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Jacqueline Overpeck is a multi-published inspirational author who loves to offer encouragement to readers. Jacqueline and her husband, Arnold, are both CLASS (Christian Leaders, Authors, and Speakers Services) graduates. They enjoy the outdoors, and traveling in their spare time with their Maltese dog, Coconut.
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November 2009 Entries
Life has ups and downs that tend to be magnified during the holidays. Sometimes what starts out to be a Happy Thanksgiving can turn into a family feud that carries straight through to the beginning of the New Year. If you feel like your life gets a little crazy around the holidays, you are not alone! Holiday blues can affect everyone young and old.
Margaret may never know what an angel she is and how she reveals something of Heaven on Earth that cannot be told, but only seen. Sometimes I hear people reason about angels, and question whether or not they are real. Well, I saw a real angel—a hungry and homeless angel. And her name is Margaret.
Fashion, style, and charm. All of these make up a fine image… or do they? How we look matters, but maybe not in the way we might think. Celebrities, for example, are deeply concerned about their image. They often work with a publicist to help clean up their appearance after they feel their image has been blemished. The hope is to sway the perception of the public eye and remain popular.
A few years ago, I was faced with a situation where I needed help. I did all of the above. I asked everyone except God. Usually, I go to God first. But this time my problem seemed so overwhelming that I instinctively ran to the physical things that I could touch or see with my natural senses. What’s the problem with that approach? It’s not grounded in faith.