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Enjoy the Ride

June 18, 2014 by Sharita

Hi friends… For the next several weeks, Wednesdays will be dedicated to re-sharing some of my favorite posts. I am so blessed to be working on some “big rocks” and pretty awesome God-sized dreams, but I need time to make that happen. So after much prayer, here we are. I pray you enjoy these words… And thanks for extending me Christ-like grace. Oh. And everything is still business as usual for our Thursday #EverydayJesus link-up, so don’t miss it!

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The sun was bearing down on our necks. I tried to smoothly fan my armpits to make sure sweat didn’t show. I peered around the dude wearing a Hawaiian-flowered shirt in front of me, who was eating a corndog and funnel cake at the same time.

Was this line EVER going to move? HURRY. UP.

Those were the days of theme park rides. I have to say that I have (sadly) grown out of that thrill, but for a teenager, “riding rides” was as good as it got. (Sidenote: unless you have a super strong stomach, don’t eat a corn dog and funnel cake right before you get on a ride that is name something along the lines of “Roller Coaster of Doom…” you will most likely embarrass yourself and gross out everyone around you. Just sayin.) [Read more…]

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Filed Under: adventure Tagged With: adventure, fun, God, panic, peace, Roller coaster, theme park

Video Blog: God’s Perspective

June 17, 2014 by Sharita

Today’s Take-Home Message:

Sometimes we are too close to see things clearly.

Sounds a bit counterintuitive, but it is so true. Check out today’s video blog for a little somethin’ somethin’ on how to step back and see life through God’s perspective. [Read more…]

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Filed Under: perspective Tagged With: challenge, God, life, perspective, trial, video blog

Building a Christ-Like Marriage: Have Fun!

June 16, 2014 by Sharita

I used to be quite the fun-lover.

Please notice the operative phrase there: “Used to be.”

Growing up, I was also ready for an adventure, be it catching frogs in the pond or swimming in the stock tank. In college, I was usually the first one loaded in the car when somebody said “road trip” and thoroughly enjoyed spontaneous escapades of fun.

Even when Barn and I were dating and first married, fun was easy to come by.

And then… Life happened. [Read more…]

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Filed Under: Christ-like Marriage Tagged With: Christ-like marriage, enjoy, fun, relationship

The Enemy Doesn’t Wear Combat Boots

June 11, 2014 by Sharita

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We are all fighting a battle. Some of us more than one. As an army wife (specifically: Infantryman’s wife), and a mama, AND a minister, it sometimes seems like the battles are never-ending. I battle with maintaining patience, changing schedules, miscommunication, all while attempting to continually support my Beloved Husband in his quest to defend this mighty country against all enemies, foreign and domestic, keep my daughter from licking an electrical outlet and still do Jesus-y things for God. It’s a lot sometimes. But whether you are an army spouse, doctor’s spouse, farmer’s spouse or any son or daughter of Christ, we are all fighting the same spiritual Enemy. [Read more…]

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Filed Under: army Tagged With: army, combat, enemy, fight, Satan, spouse

The Best Boss

June 10, 2014 by Sharita

These three little piggies were “take-home” souvenirs from my first-ever job. Fact #1: Pigs are rarely a profitable undertaking. Fact #2: This is probably the second most unattractive picture ever taken of me. High school was precious.

I jumped head first into the “working world” the summer after turned 16 as a sophomore in High School.

My first ever “real” job was working on a several-thousand head farrow to wean/breeding and gestation swine operation in Minnesota.

It was a trip. (Literally.)

Since that point, I have held several jobs. Some were seasonal, some part-time and some big-kid-post-college-graduation full-time jobs.

With each of those jobs, I had a boss.

Looking back, I would have to say I have had some pretty great supervisors. Folks like Todd, Brenda, Cindy, and Sharon.

But I have also has some not-so-awesome bosses… Who, because I am a Christian and love Jesus, shall remain nameless. (You are welcome, un-named leaders in my life.) [Read more…]

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Filed Under: God Tagged With: agriculture, boss, career, challenge, grow, perspective, work

Building a Christ-Like Marriage: Our Source of Happiness

June 9, 2014 by Sharita

If you ask most people what the happiest day of their life was, I am willing to bet a majority will answer:

1. The day our kid(s) was born.

Or…

2. The day we got married.

How sweet. How romantic. How dangerous. [Read more…]

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Filed Under: Christ-like Marriage Tagged With: Christ, happiness, Joy, marriage

iPad Art for the Heart: Walking on Clouds

June 4, 2014 by Sharita

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My iPad is the bomb diggity. (Yes, I’m bringing that phrase back. Excited for it to catch on.)

Honestly, I probably don’t use my trusty iPad to the extreme that some hardcore Appladdicts do. (That’s my new name for people who love Apple products.) But I L-O-V-E the convenience and entertainment it brings to my life. Plus, it was a gift, so that’s a total bonus.

When I still worked at Christ Community before our PCS, we would all have the chance to do staff devotional during our staff meetings every so often. This blog is what happened when it was my turn. And while it was initially unexpected, I managed to integrate some iPad art into the heart message. Here’s how things went down… [Read more…]

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Filed Under: challenge Tagged With: Apple, art, challenge, circumstances, encouragement, humor, iPad

Have it Your Way

June 3, 2014 by Sharita

It has been years and years and years since I have been to Burger King… Other than once when I was crazy preggo and “needed” one of their 89 cent vanilla soft serve ice cream cones. (Great. Now I want one again.)

Although I haven’t been to the big BK for nearly a decade, their slogan still sticks in my head:

“Burger King: Have it your way.”

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Filed Under: God Tagged With: James 4, motives, selfish, submit

Building a Christ-Like Marriage: Let’s get Physical

June 2, 2014 by Sharita

In college, we used to have a saying:

“It’s only weird if you make it weird. So don’t make it weird, OK?”

And that is going to be the slogan for today’s blog post. Because as we discuss the building blocks of creating a Christ-like marriage, we really can’t leave out the, um, errr, ahem… Physical part.

See, there I go. Making it weird before we even get this party started. [Read more…]

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Filed Under: Christ-like Marriage Tagged With: God, marriage, physical, relationship, sex

Not-so-lonely Road

May 28, 2014 by Sharita

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We’ve all experienced it at some point in our lives.

That moment of heart-heaviness. It feels like we are surrounded by darkness. We might be by ourselves or in a crowd of people.

Either way… we just feel straight up lonely.

Lonely, at least in my personal opinion, is one of the most un-fun places to be. Now, true loneliness is a heart issue and is very different from intentional solitude. We all need some “alone time” every now and then, whether it is to rest, recharge, reflect or just BE.

But being lonely, especially in our hearts, can be a painful and scary place. [Read more…]

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