tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36896734175336846882024-03-05T02:47:09.017-08:00Jen WagenmakerJen Wagenmakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13149219851057887938noreply@blogger.comBlogger166125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689673417533684688.post-67079851160416854842012-01-03T19:34:00.001-08:002012-03-13T04:49:15.284-07:00I HAVE A NEW SITE! :)Check out the new site!<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.jenwagenmaker.wordpress.com">www.jenwagenmaker.wordpress.com</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.jenwagenmaker.wordpress.com/"></a>Jen Wagenmakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13149219851057887938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689673417533684688.post-28214012560843404582012-01-02T08:21:00.000-08:002012-01-02T08:51:02.217-08:00What's your #OneWord365 for 2012?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFNFqtE10Q5ZFbhsLgDivYhDMWxbVw8mkFwEd2SFKIeHo03Ywl0VzZAlWc7XpYu0dyCS9osI17q7MC7Cs18SOeBr1f3rzf9a7JBamFfLzM61XThFf1z4uFpyvC9r8BfGsgI8HqobViuNzI/s1600/OneWord365-001.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFNFqtE10Q5ZFbhsLgDivYhDMWxbVw8mkFwEd2SFKIeHo03Ywl0VzZAlWc7XpYu0dyCS9osI17q7MC7Cs18SOeBr1f3rzf9a7JBamFfLzM61XThFf1z4uFpyvC9r8BfGsgI8HqobViuNzI/s400/OneWord365-001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693076650578033698" border="0" /></a> <meta name="Title" content=""> <meta name="Keywords" content=""> <meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"> <meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 11"> <meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 11"> <link rel="File-List" href="file://localhost/Users/wagenmaker/Library/Caches/TemporaryItems/msoclip1/01/clip_filelist.xml"> <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:documentproperties> <o:template>Normal</o:Template> <o:revision>0</o:Revision> <o:totaltime>0</o:TotalTime> <o:pages>1</o:Pages> <o:characters>1</o:Characters> <o:lines>1</o:Lines> <o:paragraphs>1</o:Paragraphs> <o:characterswithspaces>1</o:CharactersWithSpaces> <o:version>11.1282</o:Version> </o:DocumentProperties> <o:officedocumentsettings> <o:allowpng/> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:donotshowrevisions/> <w:donotprintrevisions/> <w:displayhorizontaldrawinggridevery>0</w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery> <w:displayverticaldrawinggridevery>0</w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery> <w:usemarginsfordrawinggridorigin/> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Times New Roman"; panose-1:0 2 2 6 3 5 4 5 2 3; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:50331648 0 0 0 1 0;} @font-face {font-family:Century; panose-1:0 2 4 6 4 5 5 5 2 3; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:50331648 0 0 0 1 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-parent:""; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style> <!--StartFragment--><span style="font-size: 72pt; font-family: Century; color: gray;">I</span><!--EndFragment--><span style="font-size:130%;"> nspired by Brenda over at Triple Braided <a href="http://www.triplebraidedlife.com/">http://www.triplebraidedlife.com/ </a>-<br />I wanted to also have a "One Word" focus this year for each new day.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">A</span>s I prayed over what that word was for me, I was quickly reminded of the word that the Lord gave me in late July of last year.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;">W</span>ith it being a new year, I want to focus this year on looking for and understanding why He gave me that word in the first place... My word is the word - <span style="font-style: italic;font-size:180%;" >BIG</span><br /><br />I write about this "word" in my book and how God spoke it to me.<br /><br />Its not too late to find your One Word for 2012... May He give it to you as you ask Him to.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><b>James 4:8</b>, "Draw close to God, and he will draw close to you"<br /></span></div>Jen Wagenmakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13149219851057887938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689673417533684688.post-23367852480355275322011-12-31T07:37:00.000-08:002011-12-31T21:48:01.953-08:00A year to remember (2011)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGCs9t5TNIG4Nk3Vfmabg2Jl7pPOioNzEu6sjquyFyoCNOgQ4hyphenhyphenFojsNoBllJQdl_SmspKo0LoP5ytm1nYCNu-ct0gjJnOFjn7R25C2snWcvkuP7uq8InY9pzte-jkayWJaFrnx5glv7eU/s1600/2011NewYearSwirlDesignVectorGraphic.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 312px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGCs9t5TNIG4Nk3Vfmabg2Jl7pPOioNzEu6sjquyFyoCNOgQ4hyphenhyphenFojsNoBllJQdl_SmspKo0LoP5ytm1nYCNu-ct0gjJnOFjn7R25C2snWcvkuP7uq8InY9pzte-jkayWJaFrnx5glv7eU/s400/2011NewYearSwirlDesignVectorGraphic.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692325307270194354" border="0" /></a> <meta name="Title" content=""> <meta name="Keywords" content=""> <meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"> <meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 11"> <meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 11"> <link rel="File-List" href="file://localhost/Users/wagenmaker/Library/Caches/TemporaryItems/msoclip1/01/clip_filelist.xml"> <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:documentproperties> <o:template>Normal</o:Template> <o:revision>0</o:Revision> <o:totaltime>0</o:TotalTime> <o:pages>1</o:Pages> <o:characters>1</o:Characters> <o:lines>1</o:Lines> <o:paragraphs>1</o:Paragraphs> <o:characterswithspaces>1</o:CharactersWithSpaces> <o:version>11.1282</o:Version> </o:DocumentProperties> <o:officedocumentsettings> <o:allowpng/> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:donotshowrevisions/> <w:donotprintrevisions/> <w:displayhorizontaldrawinggridevery>0</w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery> <w:displayverticaldrawinggridevery>0</w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery> <w:usemarginsfordrawinggridorigin/> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Times New Roman"; panose-1:0 2 2 6 3 5 4 5 2 3; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:50331648 0 0 0 1 0;} @font-face {font-family:Century; panose-1:0 2 4 6 4 5 5 5 2 3; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:50331648 0 0 0 1 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-parent:""; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style> <!--StartFragment--><span style=";font-family:Century;font-size:72pt;color:gray;" >L</span><!--EndFragment--> <span style="font-size:130%;">ast January, I asked the Lord to <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;font-family:georgia;" >stretch</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>me, and He was listening...<br /><br />In the Spring, He brought me through the valley of stretching and stirring and <span style="font-weight: bold;">as I held onto His hand</span>, I began to understand the purpose of the storm we weathered together.<br /><br />In late July, God ignited something in my heart to begin writing my testimony out into a book form. As I began to write, my heart grew stronger and stronger towards reaching out to women.<br /><br />The word "Conference" began to surface as I would share my heart with the women that God would bring my way.<br /><br />God had already went before me and prepared the hearts of the ones that needed to catch the vision and partner with me to launch something powerful.<br /><br />We found a venue, came up with a name and began to dream together.<br /></span><a onclick="if (this.className.indexOf("ubtn-disabled") == -1) {var e = document['stuffform'].publish;(e.length) ? e[0].click() : e.click(); if (window.event) window.event.cancelBubble = true; return false;}" id="publishButton" class="cssButton" href="javascript:void(0)" target=""><div class="cssButtonOuter"><div class="cssButtonMiddle"><div class="cssButtonInner"><br /></div></div></div></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">I am incredibly pumped to see what 2012 will bring.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">2012 Resolutions</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Print and Publish Autobiography</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Launch <a href="http://www.thelegacyconference.com/">The Legacy Conference</a></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Keep God out of a box</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Begin speaking as the Lord allows</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Grow in the areas of fruit that His word talks about</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Listen to others share their hearts</span><br /></div>Jen Wagenmakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13149219851057887938noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689673417533684688.post-11339010827920452582011-12-29T07:20:00.000-08:002011-12-29T08:33:40.468-08:00Are you GROWING?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis_9HlmKKykrmzuU9ESj-oY1Vqz0zdNnAZT29SlKt4BHtWuNt2NtpF3w6QXfXeOZu-utktumPm42ADCBIQPQ3s8YvE5_4NNNwDqB9VXs4PIuyNLNbgVyDY1wCw9aMeCotmvNHXwZOm74lB/s1600/cf_FlowerOfGrowth.jpg"><img style="display: block; 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Are you learning anything about yourself?<br /><br /><br />I can remember nights where I was all alone and I was literally<span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"> screaming at God </span>and asking Him where He was and how He could be allowing the things happening in my life to take place if He really loved me. I can still remember my words and the way that I felt towards Him.<br /><br />He was so close to me but I couldn't see what He could see. He saw into my future and I just had to trust Him while my heart and my life lay in ruins.<br /><br />Hold on tight friends, close your eyes and give Him your heart and hand. Greener pastures will come.<br /><br />There will be a new you on the other side.<br /><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Some verses for reflecting.</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">1 Peter 2:2</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">“As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:”</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Philippians 1:6</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">“Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ.”</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">1 Corinthians 13:11</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">“When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.”</span></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">1 Corinthians 14:20</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">“Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men.”</span></span></div>Jen Wagenmakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13149219851057887938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689673417533684688.post-31800724858903345472011-12-27T13:31:00.000-08:002011-12-27T21:06:43.992-08:00What is your current Legacy?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ7QgyxRy7dckMMX8IHVOicmuXsJOqXV2t8XvPjmPm8OMMYpJjIy9dIxFSKuqYQuye_AmN5Rw_GXmyrU_GzsrRyZJYnVV8pMPwocFsr-enw_z22adUKuEPxesi5tCvn9iCSfFeD12nDUda/s1600/tree_several_branches.jpg"><img style="float: left; 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font-weight: bold;"> Legacy</span></a> for years to come.<br /></span></p><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />What are the things that people will say mattered most to you?<br /><br />Whose lives are you touching other than your own?<br /><br />Are you making a difference in the world that you live in?<br /><br /></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;" ><br /> Do you even care what your <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102); font-weight: bold;">Legacy</span> is?</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style=";font-family:georgia;font-size:130%;" ><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">............................................<br /><br /></span><span>We have the ability with modern technology to leave our journals /(blogs) behind for generations to come to view.<br />With this opportunity, I want to take the full advantage that I have to leave a mark for what matters most to me.<br />This is why I write.</span></span></div>Jen Wagenmakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13149219851057887938noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689673417533684688.post-14610689956858744152011-12-22T09:18:00.000-08:002011-12-27T20:48:40.475-08:00The power of Forgiving<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9AEG2TIDmsgEui6mv1lxZ4pmKZs822uxpLSVesiYlUVwDqPvT9uFHYDQEu6Vq1aNPqQ16_UiQSeV6anho-qnlU9Gjz4P1WhOAyf71J6zIU-rn_81rqUPHTHAnJoZQx71yNGysqhtLDFMF/s1600/forgiveness-kirrat-cupid-speaks.jpg"><img style="float: right; 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charset=utf-8"> <meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"> <meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 11"> <meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 11"> <link rel="File-List" href="file://localhost/Users/wagenmaker/Library/Caches/TemporaryItems/msoclip1/01/clip_filelist.xml"> <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:documentproperties> <o:template>Normal</o:Template> <o:revision>0</o:Revision> <o:totaltime>0</o:TotalTime> <o:pages>1</o:Pages> <o:characters>2</o:Characters> <o:lines>1</o:Lines> <o:paragraphs>1</o:Paragraphs> <o:characterswithspaces>2</o:CharactersWithSpaces> <o:version>11.1282</o:Version> </o:DocumentProperties> <o:officedocumentsettings> <o:allowpng/> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:donotshowrevisions/> <w:donotprintrevisions/> <w:displayhorizontaldrawinggridevery>0</w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery> <w:displayverticaldrawinggridevery>0</w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery> <w:usemarginsfordrawinggridorigin/> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Times New Roman"; 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Truly He would understand that we have been hurt by them and because of that hurt, we have trouble forgiving.<br /></span></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">After all, He did create us and so if He really wanted us to forgive then He would give us the desire to pursue forgiveness.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></p><p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">If we expect God to forgive us for the many times that we disobey or turn away, </span><span style="font-size:130%;">then we must also forgive others.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">What is</span> <span style="font-size:130%;">it that makes forgiveness so hard???</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:130%;">I believe that when you find the </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >FREEDOM</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> that true forgiveness brings... </span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" >then</span> you are able to understand... that the unforgiveness was really only hurting you in the first place.</span><br /></p><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size:130%;">Mark 11:25 And whenever you stand praying, <span style="font-weight: bold;">forgive</span>, if you have anything against anyone, so that your Father also who is in heaven may <span style="font-weight: bold;">forgive</span> you your trespasses.”<br /><br />Matthew 6:14-15 For if you <span style="font-weight: bold;">forgive</span> others their trespasses, </span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" >then</span> your heavenly Father will also</span><span style="display: block;font-size:130%;" id="formatbar_Buttons" ><span onmouseover="ButtonHoverOn(this);" onmouseout="ButtonHoverOff(this);" onmouseup="" onmousedown="CheckFormatting(event);FormatbarButton('richeditorframe', this, 3);ButtonMouseDown(this);" class=" on down" style="display: block;" id="formatbar_Bold" title="Bold"><img src="http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif" alt="Bold" class="gl_bold" border="0" /></span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"> <span style="font-weight: bold;">forgive</span> you, (15) but if you do not <span style="font-weight: bold;">forgive</span> others their trespasses,<span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">then</span> </span>neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.</span></div>Jen Wagenmakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13149219851057887938noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689673417533684688.post-17555002695208096382011-12-19T09:02:00.000-08:002011-12-27T20:54:38.419-08:00The story of Ruth...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVahKToEFfstU3_XoHC8mp8ON2gjnhYifnSVSb08Py7sSp487rv1WLa9wqBBN2jeQeXto8cEFvAhoevDjPB682bExvd9hjNwpYnyg2F_rRZdYE743Kiuod6Kpt98BMq6zBXTXlxrGazuV3/s1600/crying_sara_leann_banevedes.jpg"><img style="float: right; 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panose-1:0 2 2 6 3 5 4 5 2 3; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:50331648 0 0 0 1 0;} @font-face {font-family:Century; panose-1:0 2 4 6 4 5 5 5 2 3; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:50331648 0 0 0 1 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-parent:""; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style> <!--StartFragment--><span style=";font-family:Century;font-size:72pt;color:teal;" >D<o:p></o:p></span><span style="font-size:130%;">uring the Spring of 2007, I was looking for anything that would encourage my heart. I read a few really good books that helped me hold on to hope while I was going through my divorce but the one book that I read over and over and that allowed for me to trust God with my future was the book of Ruth. </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >I loved reading her story...</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> She was a woman that I am sure </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >felt hopeless.</span><br /></p><p></p><p></p><p></p> <!--EndFragment--> <p></p><span style="font-size:130%;">She had lost her husband and she had to have wondered where God was and how He could have allowed her to be in the situation that she was in.<br />Her mother in law Naomi had experienced the same kind of loss and decided to move back to her home land. Ruth was determined to follow along with her.<br /><br />As soon as they got there, Ruth was blessed with a job working in the field to help support the two of them. As they both <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">cried out</span> to their God, He listened and responded. A love story transpires between Ruth and a man named Boaz and now their financial needs were more than met. When Ruth remarried, she eventually gave birth to a son that became part of the messianic linage of Jesus.<br /><br />Wow - Talk about an incredible story of Redemption.<br /><br />God continues to be in the business of Redeeming broken things. He can turn the most hopeless situation into a <span style="font-weight: bold;">beautiful story of redemption.</span><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">May you choose to <span style="font-weight: bold;">Trust</span> Him with any brokenness that you may have today.<br />I want to encourage you to read the book of Ruth this week.<br /><br />Ruth 1: 16 & 17<br />16 But Ruth replied, “Don’t urge me to leave you or to turn back from you. Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God. 17 Where you die I will die, and there I will be buried.</span></div>Jen Wagenmakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13149219851057887938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689673417533684688.post-37753053169700104472011-12-13T14:25:00.001-08:002011-12-27T20:57:53.524-08:00Waiting...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEima35TYPenCNyhXt0mY2cDaNS5kUOkHwf0MawkI9K4oBKdm54wekVllZQa-GXVboymWwiKREXJiuQo9GuvV_5vW8QR9z2ewnlwFXN34HJSEta7OcKIuL0zCFCYMmlb_OZ6oJMueIrHCFIY/s1600/waiting-for-someone.jpg"><img style="text-align: right; display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEima35TYPenCNyhXt0mY2cDaNS5kUOkHwf0MawkI9K4oBKdm54wekVllZQa-GXVboymWwiKREXJiuQo9GuvV_5vW8QR9z2ewnlwFXN34HJSEta7OcKIuL0zCFCYMmlb_OZ6oJMueIrHCFIY/s320/waiting-for-someone.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685744503417246178" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Definition -</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">wait·ing (wtng)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">n.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">1. The act of remaining inactive or stationary.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">2. A period of time spent </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">waiting.<br /><br /></span></b></div><meta name="Title" content=""> <meta name="Keywords" content=""> <meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"> <meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 11"> <meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 11"> <link rel="File-List" href="file://localhost/Users/wagenmaker/Library/Caches/TemporaryItems/msoclip1/01/clip_filelist.xml"> <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:documentproperties> <o:template>Normal</o:Template> <o:revision>0</o:Revision> <o:totaltime>0</o:TotalTime> <o:pages>1</o:Pages> <o:characters>2</o:Characters> <o:lines>1</o:Lines> <o:paragraphs>1</o:Paragraphs> <o:characterswithspaces>2</o:CharactersWithSpaces> <o:version>11.1282</o:Version> </o:DocumentProperties> <o:officedocumentsettings> <o:allowpng/> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:donotshowrevisions/> <w:donotprintrevisions/> <w:displayhorizontaldrawinggridevery>0</w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery> <w:displayverticaldrawinggridevery>0</w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery> <w:usemarginsfordrawinggridorigin/> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Times New Roman"; panose-1:0 2 2 6 3 5 4 5 2 3; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:50331648 0 0 0 1 0;} @font-face {font-family:"Arno Pro"; panose-1:0 2 2 5 2 4 5 6 2 4; mso-font-charset:0; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:50331648 0 0 0 1 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-parent:""; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style> <!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=";font-family:";font-size:72pt;" >W<o:p></o:p></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">e all know what it feels like to </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">wait</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> for something. Every new</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">season</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">presents a new reason to </span>wait...</p><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"></span></b><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">I wonder how much of our lives are spent in this place. The place of day dreaming and wishing for something to come into fruition.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">I don't ever remember a time in my life when I wasn't </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">waiting for something.</span></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">I don't think that there is anything necessarily wrong with </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">waiting... </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">UNLESS, I never take the time to breathe and just consume how good it is that I have it right now.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">I want balance.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">The fulfilled, abundant life with a heavenly anticipation of each new day. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Prayer:</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Lord help me to keep my eyes on you. Help me not to get ahead of you and your plans for my life. Teach me how to live a life full of balance. Help me to keep my hope in YOU for my future and not in anything else. Thank you for this beautiful December evening with my family. I am so Blessed.<br /><br />2 Corinthians 4:16-18<br />Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.</span></i></div>Jen Wagenmakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13149219851057887938noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689673417533684688.post-28642016508448961242011-12-12T15:03:00.000-08:002011-12-12T15:36:26.070-08:00Decorating OR not?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig4KAG92B6HDJz90-omPbs8mTJApk4uo3WUOQO4UZexE39YhezvcBxi5kZIsWjuUa2yrBkHXkn546NG4G3HK9znihcWH9s_Abm76XLVaNH0HLRAoF5_BF8Iy8iCR5Efl_Alqxdfb5bfmPF/s1600/DSC03645.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig4KAG92B6HDJz90-omPbs8mTJApk4uo3WUOQO4UZexE39YhezvcBxi5kZIsWjuUa2yrBkHXkn546NG4G3HK9znihcWH9s_Abm76XLVaNH0HLRAoF5_BF8Iy8iCR5Efl_Alqxdfb5bfmPF/s320/DSC03645.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685385623331838082" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggwmTelQwbe72-2jvWB2CyKW5F4jqpVYLS4Ua-5wucOR8Gl4U6cQyCxFq1kQjan8D83aSIFaptpKrmUVjPa9U57XVQD-uHv3RN7JyPIJzFV3iStcahdLWd8png6yIaeYbCJ7tnoeWy-Z-f/s1600/DSC03641.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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font-style: italic;">Joshua 4: 19-24</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-style: italic;">19 On the tenth day of the first month the people went up from the Jordan and camped at Gilgal on the eastern border of Jericho. 20 And Joshua set up at Gilgal the twelve stones they had taken out of the Jordan. 21 He said to the Israelites, “In the future when your descendants ask their parents, ‘What do these stones mean?’ 22 tell them, ‘Israel crossed the Jordan on dry ground.’ 23 For the LORD your God dried up the Jordan before you until you had crossed over. The LORD your God did to the Jordan what he had done to the Red Sea[b] when he dried it up before us until we had crossed over. 24 He did this so that all the peoples of the earth might know that the hand of the LORD is powerful and so that you might always fear the LORD your God.”</span><br /><br />After reading this passage, I was reminded of a day in my life a few years ago. I have looked all over to find the actual picture that I took on that day but I still have not located it.<br /><br />It was August 12, 2007. I had been thinking and praying about building some type of an alter during that summer but I was <span style="font-weight: bold;">waiting</span> for the right time and place to do so.<br /><br />On this night just before sunset, I drove my car over to a small beach in my hometown that I knew would probably be empty. I carried my blanket and my Bible with me as I walked toward the shoreline. With the sand between my toes and the warmth of the falling sun on my face, <span style="font-weight: bold;">I had a conversation with God and my soul found peace.</span><br /><br />I got up a few minutes later and began to build an alter. Every time that I laid a new stone, I would release another burden. The collection formed into a beautiful <span style="font-weight: bold;">alter.</span> I had to take a picture because I knew that God was with me that night and I wanted to be able to share my experience someday with others.<br /><br />Just 10 nights later, I was on a coffee visit with Eric Wagenmaker and a new <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102); font-weight: bold;">season </span>began for my life.<br /></span>Jen Wagenmakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13149219851057887938noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689673417533684688.post-26448076369773802272011-12-04T12:10:00.001-08:002011-12-27T20:59:44.621-08:00Discovering Him<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1K6f-FK5VcOQv1RGVs6JrnLkcMd5vejvtwpVOtE-7wynomHVWCwnekwQehdzQoAEm3NSUc62Rr59cwHSkMusdVRugOxc1iSTo9xfxinvzx2ssFGiHOk9YbmoNFpmhyphenhyphen89Ye2y4cS6_RXJh/s1600/3795914328_9caf0107b7_o.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1K6f-FK5VcOQv1RGVs6JrnLkcMd5vejvtwpVOtE-7wynomHVWCwnekwQehdzQoAEm3NSUc62Rr59cwHSkMusdVRugOxc1iSTo9xfxinvzx2ssFGiHOk9YbmoNFpmhyphenhyphen89Ye2y4cS6_RXJh/s200/3795914328_9caf0107b7_o.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682380722837871682" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;font-size:180%;" >I</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span></span>had the privilege of being raised in a home where both of my parents were passionate about living out their faith in a beautiful way for us children and others to see.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;">I</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> wish that I could say that because of this fact that I chose early on to follow in their footsteps. That isn't my story...<br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;">D</span><span style="font-size:130%;">uring my teenage years, I began to walk down two roads. I knew what I should be doing but I had the desire to try all of the things that were supposed to be wrong. When I did, I also seemed to like them. Before I knew it, God seemed so far away and getting back to where I wanted to be in my relationship with Him almost felt impossible.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" ><span>T</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">hat's when God stepped in...</span><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><span>I</span></span><span style="font-size:130%;"> remember the day so clearly when I found out that I was pregnant. I had graduated from high school just a few months before this and was still only 18 years old.<br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />T</span><span style="font-size:130%;">his is when my relationship with God finally began to grow. I know that I had read devotionals before this point and that I enjoyed the discussions in my youth sunday school classes but the desire to know God and His will for me was definitely missing from my life.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;">G</span><span style="font-size:130%;">od took away the desires to do the things that I had been doing and He replaced them with a burden to share all of the new things that I was learning about through my Bible readings.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;">T</span><span style="font-size:130%;">hat was over fifteen years ago... Things didn't happen over night. I continued to and still continue to have areas where I struggle <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">BUT God is faithful!</span><br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;">D</span><span style="font-size:130%;">uring this current year of my life, I feel like God has been literally <span style="font-weight: bold;">roaring to me</span>. I feel like I am finally understanding the purpose that He has for my life and it has led for a very deep pursuit of discovering His will for me.<br /><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >John 7:38</span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);font-size:130%;" ><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, streams of living water will flow from within him."</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:130%;">The Lord wants to show you Himself. He is speaking. He wants to lead you. His love is better than anything this world has to offer. It is worth discovering and will leave you satisfied and full.</span></div>Jen Wagenmakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13149219851057887938noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689673417533684688.post-63567828305242414562011-12-02T10:41:00.000-08:002011-12-19T15:49:09.955-08:00December 2 2011<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg41TIeWfgqT59xMMGXlyZEKGMGNmM6-zllTvxVJft4eH_P5_h9t91S3kjjJmE06OK_RpefnXzjrI9kzHmrvOTaJs-5-8wYPZmvAVVJxzV8jpzzwyKYcb8MPEFExF3vj0nJJBMCOl5_Df1N/s1600/043.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 168px; height: 227px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg41TIeWfgqT59xMMGXlyZEKGMGNmM6-zllTvxVJft4eH_P5_h9t91S3kjjJmE06OK_RpefnXzjrI9kzHmrvOTaJs-5-8wYPZmvAVVJxzV8jpzzwyKYcb8MPEFExF3vj0nJJBMCOl5_Df1N/s200/043.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5681635435122466834" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">Its Friday... Family Night Fun Night<br />Menu = Papa Murphey's<br /><br />I just got back from taking Keegan on a beautiful walk in our neighborhood. I can't believe that it is already a few days into the month of December. Blare has his first high school Christmas dance this weekend.<br /><br />The Christmas tree is up and the house is decorated and I am so excited to celebrate this beautiful season that we are approaching.<br /><br />I have been working on writing again. A topical book this time. I have given myself the goal of writing 1000 words a day until its complete. I pray the inspiration continues to fuel me.<br /><br />The conference details continue to come together as we move forward and closer to our first event. The enthusiasm is contagious and motivating.<br /><br />I read in Proverbs 3 and Deuteronomy 11 today.<br />Feed this thirsty soul Lord. I continue to cry out for wisdom and knowledge.<br /></span>Jen Wagenmakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13149219851057887938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689673417533684688.post-55143592226871369652011-12-01T16:56:00.001-08:002011-12-01T17:00:48.454-08:00Unbelievably PUMPED about this....<span style="text-decoration: underline;"> <a href="http://www.thelegacyconference.com/">www.thelegacyconference.com</a></span><br />Be sure to stay tuned. ;)Jen Wagenmakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13149219851057887938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689673417533684688.post-84072360889529822402011-11-23T04:34:00.000-08:002011-11-26T05:04:27.526-08:00Mama Heidi<span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" >L</span><span style="font-size:130%;">ast night, I made a quick unannounced visit over to see my parents. Mom had made a stop on her way home from work, so it would be just dad and I. We sat and had another </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >meaningful conversation</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> together and as I sat and listened to him speak, something in my heart told me to pause and cherish </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >the moment. </span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" >I</span> have taken so much for granted in my life. It is so easy to do. We sat there talking together while the fireplace burned so beautifully and although I only had an hour,</span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" > it was all that I needed</span><span style="font-size:130%;">. After about twenty minutes of talking he said that he had a video that he wanted to show me.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" >H</span><span style="font-size:130%;">e said as soon as he first watched it that it made him think of me. That made me smile. We sat there and watched this video together and during different clips, we would look at each other with tears.<br /><br />This is just a four minute clip of the entire video that dad and I watched last night.<br /><br />The end of the full video says it all....<br /><br />She inspires you to just change </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >"one" </span><span style="font-size:130%;">persons life. </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" > Just one.</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:130%;" >You'll have to pause my music that plays automatically at the bottom of my page to heart the video best.</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><br /><br /><br /><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://media.salemwebnetwork.com/godtube/resource/mediaplayer/5.6/player.swf" height="255" width="400"><param name="movie" value="http://media.salemwebnetwork.com/godtube/resource/mediaplayer/5.6/player.swf"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="wmode" value="opaque"><param name="flashvars" value="file=http://www.godtube.com/resource/mediaplayer/9EJF2FNU.file&image=http://www.godtube.com/resource/mediaplayer/9EJF2FNU.jpg&screencolor=000000&type=video&autostart=true&playonce=true&skin=http://media.salemwebnetwork.com/godtube/resource/mediaplayer/skin/default/videoskin.swf&logo.file=undefinedtheme/default/media/embed-logo.png&logo.link=http://www.godtube.com/watch/%3Fv%3D9EJF2FNU&logo.position=top-left&logo.hide=false&controlbar.position=over"></object>Jen Wagenmakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13149219851057887938noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689673417533684688.post-52416029850403750092011-11-17T06:57:00.000-08:002011-11-18T13:03:10.360-08:00God's Amazing Grace<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 0, 51);font-family:georgia;font-size:180%;" >W</span><span style="font-size:130%;">hen I look over my life and see all the <span style="font-weight: bold;">MANY MANY</span> mistakes that I have made, I am able to see my great need for His <span style="font-weight: bold;">Grace and Mercy. </span><br /><br />I have made so many unfulfilled promises to the Lord over the years. In my great need for Him to move or to act in a situation that was going on in my life, I would say things to Him that I thought that I could accomplish<span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"> if He would fix things.</span><br /><br />I wanted freedom from addictions and patterns in my life <span style="font-weight: bold;">but</span> I would always go back to them if things weren't going <span style="font-weight: bold;">my way.</span></span> <span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><br />It was a cycle.<br /><br />The Lord knows your heart. He sees us in our true identity.<br />So He extends <span style="font-weight: bold;">Grace and Mercy.</span><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" >May you give Him your heart today. </span><br /><span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" >This promise is the ONLY one that matters. </span><br /></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Romans 10:9</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">"If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved." </span><br /><br /></span>Jen Wagenmakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13149219851057887938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689673417533684688.post-54006325726337895532011-11-15T12:57:00.000-08:002011-11-15T13:20:30.278-08:00What a day may bring forth<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaRLW4JgERCvk-v_wI8xPARRkiFkO72wfqYZOvcrt6UOfPlQKWnMoGwrm8BKWOn23VY9lIuqEAHyenoeYuYICViWMt8ozZd9uvwMzOEaxEiMWlYizekkzG6yq2-YmJNZEWAa5coxSY7lhA/s1600/8182083-candles-in-the-dark.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 273px; height: 406px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaRLW4JgERCvk-v_wI8xPARRkiFkO72wfqYZOvcrt6UOfPlQKWnMoGwrm8BKWOn23VY9lIuqEAHyenoeYuYICViWMt8ozZd9uvwMzOEaxEiMWlYizekkzG6yq2-YmJNZEWAa5coxSY7lhA/s200/8182083-candles-in-the-dark.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5675333094325240754" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:180%;" >D</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">oes God listen to us when we cry out to Him?</span></span><br /></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />I want to challenge you today to <span style="font-weight: bold;">cry out</span> to God for whatever it is that your thirsty soul is in need of.<br /><br />Share with Him again the desires that you have in your <span style="font-weight: bold;">heart.<br /><br /></span>Trust Him with your pain and with your problems.<br /><br />Remind Him of your needs.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:courier new;" >Then...<br /></span></span> Wait for Him to show you what you need to </span><span style="font-size:130%;">hear.<br />Wait for Him to speak.<br />Wait for Him to act.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">It may not happen right away.<br />It may not happen for months.<br />It may even take years. </span><br /><br />While you wait, <span style="font-weight: bold;">He will work.</span> I only speak from my experience.<br /><br />I asked the Lord for something years ago. Today, He answered my cry.<br /><br />Thank you Lord for this special gift today.<br /></span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>Jen Wagenmakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13149219851057887938noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689673417533684688.post-89261724398346618082011-11-13T12:49:00.000-08:002011-11-13T13:06:39.832-08:00<span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" >W</span>riting has become so therapeutic for me...<br /><br />I was sharing with some dear friends of mine yesterday about how I used to get so frustrated and almost depressed when I would attempt to do something that didn't come natural to me.<br /><br />I wanted to be a crafty wife and mother. I wished that I could play the guitar. I tried new recipes... I was in search for something to call mine. Something that just felt "right". Ironically, as I would blog about wishing to find that "missing gift" in my life, I was getting closer than I had realized.<br /><br />I have spent the last few hours working on more editing of the book that I hope to soon publish. I can't explain how much purpose that I have found ever since I first sat down to write about my journey.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">I am discovering so many new truths about who I am and even more so about who I am not.</span><br /><br />If you are searching for a "gift" and continuously feel discouraged, maybe you need to go back to parts of your journey and just maybe you were a writer all along.Jen Wagenmakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13149219851057887938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689673417533684688.post-9231096772871289392011-11-11T10:09:00.000-08:002011-11-13T04:45:02.266-08:00Ecuador<span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);font-size:180%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:courier new;" >I</span></span> <span style="font-size:130%;">follow a woman named <a href="http://www.aholyexperience.com/2011/11/when-you-are-in-desperate-need-of-hope/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+HolyExperience+%28Holy+Experience%29">Ann Voskamp</a> who blogs often. I would encourage you to stop by her page today if you have some time. <a href="http://www.aholyexperience.com/2011/11/when-you-are-in-desperate-need-of-hope/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+HolyExperience+%28Holy+Experience%29"> </a><br /><br />Although I have never met <a href="http://www.aholyexperience.com/2011/11/when-you-are-in-desperate-need-of-hope/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+HolyExperience+%28Holy+Experience%29">Ann</a> before, my heart always walks away from her page inspired and greatly encouraged. She has been given an amazing gift to communicate what transpires in her </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >heart</span><span style="font-size:130%;">.<br /><br />She is in Ecuador this week and has been blogging about her experience. Her post from yesterday is still <span style="font-weight: bold;">haunting</span> me today.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >My spirit is willing Lord. You know my heart. Where do I start?</span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />I have been telling others lately of the desires that I have in my</span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" > heart</span><span style="font-size:130%;">... The desire to finish my book and now to write more. The desire to launch a woman's ministry that will take me around the country to encourage hurting women on their journey's. I have also told some of my desire to travel with my family to Jerusalem and </span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >to the ends of the earth...<br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;">(with these hands and feet of mine).<br /><br />The life that He has given me is not mine but His. I am overwhelmed when I think of His goodness to me. How could I ever repay Him? There is no sacrifice that could measure His.<br /><br />May you be just as challenged today as I was when I read the story of <a href="http://www.aholyexperience.com/2011/11/when-you-are-in-desperate-need-of-hope/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+HolyExperience+%28Holy+Experience%29">Lidia from Ecuador</a>.</span>Jen Wagenmakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13149219851057887938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689673417533684688.post-42196316588836252072011-11-07T13:15:00.000-08:002011-11-07T20:31:17.098-08:00The Lord is good<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtTbKvKLUtuEVYgojt0U78eAk_SESvthHymf9zGIIRjPiC9NSDFfsL1PMHhzMV7uJaok3xvzAK-rSPU9UHg5A2Lxy_WP0pnCtEjNtRG7moPvkoGzTpmIyVLN5kELRQKfA4fgpI76MjuMmS/s1600/worship.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 360px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtTbKvKLUtuEVYgojt0U78eAk_SESvthHymf9zGIIRjPiC9NSDFfsL1PMHhzMV7uJaok3xvzAK-rSPU9UHg5A2Lxy_WP0pnCtEjNtRG7moPvkoGzTpmIyVLN5kELRQKfA4fgpI76MjuMmS/s200/worship.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672370373992146066" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">A</span></span> few months ago I had a phone conversation with a woman that I had never met face to face. The longer that we talked, the more encouraged that I became. Her words were filled with such wisdom and it seemed as though she knew exactly what I needed to hear.<br /><br />It was the end of our conversation that has continued to minister to me. She had me look up some verses while we were on the phone.<div class="display-passages"><div class="content-wrapper"><div class="content-col"><div class="passage-wrap"><div class="passage-left passage-class-0"><h3><span style="font-size:100%;">2 Corinthians 10:4-6</span></h3><h3><span style="font-size:100%;"><sup style="font-weight: normal;" class="versenum" id="en-ESV-28959">4</sup><span style="font-weight: normal;">For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy <span style="font-weight: bold;">strongholds</span>. </span><sup style="font-weight: normal;" class="versenum" id="en-ESV-28960">5</sup><span style="font-weight: normal;">We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, </span>and take every thought captive to obey Christ<span style="font-weight: normal;">. </span><sup style="font-weight: normal;" class="versenum" id="en-ESV-28961">6</sup><span style="font-weight: normal;">being ready to punish every disobedience,</span> when your obedience is complete.<br /></span></h3><div class="result-text-style-normal text-html "><br />We finished our conversation a few minutes after I read these verses and I have not talked with her again since.<br /><br />These three verses have been put on my path over and over again since that conversation and as I continue to meditate on them, I know that my eyes have been opened to something powerful.<br /><br />Today I sat down to read the chapter for the woman's study that I attend weekly. We are doing a chapter book written by Stormie Omartian called "<span style="font-weight: bold;">The prayer that changes everything..</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">The hidden power of Praising God".</span><br /><br />As I read chapter eight which reflects on how <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;font-family:courier new;" >good</span> God is. I was quickly reminded of the end of the phone conversation I had with my dear on the phone that wonderful day.<br /><br />She said: "Jen - I have come to a place where I now understand that the Lord deserves all of my praise <span style="font-weight: bold;">even</span> in the hardest challenges of my life. I choose now to say, Thank you Father God for ..... (Anything bad that happens)<br /><br />because You know all things and I do not and Lord Jesus you are so <span style="font-weight: bold;">GOOD</span>."<br /><br />It may take me longer than it should, but slowly my heart is coming to the place where I can feel safe to Trust Him even when I don't understand. <span style="font-weight: bold;">He makes ALL things beautiful, in His time.</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Lamentations 3:25 The Lord is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him.<br /></div><br /><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div>Jen Wagenmakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13149219851057887938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689673417533684688.post-5222406659096405702011-11-06T12:22:00.000-08:002011-11-07T05:20:41.233-08:00<span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" ></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:lucida grande;font-size:180%;" >T</span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;" >he sun will set a bit earlier tonight then it did last... I can already feel some change in the walls around me. The fireplace burning, the blankets stacked up and the candles are lit. I wrestle with the wonder of whether or not our home is fully prepared for the cold that will soon come... I am quickly reminded of the <span style="font-weight: bold;">key</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">ingredient</span> once again... <span style="font-weight: bold;">(Trust)<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZrWv-CuPSEW-T6PG4ns3TW1kz8fPqUrlUF-4YqQw6OpiHnsWRPOEUatNPTwE7-h4PL4FtlqzCO6bhHjhCn1qQh-uXZJMDZtYKfFFJYf4MXUfBFyU9zZGwDiOOUeVjdLAYRdVEaP_BeoYn/s1600/6a00d8341c106d53ef00e55080322b8834-640wi.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 225px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZrWv-CuPSEW-T6PG4ns3TW1kz8fPqUrlUF-4YqQw6OpiHnsWRPOEUatNPTwE7-h4PL4FtlqzCO6bhHjhCn1qQh-uXZJMDZtYKfFFJYf4MXUfBFyU9zZGwDiOOUeVjdLAYRdVEaP_BeoYn/s200/6a00d8341c106d53ef00e55080322b8834-640wi.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671982217887891394" border="0" /></a></span></span>November brings me the opportunity to reflect on the year that was given. In reflecting, I've become so very grateful and it naturally leads me to my knees.</span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;" ><br /></span></div><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;" ><br />And so I begin to dream again for the next <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102); font-weight: bold;">season</span>. I compile words together that are filled with hope and the completely impossible and I bring them before </span><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;" >His Throne.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: right;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;" > I realize that the key ingredient will remain the same <span style="font-weight: bold;">.</span>..</span><br /><br /><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-weight: bold;"> (Trust)</span></span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: right; color: rgb(51, 51, 153); font-weight: bold;"><span style=";font-family:lucida grande;font-size:130%;" >Psalm 37:3 Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture.</span><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: right;"><br /></div></div><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;" ><br /></span>Jen Wagenmakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13149219851057887938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689673417533684688.post-25395718146964645112011-11-03T17:44:00.001-07:002011-11-03T18:27:24.063-07:00It had to be this way<span><span style="font-size:180%;">A</span>re you in a season of Doubt?<br /><br />I have been reflecting over the last few days on how the Lord puts us on the path that He knows is best for us. <span style="font-weight: bold;">(All of the time)</span><br /><br />If I only believed that He was in control when I felt good about my life and the direction that it was headed in then it wouldn't require <span style="font-weight: bold;">Faith</span> at all.<br /><br />As I seek for Him to show me Himself when life is hard and my heart feels heavy...<br />Maybe then, He can <span style="font-style: italic;">open my eyes</span> to more of what He has for me.<br /><br />I have to believe that the Lord knows <span style="font-weight: bold;">every detail</span> of my life now and forever and that He is in complete control of each and every situation that pertains to it. Whatever the trial may be, He knows, and He knows that it is<span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">for my best.</span><br /><br />His word is full of promises to us of the desires that He has for us...<br /><br />Why do we allow doubt to creep in when things seem tough?<br /><br /><br />Prayer:<br /><br />Oh God, please show me who you are when I don't humanly understand the hard things that life can bring my way. Thank you for different seasons that come.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;"><span>Jeremiah 29:11</span><br />For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.<br /></div>Jen Wagenmakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13149219851057887938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689673417533684688.post-66143345291231498152011-10-31T08:46:00.001-07:002011-10-31T09:12:08.522-07:00The power of a whisper<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhea5hi5g7cpokQcxBC7oDM7x_xmiz3kufmX_oF3KymnlZU7FIxUy-Jr1B2LxRLEWj5v1hODcaugC6C8xHq0H3Tv1udEFP6kxZJztP2PR9NjeYF5tsbN2v9YndvUaceNEqMBRwqRc-Zbpy/s1600/41lfKHEUoIL.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhea5hi5g7cpokQcxBC7oDM7x_xmiz3kufmX_oF3KymnlZU7FIxUy-Jr1B2LxRLEWj5v1hODcaugC6C8xHq0H3Tv1udEFP6kxZJztP2PR9NjeYF5tsbN2v9YndvUaceNEqMBRwqRc-Zbpy/s200/41lfKHEUoIL.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669688190097082690" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:180%;">A</span><span style="font-size:130%;">s I continue to read more of the book written by Bill Hybels called "The power of a whisper", I feel myself being drawn and inspired to write again. I have had the thoughts of writing on - <span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">learning how to chase after God's heart</span>.</span><br />I feel like the book that I am reading will give me the final push that I need to surrender and develop the layout that has happened in my life to cause me to write at all.<br /><br />In his book, Bill Hybels talks about how he discovered at an early age on how to pray for God to reveal His words (whispers) to him after he heard the story on Samuel in the Bible at school one day. He refers to a poem that his teacher gave him that reads this:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Oh! give me Samuel's ear, An open ear, O Lord, Alive and quick to hear, Each whisper of Thy Word; Like him to answer to Thy call And to obey Thee first of all.</span><br /><br />I finished Chapter One this morning. When I closed the book, I ventured out for another walk in our neighborhood. In a quiet whisper, I asked God to continue to whisper his words to me for what His will is for my life. <br />Before I even left my driveway, it was clear to me for now what He was saying...<br /><br />_ Keep Me First...<br />_ Love that Man that I gave you Jennifer, with all of who you are. Be faithful in this<br />_ Love those boys with My love, teach them by your example<br />_ Be faithful to the church ministry that I have given you<br />_ Open your mouth to the women that I send you<br />_ Let me do the rest - You can trust me<br /><br />I am not promised what the next <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102); font-weight: bold;">season</span> will bring. I get glimpses and for that I am thankful.<br /><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Prayer:<br />Oh Lord, please speak to me. Teach me to know and understand Your voice. Give me the power and strength when the load seems heavy. Guide my every word and step.<br />"Speak Lord, for your servant is listening".<br /></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span>Jen Wagenmakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13149219851057887938noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689673417533684688.post-9144972217974318442011-10-29T17:39:00.000-07:002011-10-29T18:19:00.736-07:00Needing the balance<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnKQlzfjlp8AEVv-LiDmIkH_jbArv6JZgyu3yuYA7bvVl0EqDOiLB82V-yWFJAYSTnivZ2pQzQZmnNSdCt-pTLioo-jD4aBTkK8KuNSaNN6mwiLzY-jsNabetW3BdjqOspceLDf7HqYBIc/s1600/Worklifebalance.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnKQlzfjlp8AEVv-LiDmIkH_jbArv6JZgyu3yuYA7bvVl0EqDOiLB82V-yWFJAYSTnivZ2pQzQZmnNSdCt-pTLioo-jD4aBTkK8KuNSaNN6mwiLzY-jsNabetW3BdjqOspceLDf7HqYBIc/s200/Worklifebalance.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669086828062872754" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);font-size:180%;" >I </span><span style="font-size:130%;">am so thankful to be a wife and mother. This role in my life continues to be my key role and the one that I know I have been called to <span style="font-weight: bold;">first.</span> In order to do all the things that I have in my heart to do, it will take the perfect <span style="font-weight: bold;">balance.</span><br /><br />I am in constant search for better ways to produce organization in my life. It would be safe to say that I am not a big fan of clutter or confusion.<br />When I quit my job a few months ago to stay home, I went and purchased a weekly calendar, some folders, and a bag to carry information along with me while I would meet with women to discuss the <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102); font-weight: bold;">Legacy Conference. </span><br /><br />Little by little, the clutter has made its way in to my life.<br />Tonight I had to clean up the desktop on my computer (again). I created some new folders for <span style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102); font-weight: bold;">Legacy</span> with sub categories. Then I pulled out the folders in my carrying bag to clean out and now I am trying to color coordinate my weekly calendar.<br /><br />As I went for a walk to clear my head and talk with the Lord, I continued to surrender my whole life to Him. Only He will be able to bring the <span style="font-weight: bold;">peace and strength </span>for each new day that comes my way. I was reminded that following Him should not feel like a burden. It should produce rest for my soul. I am so thankful that <span style="font-weight: bold;">He</span> is in control of the things that I love most. I know that the balance that I am looking for can only be found.... <span style="font-weight: bold;">IN HIM.<br /><br /></span><span>Prayer<br />Lord Jesus, please give me wisdom on how to prioritize my life so that YOU are lifted up most in my life. Help me to lean on you and only you when I am feeling weighed down and please bring me the peace that I will need in that moment. Thank you for the things that you have given my heart to desire and please help them to be your desires for me. When they are not your desires for me, open my eyes and show me that. I love you.<br /></span><br /></span><div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(51, 0, 153);"><span style="font-size:130%;">Matthew 11:29<br />Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. </span></div>Jen Wagenmakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13149219851057887938noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689673417533684688.post-32427853968855392552011-10-27T19:55:00.000-07:002011-10-27T20:15:05.295-07:00Whisper<span style="font-size:180%;">S</span><span style="font-size:130%;">omeone recently passed along a good book that they had read. I was able to sit down tonight and read the introduction. I am already hooked. The book is called "The power of a whisper", its written by Bill Hybels.<br /><br />A taste for you...</span><meta equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <div><span style="font-size:130%;"> </span></div> <span style="font-size:130%;"><br />"There is a frequency that your life was designed to be tuned to, and that frequency is the unique voice of God. Once you learn to hear it - and you actually can get better at picking it out - you will find that your craving for it intensifies as your soul strains to hear more from Him."<br /><br /></span>Jen Wagenmakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13149219851057887938noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3689673417533684688.post-67116936490354118812011-10-22T16:27:00.000-07:002011-10-22T16:46:43.230-07:00My daddy<div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I</span> went for another coffee visit with mom today...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">She pulled out a big tupperware box full of keepsakes. It held old cards,letters and special newspaper clippings.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I found this written on a piece of paper...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">A poem written by my father for me on my 20th birthday.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace; font-size: large;"><strong>Jennifer<br />Years ago I fell in love<br />With a woman much like you.<br />Flowing hair and bluesh eyes<br />She had your smile too.<br /><br />I thought that she would always be<br />The only one of her kind.<br />That no one else could ever compare...<br />No one else I'd find.<br /><br />And so I married this dear maid,<br />And took her to my home,<br />Twenty years have come and gone,<br />Our little girl has grown.<br /><br />So much like a princess,<br />A holy work of grace,<br />My compliment on this, your birthday,<br />You have your Mother's face!<br /><br />I love you Jennifer - Dad 7/7/97</strong></span></div>
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