Hännah:
Overwhelming amounts of required reading and lack of sleep has left me reeling as I realize I’m back at school. There has been grace sufficient for every need, but it’s still been a fight for joy. The hymn “Take My Life” by Francis Havergal has ever been on my lips, especially the lines
“Take my life, [...]
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Last week, the hectic portion of my life restarted. You guessed it! School began. No doubt this is the case for many of you readers.
Obviously school isn’t the only thing that comes with fall, however. Many of us have jobs that will either restart or continue soon, holidays will be upon us before long, demanding [...]
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I think we ladies at Forthright Fixation can all agree that all-of-a-sudden we’re in a busy season! Each one of us has either begun school, or left for school this week, so we apologize for the lack of posts that have been up as of late! Don’t worry, we’ll be back hopefully all in one [...]
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“I can do all things through him who strengthens me.”
Last October this verse found in Philippians 4 (ESV), came to mean something special to me. I was going to my first meeting with a guidance counselor at a local university and I was terrified. I was worried sick, not only about what this meeting would [...]
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Hännah:
It’d be hard to try to summarize this week, but maybe the first six verses of Romans 8 will suffice.
“There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in
Christ Jesus. 2For the law of the Spirit of life has set you
free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and [...]
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I recently came across a great little book from the 1800s, entitled, “How to be a Lady”. It is a sweet book that gives advice to young ladies on how to act and grow in sanctification. A few days ago, I read this advice,
“You must not allow boys to be too familiar; but be modest, [...]
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“Blessed be your glorious name, and may it be exalted above all blessing and praise. You alone are the LORD. You made the heavens, even the highest heavens, and all their starry host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. You give life to everything, and [...]
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[[ "That Which You Sow, So Also Will You Reap" // or // "The College Bubble" ]]
[Warning: This is a long post. But I promise I didn't write anything just for the sake of writing, so go ahead--read the whole thing ;). You might just need an afternoon to do so.]
Recently, I’ve found myself pondering [...]
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Debbie:
This week God has given me strength to shove through long hours and stress, and when I faltered He was there to remind me to lean on Him, and that HE is my first obligation…no matter how tired or caught up I am.
Kaitlin:
After a few trying days this week, the Lord used my mom to [...]
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It seems like it was just the other day that I posted. That’s probably because it was and now my “Blogpost Idea Pot” is dry. So I thought I’d share my thoughts. Right now my thoughts are turning with thoughts of college, church, costly vs. cheap grace (I’m reading Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s The Cost of Discipleship), [...]
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