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  • Four Ways to Conquer Obstacles
    Posted on Monday, June 11th, 2018 | Tagged: art, Carol McClain, Itzhak Perlman, obstacles, overcoming, Ps 73, Writing Redemption

    By: Carol McClain     carol_mcclain Ciao, my impish orange and white cat, jumped onto the ledge by my bathtub and knocked a handmade piece of pottery to the tile floor. Of course, the one-of-a-kind piece broke into pieces. What remained would not be glued back together My husband discovered the mess and brought it to me. Sorrow …[ read more ]

  • A Lesson From Tomatoes: They’re Useless Unless Eaten
    Posted on Monday, June 4th, 2018 | Tagged: a lesson from tomatoes, Carol McClain, gifts of God, talent, tomatoes, usefulness, Writing Redemption

    By: Carol McClain    carol_mcclain I love tomatoes. Red is a vibrant, passionate color–but the yellow is happy, orange a blend of happy and passionate. Even the purple-streaked tomatoes pique my interest. Of course I don’t like them just for their color–but their smooth texture, and the weight of them in my hand delight me. Every year, …[ read more ]

  • How to Attain Perfect Peace
    Posted on Monday, May 28th, 2018 | Tagged: anxious for nothing, Carol McClain, giving all to God, God, How to attain perfect peace, Is. 26:3, Jesus, peace, Phil 4:6-7, Prov. 3: 5-6, The Poison We Drink, Writing Redemption

    By: Carol McClain   carol_mcclain “Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus” Phil. 4: 6-7. A strange thing happened this last week. As most of you …[ read more ]

  • 30 Days To Less Guilt
    Posted on Monday, May 14th, 2018 | Tagged: 30 ways to ditch guilt, be transformed, Carol McClain, guilt, habits, neural pathways, perfectionism, renew your mind. don't work--be happy, Romans 12:2, Washington Post, Writing Redemption

    Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is–his good, pleasing and perfect will. Romans 12:2 By: Carol McClain  @carol_mcclain The flip side of perfectionism is guilt. I have a quarter. On the front …[ read more ]

  • Whatever Happened to Discourse?
    Posted on Monday, May 7th, 2018 | Tagged: arguments, Carol McClain, discourse, extremism, James 1:19, listening, Matt. 7:1-2, Prov. 17:28, railing, Writing Redemption

    By Carol McClain @    carol   _mcclain Excited about connecting with an old friend from high school, I gladly accepted her friend request on Facebook. Soon, though, I discovered, she never had a nice thing to say. As a liberal, she dissed anything conservative. I learned nothing about her life or her interests or her loves, only …[ read more ]

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    • Five Ways To Keep Your Resolutions

      “How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives. What we do with this hour and with that one, is what we are doing.” ― Annie Dillard, The Writing Life It's the new year, and of course, you've made resolutions. Do you want to exercise more? Cook healthy meals? Write a book? Have you resolved that this is the year you'd accomplish this? Nearly all of us have already broken our resolves. Why? Because we do what we want to do. Wait, our resolves are our desire, or so we think. Not if you're not doing… ...[ full story ]

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