Heather Bixler's Blog, page 9

Remember When You Were Strong

   When I was in the fourth grade I started an inch worm rescue mission. It started one day during recess. We were outside and I had discovered this group of inch worms that I just thought were the cutest things that ever existed, besides kittens. My friend helped me gather the inch worms into […]

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Letting Go of Fear and Practicing Faith

   The other day a my husband woke up to find that the garage door had been opened all night long. We have a home that has an attached garage, so if the door from the garage to the house wasn’t locked then someone could have easily taken the opportunity to come through the opened […]

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I Want to Be that Girl Again

   When I became pregnant with my oldest daughter at 16 years old I had a lot of difficult decisions to make. I guess the first decision I had to make was whether or not I was going to raise my child. The option of abortion was there, but I knew in my heart that […]

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How to Thrive Under the Pressures of Life

   Sometimes the pressure of life can be overwhelming. Recently I found myself just trying to fix a problem so that I can FINALLY feel a little bit of peace and just get out from under this pressure that I’ve been feeling in every area of my life. I’ve also been struggling with the temptation […]

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Handmade Journal Giveaway {Worthy}

I really love journaling. This month my journal has a great scripture on it reminding me to think on things that are worthy, among so many other wonderful things. I don’t know about you but my mind can often dwell on things that can create drama in my mind, and my life. It is something […]

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But First, Stop Judging Yourself.

We all know that judging people is not a wise thing to do. We all know that Jesus came and died on the cross not to judge the world, but to save the world. (John 3:17) The real problem is we continue to judge ourselves. Most of the time if someone is judging […]

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Rising Above Being Judged

   Oh, the joys of those who do not follow the advice of the wicked, or stand around with sinners, or join in with the mockers. But they delight in the law of the LORD, meditating on it day and night. They are like trees planted along the riverbank, bearing fruit each season. Their leaves […]

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3 Practical Ways to Work Through the Pain of Growing and Maturing Spiritually

There are moments in our lives that will make us seriously question whether or not we missed the mark with something. Lately I have been questioning if my decision to place my children into public school was the right decision. Those doubts went something like this: “If I had never put them in public school […]

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A Pillar of Salt

   I don’t want to turn into a pillar of salt like Lots’ wife. I guess sometimes I feel like I am, though. When life just doesn’t seem to be going according to plan, or when I flee from sin but maybe I look back thinking even that may have been a mistake, that’s when […]

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Faith Can Make You Vulnerable

Having faith in someone is difficult when they have betrayed your trust before. But sometimes faith is difficult even when someone hasn’t betrayed your trust. Take Adam and Eve, all they had to do in the garden was to believe and have faith in God that what He said was true. If they had done […]

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