Immeasurably More!
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on April 2, 2013
by Susan Krause, a Listen To My Life Participant Listen to My Life was the instrument God used to bring me out of a deep, dark hole I found myself in three years ago. I had convinced myself that my life was basically over. I had lost all the things that meant the most to [...]
A Choice: React or Respond
Posted by on October 9, 2012
by Sibyl Towner, Co-Author of Listen To My Life Life is always a choice. And a part of that choice relates to who has the power. And that power relates in large measure to your past. What or who do you give power to? How can you disempower those hurts and wounds from your past? [...]
Reframing on Raspberry Mountain
Posted by on September 11, 2012
by Kim Nielsen, oneLifemaps Facilitator Waking up to a God-kissed day on Raspberry Mountain filled my heart with joy! Much of what is life-giving to me could be found on this day: being in the majestic mountains, walking in the wildflower valleys, receiving my breath of the Spirit from the cool morning air as God [...]
A Crown of Tears
Posted by on June 19, 2012
by Nancy Bentz, oneLifemaps Facilitator (excerpted from her “Wellspring of Life” WordPress blog post “The Crown of Tears”) In a lifetime, how many tears are shed? We cannot count the number of times we’ve grieved, sobbed and wiped our eyes and snotty nose, let alone how many individual tears have welled up and spilled over [...]
9/11: Resentment, Forgiveness, and Reconciliation
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on September 10, 2011
Dr. Rob Voyle gave us permission to reprint this very insightful, practical and healing article. Please read it and pass it on to those whom you know that struggle with issues of withholding forgiveness in ways which prevent healing and freedom. Forgiven and Free, Sharon Swing 9/11: Resentment, Forgiveness, and Reconciliation by Dr. Rob Voyle [...]
Seeing Things Differently
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on June 21, 2011
By Cheri Hudspith, oneLife Maps Facilitator Have you ever been aware when God is trying to show you a new way of looking at something? This happened to me. I was getting ready to facilitate the Valley Experience Map with a small group and I enjoy facilitating out of a fresh and recent experience with the [...]
The Body of Christ
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on February 9, 2011
by Deanna Kotrla, Listen to My Life Retreat Participant Lately I have been reflecting on how thankful I am for the body of Christ. By that I mean how we are all part of His body and how when we follow God’s leading in our lives people are ministered to, sin is confessed, the lost [...]
Winter Reflections
Posted by on January 19, 2011
by Carrie Johnson, oneLifemaps Volunteer I am not one for the cold. I like to be comfortable, warm and in a non-shivering state of being. And let me tell you, winter in Chicago is freezing! However, as much as I don’t like the freezing cold, I’ll tell you what I like about winter. I love [...]
The Perfect Gift
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on December 21, 2010
by Sibyl Towner, Co-Author Listen to My Life The Christmases that my husband Dick and I have experienced over the years have become a part of our family’s story— traveling to visit relatives, with never enough time to see everybody, and assembling toys long after the kids had gone to bed. There was the year that [...]
When Love’s Heart Suffers
Posted by on October 6, 2010
by Anita Schamber, LTML Facilitator As life stories intersect, people meet each other in unexpected places for God-ordained reasons. That seemed to be true when I met Nancy Bentz in a breakout session at a Christian Leadership Alliance Conference in April 2009. Although we sat as far away from each other as possible in the room, by [...]