Lynn Donovan
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A Strange Devotion – Titans of Industry
I have an odd devotion today. I hesitate to write my thoughts but the Lord just won’t let me escape what is pressing on my heart. So here goes…. Find me at Laced With Grace today for Titans Of Industry. I would be greatly interested in your thoughts about these insidious kingdoms. Be Blessed, Lynn
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Second-Hand God?
"I'll never again live on the crusts of hearsay, crumbs of rumor." – Job 42:6 The Message I love this line from the Message translation, because even Job made the same mistake we do sometimes. We rely more on what people and books tell us about God than really getting to know God through prayer…
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Church or no-Church; The Conclusion
It’s a typical hot July day here in sunny Southern California. It’s Sunday afternoon. I am in my office and I can hear my hubby clearing the kitchen of the lunch dishes. I am remembering the morning. I woke today wondering about church or no church. Would he go? Would he stay home? What do…
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Wekend Devo – Spiritual Warfare
Spiritual warfare is a major issue in spiritually mismatched marriages. I loved this message from James MacDonald at Walk in the Word. I hope it ministers to you as much as it did to me. Great reminders here that our God is bigger than anything we face!Praying and believing,Dineen Strategic Lessons for Spiritual WarfareBy James…
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Are You Happy? (clap clap *giggle)
“Sweetie, I need a few things from the grocery store. Let’s stop there after the eye exam.” I suggested to my husband. With my daughter’s exam complete and glasses ordered, we headed to Dairy Queen. After ordering a cold Banana Split Blizzard, my teen daughter, headed for the car to wait while we I walked toward…
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When God Leads
“When you sense an answer from the Lord and your husband doesn't, how do you communicate WHY you feel moved to do what God said?” A friend of mine posed this question to me recently. At first I didn’t know how to answer, because I couldn’t recall a situation where this happened. Don’t you know…
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Going Alone? Oh No Siree!
I sat down a few minutes ago to prepare this post. Before I started typing, I stopped to pray. I prayed for all of you who read the posts, Church or no-Church. I thanked the Lord, our Great King for each of you who took time to leave me your thoughts, your prayers, your concerns…
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Weekend Devo-
Finding God in the Little ThingsAmazing how the littlest word or gesture can go a long way. I'm going on a mini retreat next week with two friends from church. We've tired to plan this for several years and finally found a way to work it out. Tahoe here we come! But what's so funny to me is that I'm…
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Attending Chruch Alone
Church or no-Church. What is a Girl to Do?Continued from Monday. I just couldn’t do it any longer. Sacrifice another morning. I survive because of those two little hours where I refuel, gain perspective and fill my soul with spiritual strength in order to face the week ahead and the spiritual battles which are inevitable. His non-confrontational persona leapt forward and he mumbled…
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Let’s Talk, Part 2
Last week we had a great discussion about communication. Lots of great comments and input. Let me see if I can summarize some of what was shared. Talking: The true key to communication, although we do communicate with our body language and tone of voice, but we’ll leave that to another post. Kathleen gave us…
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Attending Church Alone
Church or no-ChurchThings often play out very strange. I am going to share a story with you. I am still trying to process the circumstances of the past two weeks looking for the hand-print of God in this. I would be interested to know if any of you have experienced what I experienced and how you processed…
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Thankful Thusday – She Sings??????
Hi Everybody, I stopped a minute from making my debut Blogger’s Retreat video. If you want to see Lynn Donovan embarrass herself as never before, you will not be disappointed with this video. I am going to sing, dance, type and who knows what else. Yikes! Promise me that you will listen with a forgiving ear when…
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I Like Big Bibles and I Can Not Lie
Yesterday in honor of Father’s Day we experienced: Every year ~ fantastic. Here is a taste. Prepare to experience an urge to dance, giggle and jump up and down. You will want watch every second of this video. I promise. Have a fantastic week. Be blessed, Lynn
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Weekend Devo-Praying Fervently for our Children
In celebration of Father's Day, I'd like to share this wonderful article by Rick Warren with you. -Blessings! Dineen Fathers: Pray Fervently for Your Children by Rick Warren "I pray for them. I am not praying for the world, but for those You have given Me, for they are Yours" (John 17:9 NIV). Jesus reflected…
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Thankful Thursday
I have a random ton of things I am thankful for this week. Firstly, thank you for the encouragement from all of you on Monday. God spoke to me through your words and I am walking the walk and talking the talk… Thank you for the scripture verses, the prayers, the offers to help job…
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Chronicles of the Donovan Clan – The Update
Well it’s been a long time since I have posted an update about the Donovans. This post is difficult for me to write. Most of you know that in January my husband lost his job. Back then I wrote about my trust in God and how He has our lives in the palm of His…
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Are you listening, God?
Listen to advice and accept instruction, and in the end you will be wise. – Proverbs 19:20 In My Utmost for His Highest, Oswald Chambers speaks frequently of the challenges in the valley, which he likens to the trials and travails of everyday life. Those moments on the spiritual mountain tops are fine for what…
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Faithful God by Rosheeda Lee
This has been one of those seasons in my life where I just don’t get it. ‘Rosheeda quit.’ Not knowing how I was supposed to live, I quit. My man… ‘Walk Away.’ In love and absolutely miserable without him, I walked away. ‘Rosheeda, go back.’ ‘Lord, seriously. Four months ago You told me to leave. ‘…
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Thankful Thursday – Beauty?
Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder Wow, I think Laurie has picked a fascinating topic for our Thankful Thursday post. As I read this title I remembered sitting in a Beth Moore study last year. We talked a lot about beauty. In fact, I think it was the study of Daniel. Our society…
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Five Valuable Questions
You know how you have those times where you think things are going well? Quiet time's in place, you're more in love with your spouse than ever, and your kids (all of them!) are actually doing well and handling their responsibilities without making it an act of congress on your part. (I actually have one…
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Weekend Devo – Are you with God?
"The Lord is with you when you are with Him." – Asariah, son of Oded (2 Chronicles 15:2) Here's another one of those Scriptures that kept my interest for days. It fascinates me to find something I could so clearly hear Jesus say in the Old Testament. But that makes sense, doesn't it? After all,…