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He saw us.

Published on June 3, 2020July 7, 2020 by Dawn Marie14 Comments

“Your eyes saw my unformed body; all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.
Psalm 139:16

We celebrate our birthdays as the day that our fully formed body came into the world and we breathed our first breath.

Birthdays mark the beginning of our lives, but in this Scripture, God was celebrating us long before our birthday!

He saw us before we were even formed; he knew that we were destined for life, even before that first breath.

What an amazing God we have, who is not only all-knowing, but ever personal.

Take courage and strength from the truth that you were destined from the beginning and you have a wonderful purpose!

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pinterest therapy

Published on November 13, 2019November 25, 2019 by Dawn Marie1 Comment

A friend of mine is hurting. Really hurting.

My heart aches for him.

It aches because he’s such a good person.

It aches because I cannot change the terrible situation he finds himself in.

It aches because I too have walked down

that dark lonely corridor of rejection & abandonment before.

And so I listened.

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which Way?

Published on March 25, 2018 by Dawn Marie13 Comments

gospel john — Photo from Unsplash – by Anthony Garand.

One gospel.

Two choices.

“which Way have I chosen this lenten season?” Lord.

“Lectio Divina”, a Latin term, means “divine reading” and describes a way of reading the Scriptures whereby we gradually let go of our own agenda and open ourselves to what God wants to say to us. Notice what you think and feel as you read the gospel.