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Say No: Handbags Are Heavy
Posted on Monday, May 2nd, 2016 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: Carol McClain, character counts, handbags are heavy, no, perfectionism, say no, using your gifts
Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29 Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For My yoke is easy and My burden is light. Matt. 11: 28-30 By: Carol McClain @carol_mcclain Full …[ read more ]
Say No: There is NO Condemnation
Posted on Monday, April 25th, 2016 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: Carol McClain, character counts, fear, no, perfectionism, rejection
Let what you say be simply ‘Yes’ or ‘No’; anything more than this comes from evil. Matthew 5: 37 By: Carol McClain @carol_mcclain Years ago I played by bassoon in Oklahoma. My main take-away was the song, “I Can’t Say No”. Unlike Ado Annie, my fear of no isn’t sexual–but it permeates every part of my …[ read more ]

The Extravagance of God
@carol_mcclain When I see a flower I stop. I examine the bloom, look at it from all angles, check the smell, and at last--photograph it. Everything about flowers captivates me--texture, scent, color, size. My photo albums are full of pictures that probably bore others, but delight me. How could God have created such diversity? We know we live in an "unfair" world. Some people, with little effort or with family influence, have everything. Some because of race or religion have little. Despite this, God has strewn the world with beauty--free to anyone who will look. Besides flowers, fish intrigue me.… ...[ full story ]

Carol McClain