Tag: joy

It’s hard being a peacemaker

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Matthew 5:9  Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.

What is a peacemaker?

I’m sure you’ve probably read this verse before as I know I have read it. I came across again it a few days ago and began to wonder ‘What exactly is a peacemaker?’ I looked up the definition and this is what I found: Continue reading “It’s hard being a peacemaker” →

Its Not About Me.

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Original Blog Post-July 12, 2016
Over the past few weeks, I have had my feelings hurt quite a bit by someone close to me.
I couldn’t understand what I had done to deserve the treatment I was receiving. It brought back so many painful childhood memories and was making me think about making some major life changes.

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Dear Special Needs Parent

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Original Blog Post on July 12, 2016
Dear Special Needs Parent,
I see you in the grocery store, at the doctor’s office, and at the park. I see the smiles that hide the tears. I see the tired look you try to hide. I hear the little sigh you let out when another mom talks about ‘date night’ or a milestone their child has reached.
How do I see and hear all of this? I am a special needs mom, a single parent, a homeschooling mom, and so much more.

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Who Am I?

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SUSIE MIMM KIRBY·MONDAY, APRIL 18, 2016

Who Am I?

I am a woman, a wife, a mother, a sister, a friend, a daughter, I am a person just like you.
All to often we forget that the people who are subjects of the rumors and gossip flying around are people just like you and I. They are someone’s child, parent, sibling, friend or spouse. They are REAL and they have FEELINGS.

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Open Doors

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SUSIE MIMM KIRBY·SUNDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2016

Sometimes we go through things in life that are really difficult.

Just this past year I have been through a few very difficult things that I really didn’t understand. One thing I have learned is that when God closes one door He will open another one. When He takes away something it is because He has something better in store for us.
I know that when you are in the throes of a major struggle or event it is hard to find comfort in the fact that all things work for the greater good. It is hard to see that He has a bigger plan in mind and that He already knows what lies ahead. It is almost impossible to accept the circumstances and depend on Him.

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