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We give up easier than trying… We don’t fight hard enough for those near and dear to us because finding a way out is easier! Don’t you know that there is Someone who fights for us daily? We struggle with thinking that we are alone in our situation. No matter how hard life knocks us, God is FIGHTING for us! His ultimate show of fighting for us was sending His Son to die on the cross for us with a promise of rising again after 3 days and a promise to come back again for us! What a VICTORY we have in Christ!! He didn’tRead More →

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“Ok, God, I know You can heal Bella

I know You can make her better

But if Your healing isn’t exactly the way I think it is and Your plan is different from ours

Then, I am OK with that

I thank You, for gifting us a wonderful 2 years with this little determined little girl

Do what You have to do to make her better,

Amen”Read More →

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Sometimes in these episodes, I forget that I am His…that no matter what, He is always with me. I may not understand why things are the way they are but He sees everything. He knows what’s going on. He is always where I am and I can’t go anywhere where His presence is not around or with me. That is how much He loves me! As far as fighting well, we just need to STAND. He is fighting for us! He has the Victory!Read More →

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I was ashamed to admit that I had depression and I didn’t tell anyone till 2 years ago about my struggle. I was so afraid of what it may mean to have to depression. In my mind, a person who believes in God and trusts in Him and believe that He is the Healer and ALL of who God is, couldn’t possibly be ever depressed? I mean, He IS the SOURCE of our Joy, right? How could I lose my joy? How could I not see the good in anything?? I felt like withdrawing but couldn’t…Read More →

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 *written 11/13/20212, revised 5/30/16* A day where we all remember those who have fought bravely for our freedom. A day where most care mostly about the sales and the free meals but a day that I will never take for granted. You see, I came here for freedom. My whole family did! I wasn’t born into this brave and free country, we escaped to it to have a better and safe life. To make the long story short, we came here on Christmas Eve of 1989 from the Philippines. After years of thinking that we moved to the US for my parents to work atRead More →

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I recently went with Chris to take a group of students to a youth rally this past Friday and the theme was Surrounded. As I stood back during the altar call, I saw a flood of students raising their hands in surrender to the Lord but what stuck out the most were those who came and prayed with them, hugged them and loved on them. They were SURROUNDED by a sea of people who truly showed their support. In life, we go through things that make us truly happy and there are those who are sincerely happy and rejoicing with us! They give us highRead More →

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I have always been a little sentimental when it comes to cards, notes, artwork by the kids. I think I have all the cards that Chris has given me over the last 13 years of marriage tucked away somewhere. We have moved several times but I have some tucked in my dresser drawer. I also have kept little notes from the girls or some of their artwork tucked away also. I am a collector of these items. I love reading over them! I have to honestly say that the last few months, I have struggled very badly with bouts of depression. I thought for sure IRead More →

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Fear is crippling. Fear says a lot of things and when you hear fear a lot, you start believing it. Fear is learned for the most part unless it is part of the fight or flight response. For example, I try not to tell the kids I am afraid of something unless I have tried it. Like riding roller coasters-I don’t like to ride them and they scare me because I have tried them. Fear keeps you from doing anything you set your mind to, especially the thing that God wants you to do. I have let my fears get in the way a lot.Read More →

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Beautifully Broken’s new logo is brought to you by Simple Designs by Jennifer. I am so blessed to have had her be a part of this vision of mine by doing the logo! It simply means that through Christ death we have freedom to choose to live. I have come to learn and understand that depression is an illness…like the common cold(I know, it’s more complex than that) sometimes you get it from time to time and get better. With depression, there are days where I can have the most positively awesome day and then really dark days. I am learning to choose to LIVE. Sometimes,Read More →

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I see you not believing Not trusting Not having faith Believing you are a lost cause Stop listening to the voice of the enemy saying that you are not worth saving That you are a waste of time That you are not worth His blood This is what the voice of the Father says, Your Creator, You are Dearly Loved I died for you and for all the things that you have done Rise Up Put your trust in Me I will always be here for you and I will never leave you You are not a waste of time You are the one that was goingRead More →