Pay Attention To The Red Flags Ava!

Ava couldn't understand it. She had never been one to get headaches before. But everytime she met with Bart, her head would pound with the intensity of a jack hammer.

"Pay attention to the red flags Ava!" An inner voice warned.

"Here darling I have a special headache treatment for you." Bart said with the smoothness of a sly fox.

"Don't take it Ava! Run Ava! Run Ava!" The voice yelled.

The Secret In The Jewelry Box

Removing the strand of pearls from her neck, she carefully opened the antique jewelry box. Her eyes twinkled with delight.

Six months earlier when she received her pink slip she hadn't any clue that her future success would be tied to her greatest passion... fashion jewelry.

Now she had the life of her dreams all because of the secret she discovered in her grandmother's antique jewelry box. This was better than any dowry and a whole lot more fun for her!

Dreaming of Sedona

Over the years I've considered relocating out west. Arizona is one of of states I've entertained possibly moving to at some point. Several times I've gone online browsing Arizona real estate. I love the idea of living in Sedona or possibly Santa Fe, New Mexico because of the artsy climate that is so richly embedded in these two western communities.

Yet, as much as I might dream of starting a new life somewhere else, I don't know that I would ever want to leave Florida. There is something about Florida. I fell in love with Florida as a child watching Flipper, and then on my first trip to Florida I knew that I wanted to live in Florida when I grew up.

Maybe I could live in two states! Now wouldn't that be the best of all worlds! But where would I go to escape the heat?

Shopping For Orlando Real Estate?

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One such method that many realtors are in the dark about is how they can spread the word in amazing ways through the power of the blogosphere. Click on the above link and you will find a real estate pro who is engaging the power of social networking to produce more sales. Now in my most humble opinion that is the sort of realtor that you want on your side!

Allergies Acting Up?

"God Bless You!" She said with a note of compassion as she handed her aunt another tissue from the box.

"Dear, I'm so sorry that my allergies are acting up. I had hoped we would have a lovely day antiquing in Havana today. Maybe we should try for another day."

"Auntie, I want to tell you about a product that might help you. It is called a pulse oximeter and you can read all about it on the Internet. "

"God Bless You, Dear! You are an ANGEL."

Does God still speak to people?

This will give you the Chills..... GOOD chills.

Does God Still Speak To People?

Author Unknown

Photo Credit: Jonathan Hillis & SXC

A young man had been to Wednesday night Bible Study.

The Pastor had shared about listening to God and obeying the Lord's voice.

The young man couldn't help but wonder, "Does God still speak to >people?"

After service he went out with some friends for coffee and pie and they discussed the message. Several different ones talked about how God had led them in different ways. It was about ten o'clock when the young man started driving home. Sitting in his car, he just began to pray, "God if you still speak to> people speak to me. I will listen. I will do my best to obey."

As he drove down the main street of his town, he had the strangest thought to stop and buy a gallon of milk. He shook his head and said out loud, "God is that you?"

He didn't get a reply and started on toward home. But again, the thought, buy a gallon of milk. The young man thought about Samuel and how he didn't recognize the voice >of God, and how little Samuel ran to Eli.

"Okay, God, in case that is you, I will buy the milk."

It didn't seem like too hard a test of obedience. He could always use the milk. He stopped >and purchased the gallon of milk and started off toward home.

As he passed Seventh Street , he again felt the urge, "Turn Down that street."

This is crazy he thought and drove on past the intersection. Again, he felt that he should turn down Seventh Street. At the next intersection, he turned back and headed down Seventh.
Half jokingly, he said out loud, 'Okay, God, I will".

He drove several blocks, when suddenly, he felt like he should stop. He pulled over to the curb and looked around. He was in a semi commercial area >of town. It wasn't the best but it wasn't the worst of neighborhoods either. The businesses were closed and most of the houses looked dark like the >people were already in bed.

Again, he sensed something, "Go and give the milk to the people in the house across the street." The young man looked at the house. It was dark and it looked like the people were either gone or they were already asleep. He started to open the door and then sat back in the car seat.

"Lord, this is insane. Those people are asleep and if I wake them up, they are going to be mad and I will look stupid."

Again, he felt like he should go and give the milk. Finally, he opened the door, "Okay God, if this is you, I will go to the door and I will give them the milk. If you want me to look like a crazy person, okay. I want to be obedient. I guess that will count for something but if they don't answer right away, I am out of here."

He walked across the street and rang the bell. He could hear some noise inside. A man's voice yelled out, "Who is it? What do you want?"

Then the door opened before the young man could get away. The man was standing there in his jeans and T-shirt. He looked like he just got out of bed. He had a strange look on his face and he didn't seem too happy to have some stranger standing on his doorstep. "What is it?"

The young man thrust out the gallon of milk, "Here, I brought this to >you." The man took the milk and rushed down a hallway. Then from down the hall came a woman carrying the milk toward the kitchen. The man was following her holding a baby. The baby was crying. The man had tears streaming down his face. The man began speaking and half crying, "We were just praying. We had some big bills this month and we ran out of money. We didn't have any milk for our baby. I was just praying and asking God to show me how to get some milk."

His wife in the kitchen yelled out, "I asked Him to send an Angel with some. Are you an Angel?" The young man reached into his wallet and pulled out all the money he had on him and put it in the man's hand. He turned and walked back toward his car and the tears were streaming down his face.

He knew that God still answers prayers.

THIS IS A SIMPLE TEST.... If you believe that God is alive and well, >send this to at least ten people and the person that sent it to you!!!!!!!

This is so true. Sometimes it's the simplest things that God asks us to do that cause us, if we are obedient to what He's asking, to be able to hear His voice more clear than ever. Please listen, and obey! It will bless you (and the world). Phil 4:13

This is an easy test, you score 100 or zero. It's your choice. If you aren't ashamed to do this, please follow the directions Jesus >said, "If you are ashamed of me, I will be ashamed of you before my >Father." Not ashamed - Pass this on!

Well since I'm not one to send forwards, I thought this was a great way to share this heart wrenching story to an even larger audience. I am sorry I do not lnow who the author is. I would love to give them credit. But the one thing I know... actions like this are most likely authored from the pen of the ALMIGHTY!

Agape Cove Bazzaar

Agape Cove Living is bringing back the Agape Cove Bazzaar with tantalizing treasures and delicious finds from Kathi's jaunts.

Don't miss the fun as I roll out a collection of my most favorite discoveries for your enjoyment.

I am incredibly jazzed and hope you will be, too!

Photo Credit: SXC

Flower of the Morning From The Mystic Merchant

What could be more delightful than to open one's e-mail and discover a picture of such exquisite beauty, captured for eternity in a snapshot?

Learn more about the artist who photographed this elegant coral vine at mysticmerchant.com .

The Surprise Wedding Shower Gift

"No way! You didn't!" The prim and proper middle-aged bride to be yelled out in total surprise at her bridal shower.

"Do you like it?" Her thirty-something daughter asked as the room roared with squeals of laughter.

" I must be thirty shades of red. Whatever possessed you to buy sexy costumes for a shower gift for your mom?"

"The spirit of fun! We all need to lighten up abit and enjoy the romance!"

Across the wide-open African terrain, we watched from our jeep as the large colorful balloons sailed overhead.

"Let's go on a balloon safari tomorrow," I said to my companion.

"I like that idea! Afterwards we can go shopping for animal masks for import back to the states."

"Taste this! It tastes like edible poetry."

"Mmmm.... delicious! What is that unusual and distinctive taste?"

"Ah, you must be referring to the cardamom pod."

"I love it! I keep looking at your cabinet hardware. It is beautiful! Where did you find it?"

Heat up your next party with some assertively spiced and borderline incendiary flavors from
down Mexico way.

Begin with frosty frozen margaritas and baskets of blue corn nachos with some chunky fire-roasted salsa.

Cantina cuisine tastes great cooked over an open fire or roasted to perfection in berndes cookware.

Hunting for Mailboxes is easy when you know where to go.

The problem is that local resources are often far too limited, if you are looking for something with a unique flavor.

Where do you go? The Internet has the best selection anywhere!

Celebrate Recovery is a great Christian-based program for helping people struggling with all sorts of brokeness.

We live in a world where brokeness and dysfunction is far too common. Often, the root causes in our own lives can be traced to the earliest years of our lives and even before we made our entrance into this world, because decisions made by our parents, grandparents and ancestral line influence us to one degree or another.

While we can't change our DNA, we can learn the coping mechanisms needed to live a life of healthy abundance and not one shackled to the brokeness so common to the human experience.

By all means, if you are struggling with substance abuse issues seek out addiction treatment, whether from a residential center or a local church. We all deserve to live the best possible life we can. It is ok to ask for help! What do you have to lose?

Finding the right piece of real estate can be a breeze when you know where to look, so can selling a piece of property.

Did you know that over 77% of buyers of real estate, first begin their search online?

It makes perfect sense that if you are trying to sell property that you showcase it in dynamic ways over the Internet. While there are many traditional ways to spread the word, I would like to suggest that you investigate the possibilities that are available through the blogosphere for marketing your home and properties.

Don't know a thing about blogging? Don't have the time or interest to learn this dynamic medium? Kathi Dameron and Associates can help you. Tallahassee Property Showcase is just one example of a blog created to help showcase properties and related services in the Tallahassee, Florida / capital region market.

Do you ever feel like you just don't want to go somewhere? Whether in body, spirit or mind, you just feel a sense of discomfort. Can you just refuse? Cross your arms in front of you and simply say, "NO!"

Why is saying "No" so hard for some people?

Sometimes I wonder if this inability to say "NO" leads to things like eating disorders and the like.

I also wonder if over time it compounds into more serious complications, leading to illness and ultimately death.

Perhaps the solution is to trace the roots of this deadly weed and remove it from one's life altogether. But that is probably easier said than done. Especially when you have a weed that has been entangling itself in your life and your family's life for generations, and has affected every decision you have ever made.

For me, I have only found one true way to remove the weeds from my life. That way is to seek the continued guidance of my creator. For on my own I can not pull the weeds, but with his help, the weeds can be rooted out of the garden of my life, and then and only then can this garden bloom as He created it to bloom, long before I came along to inhabit it.

What in the world does all this have to do with the assignment titled padded panty?

All I can say is that writing for me is an excavation of sorts, a way to delve into the truest measure of myself. For on the surface, without pen or keyboard in hand, my inner authenticity can be shrouded in a wispy veil of mystery, or even covered in a blanket of dirt and humus.

Through writing the truth within is giving the voice to sing out... so sing out baby!

Sometimes I don't know if I know life at all! I usually think I know what I want in life without a shred of uncertainty. But then the paradigm changes and I almost feel as though I'm gazing at life through the prism of a kaleidoscope, trying to make sense of it all.

For me, I am on a journey to total authenticity which means saying "NO" to the things that don't fit, and "YES" only to the things that resonate within. In the process, I see how much I worry about hurting other people's feelings or upsetting them. But at the expense of what... at the expense of my own authenticity? Do I shed precious bits of my own authenticity in the process?

For me the truest work is writing and creating in the quiet sanctuary of my office and in the gentle rhythm found in the tranquility that surrounds me during these times. I find refuge in the magic of words and the compelling visions that long to waltz from the fertile gardens of my imagination and find a home in a book of their own. Maybe a book that could one day be enjoyed by many, long after my days in this world have passed and I have graduated to the eternal place- the place of my real home.

But for today, this world's reality looms and calls my name and the existential struggle ensues between authenticity to do the work that my heart longs to do and the work that pays the bills. Perhaps one day that work will merge and become one and I will make a living doing what I was created to do.

In the meantime I will add links to products like modern office furniture, because they help support my efforts to be a writer in a small way. Other ways that that readers can help support my writing is to click on some of the links on my blogs. Those pennies add up, not to a whole lot, but to a little bit over time.