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The end of Christmas stress
By
Linda G. Howard
Today is my first morning of the unstressed Christmas 2011. This weekend at Special Gathering we had two Happy Birthday, Jesus! parties. One in Vero and the other was in Melbourne. Decorations, cake, chicken, a pasta casserole, tuna/macaroni salad and sandwiches were a part of my responsibilities. These make up the fun, yet stressful parties…
Winning friends and supporting others
By
Linda G. Howard
Nancy’s voice was sorrowful, “Linda, can we have lunch? I just want to be sure things are all right with you.” She is a friend and a fellow pastor. Nancy, also a recent widow, has called me several times since my husband died just to be sure that I’m all right. We sat for an hour,…
God’s Post-it Notes
By
Linda G. Howard
Perhaps like you, I received an e-mail that contained some great little, humorous sayings, such as, “Don’t let your worries get the best of you. Remember, Moses started out as a basket case.” I printed them out. After picking them up this morning, the sayings started me thinking. Often we reduce our Christian experience to cute sayings and…
The importance of fun
By
Linda G. Howard
The Book of Acts tells us there are three things that the early church did. They are pray, study the doctrines of the apostles and fellowship. At Special Gathering, which is a ministry within the intellectually disabled community, we try to do all three. The first two are a given. We have times of prayer…
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