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$500 Million Dollar Lottery Winner
I normally don't get caught up in the whole Lottery thing...buying tickets weekly in hopes of being the 1 in 176 million to win (the odds of winning with a single ticket according to the lottery...
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Should I?
I walked around, hoping the nagging feeling would disappear. I called my husband, "So what do you think? Should I do it?" He wasn't going to give me the answer I wanted, he just said, "It's your...
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Easter/Resurrection and You
Turning the corner to head to my sisters house for Easter dinner, I saw my nephew on his skateboard. He's been struggling with drug addiction for years now. My sister & brother-in-law had to make...
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Blessings in Your Day
It was a normal Monday morning after Easter. I rushed out the door for work and while driving along Pacific Coast Highway, I felt a tinge of envy. Everyone was out jogging, riding their bikes, walking...
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Feeling Discouraged, Defeated & Broken?
I pulled up to church and parked my car in front of the park. After a couple of steps, I noticed four young boys playing baseball. As I walked up I thought, "If that batter gets a hold of a ball he...
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WATCH THAT TONE!
"Watch that tone!" Was a constant phrase I heard from my parents growing up. I was often referred to as, "The Mouth" because I had trouble controlling it...A LOT! I quickly learned that it wasn't...
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Can You Sing in Dark?
I closed my eyes, praying for sleep to finally overtake me at 2:00 a.m. As I waited, out of the darkness rose the sound of music. Not instrumental, "human" music, but the songs of nature, birds singing...
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Do You Have a BLESSING'S BOOK?
I turned on my air conditioning bothered that it was taking so long to get cold. I adjusted the radio station and thought, “Hey…what am I complaining about, I’m actually going to have air this summer...
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Finding Lost Treasure
The man slowly scanned back and forth across the sand. Large gray headphones covering his ears as he intently listened, waiting to hear the noise signaling he'd found a buried treasure.I've recently...
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What Happened to the Child Inside of You?
story & picture by: lisa petrarcaDo you ever think back to that little child inside of you? The days when you had no cares. The days were long, filled with neighborhood games; street ball,...
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When Anger Strikes
story by: Lisa Petrarca Yesterday I had an incident happen where I felt my “old” self rising up. The person that I thought I’d finally gotten under control over the years. To feel those old feelings...
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Do You Feel Like Your Drowning?
Photo & Story by: Lisa PetrarcaDo you ever find yourself paddling along through life, everything seems to be going nicely, no problems or troubles and then...WHAM...all of a sudden a huge wave...
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I LOVE YOU MORE!
photo & story by lisa petrarcaWhile on vacation at the beach, sitting in the motor home early one the morning, I heard a a nearby camper yell out, "I love you more!" to her family members as they...
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God Wants You To Know
Just rest in Me. Do you not perceive it? I am doing a new thing in you. Let go of the things that are troubling you and rest in Me. I am the Alpha & the Omega. The Beginning and the End. You will...
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The Mystery In The Castle
I'd heard about an old castle that sits along the shoreline of Laguna Beach CA. Wanting a little weekend adventure...we headed down the coast in search of it. It was a little tricky to find, nestled...
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Does Your Life Need Emergency Repairs?
While driving to work I looked over and noticed a vehicle with bold red writing which said, "Emergency Repair." They were advertising for a business that will repair your broken things. Often times we...
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Feeling Trapped?
Two butterflies gracefully floated by as I sat overlooking the ocean on my lunch hour. I stopped and watched them fluttering about and then glide as the wind carried them off over the steep ocean...
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NEED HELP WITH YOUR PROBLEM?
Do you find yourself praying and then doubting? Do you feel that the problem you're going through will never get better? I know this has been an issue for me. I'll pray for change and then shortly...
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A WHALE OF A TRUE STORY!
"What's that?" I shouted pointing out at the ocean! Let me back up and preface what I stumbled upon before I get into my incredible story... I'd had a rough week, nothing seemed to go right and I was...
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RISING ABOVE IT!
Recently I’ve struggled to find the joy in my day. Between my sickness, work and the rushing of everyday life, I seemed to have been slipping into a melancholy state, an overwhelmed feeling for no...
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