More ideas for spicing up your spiritual life........

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Hello Sweet Folks,

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And a Good Monday to you!!

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Hope you had a very nice weekend.

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I have been out working in the yard,  it was 60 degrees

when I went out at 9:15 in my sweats,  and it was 70

when I came in at 11:00 about to burn up!!  lol

Soon as that sun comes up good,  it warms up

 reallllllllllly quick.

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I was tempted to throw on a T-shirt and go back out,

it was so pleasant out but decided I had best not

 overdue it the first day out.

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I actually accomplished quite a bit in that span of time,

so figure if I can do that everyday this week,  the yard

will be looking much better soon.

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Fortunately,  the house was all clean for the weekend,

so don't really need to worry about it too much this

week,  so that frees me up to work outside and blog.

Two of my favorite things to do!!  Whoo Hoo!!

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Well,  guess I had better get on with some more

ideas for adding some spice to your spiritual life.

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If you want to read series #1 click here.

and for series #2, click here

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Tip # 17

Rent a good christian movie to watch.

Some suggestions would be : The perfect stranger,

Another perfect stranger, (Is the sequel to "The perfect

stranger),  Fireproof, The Flywheel, Facing

the Giants, or No greater Love.  They are all really

great movies with a really great spiritual incites.

and very well done and enjoyable. The perfect

stranger will hold you captive,  it is really wonderful.

Also, make sure you get the right one,  cause there is 

also a movie called "Perfect Stranger".  The one I

am talking about has a woman with long dark wavy

hair with a blonde goodlooking man standing

behind her,  and up in the righhand corner say

based on the bestselling novel "dinner with a 

perfect stranger".

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 # 18

Listen to tapes or Cd's of sermons or inspirational

speakers while driving in the car or cleaning or

doing dishes.

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 #19

Pray while you are driving somewhere in the car

alone or with your spouse.  We pray on the way

to church especially when we are teaching or any

time we go on a trip.  Please make sure to drive

with your eyes open!! lol

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 #20

Read an inspirational book yourself, or to your spouse

while at home, or on a trip in the car. (bonus, it makes

your trip go a lot faster).  Reading marriage books

 together is a great idea as well,  since we teach

marriage classes we read a lot of those,  and another

bonus: it's a great way to make your marriage better.

Some good marriage books we would suggest:

Love and Respect by Emerson Eggerichs

Men are clams women are crowbars by

David Clarke

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#21

Go in your walk in closet to pray and sit quietly

in the dark.  when my children were young I

used to do that all the time.  It really began

out of necessity but became a wonderful thing.

I love it because I don't get distracted since

it is dark, and I feel shut in with God.  So when

I am really burdened about something I still

love to do that,  and I always come out feeling

so much better and like Jesus was sitting

right there with me.

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#22

If you are really down and depressed about

something,  crawl into bed and hug your pillow

and just pour out your heart to God,  and I

promise you when you get up you will definitely

feel better than when you laid down.

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#23

Get a good nights rest, and know when you 

need to take a break from people and ministry.

Even Jesus drew away from the crowds to spend

time with his Father,  how much more do we need

that since we are mere human beings.

One of our old Pastors wives told me that when

they went to a Pastors retreat that the speaker

said sometimes the most spiritual thing you can

do is get some sleep or rest.

I so agree with him,  cause I know when I am

really overtired I don't cope well with anything, 

 and I am cranky and irritable,  and I think most

people are that way,  but yet they just keep on

pushing........crazy .....cause one day you

will just crack!!

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#24

Sing praise songs!  Don't you sometimes get up

with a song going thru your mind,  then just sing

or hum it all day!

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Well,  hope you have decided to give a few of

these ideas a try or made a mental note for another

time when you might just need it!  Sorry I am so

late with this but it was a busy day, and didn't 

get to finish till late this evening.

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More to come next week!!

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Have a great Day tomorrow!

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Blessings and Hugs,

Nellie