glad that I did.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Not only have they been so loving and supportive,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Being vulnerable opened that door.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Maybe I could be ok being vulnerable here too.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: indie Flower, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Every Monday I will introduce you to some great charities that you can get involved in. When I say get involved, I mean you can donate your money, time, and/or pray for these organizations who are doing amazing things to help people.</span></div>
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as we minister to the poorest of the poor in Haiti. Our outreach programs
include 13 Love A Child schools, where we educate and feed over 5,000 children
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families. With the help of our partners, we establish churches in villages, hold
remote medical clinics and oversee many other projects to benefit the poor in
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Do you have treasures here on earth? </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">What are you chasing?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Do you ever feel as if this world is not my home?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Are you pursing the things not of this world?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">In <b>Lisa Chan</b>’s new video <b>Not of This World</b>, she walks
with you through what it means to let go of the spoils of this world and store
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that tie us to this earth might be small but are we treasuring these things and
distracting us from the purpose that we are called to be and do on this
earth. Lisa Chan challenges us to look
at what we value here on earth.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">“Things on this earth can capture our hearts and they
distract us from God and His purpose for us and they distract us from our love
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I absolutely LOVE this video series by Lisa Chan and highly recommend it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">My friends at <b>David C. Cook</b> have graciously offered to
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">a copy of <b>Not of This World</b> to one blessed <b>Saved Sister</b>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6541938388588556727.post-62153818285811349312013-07-08T09:46:00.000-04:002013-07-08T09:46:50.864-04:00Missions Monday - Uganda Community Project<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: indie Flower, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Every Monday I will introduce you to some great charities that you can get involved in. When I say get involved, I mean you can donate your money, time, and/or pray for these organizations who are doing amazing things to help people.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: indie Flower, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Today I would like to introduce you to</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Our mission is to empower local Ugandan communities to
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Our long term goal is to build and equip multiple
community centers that will partner with local schools and churches to aid
children in literacy and technology education so they are better equipped to
finish school and find employment as adults. These community centers will also
function as a place where adults in need of economic aid can take job training
classes offered by volunteers from their own community. We see these centers as
serving a function of matching peoples’ need with assets that they already have
within their own community as well as the global community.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'indie Flower', sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: 'indie Flower', sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">I love this community more than words can express. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: indie Flower, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">Today is about <b>IN BETWEEN</b>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I have spent all day wrapped up in our beautiful boys. Waking up early to start laundry and clean before they even roll out of bed. Watching them lumber into the living room much later with sleepy yawns and the "morning mom"s mumbled as they reach out for hugs without even thinking. </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">Our day is filled with pool time or video games or grocery runs, but always with lots of talking and laughing. And so many times during the day I see you in our boys. In the way they smile. In something they say. In their laughs. In the way they hug as they pass me throughout the day. I so love this time with them. And I hold each moment close. Knowing how precious each one is. Counting. Thanking. Can I thank Him enough?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Then you are home. The door opens and we all seem to gravitate to welcome you. Everyone all talking at once. </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">It's that moment in between where I actually catch myself switching from momma mode to wife mode.</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">And before anything else, our eyes meet and my heart still skips a beat...every time. </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">We kiss our hellos, you put your hands on my waist pulling me close, and we make that connection again. We get back into the rhythm as your greet the boys and listen to their stories from the day sometimes with them speaking all at the same time. You look at me over their heads and give me a wink with a promise for later.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">And I think...this.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">I am thankful for this.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">What are you thankful for today?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><a href="http://www.sweetnessitself.com/2013/06/a-letter-to-you-when-youre-tired-of.html">a letter to you: when you're tired of being tired</a></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><a href="http://lisajobaker.com/2013/06/what-wemoms-can-do-for-each-other/">What we moms can do for each other</a></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">by Lisa-Jo Baker</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><a href="http://mercyfoundministries.com/blog/how-could-we-not/">How Could We Not?</a></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">by Lauren Mills</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Barefoot Summer is a beautiful story of two people finding their way back to God and falling in love in the process. They have both suffered great loss in their lives from Madison's brother's death to Beckett's alcoholic father. I fell in love with both of them from the very first swimming lesson when they both put their feet in the water. I wanted to shake them both several times along the way when there were misunderstandings. I was fully invested in what was happening. I was that person talking to the book along the way. </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">I wanted their happily ever after for them. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I just loved reading how God brought them together and back to Him. And when it was over, I wanted to read more. That's when you know it's a fantastic story. When you are so caught up in it, that you will miss the people you have been reading about and I will definitely miss Madison and Beckett. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">In the years since her twin brother’s drowning, Madison McKinley has
struggled to put it behind her. Despite the support of her close-knit family and
her gratifying job as a veterinarian in their riverside town, the loss still
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">To find closure, Madison sets out to fulfill her brother’s dream of winning
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Beckett O’Reilly knows Madison is out of his league, but someone neglected to
tell his heart. Now she needs his help—and he’ll give it, because he owes her
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Denise Hunter</b> is the nationally published bestselling author
of The Convenient Groom and The Trouble with Cowboys. She has won The Holt
Medallion Award, The Reader's Choice Award, The Foreword Book of the Year Award,
and is a RITA finalist.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">In 1996, inspired by the death of her
grandfather, Denise began her first book, writing while her children napped. Two
years later it was published, and she's been writing ever since. Her husband
says he inspires all her romantic stories, but Denise insists a good imagination
helps too!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">When Denise isn't writing she's busy raising three
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">For a whole week I couldn't write. I tried a few times and sat in front of a blank screen and...nothing. The words wouldn't come. So I stopped trying. </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">I knew why. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">It's a day I have dreaded for the last 17 years and has been complicated for so many more than that. Every one of these 17 years my father has chosen to not be a part of my life. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">You would think that maybe after a few of those years it would get easier. But it doesn't. I mourn each year. For a father not passed but missing from my life just the same. The mourning period begins the same time every year. When the commercials begin to appear on TV. You know the ones. About the superhero dads without the capes. About the dads pushing the bikes without the training wheels. About that same time the cards appear in the stores. The ones that thank the dads for always being there. The ones that talk about unconditional love. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Blah. Blah. Blah.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Then the actual day comes. And I am caught between celebrating with all those I love who have such wonderful fathers and the unbearable ache within my heart because that space is empty in my life. I hurt for my friends who have lost their fathers to death and wonder would it be easier for me then. Because if my father was dead at least it wouldn't be by his choice that we were separated like we are now. And then the guilt waves over me as I actually thought of him and death in the same sentence. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Father's Day sucks.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">There is no ease in this day at all. It is the one day I go over in great detail every conversation...every action...looking for the great offense I have committed that would cause my father to fall out of love with his daughter. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Throughout the day I have to put the mask on to hide the immense pain. I struggle to hold in the tears on the way to church and almost break down when my friend asks how I am. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Inside my head I repeat over and over...hold it together. Hold. It. Together. Smile a little bigger so no one knows. </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">I release just a few of the tears on the way home. Only a few. I am too afraid to let more escape as I might fall apart. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I have dinner with my guys. Laugh a little. Smile's still there. Then D hugs me. </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">In that one moment it all falls away and I can't find that damn mask and the smile just won't come. And I want to punch something. Anything rather than cry. And I break. Feeling like pieces of me fall all over the floor of the bathroom where D has unlocked the floodgates with one touch. Everything that I have been holding back for a whole week. Or maybe the whole year. I don't know. I am blinded by the tears and the words are all jumbled together. </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">Weeping. And I think I won't be able to stop. Ever. Broken.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">And in my heart I know all the things that everyone always says to me. That I am loved by my heavenly Father. That I deserve love. And so on. And most of the time there is peace in that. And I am secure in that. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Except on Father's Day.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">On this day more than any other day I just wish he'd love me again.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">So I decided to try to write through the tears. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">And I found my words again.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">They aren't pretty.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">They are raw and real.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">They are mine.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Miss you daddy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Our mission is bringing joy and purpose to orphans.</span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6541938388588556727.post-85622136039830507942013-06-11T20:45:00.000-04:002013-06-11T20:45:11.475-04:00Beverly Lewis' The Confession - Movie Review<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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her small Lancaster community for the first time after a painful incident led to
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unfamiliar outside world, she is desperate to track down her birth mother, a
wealthy and generous woman named Laura Mayfield-Bennett.</span></div>
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personally and believe will be good for my readers. I am disclosing this in
accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: Guides
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6541938388588556727.post-8090061464090148042013-06-10T08:51:00.000-04:002013-06-10T08:51:00.032-04:00Missions Monday - One Child Matters<div style="text-align: start;">
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">One Child Matters is a child sponsorship organization helping to meet the
physical and spiritual needs of children in poverty-stricken areas of the world.
Through our ministry programs, children receive food, education, medical aid and
hope in Jesus Christ.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="281" mozallowfullscreen="" src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/51705246" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="500"></iframe> <a href="http://vimeo.com/51705246">Mission Of Mercy Is Now One Child Matters</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/onechildmatters">One Child Matters</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">You can learn more about this organization</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><a href="http://www.onechildmatters.org/">One Child Matters - Website</a></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">and follow them on Twitter here:</span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6541938388588556727.post-57715454631317462242013-06-08T17:04:00.000-04:002013-06-08T17:04:36.681-04:00What I'm Reading - That Certain Summer<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">That Certain Summer is the story of two sisters separated for many years by the comparisons made by their mother. This is the story of them finding their way back to each other and healing old wounds. I really loved their conversations along the way. They also managed to fall in love when they least expected it with wonderful men. Such a beautiful story.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Karen and Val are family--yet they're anything but close. Karen has carried the
burden of responsibility for her aging mother ever since her gorgeous sister
left town years ago to pursue a career in theater. But Val had darker reasons
for leaving town--as well as a secret to keep--and coming home has never been an
option . . . until their mother suffers a stroke.<br /><br />Reunited in their
hometown, Karen and Val must grapple with their past mistakes, their
relationship with each other, and their issues with a mother who is far from
ideal. When a physical therapist raising his daughter alone and a handsome but
hurting musician enter the picture, the summer takes on a whole new dimension.
As their lives intersect and entwine, can each learn how to forgive, how to let
go, and how to move on? And strengthened by the healing power of faith, might
they also find the courage to love?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Irene Hannon </b>is the bestselling author of over forty books, including
more than two dozen contemporary romance novels. Her popular Heroes of Quantico and Guardians of Justice suspense
series have also won their share of awards, including the RITA, National
Readers' Choice, Daphne du Maurier, Retailers' Choice, and <i>RT's
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><a href="http://www.moretobe.com/2013/05/31/we-praise-you-a-new-beginning/">New Beginnings: A Mother's Prayer</a></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><a href="http://www.incourage.me/2013/06/sitting-at-home-alone.html">Sitting At Home Alone</a></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">by Lysa TerKeurst</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><a href="http://www.aholyexperience.com/2013/06/7-things-you-need-to-know-when-youre-overwhelmed-cant-keep-up/">7 Things You Need When You're Overwhelmed</a></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">by Ann Voskamp</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><a href="http://lynnehybels.blogspot.com/2013/06/a-note-to-young-moms.html">A Note to Young Moms</a></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">by Lynne Hybels</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><a href="http://lisajobaker.com/2013/06/a-monday-morning-check-list/">A Monday Morning Checklist</a></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">by Lisa-Jo Baker</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><a href="http://www.bookwormbeauty.com/2013/06/when-we-are-all-pharisees.html?spref=tw">When We Are All Pharisees</a></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">by Becca Rose</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><a href="http://ragamuffinsoul.com/2013/06/ruinedlife/">That Time I Ruined My 9 Year Olds Innocence/Life</a></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><a href="http://www.inthenameoflove.org/archives/4143">Relationship Manual...</a></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">by Bianca Olthoff</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><a href="http://www.hopeforthewearymom.com/2013/06/05/when-you-dont-want-to-be-broken-anymore/">When You Don't Want To Be Broken Anymore...</a></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">by Michele-Lyn Ault</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6541938388588556727.post-72069093188573134132013-06-06T08:39:00.001-04:002013-06-06T08:39:19.486-04:00No Child Should Go Hungry - Summer Food Programs<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">School is officially out for summer in Sevier County and most of our children are looking forward to the break from school. There are some kids that aren't though.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">In Sevier County schools 62% of children received free or reduced lunch this year. For some of these children, the meals they received at school are the only ones they would have all day. Now that school is out, will these children go hungry?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">That is the question that haunted me Friday.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Will they go hungry?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">So I began to research and found several food programs</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">in our area as well as surrounding areas.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><u>Sevier County</u></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>The Boys & Girls Clubs</b> will be serving FREE breakfast and lunch </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">for children under the age of 18 at all 5 of their locations. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Breakfast is served from 8:30 to 9:30am </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">and lunch is served from 11am to 1pm.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">and no paperwork is necessary.</span></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: x-large;">Gatlinburg Branch</span></strong></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">146 Proffitt Rd</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Gatlinburg, TN 37738</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">865-436-0833</span></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: x-large;">Kodak Branch</span></strong></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">4125 Douglas Dam Rd</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Kodak, TN 37764</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">865-933-3718</span></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: x-large;">Pigeon Forge Branch</span></strong></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">225 Pine Mountain Rd</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Pigeon Forge, TN 37863</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">865-774-0039</span></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: x-large;">Sevierville Branch</span></strong></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">209 McMahan</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Sevierville, TN 37862</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">865-428-5437</span></div>
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<strong><span style="font-size: x-large;">Seymour Branch</span></strong></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">122 Boyds Creek Highway</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Seymour, TN 37865</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">865-577-1080</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>The Knox County Community Action Commitee</b> will be serving breakfast and lunch at 85 locations. You can find a listing of the summer food service sites <a href="http://www.knoxcac.org/programs_services/Summer%20Feeding%20Sites%202011.pdf"><b>here</b></a>. Some sites are on a walk-in basis and others require registration. You can contact <b>CAC</b> by phone at 865-546-3500 for more information.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">At Eagleton Middle, Rockford Elementary, and Mary Blount schools they will be serving lunch on a walk-in basis all summer from 11am to 1pm. No registration or ID necessary.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"> You can find more by calling 865-458-5411, Ext. 1011.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">In Harriman, <b>The Kitchen</b> will be serving FREE lunch from 11am to 1pm beginning this week. It is located at 229 Carter St.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Through the <b>East Tennessee Human Resource
Agency (ETHRA)</b>, several other counties in our region have summer lunch programs. They
include: Anderson, Campbell, Claiborne, Cocke, Cumberland, Grainger, Greene,
Jefferson, Roane, Scott, Sevier and Union counties. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">For more information, contact <b>Veronica
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">or by e-mail at <b>vstephens@ethra.org</b>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">I know there are many more organizations in our area that will be helping to feed children over the summer. These are the programs that I was able to find out about in just a few days. I am so thankful for the representatives from these organizations that spoke to me and shared their resources.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Do you know of any other programs in our area?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">If so please share them in the comments, or you can contact me <a href="http://savedsister7.blogspot.com/p/contact-me.html"><b>here</b></a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">If you aren't from this area, are there programs like these in your area?</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6541938388588556727.post-59678944374468945952013-06-03T08:04:00.000-04:002013-06-03T08:04:58.079-04:00Missions Monday - Angel House<div style="text-align: start;">
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">India is the 2nd most populous nation in the world with 1.2 billion people,
following behind China. Research shows that by the year 2020, India will take
the number one spot. Of these precious people, there are an estimated 25 million
orphans roaming the streets. That's 25 million children waiting to be rescued,
and it is our mission to do so. <br /><br /><ahh2>We believe every one of these
Indian orphans deserves a true childhood. In India, children that are left
abandoned on the streets most likely end up in 1 of 3 places: trapped in force
child labor, begging on the streets, or sold into sex slavery. Chances are that
once these children are subjected to one of these lifestyles, they rarely find
their way out. At Angel House, we feel an urgency to passionately pursue this
rescue and to save the children before it is too late and act as a preventative
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">It is the passion of Angel House to bring abandoned children from the slum to
safety and into the loving arms of caretakers that will educate, love and raise
them to become future leaders in their generation.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Here are some of my favorite online reads this week.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">by Becca Rose</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">by Karrilee Aggett</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">by Margaret Feinberg</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">by Melanie Shankle</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">by Angie Smith</span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6541938388588556727.post-7363381894115342522013-05-30T15:48:00.000-04:002013-05-30T15:48:40.796-04:00Playing for Keeps - Orange Tour 2013<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">One day that you and your team come together to hear breakthrough ideas.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">One day having conversations about making an impact on the lives of children and teens.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">One day could change everything for your family ministry team.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://orangetour.org/"><b>The Orange Tour 2013</b></a> kicks off this Fall and t</span><span style="font-size: x-large;">his year's theme is </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Playing for Keeps</b>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>"Whether you’re aware of it or not, time is moving.</i></span></div>
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can’t stop it. You can’t slow it down. You can’t change it. </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>The number of weeks
you have to influence a child or teenager is limited.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>That’s why what you do THIS WEEK matters.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>You have a short window of opportunity to make a
permanent imprint on the soul of a child. You have a limited number of days to
help start someone on a journey of authentic and life-long faith.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>You are playing for keeps."</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://orangetour.org/"><b>The Orange Tour 2013</b></a> will be heading to 12 cities around the country to lead the conversation about how we can make every week count. There will be main sessions and workshops with fantastic speakers like Mark Batterson, Jeff Henderson, Carey Nieuwhof, Sue Miller, and Reggie
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">There's more (as if that's not enough)!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Something new this year is a bonus volunteer training event the night before that everyone with an Orange Tour ticket can attend. This training session focuses on the LEAD SMALL principles and give practical ideas on being an effective
small group leader.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Registration opens <b>TODAY</b>!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">So head on over and register you and your team now.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">$49 includes lunch and the night-before volunteer training event. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">For
more information, visit <a href="http://www.orangetour.org/" target="_blank"><b>www.OrangeTour.org</b></a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Seriously...go register now.</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">We're playing for keeps.</span></div>
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