http://bigchurch.com/blog/floridagal2/index.html?site=bc&who=r,qLB39vj5KNiZ23IY9XXw3OumkhqxwuW3zEKZ6drO9gLvGUcEo96zIhx6rQn97BnDTCNqPCf77S7093sIXzhYfYNTQi_qOict8zozHzjoy/yY4Q2fWMpvnb89v3c4k3fI&pid=f3104 Thoughts, musings and personal insights applied to daily life and relationships. http://bigchurch.com/blog/11019/post_141609.html?site=bc&who=r,qLB39vj5KNiZ23IY9XXw3OumkhqxwuW3zEKZ6drO9gLvGUcEo96zIhx6rQn97BnDTCNqPCf77S7093sIXzhYfYNTQi_qOict8zozHzjoy/yY4Q2fWMpvnb89v3c4k3fI&pid=f3104&m= I was reading today and came across the words in Song of Solomon "for love is as strong as death". The words seemed to leap off the page. Think about it...not one of us is able to conquer death. Go Sat, 29 Nov 2008 15:07:09 -0800 http://bigchurch.com/blog/11019/post_141609.html?site=bc&who=r,qLB39vj5KNiZ23IY9XXw3OumkhqxwuW3zEKZ6drO9gLvGUcEo96zIhx6rQn97BnDTCNqPCf77S7093sIXzhYfYNTQi_qOict8zozHzjoy/yY4Q2fWMpvnb89v3c4k3fI&pid=f3104&m= http://bigchurch.com/blog/11019/post_138685.html?site=bc&who=r,qLB39vj5KNiZ23IY9XXw3OumkhqxwuW3zEKZ6drO9gLvGUcEo96zIhx6rQn97BnDTCNqPCf77S7093sIXzhYfYNTQi_qOict8zozHzjoy/yY4Q2fWMpvnb89v3c4k3fI&pid=f3104&m= Ok, there are some online names that I can't quite figure out. But since most folks put a little thought into choosing their handle there must be something behind each of these names. Mine is florid Fri, 24 Oct 2008 04:08:25 -0800 http://bigchurch.com/blog/11019/post_138685.html?site=bc&who=r,qLB39vj5KNiZ23IY9XXw3OumkhqxwuW3zEKZ6drO9gLvGUcEo96zIhx6rQn97BnDTCNqPCf77S7093sIXzhYfYNTQi_qOict8zozHzjoy/yY4Q2fWMpvnb89v3c4k3fI&pid=f3104&m= http://bigchurch.com/blog/11019/post_138577.html?site=bc&who=r,qLB39vj5KNiZ23IY9XXw3OumkhqxwuW3zEKZ6drO9gLvGUcEo96zIhx6rQn97BnDTCNqPCf77S7093sIXzhYfYNTQi_qOict8zozHzjoy/yY4Q2fWMpvnb89v3c4k3fI&pid=f3104&m= How many of you have heard from God to move out, go forward, face the challenge and "take the land"? What is your response to His leading? Do you ponder, do a risk/benefit analysis, or step out in f Wed, 22 Oct 2008 19:42:08 -0800 http://bigchurch.com/blog/11019/post_138577.html?site=bc&who=r,qLB39vj5KNiZ23IY9XXw3OumkhqxwuW3zEKZ6drO9gLvGUcEo96zIhx6rQn97BnDTCNqPCf77S7093sIXzhYfYNTQi_qOict8zozHzjoy/yY4Q2fWMpvnb89v3c4k3fI&pid=f3104&m= http://bigchurch.com/blog/11019/post_138055.html?site=bc&who=r,qLB39vj5KNiZ23IY9XXw3OumkhqxwuW3zEKZ6drO9gLvGUcEo96zIhx6rQn97BnDTCNqPCf77S7093sIXzhYfYNTQi_qOict8zozHzjoy/yY4Q2fWMpvnb89v3c4k3fI&pid=f3104&m= Have you noticed how sometimes God gives you something wonderful, something good....then asks you to lay it down? What's that about? Often our tendency is to cling to the good thing He has given in Fri, 17 Oct 2008 19:10:03 -0800 http://bigchurch.com/blog/11019/post_138055.html?site=bc&who=r,qLB39vj5KNiZ23IY9XXw3OumkhqxwuW3zEKZ6drO9gLvGUcEo96zIhx6rQn97BnDTCNqPCf77S7093sIXzhYfYNTQi_qOict8zozHzjoy/yY4Q2fWMpvnb89v3c4k3fI&pid=f3104&m= http://bigchurch.com/blog/11019/post_137713.html?site=bc&who=r,qLB39vj5KNiZ23IY9XXw3OumkhqxwuW3zEKZ6drO9gLvGUcEo96zIhx6rQn97BnDTCNqPCf77S7093sIXzhYfYNTQi_qOict8zozHzjoy/yY4Q2fWMpvnb89v3c4k3fI&pid=f3104&m= What do you do when circumstances change the future you thought God had planned for you? What do you do when a promising relationship ends? What do you do when you unexpectedly lose your job? Every Tue, 14 Oct 2008 15:52:19 -0800 http://bigchurch.com/blog/11019/post_137713.html?site=bc&who=r,qLB39vj5KNiZ23IY9XXw3OumkhqxwuW3zEKZ6drO9gLvGUcEo96zIhx6rQn97BnDTCNqPCf77S7093sIXzhYfYNTQi_qOict8zozHzjoy/yY4Q2fWMpvnb89v3c4k3fI&pid=f3104&m= http://bigchurch.com/blog/11019/post_137442.html?site=bc&who=r,qLB39vj5KNiZ23IY9XXw3OumkhqxwuW3zEKZ6drO9gLvGUcEo96zIhx6rQn97BnDTCNqPCf77S7093sIXzhYfYNTQi_qOict8zozHzjoy/yY4Q2fWMpvnb89v3c4k3fI&pid=f3104&m= Well, I did it...listed my first item for sale on ebay. I have purchased on there for awhile and have found some amazing deals and hard to find things; even a cookbook from 1964 that contained a Pil Sun, 12 Oct 2008 08:48:38 -0800 http://bigchurch.com/blog/11019/post_137442.html?site=bc&who=r,qLB39vj5KNiZ23IY9XXw3OumkhqxwuW3zEKZ6drO9gLvGUcEo96zIhx6rQn97BnDTCNqPCf77S7093sIXzhYfYNTQi_qOict8zozHzjoy/yY4Q2fWMpvnb89v3c4k3fI&pid=f3104&m= http://bigchurch.com/blog/11019/post_137377.html?site=bc&who=r,qLB39vj5KNiZ23IY9XXw3OumkhqxwuW3zEKZ6drO9gLvGUcEo96zIhx6rQn97BnDTCNqPCf77S7093sIXzhYfYNTQi_qOict8zozHzjoy/yY4Q2fWMpvnb89v3c4k3fI&pid=f3104&m= Visions of raking leaves, and jumping into childhood joy, watching them scatter. Color pallets seen only for a short time...vibrant reds, yellows, oranges...painted across a horizon, nipped with the Sat, 11 Oct 2008 18:35:36 -0800 http://bigchurch.com/blog/11019/post_137377.html?site=bc&who=r,qLB39vj5KNiZ23IY9XXw3OumkhqxwuW3zEKZ6drO9gLvGUcEo96zIhx6rQn97BnDTCNqPCf77S7093sIXzhYfYNTQi_qOict8zozHzjoy/yY4Q2fWMpvnb89v3c4k3fI&pid=f3104&m= http://bigchurch.com/blog/11019/post_137355.html?site=bc&who=r,qLB39vj5KNiZ23IY9XXw3OumkhqxwuW3zEKZ6drO9gLvGUcEo96zIhx6rQn97BnDTCNqPCf77S7093sIXzhYfYNTQi_qOict8zozHzjoy/yY4Q2fWMpvnb89v3c4k3fI&pid=f3104&m= All of us have been disappointed and/or hurt by others; often it is unintentional on the part of others. They may be completely unaware that their deeds or actions wounded us. But what about when s Sat, 11 Oct 2008 14:40:44 -0800 http://bigchurch.com/blog/11019/post_137355.html?site=bc&who=r,qLB39vj5KNiZ23IY9XXw3OumkhqxwuW3zEKZ6drO9gLvGUcEo96zIhx6rQn97BnDTCNqPCf77S7093sIXzhYfYNTQi_qOict8zozHzjoy/yY4Q2fWMpvnb89v3c4k3fI&pid=f3104&m= http://bigchurch.com/blog/11019/post_137338.html?site=bc&who=r,qLB39vj5KNiZ23IY9XXw3OumkhqxwuW3zEKZ6drO9gLvGUcEo96zIhx6rQn97BnDTCNqPCf77S7093sIXzhYfYNTQi_qOict8zozHzjoy/yY4Q2fWMpvnb89v3c4k3fI&pid=f3104&m= Just out of curiosity...if you block someone, say because of an email from a scammer...what do they see when they try to view your profile? Are there different levels of blocking people? Obviously I Sat, 11 Oct 2008 12:03:58 -0800 http://bigchurch.com/blog/11019/post_137338.html?site=bc&who=r,qLB39vj5KNiZ23IY9XXw3OumkhqxwuW3zEKZ6drO9gLvGUcEo96zIhx6rQn97BnDTCNqPCf77S7093sIXzhYfYNTQi_qOict8zozHzjoy/yY4Q2fWMpvnb89v3c4k3fI&pid=f3104&m= http://bigchurch.com/blog/11019/post_137176.html?site=bc&who=r,qLB39vj5KNiZ23IY9XXw3OumkhqxwuW3zEKZ6drO9gLvGUcEo96zIhx6rQn97BnDTCNqPCf77S7093sIXzhYfYNTQi_qOict8zozHzjoy/yY4Q2fWMpvnb89v3c4k3fI&pid=f3104&m= Miles...a measure of distance, many miles a distance long.Presenting what feels sometimes a barrier insurmountable.And other times the distance hardly worth mentioning as two souls connect, finding me Thu, 09 Oct 2008 18:32:41 -0800 http://bigchurch.com/blog/11019/post_137176.html?site=bc&who=r,qLB39vj5KNiZ23IY9XXw3OumkhqxwuW3zEKZ6drO9gLvGUcEo96zIhx6rQn97BnDTCNqPCf77S7093sIXzhYfYNTQi_qOict8zozHzjoy/yY4Q2fWMpvnb89v3c4k3fI&pid=f3104&m= http://bigchurch.com/blog/11019/post_136949.html?site=bc&who=r,qLB39vj5KNiZ23IY9XXw3OumkhqxwuW3zEKZ6drO9gLvGUcEo96zIhx6rQn97BnDTCNqPCf77S7093sIXzhYfYNTQi_qOict8zozHzjoy/yY4Q2fWMpvnb89v3c4k3fI&pid=f3104&m= Hi folks...I got a bite of some type (insect, though didn't see what) on my left index finger while in Mexico; it has gotten infected, despite taking antibiotics and being drained several times. I a Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:57:40 -0800 http://bigchurch.com/blog/11019/post_136949.html?site=bc&who=r,qLB39vj5KNiZ23IY9XXw3OumkhqxwuW3zEKZ6drO9gLvGUcEo96zIhx6rQn97BnDTCNqPCf77S7093sIXzhYfYNTQi_qOict8zozHzjoy/yY4Q2fWMpvnb89v3c4k3fI&pid=f3104&m= http://bigchurch.com/blog/11019/post_136901.html?site=bc&who=r,qLB39vj5KNiZ23IY9XXw3OumkhqxwuW3zEKZ6drO9gLvGUcEo96zIhx6rQn97BnDTCNqPCf77S7093sIXzhYfYNTQi_qOict8zozHzjoy/yY4Q2fWMpvnb89v3c4k3fI&pid=f3104&m= This is the recipe for the dish I am bringing to the ladies' luncheon:3 tbsp. olive oil 2 shallots, finely chopped4 garlic cloves, finely chopped3 artichoke hearts cooked, thinly sliced2 cups cooked w Tue, 07 Oct 2008 07:13:13 -0800 http://bigchurch.com/blog/11019/post_136901.html?site=bc&who=r,qLB39vj5KNiZ23IY9XXw3OumkhqxwuW3zEKZ6drO9gLvGUcEo96zIhx6rQn97BnDTCNqPCf77S7093sIXzhYfYNTQi_qOict8zozHzjoy/yY4Q2fWMpvnb89v3c4k3fI&pid=f3104&m= http://bigchurch.com/blog/11019/post_136899.html?site=bc&who=r,qLB39vj5KNiZ23IY9XXw3OumkhqxwuW3zEKZ6drO9gLvGUcEo96zIhx6rQn97BnDTCNqPCf77S7093sIXzhYfYNTQi_qOict8zozHzjoy/yY4Q2fWMpvnb89v3c4k3fI&pid=f3104&m= Well, ladies, it's autumn (at least here in the U.S.) and I am thinking it's time for a ladies' luncheon. It's time to gather, dish, and affirm one another. The theme will be affirmation...in keepin Tue, 07 Oct 2008 07:00:55 -0800 http://bigchurch.com/blog/11019/post_136899.html?site=bc&who=r,qLB39vj5KNiZ23IY9XXw3OumkhqxwuW3zEKZ6drO9gLvGUcEo96zIhx6rQn97BnDTCNqPCf77S7093sIXzhYfYNTQi_qOict8zozHzjoy/yY4Q2fWMpvnb89v3c4k3fI&pid=f3104&m= http://bigchurch.com/blog/11019/post_136892.html?site=bc&who=r,qLB39vj5KNiZ23IY9XXw3OumkhqxwuW3zEKZ6drO9gLvGUcEo96zIhx6rQn97BnDTCNqPCf77S7093sIXzhYfYNTQi_qOict8zozHzjoy/yY4Q2fWMpvnb89v3c4k3fI&pid=f3104&m= There is much at stake in the debate tonight. Pray God will give the right words at the right time, that His hand would be on the right man, that He would raise up the one whose heart and values are i Tue, 07 Oct 2008 05:47:27 -0800 http://bigchurch.com/blog/11019/post_136892.html?site=bc&who=r,qLB39vj5KNiZ23IY9XXw3OumkhqxwuW3zEKZ6drO9gLvGUcEo96zIhx6rQn97BnDTCNqPCf77S7093sIXzhYfYNTQi_qOict8zozHzjoy/yY4Q2fWMpvnb89v3c4k3fI&pid=f3104&m= http://bigchurch.com/blog/11019/post_136856.html?site=bc&who=r,qLB39vj5KNiZ23IY9XXw3OumkhqxwuW3zEKZ6drO9gLvGUcEo96zIhx6rQn97BnDTCNqPCf77S7093sIXzhYfYNTQi_qOict8zozHzjoy/yY4Q2fWMpvnb89v3c4k3fI&pid=f3104&m= I have written in several posts that love involves risk. We risk a broken heart each time we extend love to another. Love can be received, rejected, ignored, abused. And for many, each rejection pl Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:12:29 -0800 http://bigchurch.com/blog/11019/post_136856.html?site=bc&who=r,qLB39vj5KNiZ23IY9XXw3OumkhqxwuW3zEKZ6drO9gLvGUcEo96zIhx6rQn97BnDTCNqPCf77S7093sIXzhYfYNTQi_qOict8zozHzjoy/yY4Q2fWMpvnb89v3c4k3fI&pid=f3104&m= http://bigchurch.com/blog/11019/post_136674.html?site=bc&who=r,qLB39vj5KNiZ23IY9XXw3OumkhqxwuW3zEKZ6drO9gLvGUcEo96zIhx6rQn97BnDTCNqPCf77S7093sIXzhYfYNTQi_qOict8zozHzjoy/yY4Q2fWMpvnb89v3c4k3fI&pid=f3104&m= I voted this weekend. I received my absentee ballot and cast my vote...not just for president/vice president but for our sheriff, judges, school boards, supreme court, and 8 Florida constitutional am Sun, 05 Oct 2008 06:39:26 -0800 http://bigchurch.com/blog/11019/post_136674.html?site=bc&who=r,qLB39vj5KNiZ23IY9XXw3OumkhqxwuW3zEKZ6drO9gLvGUcEo96zIhx6rQn97BnDTCNqPCf77S7093sIXzhYfYNTQi_qOict8zozHzjoy/yY4Q2fWMpvnb89v3c4k3fI&pid=f3104&m= http://bigchurch.com/blog/11019/post_136671.html?site=bc&who=r,qLB39vj5KNiZ23IY9XXw3OumkhqxwuW3zEKZ6drO9gLvGUcEo96zIhx6rQn97BnDTCNqPCf77S7093sIXzhYfYNTQi_qOict8zozHzjoy/yY4Q2fWMpvnb89v3c4k3fI&pid=f3104&m= Hi friends...I just wanted to post my controversial (see Pen's (Mswarriorthingy's post yesterday) Pig Pickin' Cake recipe...it really is quite good and is a very popular cake served at pig pickin's (o Sun, 05 Oct 2008 05:52:31 -0800 http://bigchurch.com/blog/11019/post_136671.html?site=bc&who=r,qLB39vj5KNiZ23IY9XXw3OumkhqxwuW3zEKZ6drO9gLvGUcEo96zIhx6rQn97BnDTCNqPCf77S7093sIXzhYfYNTQi_qOict8zozHzjoy/yY4Q2fWMpvnb89v3c4k3fI&pid=f3104&m= http://bigchurch.com/blog/11019/post_136555.html?site=bc&who=r,qLB39vj5KNiZ23IY9XXw3OumkhqxwuW3zEKZ6drO9gLvGUcEo96zIhx6rQn97BnDTCNqPCf77S7093sIXzhYfYNTQi_qOict8zozHzjoy/yY4Q2fWMpvnb89v3c4k3fI&pid=f3104&m= Just saw an advertisement for a movie on the life of Billy Graham...it is called "Billy, the Early Years" and opens in theatres next Friday. Looks like it should be great viewing. Sat, 04 Oct 2008 05:52:32 -0800 http://bigchurch.com/blog/11019/post_136555.html?site=bc&who=r,qLB39vj5KNiZ23IY9XXw3OumkhqxwuW3zEKZ6drO9gLvGUcEo96zIhx6rQn97BnDTCNqPCf77S7093sIXzhYfYNTQi_qOict8zozHzjoy/yY4Q2fWMpvnb89v3c4k3fI&pid=f3104&m= http://bigchurch.com/blog/11019/post_136521.html?site=bc&who=r,qLB39vj5KNiZ23IY9XXw3OumkhqxwuW3zEKZ6drO9gLvGUcEo96zIhx6rQn97BnDTCNqPCf77S7093sIXzhYfYNTQi_qOict8zozHzjoy/yY4Q2fWMpvnb89v3c4k3fI&pid=f3104&m= Sometimes silence is deafening, isn't it? What does it mean when God stays silent? Often times we place upon God our human interpretation of an action or inaction. When we speak to someone and they Fri, 03 Oct 2008 19:18:16 -0800 http://bigchurch.com/blog/11019/post_136521.html?site=bc&who=r,qLB39vj5KNiZ23IY9XXw3OumkhqxwuW3zEKZ6drO9gLvGUcEo96zIhx6rQn97BnDTCNqPCf77S7093sIXzhYfYNTQi_qOict8zozHzjoy/yY4Q2fWMpvnb89v3c4k3fI&pid=f3104&m= http://bigchurch.com/blog/11019/post_136404.html?site=bc&who=r,qLB39vj5KNiZ23IY9XXw3OumkhqxwuW3zEKZ6drO9gLvGUcEo96zIhx6rQn97BnDTCNqPCf77S7093sIXzhYfYNTQi_qOict8zozHzjoy/yY4Q2fWMpvnb89v3c4k3fI&pid=f3104&m= When all is torn away, when nothing is left, where do you turn?Do you allow pain and bitterness to tarnish your view of God; do you question His character, blame Him for the heartache and loss? When Thu, 02 Oct 2008 18:40:18 -0800 http://bigchurch.com/blog/11019/post_136404.html?site=bc&who=r,qLB39vj5KNiZ23IY9XXw3OumkhqxwuW3zEKZ6drO9gLvGUcEo96zIhx6rQn97BnDTCNqPCf77S7093sIXzhYfYNTQi_qOict8zozHzjoy/yY4Q2fWMpvnb89v3c4k3fI&pid=f3104&m=