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During a recent church service I had to fight tears.  You know, the embarrassing kind, where you sob uncontrollably?  The piano played and my heart was so moved.  

by Coach Debbie     “I have chosen you,” declares the LORD Almighty. --Haggai 2:23   God has chosen you!  He has declared this!    This verse ends the Old Testament book of Haggai, as the LORD is informing the people of what He WILL do in their future.    He is absolute in His authority and if He says something will happen, it will happen!  It’s as if He is telling us to not worry as He forecasts when He “will shake the heavens and the earth” and “overturn royal thrones and shatter the power of the foreign kingdoms.” ...

by Coach Debbie   Let’s talk about temptation with food.  We all experience the seductive power of sweet-and-salty.  We are human.  But how are we handling the lure of food?     Let’s take a peek at 1 Corinthians 10, which contains warnings for us to learn from the past…   “So, if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don’t fall!  No temptation has seized you except what is common to man.  And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear.  But when you are tempted, He will also...

by Coach Debbie   I've been a mom since 2004 and I'm never going to be asked to write a parenting manual.  I screw up royally just about every day.  I do things I swore I'd never do.    The TV has babysat my kids so I could nap.  I have yelled countless times.  I once told my sons they were bad kids after a family photo session.  I have tossed French fries from the front of a minivan to hungry kids that I just couldn't possible cook for.  I have threatened consequences only to later be too lazy to...