My name is Amy Dunbar and I am a DIY-aholic. It all started when we bought this fixer-upper of a house. I started watching the DIY channel all the time. I would even leave it on while cleaning the house or working on a project for school. After a few shows, I started saying [...]
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DIY Done Me In!: Philippians 4:11b-13
March 5th, 2011 
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Bring On the Marinade!: Philippians 4:8-9
March 4th, 2011 Amy Dunbar Do you like steak? I LOVE a good steak – medium rare – especially if it has marinated in a good blend of spices. I recently tried a friend’s recipe for steak and one of the ingredients for the marinade was strong coffee. Weird, right? I have never put coffee in [...]
Not your grandmother’s peace: Philippians 4:6-7
March 3rd, 2011 Amy Dunbar I knew, I just had a feeling – but I didn’t have proof. Working as a teacher in a small private school, life moved at a fast pace. Constantly coming and going, while my husband pursued his bachelor’s degree. That was the deal, he worked while I finished school and now it was [...]
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No more rough-housing!: Philippians 4:4-5
March 2nd, 2011 Amy Dunbar Big C is 19 months older and 20 lbs. heavier than his younger brother, but he doesn’t understand the difference. His brother, Lil’ C, recently learned how to pull up on the furniture and cruise along. He is also crawling at warp speed and will happily play with anything, which drives Big C crazy. Not [...]
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Forget, press on and go: Philippians 3: 12-14
March 1st, 2011 Amy Dunbar Continuing from yesterday … Paul writes “not that I have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one [...]
What do you have to gain?: Philippians 3: 7 – 9
February 28th, 2011 Amy Dunbar When I was a kid, I lived for my parents’ attention. One of four girls, I did everything from dancing about to kicking and screaming if I thought it would get me the attention I craved. As I got older, I learned that good grades and good deeds produced similar results. Although [...]
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Grumble No More: Philippians 2: 14-16
February 26th, 2011 Amy Dunbar It was 8:55 a. m. and we were late. Church started in five minutes and there was no way we were going to get there on time. I am not sure what made us so that morning, but we were and neither my husband nor I were happy about it. We pulled out on the [...]
Running on Fumes: Philippians 2: 12-13
February 25th, 2011 Amy Dunbar Moving one foot in front of the other, I wearily pressed on. After just passing the half-way point in the half marathon, everything in my body wanted to stop. I was worn out – completely exhausted. In spite of that, though, I pressed on. My body ached and I seriously felt as though my legs were going [...]
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How do you become like-minded?: Philippians 2: 5-8
February 24th, 2011 Amy Dunbar Yesterday we talked about the difficulty of being like-minded and one in spirit. You may have asked yourself, “Okay Amy, that’s great. That’s a no brainer. We are all selfish and we don’t get along. But how do we change that? How can we be like-minded? Paul answers those questions in verses 5-8. He challenges [...]
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“I Disagree!”: Philippians 2: 1-2
February 23rd, 2011 Amy Dunbar Big C ran into the other room screaming and throwing a general tantrum because he wanted his way. This time he wanted to play with a toy to the exclusion of his brother. My husband’s immediate response was to punish him if he didn’t stop screaming. Under our pediatrician’s advice, I have always [...]
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