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Overcome | Bittersweet
https://bittersweetjess.wordpress.com/2013/03/30/1358
My journey along this narrow path laid out before me. A little while later, dusk settles in over a sheltering olive grove. Weary followers drift. While gut-wrenching prayers are offered up. Beads of sweat, mixed with that of blood. Final petitions for another way, ultimately relenting to the desire for a greater good. Where do we go from here? Darkness falls. A veil is torn. One final breath draws out: It is finished. Was it all just in vain? But, it’s not necessarily finished, is it? At least not in the...
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Mighty Big But | Bittersweet
https://bittersweetjess.wordpress.com/2012/03/16/1241
My journey along this narrow path laid out before me. This view of sunsets never gets old to me. This is taken from my little porch off my apartment and I’ve taken countless pictures much like this one over the years. I can’t resist. Though admittedly, trying to capture a sunset in all its glory is entirely in vain. I just can’t get enough of them. I got to thinking today. About all my “I may not, but…”s. And how these sunsets are a great example. 8220;I may not,. 8220;may not, but….”? Stormie’s bo...
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Brick Wall | Bittersweet
https://bittersweetjess.wordpress.com/2011/09/06/brick-wall
My journey along this narrow path laid out before me. I remember it like it was last week. I had come to my Junior year of college and had fullfilled all the prerequisites, so it was time to determine which direction I was to take from there. Needless to say, having him as an advisor could be a tad bit… intimidating. What are your strengths? Where do you feel you should go from here? Do you enjoy Math? He already knew how well I ‘strived’ in History)….”. And I remember just sitting there. For three h...
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“What Pilate Said To Gaius” | Bittersweet
https://bittersweetjess.wordpress.com/2011/04/17/what-pilate-said-to-gaius
My journey along this narrow path laid out before me. 8220;What Pilate Said To Gaius”. 8211; excerpt from a sermon from long ago. Listening to the recent series “Jesus as They Saw Him” by Ravi Zacharias, I was especially struck by the final installment. Below is a copy of the sermon that he quotes, “What Pilate Said to Gaius”. Though I do suggest listening to the linked podcast for the full effect:. Http:/ www.rzim.org/resources/listen/justthinking.aspx? He stood there watching them from my balcony; lame...
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Time to Make the…. Difference | Bittersweet
https://bittersweetjess.wordpress.com/2012/03/01/1187
My journey along this narrow path laid out before me. Time to Make the…. Difference. A couple of weeks ago, a friend had posted on Facebook an incident that had taken place on the morning of Valentine’s Day:. You have an extra $2, pay for the car behind you, it could mean a lot to them! I mean… how uplifting! So, I proceeded to pass it along onto my Facebook page (aka: Timeline… whatever). It wasn’t long before conviction set in…. Why wasn’t it me? Opportunities await. Every minute of every day. You are ...
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More Blessed to Give | Bittersweet
https://bittersweetjess.wordpress.com/2013/01/16/more-blessed-to-give-than-receive
My journey along this narrow path laid out before me. More Blessed to Give. This year, for Christmas, my Mom, sister and I all decided that instead of buying each other things that we really don’t need, we would find organizations to donate to in honor of each other. It was great! And now that the gifts have been given, I’d like to share the ones that I decided on for them. He sent me an email personally, to thank me for my contribution.). Found Savannah the cutest (softest) pink heart pillow. A lot ...
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“Not Guilty” | Bittersweet
https://bittersweetjess.wordpress.com/2011/07/05/grace
My journey along this narrow path laid out before me. 8220;Not Guilty”. I mean, really. Who wasn’t blown away by the verdict in the Casey Anthony case today? Seemed to the general public an all but open and shut case. And yet…. 8220;Not guilty.”. Judging from her reaction, I’d say the defendant was just as blown away as the rest of us. 8220;Not guilty.”. After years of scrutiny and judgment and public ridicule. 8220;Not guilty.”. 8220;Not guilty.”. Would I still have a future and a hope? Thank you, Lord.
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Perhaps… | Bittersweet
https://bittersweetjess.wordpress.com/2013/05/17/1376
My journey along this narrow path laid out before me. When one door closes, another opens, but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us. Alexander Graham Bell. Heading now into my 39th year, I was struck with the realization that, although most days I feel the same as I did in college (albeit a few pounds heavier and a good bit creakier)… the door is quickly closing on the possibility of becoming ‘Mom’. But, I’d be lying if I s...
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Simple Words on Simple Paper | Bittersweet
https://bittersweetjess.wordpress.com/2013/01/15/simple-words-on-simple-paper
My journey along this narrow path laid out before me. Simple Words on Simple Paper. I’ve pinned many things on Pinterest. Most of them just nice ideals, but a few I’ve taken and actually followed through with. The Memory Jar being one of them. The concept is this: Jot down anything you want to remember from that year. Then, at the first of the year, you read back through them and think back on all those things that made you smile. Though she was not homeless, she was getting evicted, with no place to tur...
