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Five Minute Friday ~ Friend

Five Minute Friday ~ Friend


It's Five Minute Friday when I link up with Lisa-Jo of The Gypsy Mama .  We are given a writing prompt each week.  We have five minutes flat to write and that's it.  Our word for today is ... FRIEND . GO I am so fortunate.  I have many friends.  I don't take that lightly. Each one is near and dear to my heart in a different way. I have childhood friends.  We go back many years and thanks to Facebook I can still keep in touch to find out what's going on in their lives. I have friends I met in church.  Some have moved so I don't get to se…
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Debbie Petras
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Thankful for Children

Thankful for Children


I'm so thankful for children.  I always dreamed of one day having my own but was unable.  However, I'm so blessed with a heart of love for children, even if they aren't my own.   I'm reminded of the Scripture in Isaiah 54:1-2: Sing, O barren woman, you who never bore a child' burst into song, shout for joy, you were never in labor; because more are the children of the desolate woman than of her who has a husband, says the LORD.  Enlarge the place of your tent, stretch your tent curtains wide, do not hold back; lengthen your cords, st…
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Debbie Petras
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What Kind of Aroma are you Spreading?

What Kind of Aroma are you Spreading?


What kind of aroma are you spreading?  When people have an encounter with you do they leave feeling better?  Or do they try to avoid you?  Maybe you tend to be negative or talk nonstop about all of the terrible things going on. I've been blessed by God with a neighbor who spreads joy.  We live next door to one another and share the same entryway.  Our doors are literally next to each other.  We each have our own garden area. But this entry is common ground between us.  That could be potential problem if you're stuck with a not so nice neighbor.…
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Debbie Petras
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