Christian living Archives - DaLee J. Kicker https://daleekicker.com/category/christian-living/ Encouraging YOU to Find Joy through Everyday Living Mon, 01 Feb 2021 12:36:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.2 https://i0.wp.com/daleekicker.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/cropped-IMG_8350.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Christian living Archives - DaLee J. Kicker https://daleekicker.com/category/christian-living/ 32 32 165370130 February – The Month of Love or is it? https://daleekicker.com/february-the-month-of-love-or-is-it/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=february-the-month-of-love-or-is-it https://daleekicker.com/february-the-month-of-love-or-is-it/#comments Mon, 01 Feb 2021 11:00:00 +0000 https://daleekicker.com/?p=339 I just finished re-reading Gary Chapman’s book, “The Five Love Languages.” The first time I read this book, it was life-changing. As a young wife and mother, I discovered in those early years that my husband’s love language was Acts of Service, so if the house was picked up when he walked through the door …

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]]> https://daleekicker.com/february-the-month-of-love-or-is-it/feed/ 4 339 Welcoming the Holy Spirit to Counsel, Convict, and Correct me. https://daleekicker.com/welcoming-the-holy-spirit-to-counsel-convict-and-correct-me/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=welcoming-the-holy-spirit-to-counsel-convict-and-correct-me Wed, 22 Jul 2020 08:00:00 +0000 https://daleekicker.com/?p=1026 I find myself thinking a lot about choices in this season of uncertainty. The decisions that I am consciously and unconsciously making. Several years ago, I resolved to live life with no regrets. I believe this came in the wake of my Dad being diagnosed with Vascular Dementia and knowing that I would be entirely …

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]]> 1026 Who do we turn to during the Storm? https://daleekicker.com/who-do-we-turn-to-during-the-storm/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=who-do-we-turn-to-during-the-storm Wed, 15 Jul 2020 08:00:00 +0000 https://daleekicker.com/?p=1097 It is early, and I am sitting on a balcony of a hotel, watching and listening to the waves roll in. A storm is coming, the lightning is flashing, and the thunder is rolling. Regardless of that, a group is staking claim to “their spot” on the beach for the day; the beach chair vendors …

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]]> 1097 New Beginnings for a New Month https://daleekicker.com/new-beginnings-for-a-new-month/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-beginnings-for-a-new-month https://daleekicker.com/new-beginnings-for-a-new-month/#comments Wed, 01 Jul 2020 08:00:00 +0000 https://daleekicker.com/?p=1031 Today is July 1st, the beginning of a new month, the beginning of the second half of the year. I absolutely look forward to ALL new beginnings! Psychologically, I can put off yesterday and start fresh today. I have new goals for July, all of the missed deadlines and failures of June can be put …

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]]> https://daleekicker.com/new-beginnings-for-a-new-month/feed/ 2 1031 The grandsons call him “Dude” https://daleekicker.com/the-grandsons-call-him-dude/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-grandsons-call-him-dude https://daleekicker.com/the-grandsons-call-him-dude/#comments Wed, 10 Jun 2020 08:00:00 +0000 https://daleekicker.com/?p=291 Grandparenting has been a while in coming for us. And we have known for years that it would not come in the traditional sense. Our first grandsons are coming into our family through adoption at 3, 6, and 7, and the family, all of us, couldn’t be more excited. Thanksgiving last year was an overwhelmingly …

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]]> https://daleekicker.com/the-grandsons-call-him-dude/feed/ 3 291 Do you need REST? https://daleekicker.com/do-you-need-rest/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=do-you-need-rest Mon, 04 May 2020 15:11:27 +0000 https://daleekicker.com/?p=817 Last week, I was exhausted! Mentally, physically and emotionally, and knew I needed to take care of myself. Have you ever felt that way? As women and all of the roles we play, it seems that so many people needed something from me. Most of the time, I manage that well, UNTIL, I don’t. Through …

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]]> 817 A picture of Jesus’s Love on the Subway! https://daleekicker.com/a-picture-of-jesuss-love-on-the-subway/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-picture-of-jesuss-love-on-the-subway Fri, 14 Feb 2020 11:28:39 +0000 https://daleekicker.com/?p=333 A few years ago, we took Shelby (our youngest daughter) to NYC for acting school.  Two of our adult children and Mason, our youngest went with us.  We went several days before she could move into the dorm, so Shelby could get acclimated to the City and honestly, her Dad and I could be comfortable (or as …

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