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CR Step Study Lesson 8 – Sponsor

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Lesson 8 Principle & Step: Principle 4:  Openly examine and confess my faults to myself, to God, and to someone I trust.  Happy are the pure in heart.  Matthew 5:8 Step 4:  We made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.  Let us examine our ways and test them, and let us return to the Lord.  Lamentations 3:40 Lesson 8 – Highlights: Why do I need a sponsor and or an account...
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Mallory Holtman – A Heart of Service

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Coach Gary Frederick thought he had seen everything in his 40 years of coaching baseball / softball.  At 70, it seemed sports had run out of surprises for Frederick -- that is until his Wildcats hosted Western Oregon one perfect spring afternoon in Ellensburg, Washington. At the top of the second inning, an incident occurred that spoke to the beauty of caring and serving others.  It came in the...
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Tea Tree Essential Oil

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Tea Tree, also known as Melaleuca Alternifolia essential oil, is well-known for its powerful benefits with skin care.  It is derived mainly from the Australian native plant Melaleuca Alternifolia and has been widely used throughout Australia for at least the past 100 years. Potential Uses: Put 1 drop on blemishes to reduce break-outs Add to shampoo to eliminate lice outbreaks Add 3 t...
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CR Step Study Lesson 7 – Moral

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Lesson 7 – Principle & Step: Principle 4:  Openly examine and confess my faults to myself, to God, and to someone I trust.  Happy are the pure in heart.  Matthew 5:8 Step 4:  We made a searching and fearless moral inventory of ourselves.  Let us examine our ways and test them, and let us return to the Lord.  Lamentations 3:40   Lesson 7 – Highlights: window.addEventListener('LPLea...
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A Beautiful Example of the Salt and the Light

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Salt & Light
When researching for a writing exercise I came across this story. It touched my heart so deeply I had to share it. This is a beautiful example of being the Salt & Light in others lives. May you enjoy it as much as I do. During the waning years of the depression in a small southeastern Idaho community, I used to stop by Mr. Miller's roadside stand for farm-fresh produce as the season...
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Joy Essential Oil

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Joy Essential Oil
Joy essential oil is a luxurious blend of ten single oils; lemon (Citrus limon), mandarin (Citrus reticulata), bergamot (Citrus bergamia), ylang ylang (Cananga odorata), rose (Rosa damascena), rosewood (Aniba rosaeodora), geranium (Pelargonium graveolens), palmarosa (Cymbopogon martinii), Roman chamomile (Chamaemelum nobile), and jasmine (Jasminum officinale). It produces an uplifting magnetic ...
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CR Step Study Lesson 6 – Action

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Lesson 6 Principle & Step: Principle 3:  Consciously choose to commit all my life and will to Christ’s care and control.  Happy are the meek.  Matthew 5:5 Step 3:  We made a decision to turn our lives and our will over to the care of God.  Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God - this is your spiritual ac...
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Paid in Full With One Glass of Milk

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This is a true story of a boy named Howard Kelly.  To pay for his living and education he was a door-to-door salesman.  One day he felt so hungry he decided to ask for something to eat at the next house he was set to visit.  However, he lost his nerve to ask for a meal when a beautiful young woman opened the door. Instead of asking for a meal, he just asked for a glass of water.  But the young ...
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Lavender Essential Oil

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Lavender (Lavandula Angustifolia) essential oil is the most versatile of all essential oils.  Therapeutic-grade Lavender has been highly regarded for the skin.  Lavender has been clinically evaluated for its relaxing effects.  The fresh floral fragrance is calming, relaxing and balancing physically and emotionally. Concentration Fact:  It takes twenty-seven square feet of Lavender plants to mak...
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CR Step Study Lesson 5 – Turn

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 Lesson 5 Principle & Step: Principle 3:  Consciously choose to commit all my life and will to Christ’s care and control.  Happy are the meek.  Matthew 5:5 Step 3:  We made a decision to turn our lives and our will over to the care of God.  Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God - this is your spiritual...
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Friendships Are Full of Life Lessons

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Every girl desires a best-friend, a friend to laugh, cry, and celebrate with.  You know the friend that will be brutally honest about how bad a pair of pants looks on you.  Yes, that kind of friend.  Growing up I cannot say I had a best-friend.  I have had a few good friends, but for one reason or another, the friendship was short-lived and came to an end. On the other hand, Tom, my husband, ha...
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Citrus Fresh Essential Oil

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Citrus Fresh essential oil is a blend of six oils orange (Citrus sinensis), tangerine (Citrus reticulata), lemon (Citrus limon), mandarin (Citrus reticulata), grapefruit (Citrus paradise), and spearmint (Mentha spicata).  Citrus Fresh has a clean, uplifting, sweet, and fresh citrus aroma. Potential Uses: Diffuse to purify and freshen the air May be worn as a perfume or cologne Apply to...
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CR Step Study Lesson 4 – Sanity

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Lesson 4 – Principle & Step: Principle 2:  Earnestly believe that God exists, that I matter to Him, and that He has the power to help me recover.  Happy are the those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.  Matthew 5:4 Step 2:  We came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.  For it is God who works in you to will and to act according to His good purpo...
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Can You Have Success Without Significance?

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It is easy to confuse the meanings of success and significance.  Many set out to accomplish important goals yet miss the significance that could have been achieved.  Webster defines success as the fact of getting or achieving wealth, respect, or fame while significance is defined as the quality of having notable worth or influence. We have the opportunity to positively or negatively impact othe...
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Thieves Essential Oil

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Thieves essential oil is a blend of five highly beneficial oils clove (Syzygium aromaticum), lemon (Citrus limon), cinnamon bark (Cinnamomum verum), eucalyptus radiate (Eucalyptus radiate), and rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis CT cineol).  Inspired by the legend of four 15th-century French thieves who formulated a special aromatic combination of botanicals that they used while robbing the dead and...
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CR Step Study Lesson 3 – Hope

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Lesson 3 – Principle & Step: Principle 2:  Earnestly believe that God exists, that I matter to Him, and that He has the power to help me recover.  Happy are the those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.  Matthew 5:4 Step 2:  We came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.  For it is God who works in you to will and to act according to his good purpo...
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What Can We Learn From a Donkey Fable?

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I was listening to the radio one afternoon when I heard a great fable with an even better life lesson.  One day a farmer's donkey fell into an abandoned well.  The animal cried piteously for hours as the farmer tried to figure out how to save him from well.  The donkey was quite old and the farmer did not want to hurt him during his attempt to save him.  After much deliberation, the farmer finally...
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Lemon Essential Oil

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Lemon essential is so versatile you will want to have it on hand at all times.  It has a fresh and zesty aroma that is sure to be a bring a smile to all who inhale it.  Did you know that lemon essential oil is extracted from the peel of the lemon, not the juice?  Concentration Fact:  It takes seventy-five lemons to make one 15ml bottle of lemon oil essential oil. Potential Uses: Use 1 dr...
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CR Step Study Lesson 2 – Powerless

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Lesson 2 – Principle & Step: Principle 1:  Realize I’m not God.  I admit that I am powerless to control my tendency to do the wrong thing and that my life is unmanageable.  Happy are those who know they are spiritually poor.  Matthew 5:3 Step 1:  We admitted we were powerless over our addictions and compulsive behaviors—that our lives had become unmanageable.  I know that nothing good li...
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7 Beliefs That Gave Me the Courage to Share My Life Story

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For many years I asked, “What was the purpose of all the adversity I have faced in life?” This question went unanswered for years. It was not until 2010 that I began to see a glimpse of purpose on the horizon. God planted a seed for me to write a book about my life story. My first thought was this is not only comical but it's a bad idea. I never attended college, I struggled with ADD and dyslex...
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