tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91413028023215834002024-03-13T08:19:06.102-07:00Pegged for PurposePeggy Cunningham is a missionary in the Andes Mountains of Bolivia. Trek with her through the mountains and valleys of life and climb new heights of faith to reach a purposeful life. Join the quest of an ordinary woman who desires to accomplish extraordinary things for God. "But I have raised you up for this very purpose, that I might show you my power and that my name might be proclaimed in all the earth." Exodus 9:16 Peggy Cunninghamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18056938419519161789noreply@blogger.comBlogger101125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9141302802321583400.post-1340309463175478072019-09-03T22:03:00.000-07:002019-11-05T12:25:59.136-08:00Biking or Bumbling<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Learning to ride a bike sometimes results in scratches, sore muscles, and maybe even broken bones––two out of three is my experience. Yes, just one experience––a memorable one. A memory of my son's seventh birthday. He got a bike and so did I. Warning: Don't learn to ride a bike at the same time your kids are learning.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">So, what I can tell you about my biking experience is this. I was young! My son couldn't wait to ride. And, how hard could it be to sit on two wheels and stay upright? Pretty hard, I found out.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The July sun beamed down on the shiny new bikes. My son and I walked our bikes down the driveway and across the highway onto a less-traveled mountain road. Earlier that day, my husband pleaded for me to wait until he came home so we could all be together for this memory-making venture. Knowing our son couldn't wait to mount that new bike, he conceded and agreed to join the adventure when he arrived home later.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I helped my son up to the seat. He got the hang of it quickly while I played the role of traffic police until my turn. Then my turn, I sat with the posture of a natural cyclist even though I had no idea about brakes or speeds or balance. Determined to do this thing, I pushed the peddles while my son took a turn as traffic police.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">With one push of the peddles, I sped into the wind. Whoa, what fun! Fun yes, until I had no idea how to brake. Panic set in as the wheels seemed to lift from the pavement under me. How to stop? What if a car came over the little noll? <i>Think</i>, I told myself! The only place to go and the only way to stop, I headed into a fence. Crash! But, a big bush kept me from a fall.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">My son couldn't keep the tears from falling over his sweet face. I assured him I'd be okay. We walked those bikes home while I tried not to limp. The experience never deterred that seven-year-old from learning to ride––but I put my bike up for sale that very night.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Sometimes God nudges us to avoid a bumbling outcome. And, sometimes He pushes us into a fence instead of a dangerous fall on the pavement while He teaches us we don't know it all, but He does. We see God's hand that guides us to safety instead of falling into a dangerous situation.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I'm sure God's hand held me up that day and kept me from falling. I learned this, "...don't try to figure everything out on your own" (Proverbs 3:6 MSG). Sometimes we go ahead of Him as I did that day by not waiting for my husband who knew how to ride a bike. Sometimes He uses others to teach us.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">My biking experience certainly taught me a lesson about how to wait on God and allow Him to direct my steps. When we are out of step with God, it's a dangerous place to be and may end on a pavement with bruises or even worse. Even so, He promises He will direct us in the way we should go––even into the bushes to lessen our injures from going our own way and not waiting on Him.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">"Listen for God's voice in everything you do, everywhere you go; he's the one who will keep you on track" (Proverbs 3:6 MSG).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Have you gone off track and crashed into the bushes thinking you know it all––as I've done more than once? So, how do we avoid the proverbial crashes and bushes?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Listen for God's voice. He'll keep you on track. The key is...drumroll please: L<i>isten</i> to His voice by reading His word, praying, obeying and learning from our circumstances.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I finally learned to ride a bike while passing through mid-life. But even now in my seventh decade, I still strive to trust God for less bumbling and more proverbial "biking" without crashes because He does know it all. I am still learning to ride my proverbial bike. How about you?</span><br />
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Peggy Cunninghamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18056938419519161789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9141302802321583400.post-18391087021713583262019-07-19T10:29:00.000-07:002019-07-19T10:29:21.339-07:00Dumb Bells and Smart Belles<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I'm not an exercise guru, not even close. But, I keep going physically, mentally, and spiritually. Yes, there are days I want to just give it all up––the writing, the classes, even the ministry. Did I just admit that? Haven't you been there a time or two, honestly? I'm guessing, yes. Admitting it is a way of facing the reality that things change and sometimes God does want to move us into a new task. But, just maybe, He wants to renew us for the task at hand. Maybe, we are burned out or just weary. Either way, He doesn't want us to give up, just keep moving. When I reach that point, I ask myself if I want to give up or, do I want to keep going and do more? A reality check that shakes my soul because deep down, I don't want to give up. I want to finish the race––on the path I walk or another path waiting for me directed by my God.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">You don't have to enter the senior years to feel like giving it all up to go sit on the beach. Seasons in our lives cause us to want to give up on our dreams, give up on our marriage, our family or our job. We can lose our drive, our purpose, and our way if we lose sight of why we are in the race. The finish line has vanished from our view, and we lose sight of the task the Lord gives us. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">In my book, <i>Shape Your Soul, </i>I write about resistance training in one chapter. Resistance training increases stamina. As you grow stronger, you don't tire as easily. The more weight you bear, the more you resist giving up. Likewise, the more we resist the devil, the more our faith muscles straighten and our faith increases. Each victory over sin builds our faith. We resist the temptation to give up, and we don't give in to the devil. "Therefore, submit to God. But, resist the devil, and He will flee from you" (James 4:7 HCSB).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I push myself in many ways––although not through exercise per se. But, physically, yes, I do push myself. I love to scrub floors, go figure. We have many on our mission base so I can't get away from my floor scrubbing exercise. I look for ways to exercise in my daily routine. I put things away where I'll have to bend––yep bending exercises. I keep moving, physically, mentally, and spiritually. If not, the body withers, our minds get lazy, and the soul dies.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">A few years ago I developed carpel tunnel because I worked on the computer daily. Then last year, my right arm developed golf elbow and tennis elbow from completing five book contracts. Both times, I had physical therapy for months on end and part of that was lifting dumbbells to straighten my wrists and arm. Grueling can't accurately describe the pain of the therapy. But, without it, my shoulder could be frozen, possible surgery for my wrists and one of my dream jobs (writing) coming to and end. Not to mention, my day job as a missionary and teacher to young girls in jeopardy also. I saw the end result and worked towards it without hesitation. I wanted to get to the final therapy session and enjoy my work again.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Reaching the end of the race and accomplishing God's tasks for me keeps me going. Daily working out my faith straightens my soul to keep going in the race. There may be setbacks and rest periods along the journey, but I keep going to reach the finish line.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Resistance training with God moves our mountain of defeat. If we resit the devil, we gain strength, and complete our task for the Lord––never giving up and never defeated.</span></div>
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Peggy Cunninghamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18056938419519161789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9141302802321583400.post-8600381908081921802019-07-16T10:56:00.001-07:002019-07-16T20:06:06.011-07:00Ducks in a Row<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Hopefully our ducks will line up quickly.Peggy Cunninghamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18056938419519161789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9141302802321583400.post-17291950226762585922018-04-03T16:54:00.001-07:002019-08-24T09:21:29.646-07:00Children's Books Revised Edition<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Valentine's Day is here, and images of hearts emerge everywhere. But, how is my heart and yours? Missionaries tell of how we came to our respective fields of service to love the people. Sounds easy, doesn't it? And, of course, it is what every supporter (and God) expects of their missionary. It's truly the desire of most of us. If I had to guess, I'd say most missionaries won't admit how hard it is at times to love the people they serve.<br />
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So let's examine the myth (the traditional story). You know the one. "We love the people we serve." Let me say; it's only God's love that allows us to love the people we serve. We love them because of God's love. However, you don't have to be on the mission field to find it hard to love others. Let's face it; some people are hard to love––maybe I'm one of them.<br />
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On the field, we serve the unwanted, the poor, the not so clean, and sometimes even the wealthy who want nothing to do with God. But, God loves us all and desires for all to hear His Word and know and love Him.<br />
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How many times have I said, "These are the people we came to love." When I see a two-year-old child playing on a busy road with little clothing my first remark is, "Where is that mother?" And, not with loving words do I spit those words from my mouth. It's heartbreaking. Or, how about when the people I came to love don't want to hear about God and despise me? Do I love that person? It's not easy but possible. But how?<br />
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If we're honest, most of us know people who unnerve us. It may be a family member or even a good friend, but they are there to stay--stuck in our lives. So what can we do about these unlovable ones in our lives?<br />
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<i>1 Corinthians 13:1-3 (TLB)</i><br />
<i><br /></i><i>"If I had the gift of being able to speak in other languages without learning them and could speak in every language there is in all of heaven and earth, but didn't love others, I would only be making noise...If I gave everything I have to the poor people, and if I were burned alive for preaching the Gospel but didn't love others, it would be of no value whatever."</i><br />
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There you have it--just making noise. I must love that mother who doesn't care for her children, and cuddle the dirty and unloving. That is God's love--not mine. So instead of making noise with my words, I must speak with God's love and show His love. Only then will I make lovely noise.<br />
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The world begins the big love celebration in a few days, Valentine's Day. Let's celebrate God's love every day with a year-long Valentine's Day. The noise we make can wake a soul to find God but only with lovely noise that is from God's heart! Let's make lovely noise this Valentine's Day and not only love the lovable but the unlovable also. They too need God's love that flows through us.<br />
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Let me add one thing to clarify how much missionaries love the people we serve--no matter how hard. We know that we love them when we cry as much leaving them behind to go on furlough as we do when we leave our family and friends after furlough. We do love the people we serve. It's not always easy, but with God's love, it is possible.<br />
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Celebrate God's heart this Valentine's Day–-with chocolate too. I'm sure God loves chocolate! He made it for us. He loves us that much--and much, much more.<br />
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Let's be of value and make <i>lovely noise</i> with our words.<br />
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Happy Valentine's Day––all year long!<br />
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Peggy Cunninghamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18056938419519161789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9141302802321583400.post-8025133215648905572018-01-08T06:39:00.000-08:002019-08-13T11:17:42.406-07:00Holiday Stories<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: 20.0pt;">Heart-Warming
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<span style="color: #263325; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 14.0pt;">By Peggy Cunningham</span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "times new roman";">While learning history and Bible lessons,
children will be entertained and giggle with delight at the humorous and
whimsical animals and critters that find a place in their hearts. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
Peggy Cunninghamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18056938419519161789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9141302802321583400.post-82837978111840762182017-12-14T05:49:00.000-08:002019-08-13T10:32:06.059-07:00Building an Ark?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #232e3d; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 18.0pt;">Not an ark (yet), but we are building a
wall––not to keep people out but rather to reroute rainwater from flooding
our classrooms. After many hot and dry days, the rains finally started but with
a torrential rain that brought with it flooding. The irrigation ditch behind
our property overflowed and flooded our classrooms last Saturday.</span><b><span style="color: white; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 18.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #4c4c4c; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 18.0pt;">Cleanup is underway as
I write. Thanking God for help from neighbors and church people who came to
help. Last year, we experienced a similar flooding but thought it was a one
time calamity. Now, it's evident that when the city workers came through the
valley cementing the irrigation ditch they somehow rerouted the rain waters.</span><b><span style="color: white; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 18.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #4c4c4c; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 18.0pt;">We're thankful it
didn't flood our house. It seems prudent to build a wall on the back of our
property to prevent any future flooding and damage to our buildings. We've dug
ditches to reroute the rain waters and flooding that may occur before the wall
is up.</span><b><span style="color: white; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 18.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #4c4c4c; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 18.0pt;">We have a lot of work
in the next few weeks but nothing will deter us from preparing for the Kids'
Christmas and mountain trip. Pray with us for strength as we minister this
Christmas season. We know God answers prayer.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c4c4c; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 18.0pt;">We have an eternal Ark. Safe in Jesus no matter what floods our lives, Jesus keeps us safe from the waters that might drown us in the world's problems.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c4c4c; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 18.0pt;"><b>Exciting News</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c4c4c; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 18.0pt;">Look for my newly revised children's book on Amazon. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #4c4c4c; font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 18.0pt;"> </span></div>
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Peggy Cunninghamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18056938419519161789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9141302802321583400.post-86584057290991884592017-11-14T05:29:00.002-08:002019-08-13T11:01:23.882-07:00Holiday Fun Year-Round<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I'm excited to share the cover of the first book of my newly revised children's series, <i>Hooray for Holidays. </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Start the new year off reading about Quasimodo's new hairy, scary friend—a cat and a tarantula. And, finish the year celebrating with a lost Quechua boy and a llama on Christmas Day during a rainstorm in a mountain cave. My new children's storybook series, <i>Hooray for Holidays Book 1 </i>releases January 2018. The complete series includes three stories per book with a total of four books. They will be released quarterly in 2018.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">The</span><span style="font-family: "calibri";"> heart-warming holiday stories with adorable animal antics, history tidbits, and Bible principles plus beautiful artwork will delight children and stretch their imagination. And, adults will recall historical facts forgotten from their grade school days.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";">Each page incorporates real-life animals and critters in and around our ministry base, Rumi Rancho, as the main </span><span style="font-family: "calibri";">characters. </span><span style="font-family: "calibri";">While learning history and Bible principles, children will giggle at the humorous and whimsical animals and critters that will find a place in their hearts forever. </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "calibri";"><br /></span></span></span>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Look for the launch of <i>Hooray for Holidays Book 1</i> soon.</span><br />
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Peggy Cunninghamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18056938419519161789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9141302802321583400.post-28478588545744132562017-06-23T08:59:00.000-07:002017-06-23T14:30:45.799-07:00What Do You Want?<br />
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This morning while still in my jammies, I snuggled in my comfy chair to enjoy my cozy reading nook with my Bible in hand and opened. As though from the heavens, I heard this loud and clear. “What do you want?"</div>
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I could almost feel the vibration of God’s voice speaking to me through His Word. Reading in John Chapter 1, I wondered why Jesus turned around and asked this question to the two disciples who followed behind Him, "What do you want?" Don't you wonder, too?<o:p></o:p></div>
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A few years ago (when I had no fear of walking my neighborhood in the dark) I walked outside to check on things before bed. The quietness eased my soul as I enjoyed stars twinkling overhead as if they danced to music. The wind rustled the bushes, and nearby barking dogs aroused my curiosity. Unafraid of the darkness, I opened our gate and checked around. Looking back, I wonder what I was thinking. If there had been a danger I would have found myself smack in it–– unprotected and alone. <o:p></o:p></div>
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Nevertheless, I walked the road and found relief that nothing seemed out of the ordinary. At the time, no streetlights illuminated the road and neighbors were few and far between. Bolivia seemed to be untouched by things going on around the world like theft and murder. Times changed. The internet arrived, and yes, TV programs from outside this ancient Quechua culture flooded young minds. In our neck of the woods, outside the city lights and noise, we’d seldom seen or heard of these dangers. Those days are gone.<o:p></o:p></div>
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But, that night, one thing robbed my peace and safety––the wind. While on the road, a rushing wind blew our gate shut with a bang. We had no doorbell because kids rang it then promptly ran away––usually at 1 am. Doorbells were a novelty (and still rare) in this remote village and hard to resist. We didn’t hesitate to disconnect the modern menace.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Alone, unafraid but frustrated, I jumped with a kangaroo spring to my feet and screamed for help at the top of my voice until hoarse. Why I don’t know. My husband had long been asleep upstairs, and even if he’d been awake, he would not have heard my voice from afar. So what to do? Our wall was too high to scale.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And, to enter from the back of the property was out of the question. We only had barbed wire around the property, but I’d have to climb a path of bushes and thorns and who knows what animals or creatures lurked in the dark. So I decided to walk the dirt road to our classrooms and attempt entry from there.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The darkness hugged me, and the brisk air chilled my bones. Garbed with only my PJs, I walked the lonely road. Suddenly, I became aware of footsteps behind me. Who walked behind me? What did they want? A moonless night left no clue to the one who followed me.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Out of the darkness came a voice, “Dona Margarita, what are you doing out here in the cold and dark all alone?” Relief, a familiar voice. Hernan, a teen boy who attended our classes, shined his flashlight. He walked to his home up the mountain each night after special classes at the school near us. We approached our classrooms, and his robust voice awoke our ministry helpers who lived near our classrooms. They opened the gate, and I basked in the safety and comfort of home.<o:p></o:p></div>
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At first, I’d thought about shouting to the follower behind me, “What do you want?” But, I hesitated. Jesus didn’t hesitate to ask His followers what they wanted. We shouldn't hesitate to tell Him what we want. That dark and cold night, I asked God for an open door and thanked Him for how it opened.<br />
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Maybe Jesus asked the question of His followers because He wanted to know if they were following out of curiosity, personal gain, or purposes other than His purpose. Yes, He already knew, but did they know? Are we following Him for our purpose to advance our cause and or to accomplish His purpose and cause? <o:p></o:p></div>
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Getting old is scary-–at least for me. Life changes as we age. As a missionary, I
know I can’t be on the field until I’m ninety unless God does reverse aging in
my body and so far I haven’t seen that happen to anyone. Or, have I?<o:p></o:p></div>
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Thinking of going home to the States will be a step of faith
if that day comes down the road. Funny, huh? Especially when you think what a
step of faith it took to leave for the field the first time. My greatest fear
is that maybe suddenly I will start walking around our village naked and no one
will call my husband because they know he won’t remember who I am anyway.<o:p></o:p></div>
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But humor aside, it's scary. Change is scary. We avoid it
if possible. At times, life doesn’t give us a choice to change. It thrusts us
into change, sometimes in devastating ways—loss of job, divorce, and the
hardest of all changes, death to those we love––even our pets’ death. <o:p></o:p></div>
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But, isn’t it comforting to know God never changes? He is
with us in our changes and uncertainty and always has our good in mind. My change
these last few weeks hit unexpectedly. A tennis elbow and golf elbow
diagnosis. No, I’m not an athlete and never hit the links or the courts—except
when my feet are up watching sports on TV. <o:p></o:p></div>
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But, my fingers and arms get plenty of exercise on the
computer. In some ways, I have enjoyed the pause from the computer, but today my computer fast
ends—my arm is improving. Just as we shouldn’t abuse our arm or any part of our
body, we shouldn’t abuse our soul by overdoing life in general. Now and then,
it’s good to come apart. After all, Jesus did from time to time.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Are you following the example of Jesus? Take a break.
Everything looks much less urgent when we concentrate on the eternal things
first.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who knows, maybe I’ll make it
till 90 on the field just because I looked for timely pauses and concentrated
on the eternal instead of the temporary. Simple, but hard.<o:p></o:p></div>
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God set us apart eternally! We can live apart from the world
daily because it is our eternal state. Eternal pauses rest the soul as well as
the body. Today and the days that follow, I’m attempting to make temporary
changes in order to make eternal differences with eternal changes. How about you?<o:p></o:p></div>
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God’s creation––organized, peaceful, and beautiful.<o:p></o:p></div>
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within the hive with other bees. The Queen Bee fulfills God’s purpose and
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This blog is an excerpt from my recently published book, <i>Dancing Like Bees</i>.<br />
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When Easter nears, I think of Easter baskets and how to
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you, unless you change and become like little <span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">child</span>ren, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">” (Matthew 18:3 NIV).</span><span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: "Helvetica Neue";"> They listen. They press
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love. Jesus came to earth to die for all that we might live with Him in heaven
for eternity––if we only believe. </span><br />
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<span style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><i>Really Rare Rabbits</i> is available on Amazon.com </span></div>
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<span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">Barnes and Noble.com and at local book stores by order</span></div>
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<span style="text-indent: -0.25in;">also available in Spanish</span><br />
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Tumultuous circumstances jolted me out of my usual schedule this week. My routine changed drastically on a rainy, Sunday morning. A call from our neighbors woke me from a deep sleep. "Your classrooms are flooding." Torrential rains caused the river over the mountain to rush into the valley irrigation ditch that runs behind our property and overflow downward directly into our classroom building––narrowly missing the house.</div>
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Shocked at the sight of 6 inches of water in the classrooms, we splashed our way through and commenced the task of cleanup. The back of our building is partially underground. While the rain pummeled, we gazed in disbelief at the water reaching halfway up the windows outside. It slowly seeped through the cracks flooding the room. Focus. Where do we start? What is most important?</div>
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All changed that day, week–-our plans, our meals, and our priorities. We focused on the task of cleanup. We worked hard and swished the water out of the building with mops and brooms––room by room. Then the scrubbing began, and the airing out and checking for damage. What a lesson for my life. Cleanup my life daily and focus on priorities. </div>
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I'd been busy with things––people, problems, and goals. My focus had changed to earthly things not eternal things in the past weeks. Suddenly, everything changed, and so did I. But one thing hadn't changed–-God. He controlled all things, and He controlled the flood waters. Lessons come in all forms and all circumstances. God uses circumstances, His Word, and others to teach us His ways––or bring our focus back to Him. Now, water will always remind me to focus on God and His plans when hard things flood my life.</div>
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The buildings shine once more but more important, my focus changed. First and always, we should strive to focus first on God because unlike circumstances, people, or possessions that change, God never changes. </div>
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We get distracted from time to time, and we're out of focus. But, just looking to the One who never changes puts everything back in focus. Let's adjust the lens of our lives daily, so we stay focused on God's vision––a fresh focus every day. Where do we start, and what is most important? </div>
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modernity is huge. And, it’s the first of its kind where I live. What is it? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 14.0pt;">It’s a mall! <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Could it
be a real mall?</i> We have a few shopping centers that pretend to be a mall. I
had to see it for myself</span><span style="font-family: "times";">. </span><span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Driving up to the entrance, I gasped,
much impressed. It’s real. It towers above buildings nearby, and clean and shiny
is an understatement. Quite the contrast from our marketplace where bathrooms
are few, dust and dirt cover the streets, and aromas aren’t pleasant.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 14.0pt;">I ventured up the clean, shiny escalators––all five of them.
After I’d visited four floors, I arrived at the top floor––wow, a food court. Finally,
fifteen minutes into the tour, I returned to the front entrance. Done. No
shopping. Many baby stores, but I have no babies, and sports stores galore, but
I’m not athletic. And, I don’t need furniture. So I found a comfortable chair (unique
also) and waited for my husband’s arrival.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 14.0pt;">Glancing through a store window to a street outside returned
me to reality. Seated in that humungous modern building, I mentally bolted back
in time. The picturesque view out the window captured Bolivia’s charm––a
typical, tiny store, horns honking, and the simple life. I welcome change, but
nostalgia comforts me. Just then, a familiar aroma engulfed me. I identified it
immediately and followed the aroma––donuts, another novelty. Now those were
worth buying. And, I did!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 14.0pt;">In my new book, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Dancing
Like Bees</i>, I write about change. We should constantly be changing to become
more Christ–like. How? The Honeybee gives us a clue. Each Honeybee has a
distinct odor for each member’s identification. How do we identify as
Christians and change our world? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 14.0pt;">“For we are the aroma of Christ among those who are being
saved and those who are perishing” (2 Corinthians 2:15).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times"; font-size: 14.0pt;">A mall provides a pleasant change to my routine, and a whiff
of donuts entices my appetite, but reaching the odorant receptors of those
around me with a distinct godly aroma is the change I hope for this year. How
about you? Will you be God’s perfume this year?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Peggy Cunninghamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18056938419519161789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9141302802321583400.post-79087954843926630852017-01-22T07:13:00.000-08:002017-01-22T07:22:19.500-08:00Secret Talents<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">"And the special gift of ministry you received...keep that ablaze! God doesn't want us to be shy with his gifts, but bold and loving and sensible" (2 Timothy 1:6-7 (MSG).</span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">What are your secret talents?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">I think my secret talent is related to my hair––blonde with streaks of white. Can hair be a secret talent? Maybe. But, maybe it’s not my hair at all that’s a secret talent, but maybe it’s what my hair can do––attract little girls like a magic magnet. I noticed this secret talent a few years back when little girls started to stare and smile at me. Living in a country where blondes are not seen often, I accredited my attraction to little girls to my hair––and being a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">tall, blonde</i>––a site rarely seen in Bolivia. When I first noticed this secret talent, it to opened doors to ministry with little girls, especially during Sunday School hours. </span><br />
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check out this recipe all the way from Bolivia!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #3d596d; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px;">Thanksgiving was a traditional family gathering at my in-laws. The siblings came from near and far with their families. Entering the snowy driveway, we'd see the house with seven gables high on the hill. The roar of snowmobiles could be heard coming from the fields nearby––nieces and nephews enjoying Grandpa's toys. Beautiful horses galloped in the fields near the red barn. Approaching the house, we'd be engulfed by a whiff of the turkey; then Grandma opened the door and lavished us with hugs. As we'd sit down at the beautifully set table with its china and crystal, the golden turkey was the centerpiece, and the pumpkin pie was a sweet ending to the feast. It was truly a Norman Rockwell scene.</span><br />
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I miss those gatherings. They are but treasured memories now that many family members have entered eternity. The memories cause me to be thankful for the times past, and they make me conscious this Thanksgiving of how short my time is on earth. Psalm 107:1 says, "Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, his love endures forever." (NIV)</div>
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This Thanksgiving Day, I'll give thanks to the Lord for providing a way for me to have eternal life and for good health, family, and friends, and so many other blessings. And yes, good memories too. God is so good––enjoy His goodness––Happy Thanksgiving!</div>
Peggy Cunninghamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18056938419519161789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9141302802321583400.post-52105010831789758312016-11-02T20:46:00.000-07:002016-11-02T20:46:55.959-07:00Interview Blessing<br />
My blog interview by fellow author Betty Thomason Owens<br />
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<em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #444444; font-family: inherit; font-size: 18px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Author of <strong style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Dancing Like Bees, 31 Steps to De-stress, Delight, and Dance Like Bees</strong></em><br />
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It is my privilege to introduce today’s guest, <strong style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Peggy Cunningham</strong>, fellow Write Integrity Press author. Peggy and I became virtual friends while I was preparing to make the trip to Ecuador. Peggy and her husband are missionaries stationed in Bolivia, so she very kindly shared some excellent advice on traveling to South America. Her children’s book, <em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Really Rare Rabbits</em> made the trip with me. I shared the Spanish version of the book with viewers during my first live television interview in Cuenca. <a href="https://bettythomasonowens.files.wordpress.com/2016/10/dance-like-bees-cover-front-cover.png" style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1abc9c; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="dance-like-bees-cover-front-cover" class="alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-1826" height="150" sizes="(max-width: 90px) 100vw, 90px" src="https://bettythomasonowens.files.wordpress.com/2016/10/dance-like-bees-cover-front-cover.png?w=90&h=150" srcset="https://bettythomasonowens.files.wordpress.com/2016/10/dance-like-bees-cover-front-cover.png?w=90&h=150 90x, https://bettythomasonowens.files.wordpress.com/2016/10/dance-like-bees-cover-front-cover.png?w=180&h=300 180x" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline; float: right; height: auto; margin-left: 1.7em; max-width: 100%;" width="90" /></a></div>
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Today on the blog, <strong style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Peggy</strong> is talking about her latest release through Pix-N-Pens Publishing–a devotional book called <em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Dancing Like Bees</em>. Very cute cover, don’t you think? Intriguing title, too. I’ll let her tell you more about herself, her writing, and the inspiration for the book.</div>
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<strong style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Peggy:</strong> I work at the ends of the earth––in Bolivia, South America, where my husband and I have been missionaries since 1981. At times, it seems like the end of the earth when we’re without pepperoni and McDonald’s. I say that with a smile. But seriously, those things grow dim when we compare them to the joys of doing God’s work. We minister to the Quechua people of the Andes Mountains––both in the valleys and remote mountain areas. We have a children’s ministry teaching underprivileged children practical skills while reaching them with the gospel. We also have two churches––one in the rural area where we live and work, and one in the city closest to us.</div>
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<strong style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">When did you know you wanted to be a writer?</strong></div>
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<strong style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Peggy:</strong> Honestly, when I wrote my first book, I didn’t know I wanted to be a writer. What I <em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">did </em>know was that I wanted to stay in touch with my grandchildren from 6,000 miles away. They visited Bolivia for the first time when they were only toddlers. My daughter and son-in-law wanted them to bond with us, and they decided to stay for three weeks so our grandchildren could get to know us. It certainly helped us connect with them as grandparents. When they left to return home, the silence in our house rang out loud and clear. For at least a week, we found any excuse to leave the house to escape our loneliness and sadness. I began to ponder how to communicate with them from afar. At the time, phone service was expensive and not always reliable. And, phone calls usually resulted in yes and no answers––hardly relationship building. I prayed for a unique way to connect with them, and God gave me the answer––writing.</div>
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<strong style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">So, how did you begin writing?</strong></div>
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<a href="https://bettythomasonowens.files.wordpress.com/2016/10/hare-940972_1920.jpg" style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1abc9c; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="hare-940972_1920" class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-1838" height="150" sizes="(max-width: 115px) 100vw, 115px" src="https://bettythomasonowens.files.wordpress.com/2016/10/hare-940972_1920.jpg?w=115&h=150" srcset="https://bettythomasonowens.files.wordpress.com/2016/10/hare-940972_1920.jpg?w=115&h=150 115x, https://bettythomasonowens.files.wordpress.com/2016/10/hare-940972_1920.jpg?w=230&h=300 230x" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline; float: left; height: auto; margin-right: 1.7em; max-width: 100%;" width="115" /></a><strong style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Peggy:</strong> My answer to staying in touch with my grandkids came from God. And, it resulted in the beginning of my writing journey, now going on 12 years. I decided to write stories for Ben and Kayla about the animals they had come to love while visiting us. At the time we had nine animals––resulting in nine stories. Ben and Kayla looked forward to my next story with excitement, so I kept writing. Those stories became my first venture at self-publishing. Their overwhelming success with our supporters, friends, family, and churches caused me to begin thinking about a publisher. But first, I started submitting stories and devotions to magazines, and that resulted in being asked to write a children’s column for a Christian newspaper. In 2013, Pix-N-Pens Publishing released my first traditionally published three-book children’s series, <em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Really Rare Rabbits</em>. Now, I’m writing non-fiction also. My first devotional, <em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Dancing Like Bees</em>, was just released this month by Pix-N-Pens Publishing.</div>
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<strong style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">How many books have you published?</strong></div>
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<strong style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Peggy: </strong><em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Dancing Like Bees</em> is my fourth traditionally published book. And, I’ve self-published 14 children’s books.</div>
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<strong style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Tell us a little bit about your new book, <em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Dancing Like Bees</em>.<a href="https://bettythomasonowens.files.wordpress.com/2016/10/honey-311047_640.png" style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1abc9c; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="honey-311047_640" class="alignright wp-image-1835" height="100" sizes="(max-width: 95px) 100vw, 95px" src="https://bettythomasonowens.files.wordpress.com/2016/10/honey-311047_640.png?w=95&h=100" srcset="https://bettythomasonowens.files.wordpress.com/2016/10/honey-311047_640.png?w=95&h=100 95x, https://bettythomasonowens.files.wordpress.com/2016/10/honey-311047_640.png?w=190&h=200 190x, https://bettythomasonowens.files.wordpress.com/2016/10/honey-311047_640.png?w=143&h=150 143x" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline; float: right; height: auto; margin-left: 1.7em; max-width: 100%;" width="95" /></a></strong></div>
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<strong style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Peggy:</strong> My book explores our struggle with stress and how to energize our walk with God: hence the sub-title, <em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">31 Steps to De-stress, Delight, and Dance Like Bees</em>. Through the 31 devotionals, I investigate the “bes” of finding peace through life’s difficult circumstances in our daily journey with God while using the honeybee as an example of God’s organized and peaceful creation. Chapters include: Be Pollinating, Be Yourself, and Be Renewed.</div>
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<a href="https://bettythomasonowens.files.wordpress.com/2016/10/daisy-1520486_1280.jpg" style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1abc9c; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="daisy-1520486_1280" class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-1829" height="99" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" src="https://bettythomasonowens.files.wordpress.com/2016/10/daisy-1520486_1280.jpg?w=150&h=99" srcset="https://bettythomasonowens.files.wordpress.com/2016/10/daisy-1520486_1280.jpg?w=150&h=99 150x, https://bettythomasonowens.files.wordpress.com/2016/10/daisy-1520486_1280.jpg?w=300&h=198 300x" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline; float: left; height: auto; margin-right: 1.7em; max-width: 100%;" width="150" /></a>I find it interesting that when talking with people about missionary work they sometimes think we live a perfect, fairy-tale type life where everyone gets along, and there are no problems or stress. I almost chuckle because that is not my life. But, it’s a myth believed by many. The number one reason missionaries leave the field is because of stress–-with relationships, finances, and their children just to mention a few. The same stress factors we all encounter no matter our geography. I examine some of those common stresses in my book.</div>
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I know you’ve visited the mission field, <strong style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Betty</strong>, and I’m sure you can attest that missionary life <em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">is</em> stressful. Missionaries are not exempt from real life, although we do live an exotic life in some ways and do experience some stress factors only related to missionary work. But, I haven’t eaten an elephant––nor would I ever––but swinging from trees like Tarzan might be therapeutic at times.</div>
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<strong style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Peggy:</strong> I felt frustrated and near exhaustion when I slipped away temporarily from my caregiver duties to meet with the Savior one morning. My husband suffered with a bout of shingles that left him in constant pain with no relief—not even with morphine. Months turned into years. Countless doctors tried their best but with no success.</div>
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“Where are you, God, I asked? Don’t you see us in the middle of a foreign country with no help?” Of course, I knew He did, but I couldn’t feel His presence because of my circumstances that seemed to engulf me. I sat near a flowerbed filled with daisies and that’s when I met my main characters for my book––the Honeybees. Their busy buzzing drew my attention. They flew peacefully from flower to flower doing the job God created them to do, even as a storm approached. If bees could be joyful and peaceful in all circumstances, surely I could find a way. And, so I began researching the honeybee to learn more of their everyday lives.</div>
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<em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><strong style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Betty:</strong> That is truly an amazing story. Honeybees are a fascinating subject. We can learn a lot just from watching them.</em></div>
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<strong style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">What message do you want to convey with this book?</strong></div>
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Thank you, <strong style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Betty</strong>, for inviting me to share about my book on your blog. I’m blessed to be your fellow author with Write Integrity Press and your friend.</div>
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<strong style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Betty: </em></strong><em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Any time, Peggy. It’s always nice to talk with you. I hope to meet you in person one day. In the meantime, I’m glad to give my readers a chance to know you better. Reader</em><em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">s, I hope you’ll take a look at Peggy’s website. Keep up with her journey and the fascinating stories s</em><em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">he writes.</em><strong style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-weight: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" /></em></strong></div>
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<a href="https://bettythomasonowens.files.wordpress.com/2016/10/peggy-headshot.jpg" style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1abc9c; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="peggy-headshot" class="alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-1827" height="150" sizes="(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" src="https://bettythomasonowens.files.wordpress.com/2016/10/peggy-headshot.jpg?w=150&h=150" srcset="https://bettythomasonowens.files.wordpress.com/2016/10/peggy-headshot.jpg?w=150&h=150 150x, https://bettythomasonowens.files.wordpress.com/2016/10/peggy-headshot.jpg 218x" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; display: inline; float: right; height: auto; margin-left: 1.7em; max-width: 100%;" width="150" /></a>Peggy Cunningham and her husband, Chuck, have been missionaries in Bolivia, S.A., since 1981. In 1999, they founded Rumi Rancho Ministries. Chuck and Peggy work with the Quechua people in a rural area of Bolivia where they have a children’s ministry––teaching practical skills to underprivileged children. They also work with national churches. Peggy teaches teen girls’ cooking and baking classes along with Bible studies. She is also a writer. Her children’s book series, <em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Really Rare Rabbits</em>, volumes one, two, and three, released by Pix-N-Pens Publishing in 2013 is available on Amazon.com in print and on Kindle. They are also available in Spanish. Her new book, <em style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Dancing Like Bees</em>, is her first non-fiction book, a devotional, published by Write Integrity Press/Pix-N-Pens Publishing in 2016 also available on Amazon.com. All books can be ordered at local bookstores also.</div>
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For more information about Peggy and her books: <a href="http://www.peggycunningham.com/" style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1abc9c; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Peggy’s Website </a></div>
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Peggy-Cunningham/e/B00BE6GQ5M" style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1abc9c; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Amazon Author Page</a></div>
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Frustrated and exhausted, Peggy walked the mission property early mornings to slip away temporarily from her caregiver duties and meet with the Savior. Her husband suffered from a bout with shingles that left him in constant pain with no relief—not even with morphine. Months turned into years. Countless doctors tried their best but with no success.</div>
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Where was God? Didn’t He see them in the middle of a foreign country with no help? Hadn’t they given their lives to serve as missionaries and trusted Him for their health? She wept as she sat near a flowerbed filled with daisies. Just then, the buzz of bees drew her attention. They flew peacefully from flower to flower doing the job God created them to do, even as a storm approached. She noticed a pattern. If bees could be joyful and peaceful in all circumstances, surely she could find a way.</div>
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Through the thirty-one devotions, this book examines what Peggy learned about God’s intricate creation of the honeybee and how it speaks direction into our need for living peaceful, productive lives while overcoming stress and achieving joy. God is faithful always, and His creation magnifies His majesty if we take time to seek Him in everyday situations—even through the honeybee. <strong style="border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Buy the book:</strong> <a href="http://amzn.to/2eqoXAd" style="-webkit-transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1abc9c; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Dancing Like Bees</a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times";">Pix-N-Pens Publishing</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times";">Feature Author:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times";">Peggy Cunningham</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times";">Have you ever wanted to run away to a faraway
exotic land to escape the stress and frustrations of life? I can assure you
that even there you’d find stress and discontentment. How do I know? Because I
live in a faraway exotic land.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times";">My mission base is nestled in the foothills of the
Andes Mountains where I’m a missionary to the Quechua people of Bolivia, S. A..
The views from my windows are breathtaking––snow capped mountains reaching
17,000 feet and valleys with wildflowers and bustling cities. Fairytale
like––hardly! Exotic lands don’t escape the real world. Only through God can we
reach a life of peaceful mountaintops and eternal purpose in our faith journey.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times";">A few years ago, my husband suffered from a bout of
shingles that left him in constant pain without relief. Where was God? In my
new book, Dancing Like Bees, I examine God’s intricate creation of the honeybee
and how it speaks direction into our need for living peaceful, productive lives
regardless of circumstances. Through the honeybee, I learned of God’s ways and
His faithfulness. I found God’s peace.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times";"> “Teach me your way, Lord, that I may rely on your faithfulness;”
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<span style="font-family: "times";">Where was God? Didn’t He see them in the middle of a foreign country with no help? Hadn’t they given their lives to serve as missionaries and trusted Him for their health? She wept as she sat near a flowerbed filled with daisies. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times";">Just then, the buzz of bees drew her attention. They danced peacefully from flower to flower doing the job God created them to do, even as a storm approached. She noticed a pattern. If bees could be joyful and peaceful in all circumstances, surely she could find a way. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times";">Through the thirty-one devotions, this book examines what Peggy learned about God’s intricate creation of the honeybee and how it speaks direction into our need for living peaceful, productive lives while overcoming stress and achieving joy. God is faithful always, and His creation magnifies His majesty if we take time to seek Him in everyday situations––even through the honeybee. </span><br />
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Did I need another "job"? Not really! But, after winter in Bolivia––no snow here except on the mountaintops but cold--Spring has sprung. There will be no rain until November. As I walked around our property, my heart hurt to see our plants and trees suffering from the winter weather and a lack of water. Because of a shortage of water from the community well, this year our plants are on the verge of dying without dowsing them with water every day for a few weeks. Who could set aside some responsibilities to devote time to this rescue mission? I will! I will! How could I foresee danger looming in the bushes and under the trees?<br />
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I hadn't an inkling how time-consuming this new job would be, but I did know there weren't many responsibilities I could ignore for two weeks. After all, clean clothes, eating, and daily chores and classes must continue while watering. I certainly could juggle my schedule for a mere two weeks while my husband and ministry workers tended to urgent ministry matters. I embraced this challenge with vigor, determined to see new life sprout from the branches and bushes.<br />
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Rising early, I turned on the hoses and set sprinklers in motion. "<i>What's so hard about this?</i>" thought the well-seasoned missionary now in her golden years. Well-seasoned on the mission field should translate to experienced with bugs, and golden should translate to caution, aging bones.<br />
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With my cute navy and white polka-dot boots zipped up, I headed out as the sun peeked over the mountain behind our property. What a gorgeous Spring morning. I felt like skipping and bursting into song, <i>Oh, What Beautiful Morning</i> until the first reality check occurred. To reach those roots under the trees, I had to bend down and almost crawl to the trunk to reach the roots so I could flood the area and ensure the water seeped to the deep-down roots. With never a thought as to what could be lurking there in the dark forest-like underbrush, I plunged ahead and soon encountered opposition to my watering job.<br />
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Ouch! It stung, it burned, it swelled immediately, yet not a critter or insect in sight. Quickly exiting the bushes, I checked my arm for stingers or bites. In the light, they surfaced. At least ten bites and one gigantic bite turning white as I felt faint. Oh, did I mention, not a soul was on the property that day?<br />
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After wrestling with the tree, I then stumbled on a pick-like tool. It fell to the ground but not before the heavy wooden handle crashed on my big toe. Yikes, the dance I did that day resembled a rain dance I'd once seen on the Lone Ranger. Doing a rain dance would surely be easier than my wrestling and gardening dance in the muddy yard. But, onward and upward or better said, downward. I embraced the task. It would not be too much for me as I limped and itched to rearrange the sprinklers and move the hose to another tree. The latch caught my blouse and jabbed my side going out the gate––while wrestling the hose. Just a jab and not a stab. I would go on. Did I mention the open wound on my <i>other</i> big toe that had not wrestled with the pick-like tool? And, that toe also met with a garbage can a few months earlier and ended in a fracture. Maybe big toes just get in the way!<br />
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Although wrestling with danger, I still embraced the job. With a jabbed side, a swollen and red arm, an open wound on my good toe, and an injured black and blue toe, I determined to rescue the trees and plants. Today, tiny green leaves sprout from the tree tops and bushes and even a few flowers here and there.<br />
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If we embrace life as God tells us to, will we see eternal new life, sprouting Christians, and well-watered souls? Of course we will because God's Word says so. So go on, water even while wrestling with dangers that stand in your way. Give them a good dowsing! Be aware that while watering souls you will wrestle the unknown and the known enemy. Expect the injured toes, jabbed sides, and bites from the unfriendly world of darkness. But, know that new Christians will sprout and bud, and seasoned Christians will flourish because you<i> really </i>embrace life as God wants you to.<br />
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What are you wrestling with today?<br />
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Let's<i> really </i>embrace life so that nothing will be too much for us.Peggy Cunninghamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18056938419519161789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9141302802321583400.post-10097711411904701802016-09-06T16:00:00.000-07:002016-09-06T16:09:02.077-07:00Dancing with Ants<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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While drinking my tea and chomping on my cookie––I'm not a breakfast person, but I make up for it the rest of the day––I made a mental list of all I wanted to accomplish on a Monday morning. I flipped on the morning news to check about blockades in the country where I live in South America. All roads closed because of a looming problem within the country. No problem since I had no plans to head out anytime soon. Then, checked CNN to see that all was right with the world––well, for the morning anyhow. Now, what next? Should I clean those blinds staring at me or work on correspondence? I hadn't a clue the wind would soon change my course.<br />
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Jolted by a swishing sound, I paused from all the noise in my head. <i>This</i> noise clamored around my windows and caught my attention. Wind! Gusty wind! Scary wind! Then it ceased. And, so did my schedule.<br />
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Instantly, my thoughts soared heavenly. God caught my attention. "So I set out to learn everything from wisdom to madness and folly. But I learned first hand that pursuing all of this is like chasing the wind" (Ecclesiastes 1:17 NLT).<br />
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I set out chasing the wind. I reached for my Bible and glanced out the window. Trees bent in the wind but didn't break. New leaves budded, and their greenery etched against the blue sky. A reminder that my soul may bend but never break, and just as the leaves bud again, I too have a new beginning each day. My heart warmed, and the wind in my soul ceased. I read these words "Do not cast me from your presence or take your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy or your salvation." (Psalms 51:11,12 NRSV).<br />
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My soul relaxed. The clamoring stopped. My joy returned.<br />
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Monday nights here in Rumi Rancho are nights of laughs, lessons, and love with our "Big Kids". Our ministry is dedicated to kids, teaching practical skills and Bible to underprivileged kids in the rural area where we live. But at what age do we stop teaching those who need Christ and help for their daily lives? Our vision is never to stop teaching those who need the Savior––no matter what the age of the "kids". Our age limit is birth to death.</div>
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God burdened us for a group of young couples here in the area. These young marrieds grew up with us. Most of them were in our computer classes and our youth group here in the church. The girls, now young ladies, were in my baking classes. As time marched on they married, had babies, and grew away from church and us.</div>
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In recent years, we have seen divorce rates begin to go up in Bolivia. They are not at 50% as in other parts of the world, but the trend is beginning here too. We know the time is now to begin teaching and helping these couples, before they reach a point of no return in their marriage. They are still kids to us!</div>
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It is never too late to save a marriage. We know all things are possible with God. Some of these couples are already working on problems and recommitting their lives to the Lord. Others are close to accepting Christ as Savior.</div>
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They are our "Big Kids" now, and we are the "Old Kids" teaching them. But, we are all God's Kids––daily needing His help to have a marriage that will glorify Him. It isn't easy, but it is possible! For those of us blessed to have a spouse, let's work at our marriage every day, so we can grow old together and cuddle under a quilt with each other, not alone.</div>
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<i> "And now abideth faith, hope and love, these three;</i></div>
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<i> but the greatest of these is love." First Corinthians 13:13</i></div>
Peggy Cunninghamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18056938419519161789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9141302802321583400.post-89624417768468056542016-05-08T06:40:00.000-07:002016-05-08T06:52:19.958-07:00Heavenly Hugs<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Deuteronomy 33:27 “The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms;”<o:p></o:p></div>
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I have the blessings of many hugs in our ministry. We live in a rural area of Bolivia where we teach practical skills to underprivileged children, while reaching them for Christ. This picture was taken when I went to the local government school to register these precious children for our computer classes; they blessed me with heavenly hugs.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Often we are asked what we miss most from home; that’s easy, family and friends. Our granddaughter recently celebrated her ninth birthday; we missed the party and hugs. But, there is a heavenly hug available. It travels through the heavens and comes out through a phone or a computer. We are blessed by the technology we have available to us today. Before the Internet, we got mail once a month and rarely made a phone call. Now we are blessed to have instant communication daily.<o:p></o:p></div>
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God has blessed me with a ministry of physical heavenly hugs from children every day, and ethereal heavenly hugs from across the miles often. Even when I miss a birthday party, (or Mother's Day) I am content where He has me. He is my refuse, under His Everlasting Arms of heavenly hugs.<o:p></o:p></div>
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To all my internet mom-friends, hope you feel the hugs. Thanks for your friendship through the heavens! Happy Mother's Day!</div>
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