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Submitted by The Uhlers

Prayer is one of the best free gifts we receive. There is no cost but a lot of rewards. Let's continue praying for one another. May today there be peace within. May you trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be. May you not forget the infinite possibilities that are born of faith. May you use those gifts that you have received, and pass on the love that has been given to you. May you be content knowing you are a child of God. Let His presence settle into your bones, and allow your soul the freedom to sing, dance, and to bask in the sun. It is there for each and every one of you.

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Dear Blabby

Dear Blabby;
My husband is a sports fan and it is driving me nuts! Mostly it's football, and he is either watching it or talking about it 90% of the time. Other than that we have a perfect marriage.
NFL Hater in Detroit

Dear Hater;
Well, dearie, if football's the only problem in a perfect marriage, trot yourself into the kitchen and throw some popcorn in the microwave; dig out an ice cold cola and join him in front of the tube. You can knit, make silly comments about the game, work a crossword, remark on the ridiculous uniforms players wear, write a letter to an old friend, give your own play-by-play commentary on the game... Get the idea?
Blabby

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Dear Blabby;
Do you think getting a tattoo is sinful?
Plain Teen in Plainsville

Dear Plain;
Sinful, I doubt it. Painful, I'm sure of it! I'd rather be plain than in pain any day. By the way, how do you know you're plain? Is that your own idea, or did you pick it up from some other fool? Listen, God made you beautiful! But if you think you're plain, there are much more effective ways to spice up your appearance. Go for color, lose the baggy clothes if you wear them, try a new hair style. None of these are permanent nor painful.
Blabby

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Dear Blabby;
I am engaged to a kind and wonderful man from a wealthy family. They are always very polite and formal when I am around even though they've known me for years. All this formality makes me quite uncomfortable and has me worried. Do you think they are so stiff because they don't like me? How can I make them relax and warm up to me.
Stiffed from Georgia

Dear Stiffed;
From Georgia, eh? Could it be that they are an old line Southern family and have been born and bred to act like perfect ladies and gents when guests are afoot? To them you'll be a guest until the wedding at least... but I suspect there's more to it. I'll bet you are stiff and formal, too. You say you feel uncomfortable and worried... It's bound to show. Want these folks to relax? Loosen up yourself! Smile, laugh, be human. Let 'em know early on that you are not perfect--they aren't either, of course, but you needn't tell them just yet ;-)
Blabby

Our Readers Write...

Dear Iona;
Thanks so much for the encouraging website! I am a new pastor's wife and am looking for encouraging websites as I seek the Lord each day. Thank you for providing the email alerts for your newsletters also! Bless you!
Serving Him more & more, Donna

Donna;
Thanks for your kind words. As a pastor's wife, you will be especially blessed by Sarah's Tent.

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The "WILL OF GOD" poem was especially for me. I am going through a really TOUGH time - my husband left in August and has filed papers. I do know the power and strength and perfect will of God - my Father - but I have been struggling with panic, dismay, rejection and loneliness. I feel like the man who cried, "Lord I believe - help my unbelief." So now you can see this meant a lot to me. Thank you so much and God bless you. I hope we can get together sometime!
Brenda (in Dothan)

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Thank you for creating such beautiful Thanksgiving pictures. I sent via email the Turkey Be Blessed Be Thankful one to my whole family in North Carolina! They really liked it too. When I start creating sites and graphics I just pray God will give me the love and grace I see in your site. God Bless you always. Judy M. Dykes
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Email: jdykes@vineyard.net
Email: eagleswingz@yahoo.com
http://www.vineyard.net/org/dykes/

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Please can you help???

I read a few weeks (maybe a month or two ago), a poem, about God creating the babies in heaven, them spending their time in His presence, and then God sending them to earth, to learn to walk, talk ..... and the poem ended:
But you shall have a helper, and you will call her mother.

I've spent a few hours searching for this site, and I can't seem to find it. Perhaps you can help??

You see, I'm doing a "book" (if you can call it that) for a VERY special friend of mine. She's having her first baby (after loosing two) in about six weeks time, and I want to assemble a book with inspirational poems, verses, "tips", photo's - all around a story line for her & her new baby. I would love that poem as an opening intro to this "book". I'd really appreciate your help.

May God Bless you all for the rich deposits, you invest in peoples lives with your work.
In His Grip
Colleen Slee
Springs,
South Africa.

Dear Colleen:
Perhaps this is what you seek: The Angel

Thank You so much,
It's exactly what I was looking for.
I really enjoy your site, and I know that you are reaping in the harvest with the talents that you have, using it for His glory.

Thanks again for your wonderful, blessing filled work :-)
Colleen.

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Hi Iona,
I pray this e-mail finds you rejoicing in the moment according to Psalm 118:24.

The Handmaidens is beautifully done and I can't thank you enough for featuring my poetry and testimony. God has used you to indicate to me that He really cares. I really believe that God through the blood of His one and only Son, Jesus Christ will restore what the devil has stolen, because no weapon formed against me will prosper.

Thanks again for your commitment
God Bless You
Always Thankful
Your Brother in Christ
Bill Heffner

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I have been reading Handmaidens for almost a year and am amazed at the amount and variety of material. Last week, I visited other areas of your "Ionanet" domain and cannot believe you do all that by yourself. You say in your writings that you are a grandma with a computer in a spare bedroom? C'mon, you surely have two or three other people working on Handmaidens and all the other pages, right?
Admiringly, Sue Lee

Dear Admirer;
Nope, it's just me. But if you take a close look around ionanet, you'll see there's much needing done! All in all, I appreciate your kind words, but any glory belongs to the Lord. The Holy Spirit directs, I merely follow along the best I can ;-)
iona

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Miss Iona;
I like your site. Your art is pretty. We put it on our compouter.
Amy, age 7

We need articles, poetry and other original submissions
of interest to women, especially Christian women.

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