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Walking the Walk: 5K Run/Walk for Charity

If you are looking for a way to get a great workout, hang out with friends, make new ones, invest in your community and contribute to a worthy cause all at the same time, keep reading! On Saturday, September 17...

Gayle Haggard: A lesson in love and forgiveness

To many, Ted Haggard has become a household name because of the scandal that broke three years ago, involving him. Because of his prominent position in the church, locally and nationally, the scandal shook the church world at large. However...

Lessons from the lovebug

To most Central Florida residents, the word lovebug does not conjure images of affection or a vehicle made by Volkswagen, but rather those of an insect rather inaptly named. Lovebugs make an appearance twice a year, in the spring...

God of wonders

Living in Central Florida, we are privileged to be close enough to NASA to witness shuttle launches first-hand. For many of us, all it takes is a glance at the sky at just the right moment, and we get...

Multitasking: identifying the main thing

Women seem to be wired for multi-tasking. Not to say that men are incapacitated in this area, but it would appear that we women have a much greater propensity for it.Multi-tasking in itself is not a bad...

Building a godly legacy

The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines legacy as "something transmitted by or received from an ancestor or predecessor or from the past." In everyday language, it is the answer to the question "how will I be remembered long...

Free to be me: Francesca Battistelli

Whether you've heard her music on the radio, on MTV, NBC, or in the promotion for the recently released movie "Julie & Julia," Orlando girl Francesca Battistelli is bound to get your attention with her catchy...

Back to school: business as usual?

Students in Central Florida are back at school after the summer break. On the surface, everything seems normal as far as the usual back-to-school activities go (meet the teacher sessions, orientation, getting school supplies, etc.), the truth is...

Creative Connections - How to make friends

In the last two posts, we looked at the 'what?' and the 'where?' of making friends and forming creative connections. Here's the 'how?'Be friendly. The Bible says that "...

Creative connections - where to find friends

Unless you live alone on a deserted island, your local community is filled with places where you can meet people and make friends. Picking up from my previous posting, let's look at some examples of where to find friends...

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