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I am working on getting this blog up and running again. It is my attempt to update everyone on my life in a few or more posts. There has been much change but through it all God continues to show me that even in my weakest moments He is still strong. He continues to guide me and stands by me even when I want to tuck my tail and just run away. So until my next blog I will leave you with this....

This continues to encourage me :)
So be truly glad. There is wonderful joy ahead, even though you have to endure many trials for a little while. These trials will show that your faith is genuine. It is being tested as fire tests and purifies gold—though your faith is far more precious than mere gold. So when your faith remains strong through many trials, it will bring you much praise and glory and honor on the day when Jesus Christ is revealed to the whole world.
1 Peter 1:6-7

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