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    <description><![CDATA[Interests....
I love walking in the woods and enjoying the beauty God has bestowed upon us. I love the Fall leaves and the crispness of the air. I love to read and spend time with my loved ones. I try to volunteer for causes that will help benefit the well -being of another life. I love going to movies and taking road trips to see where the car takes me.
Dreams... 
One day I want to travel the world... and experience things I have never experienced before. I want to try and reach as many people as I can to let them know just how much God has had an impact on my life. 
Best Features... 
Hmm...... most people in general say my personality ...but I would say my eyes . A smile is only a smile when you can see it in your eyes. 

I am generally an easy- going, fun-loving simple kind of girl. I don't like shopping. I am a very giving person. I am a good listener and comforter. I don't like conflict and I am usually the peace-maker when something arises. 
 
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      <title>Sharetime:  A page from my journal......</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Hello Everyone!

I hope you don't mind me sharing part of my journal with you periodically.... I never feel more closer to God than when I read His Word. I often make notes within my journal for the things that I feel the Holy Spirit telling me. So... here it is.....

April 23, 2009
Today I opened my bible randomly as I always do and came across the following:

Psalm 34:9-10 (one of my favorite chapters in the bible is Psalm 34)
9 Fear the Lord, you his godly people,
for those who fear him will have all they need.
10 Even strong young lions sometimes go hungry,
but those who trust in the Lord will lack no good thing

ALL WE NEED:
"those who fear him will have all they need." This is not a blanket promise that all Christians will be rich. After all, many Christians face unbearable poverty and hardships. It reflects David's belief in God's goodness - all those who call upon the Lord will be answered, sometimes in unexpected ways. In what unusual ways have you seen God act in your life? How do these experiences help you to trust Him in other situations?

On Friday, one of the mothers of the kids I watch after school through the YMCA pressed a $10.00 bill in my hand and said that for some reason God was pushing her to give it to me. Of course, it caught me off guard and I tried to give it back to her because she had been experiencing a cutback in hours and had to take one week out of the month off without pay in order to keep people from being permanently laid off. She had been bringing her son every other week to the program instead of weekly, but her hours had picked up at work that week. She just looked at me and said she felt that God wanted her to give it to me. She didn't know why, but sometimes the Lord pressed on her heart to do that. So... I took it and went to the bathroom and cried like a baby because I could feel God's love was all over that. So.... I put the money away and made a mental note to myself to keep my eyes open for what God wanted me to use it for.

The chance came on Sunday when, my daughter, Halley, invited two girls from her school to go to church with us. I had been trying to talk to Halley about inviting some of her friends to come with us to church, especially those who she didn't think attended church or did not have God in their life. One of the girls that she had invited was a known athiest at school. When we went to pick the girls up, the one girl said she was starving and hadn't had anything to eat all day. She said her mom had not fixed anything to eat for them. I had about $13.00 in my checking account and would not get paid for 2 more days and I also needed gas for the car. I remembered the $10.00 the mother had given me and took the girls and got them something to eat before we went to church Sunday night.
I remembered that I also had a couple of free coupons for the coffee shop at church that Trevor Cox had given me to invite people to church. So I gave each girl one before we went in and told them they could get a free drink after church was over.

That night at the end of Perry's service when he was giving the invitation and inviting people to give their lives to Christ, Halley could see the girl twitching in her seat. She kept praying for her to stand up and finally Halley leaned over and whispered in her ear if she wanted to stand up, that Halley would stand with her. The girl nodded her head YES and jumped up out of her seat. That night.. when Perry told them to pray out loud.. you could hear people shouting loudly the prayer to their salvation. IT brought me to tears! My heart was jumping for JOY to hear that many people LOUDLY ask God to come into their lives! So... the girl finally gave her life over to Christ!

This past weekend we tried to get her to come back to church, but she was not home. I told Halley that if she wanted to start going to FUSE on Wednesday nights, I would gladly pick her up and take her on my way home from work every Wednesday. We will see.

So... with all this being said... BLIND FAITH.... doing what you feel prompted to do by the Holy Spirit.. not knowing the rhyme or reason why....but just.. trusting that God is at work and knowing He has a greater plan .. if we will only listen to His Holy Spirit within us... and do what we are prompted... when we get the feeling of our beating hearts about to jump out of our chests.... we will be rewarded greatly by HIM.

I went back and told the mother what that $10.00 bought all because she listened to the prompting of God to "just do it". $10.00 bought a soul for HIS KINGDOM that day!

It took TEAMWORK for that to happen. It took her trusting what God was pressing on her heart to give to me... it took me to be obedient and listen for what God wanted me to use the money for and my daughter to do her part in inviting the girl to church. We are all a part of the body of Christ and we all have to do our part in order for God's plan to work.

SO ladies and gentlemen... Tell me... In what unusual ways have you seen God act in your life?

May God bless each and every one of you and open your minds and hearts to His will in life!

Love in Christ!

Cindy]]></description>
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      <title>Going in deep to win souls for His Kingdom! 
BAM! Take that you nasty...</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Going in deep to win souls for His Kingdom! 
BAM! Take that you nasty devil... brew ha ha ha ha!]]></description>
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      <title>wondering how the rest of my life will go.......I'm sure it will be just as...</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[wondering how the rest of my life will go.......I&#039;m sure it will be just as bumpy but at least I have direction...Thanks JC]]></description>
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      <title>We are only human... right?</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Okay... 

Today has been a really hard day.... If you have been following my blogs... you can see that I've been following God the closest I have ever followed Him in my life these past two years.  

I have been trying to listen to God's prompting and following what I think He wants me to do in my life.  I've reached out to others when He guided me to... and I've spread His word to the one's I've felt Him pushing me toward......

BUT... sometimes... I feel like a failure when I start having the old cravings of the sinful world.  I don't even have to do them.. just thinking about them makes me hang my head in shame.  

I know we are only human..... but I wonder what God wants us to do in situations like these....?

Today was really hard.... I wanted to be with someone.... but I refrained.... I honored God by not being with this person... but I still feel bad because I should be thankful to God and keep my eyes on Him... and for a while today... all I could think about is being with this person....  when I should have thought about God instead....

I guess we all struggle with issues like these in our lives.... I think maybe God lets us struggle sometimes in order to bring us down to another person's level in order for us to know how they feel and not think that we are better than they are.  Also, so that we can be able witness to them and let them know we have been there before.  

This just really sucks sometimes.... BUT I love my maker and I cannot wait to see Him one day!

Any thoughts?  Anyone?]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[hmmmm.... is there anywhere that politics hasn&#039;t clouded the minds of others?  anyplace within the workplace?  ]]></description>
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      <title>getting ready to catch some zzzzzzzzz's..... sweet dreams virb land...</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[getting ready to catch some zzzzzzzzz&#039;s..... sweet dreams virb land .................]]></description>
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      <title>Favorite Quote at the moment........</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[How shall I pray?
Are tears prayers, Lord?
Are screams prayers,
     or groans
           or sighs
                  or curses?
Can trembling hands be lifted to you,
     or clinched fists
           or cold sweat that trickles down my back
                 or the cramps that knot my stomach?
Will you accept my prayers, Lord?
     my real prayers,
           rooted in the muck and mud and rock of my life,
and not just the pretty, cut-flower, gracefully arranged
bouquet of words?
Will you accept me, Lord,
    as I really am,
               messed up mixture of glory and grime?

-<strong>Ted Loder </strong>in <em>Guerilla of Grace</em>]]></description>
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      <title>Savoring my morning cup of java... spending time with God and asking Him...</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Savoring my morning cup of java... spending time with God and asking Him what I can do for Him today...]]></description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 04:51:04 -0700</pubDate>
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      <title>The things God is doing for me right NOW! BAM!</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Hello Everyone!

I've blogged about starting a home group, but I don't think I revealed the details behind me starting the group.  

First, I would like to say that I've grown so much closer to God in the past two years than I could have ever dreamed possible.  My only regret is that I wish I could have realized God's Awesomeness a long time ago!  I would have if I had not been chained down with the weight of a dysfunctional childhood which carried through into my adulthood.  (This is WHY it is SO IMPORTANT to be the best role models that God wants us to be in order to reach the children of the future).

Anyway, I volunteer for a few non-profit organizations including my church.  We receive updates periodically on things from the church that may be of interest to us.  One of those emails came to me one day asking if any of us would be willing to LEAD a homegroup.  My initial reaction was a short burst of laughter with the little voice in my head saying, "Yeah.... Right".  "I can't see me leading anything!"  and my mother's voice from childhood chimed in with, "You are stupid!  You'll never amount to anything!  You don't have the sense God gave a billygoat!".    You have to understand that when I was growing up, my mother was very negative and still is to this day.  She instilled this within me as a child.  I never realized how much of an impact she had in my life until I started going to church and listening to what God was actually saying to me through Perry's sermons.  I finally started understanding what the bible was talking about and I started reading it daily with the utmost awe and hunger for more!  

When I read the email and those old voices started in on me.... I felt a stronger push within me that said.."Trust me....I won't lead you astray... respond back to the email....and tell them you will lead a home group."  Of course my response to that was...."I don't have a place to meet....how can I lead a home group without a place to meet...besides... I won't make any sense to anyone... I'll just mess up and not be able to do it."  The feeling persisted and said...."Just do it!  You have to!"  So.... I responded back to the email after a long prayer with God and it went like this..."I am willing to lead a home group, but I've never done anything like this before... and... I don't have a place to meet."  (Keep in mind .. I still had the thoughts in the back of my mind that this was going to be scary... I was fearful for messing something up... but I pushed forward)
I figured they would say... well... maybe once you find a place, you can lead a group.  BUT.... they responded back with this... "That is awesome!  We have a couple that have called and have offered their home for a home group to meet and would love to have you!"  I was kind of blown away when they told me... and  I smiled up to God and said....."Thank you Father!  I see you have a totally different agenda... I'm listening... and I will follow your lead."  

SO.... I met with the couple a week later.  They let me know that they have been doing home groups for over 2 years.  They usually meet in their own homegroup on Wednesday nights.  They said that they felt the same tugging within their hearts a few weeks earlier to offer up their home for a home group that did not have a place to meet.  When they told me that... I just tingled all over.. I knew it was the Holy Spirit leading us to do this.  When we met for the first time... the couple told me they had NEVER seen a homegroup fall together so perfectly as our homegroup did on the first night.  They said it was as if God had hand-picked each person to be there in that group.  IT just confirmed to me that it was meant to be.  It even took the couple by surprise that we were an all women's group.  They just assumed it would be a couple's group but God has a different agenda and He has a big sense of humor as well!

We have been meeting for over 6 weeks now and the most amazing thing has happened....despite the economy and people losing their jobs... God has blessed the couple for listening to Him...the man went to work the other day and was given a promotion at work... including an 8% raise!  This just flooded my heart with Thanksgiving to God for His greatness!  It just showed to me that He is in control and if we follow the prompting He provides through the Holy Spirit....He will bless us!  

There  have been other great things happening within the members of the group that I would love to share with whomever wants to hear about God's Greatness!  

Perhaps you are in a place in your life where you think there is nothing good left in this world anymore... I'm here to testify that there is STILL GOODNESS in this life and it is through GOD that you will see it!  

I wlecome any of you that want to know more or would like to share some of your experiences with God! 
My prayers go out to all of you and your families!

Love in Christ to all my sisters and brothers!

Cindy G.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Getting ready for the UNLEASH conference at NewSpring 2009!]]></description>
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      <title>Moment of Surrender by U2</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Hello Everyone!!!  

Today is the last service in the series, IwantAnewMarriage.com that Senior pastor Perry Noble with NewSpring Church is presenting.  It is an awesome service for married couples or singles!  You can view the past services online at www.newspring.cc.  

You can also catch the last service LIVE at 6:00 p.m. today on the web campus at www.newspring.cc.  

Lee McDerment and the band really pour their Faith in God out through their musical talent in order to reach others!

NewSpring has changed my life and my children's lives.... and I CHALLENGE each and everyone of you to go check them out online.  

I'll be blogging about the details on how my life has changed ... and the wonderful things God is doing in my life in the upcoming weeks.  

I encourage you to write to me and let me know just how God is working in your life!   

Much love and affection to all my sisters and brothers in Christ!

Cindy]]></description>
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