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Karen Budzinski

2010-12-30 Grand Cayman

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Worked out and ate breakfast, and then gathered for our Bible study, with Brandon leading. Brandon talked about unity, and the importance of being together with a family vision. He spoke about all of us together accomplishing a lot, but even more because we have unity. Together we can do amazing things. Brandon suggested we add a category to our yearly goals – that of a family goal. Then headed off the boat to beautiful Grand Cayman. Got a taxi…

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2010-12-29 Jamaica — yah, mon!

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After working out and eating breakfast, we all gathered for our Bible study, with Mike leading. He talked about God’s vision for us and how He will get us there. Mike reminded us that we can’t just focus on the vision instead of the daily necessities to get us to reach it. As we take the right steps, the next steps become clearer. When you first miss an exit, it is easy to get back, but if you go too…

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2010-12-28 Labadee, Haiti

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Another workout to start the day, followed by another good Bible study by Jesse on Ecclesiastes 5. We talked about how it is a life of sacrifice for eternal values that brings fruit and purpose. He talked about taking it to the next level and how it involves hearing from the Lord, making a commitment to action, and following through. Missing one of those things can result in meaninglessness. Ecc. 11.9 tells the young to enjoy every minute, but know…

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2010-12-27 Cruising…

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A welcome and uneventful day. We started out by working out, then with an amazing Bible study by Gabe about how we need to stand strong during times of shaking. We can’t lose sight of the fact we’re in a battle. We need to stay faithful through tests and trials and not lose sight of what God wants to accomplish through the trial and through us. We need to keep our eyes on the Lord. There are different seasons God…

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A Vacation Start We’ll Never Forget — ALMOST Home Alone!

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A day never to forget. A day of miracles. Just a LOT of big and little things that I KNOW would NEVER have happened without the Lord’s intervention that made a huge mistake turn around. Now that every one is married, we decided to make this our last Christmas vacation together and move our yearly vacation together to the summer. Our family departed for the airport at 5 a.m., all piling ourselves and luggage into a 12 passenger van from…

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A Blank Sheet of Paper to Write On! Inspired by God’s goodness to me!

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To My Precious Child from Your Heavenly Father: Attached is a new sheet of paper. It has never been written on. I have a special assignment for you today: -Please write anything you want on this paper. This paper is how you want to live today. -Make sure you start with a blank paper. That means leaving any unforgiveness, bad attitudes towards others, bitterness or anger out of it. Give all others a fresh start in your heart, and write…

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The Works We Do…

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Don’t you believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me? What I’m telling you doesn’t come from me. The Father, who lives in me, does what he wants. “I can guarantee this truth: Those who believe in me will do the things that I am doing. They will do even greater things because I am going to the Father. John 14.10, 12 Dear Child, I watch you laboring and fretting and anxiously striving to achieve…

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Monday in Paris

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I had such a great day. I was pretty bummed Gary had to work today, but I got going with our (very) “continental” breakfast of yogurt and muesli and off I went. Walked to the Eiffel Tower and gazed at it with its changing-by-the-minute personality. Walked along the Seine River and took in every sight and sound: the boats going by, the birds, the lovers walking, children skipping and playing, autumn leaves blowing, people selling their wares, chestnuts roasting, horns…

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