http://dee411a.atwc1.com Personal diary, spiritual and practical resource blog. Discussions and resources include but are not limited to: abstinence, abuse, being single and saved, bipolar disorder, elder care, family structure, feminism, incest, masturbation, ministry, music, pre-marital sex, rape, relationships, singing, single parenthood, songwriting, teens, and writing Sat, 19 Jul 2008 02:28:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en At the age of seventeen, Father's Day became a mockery to me and my faith in my Heavenly Father took a serious beating. Almost twenty-six years later, I've learned not to see Him with eyes handicapped with biological and situational limitations, but with the spiritual eyes that reflect the brand/receipt ... http://dee411a.atwc1.com/archives/321 Starting on Monday, June 9, 2008 thru Saturday, June 14, 2008... Read Zone Book Reviews will be hosting a Blog Tour for Allison Bottke and her latest book, Setting Boundaries With Your Adult Children! Travel with us as we find out something new about Allison at each stop: Stop #1 - Monday, ... http://dee411a.atwc1.com/archives/320 ..Comment | Copy This The Man On His Way Emotional mind all over the map angry, affected, rejected, dejected I almost elected to withdraw from the fray, caught up in patterns of yesterday totally unrelated nevertheless projected negativity had its hold your character tried and unprotected Rational mind fought the good fight God's word to me brought my flaws to light no assassination allowed on His watch He said to ... http://dee411a.atwc1.com/archives/319 There is a new trend occurring in the dating world. People are finding that Internet dating is not what it's cracked up to be. In fact, USA today found that the old-fashioned way just might be the best way. See why matchmaking, set ups and blind dates are being welcomed back as the proven way ... http://dee411a.atwc1.com/archives/318 Total Recall 1990,  The movie: They stole his mind, now he wants it back. What is reality when you can't trust your memory? An Earthbound construction worker keeps having dreams about Mars. A trip to a false memory transplant service for an imaginary trip to Mars goes terribly wrong and another personality surfaces. ... http://dee411a.atwc1.com/archives/314 Reaching back into my archives to bring you a piece I wrote last year on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr's Birthday. ~*~*~*~ On this day I encourage you to read and reflect on a speech delivered five months before I was born by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. It is a celebration ... http://dee411a.atwc1.com/archives/317 Yesterday I was musing on Fred Hammond's "You are the Living Word", "Lord Your Grace", "No Weapon"... last night (while struggling to come up with a concept to describe an upcoming rally/outreach sponsored by our youth ministry) I heard the first cut on Kirk Franklin's latest CD, Fight of My ... http://dee411a.atwc1.com/archives/312 Sunday Morning Reflections of the Not-Quite-So-Sick-and-Shut-in: I was just having a conversation, in which the other party mentioned that I look better than some 30's. Cool with me. Who doesn't want to hear flattering things on a Sunday morning (heck any day of the week) when their sinuses are standing up ... http://dee411a.atwc1.com/archives/315 With the fast approach of the celebration of Thanksgiving comes the expected question: what are you thankful for? Each year my answer varies, but adds up to "my family and the fact that I'm still here!" Why so short you ask? Because really, I'm all about keeping it as monosyllabic as ... http://dee411a.atwc1.com/archives/316 Hi Folks, As you may or may not know I also have my own publishing company.  I've been pretty quiet about it up till this point.  Why?  Because I've been doing my research and learning the business and deciding whether I wanted to publish the works of others or keep it ... http://dee411a.atwc1.com/archives/311