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Author: Melanie

Independence Day

Happy Fourth of July! BeholdHer4th! I love the USA. I have always been moved to tears hearing the Star Spangled Banner sung at sporting events and fail not to shed a tear when I hear God Bless America!  When I see a flag flying at half staff, my spirit quickens.

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Marriage

Wife Life Struggles

 PRAYING THE SCRIPTURES   After almost 16 years of solo-parenting, I have become a wife to a Godly (WARRIOR SUPER HERO) husband! And as a new wife, I am learning more and more with every wrong turn!  I am sooooo very far from perfect in my wife-ing!  However, I have

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BeholdHerWebsite

BeholdHerWebsite Several years ago, some thoughts came flooding into my mind during Jubilee at my home church, Victory Life in Durant, OK.  I can remember thinking how overwhelmed all the words and images were as I began jotting down notes and hopes and prayers.

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The Shade Tree

For as long as I can remember, I’ve heard the story of Jonah in the belly of the Whale.   As a mother of young children, I told the story as a teaching tool prior to disobedience and and “remember what happened to Jonah” speech when the kiddos acted up!

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Forgotten

As a young teenager, I wanted to fit in and impress everyone at school.  I can remember going shopping and wishing for designer brands and styles that were ‘in’ ~ and incidentally, right back ‘OUT’ as fast as they came in!  Wanting the newest Vans or Jams and tickets to

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Reflection

This year’s theme for TCS Cheerleading has been two-fold. The primary emphasis has been placed on REFLECTION. This verse has been a ‘thinking spot’ for me for almost a year, now! The second part of our them has been POWER UP ~ we learned and applied plugging in, powering up

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Cyber bullying Awareness Month

Cyberbully awareness Month has been very eye opening. After walking through this with two daughters – in middle school high school and in College – educating myself and others regarding laws and prevention has become increasingly important. Knowing WHY this happens is a big part of prevention but NOT RETALIATING

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