You know how it goes. Someone asks for volunteers or donations, and you think, “I’d like to help with that. It seems like a good cause.” So, you raise your hand or fill out a little commitment card and you go on your merry way. And if you’re anything like me, moments later you have [...]
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Let Your Yes Be Yes!
May 14th, 2011 
Amy Dunbar 
Posted in Living In The Light 
Tags: bible study for women, Christianity, Life Choices, Saying Yes, Volunteering 
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Have You Had a Bad Day?
May 13th, 2011 Amy Dunbar Everyone has a different definition of a ‘bad day.’ For some, a day is ‘bad’ if they were swamped with work and barely had a moment to rest or drink a cup of coffee. For others, a ‘bad’ day is when the car won’t start or a check bounces at the bank. For me … [...]
Recent Outbreak Threatens Life: Get Treated Now!
May 12th, 2011 Amy Dunbar Have you heard of the plague? You know – the horrible disease that is most commonly transmitted by fleas and rodents. Did you know that there was recently an outbreak of the pneumonic plague in the Congo? Did you know that it took many lives before the CDC confirmed it was the plague? You see, [...]
No Reason to Hope?: Rheumatoid Arthritis Weakens Body but Not Heart
May 11th, 2011 Amy Dunbar From Beverly’s heart … There’s a beautiful old hymn that says “One day at a time, dear Jesus, that’s all I’m asking of you”. Forty years ago, these words became my daily, desperate prayer when, as a mother of a 3-year-old and a one-year-old, my body was attacked with severe Rheumatoid Arthritis. It initially affected [...]
Posted in Living In The Light Tags: Conditions and Diseases, Hope, Jeremiah 29:11, Jesus, Rheumatoid arthritis 4 Comments »
You Got Skills??
May 10th, 2011 Amy Dunbar Some people are good with numbers – not me – but some are. Some have a knack for putting sums together, reconciling books, and projecting possible investment gains. Again, this ain’t me! I’m in the camp of “I took math in school because I had too.” Don’t get me wrong, I know math [...]
Posted in Living In The Light Tags: Christianity, Dave Ramsey, Debt, God, Matthew 25: 14-30, Personal Finance, Talents 1 Comment »
Government Funded, But Still Poor
May 9th, 2011 Amy Dunbar You’ve heard it before. Someone on television, at work, or at church petitions you and others to give to the poor and someone responds (under their breath), “that’s what government programs like welfare are for.” Someone else says, “Those people don’t need my help, have you seen the cars they drive? They’re just [...]
Posted in Living In The Light Tags: Christianity, Government Funding, Poor, Poverty, Religion, Welfare 4 Comments »Want High Risk Investment With Guaranteed Gains?
May 6th, 2011 Amy Dunbar Have you ever played around with the stock market? You know … invest a little here and little over there. Then sit back and wait and move your investment around if you think it will do better somewhere else. Have you ever lost your shirt on an investment? If you have, then how quickly [...]
Posted in Living In The Light Tags: 1 Corinthians 13, Christian, God, Investment, love No Comments »Would You Like a Side of Funk To Go With That?
May 5th, 2011 Amy Dunbar Have you ever walked into someone’s home, excited to see them and visit only to be accosted by a funkilicious odor that made you want to run out the door you just stepped through? Maybe not funkilicious … but surely you have met a funky odor or two while being social. What did you [...]
Dare To Dream … Even If Someone Doesn’t Like Your Dream!
May 4th, 2011 Amy Dunbar “You can’t do that!” … “There is no way!” … “Everyone wants to do that.” … “You should put your energy into something more constructive.” Have you heard this mantra before? If not, you’re one of the lucky few. For the rest of us, there have likely been individuals in our lives who were less [...]
Posted in Living In The Light Tags: Creative Writing, Dream, Fear, Psalms, Taking Risks 8 Comments »
Want Things to Be Hunky-Dory? Want To Be In Control? Try Something New Today!
May 3rd, 2011 Amy Dunbar Okay – so now you know my secret. You now know my biggest fears: DIVORCE and GAINING WEIGHT. I know they probably seem trivial – even possibly ridiculous, but let me explain a bit more … My parents divorced when I was 12 years old and it was horrid. Our family split up [...]
Posted in Living In The Light Tags: Christian, Divorce, Family and Relationships, Marriage 3 Comments »
