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Lavenda Stuart
My Holiday Convictions

My Holiday Convictions

Several years ago now, I developed a problem with Christmas.  Saying that may sound like I’m not Christian, but I am.  I appreciate that we have a time set aside to remember the greatest gift God ever gave us.  He loves us so much that He gave us His only son and if we believe that we can have everlasting life.  It’s something worth remembering and passing on.  But, my problem is how we do it… and maybe even when we do it. One December evening, when my boys were little, we were watching Christmas movies.  I never believed in...

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Lavenda Stuart
Got acne?

Got acne?

Do you or someone you know suffer from acne? I did.  DID!  No longer do!   It started in high school.  You think it's normal hormonal stuff teenagers go through, right?   WRONG!! Wrong in my case anyway. Other girls would say, "Oh my gosh!  I have a zit!" Me, "Okay, my whole face is covered...(eyeroll)...shut up, please." 20 years past high school, still had acne. About 3 years or so ago I took gluten out of my diet for other health reasons.   Guess what!! ACNE WENT AWAY!! I had tried all the topicals, the face washes, ProActive, Rodan & Fields, a...

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Jesus Said There’d Be Days Like This

Jesus Said There’d Be Days Like This

This post is a bit late, because in my mind, Covid is gone…though I guess in the world, it’s still lingering around.  This phrase popped in my head near the beginning of the pandemic.  It was a song that was stuck in my head.  Instead of “mama said there’d be days like this” it was “Jesus said there’d be days like this”, but to the same tune.  And…I was okay with it being stuck in my head.  It was a constant reminder that days like this are all part of the plan.  At least I know the end of the...

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