tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38671087046665865422024-03-18T21:06:45.899-07:00Claire N. Strebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10386462752302482728noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867108704666586542.post-23007459969736601782013-08-19T16:26:00.000-07:002018-12-07T16:01:30.641-08:00<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">When you love someone, <i>truly</i> love them, you can't just turn it off. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Well you can, but you'll always regret it. That's because true love, the way God intended, is a <i>choice to act</i>, not just a feeling. Sure, you can change your mind, but what would that say about you? <a href="http://clairenstreb.brinkster.net/Personal/love.html" target="_blank">I wrote about it</a> four years ago. St Paul explained it much more eloquently, and his words are used in a lot of wedding ceremonies: <a href="http://www.textweek.com/pauline/1cor13.htm" target="_blank">1 Corinthians 13:4-13</a>. (Too bad so many people who recite them during their vows don't take them seriously! Oh, how much I applaud the ones who do, who recognize them as not only vows to their spouse, but also vows to the LORD.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">What can you do when you've wronged someone? Apologize. Pray. Forgive yourself. Repent (decide never to do that again).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">What can you do when you've been unjustly accused of something? <a href="http://clairenstreb.brinkster.net/Personal/poems.html#If" target="_blank">Keep your head high</a>, and <b><i>LOVE THEM ANYWAY</i></b>: [<a href="http://www.kentmkeith.com/commandments.html" target="_blank">The original version by Dr. Kent M. Keith</a>] [<a href="http://prayerfoundation.org/mother_teresa_do_it_anyway.htm" target="_blank">The paraphrased version by Mother Theresa</a>].</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I'm not saying I am 100% true to all of this all of the time, I'm human and far from perfect. But it's something I aspire to, for sure! I think the world would be a much better place if everyone did, but I do <a href="http://clairenstreb.brinkster.net/Personal/poems.html#If" target="_blank">remain true to myself</a> and admit my faults as well as my strengths.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">And so I <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/tag/growth" target="_blank">continue on my quest to continually grow as a human being</a>, never reaching the mark that Jesus Christ set for us, but striving nonetheless.</span>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10386462752302482728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867108704666586542.post-86773983629287407472013-08-15T10:20:00.000-07:002018-12-07T16:15:49.263-08:00The Secret: Right Thinking<span style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Not only do we reap what we sow, but we become what we think about! Take a look at my <a href="http://clairenstreb.brinkster.net/Personal/RightTTA.html" target="_blank">Right Thinking</a> page, and listen to the first spoken recording to go gold, called <a href="http://www.markvictorhansen.com/strangest_secret.php" target="_blank">The Strangest Secret</a>.</span>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10386462752302482728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867108704666586542.post-12150025335421496902013-07-30T10:50:00.000-07:002018-12-07T14:28:45.920-08:00<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="Saved"></a><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Before and after I was <a href="http://clairenstreb.brinkster.net/Personal/testimony.html" target="_blank">saved</a>:</span><br />
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<td><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Hold a grudge</span></td>
<td><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="http://clairenstreb.brinkster.net/Personal/forgiveness.html">Forgive</a> (Take <a href="http://www.thepowerofforgiveness.com/quiz/index.cfm">this quiz</a>)*</span></td>
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<td><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Angry</span></td>
<td><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">A lot more peaceful (although I sometimes get frustrated when I forget to be content and when someone attacks me or someone else)</span></td>
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<td><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Fearful</span></td>
<td><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Courageous (because I am weak and He is strong)</span></td>
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<td><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Pessimistic</span></td>
<td><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Healthy balance of optimism and pessimism</span></td>
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<td><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Distrustful</span></td>
<td><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Trust first and give three chances*</span></td>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="ThreeChances"></a>*Some people say</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> Fool me once, shame on you, Fool me twice, shame on me</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> but I say</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> Hurt me once, hurt me twice, but shame on me if you hurt me thrice</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> (paraphrased from Nabil N. Jamal's Fool me quote)</span>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10386462752302482728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867108704666586542.post-60849492258002040462009-02-25T06:12:00.000-08:002009-02-25T06:37:30.704-08:00How to Make The World a Better PlaceThis post is to add comments for making the world (the universe, mankind, etc.) a better place!<br /><ul><li>Worship the LORD! (<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8kRHAITTDo">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8kRHAITTDo</a>)</li><li>Random acts of kindness (<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FomBM3y7nmc">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FomBM3y7nmc</a>)</li><li>Sing! (<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QavHBDIoWy8&NR=1">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QavHBDIoWy8&NR=1</a>)</li><li>Dance! (<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfjucayG8oc">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfjucayG8oc</a>)</li><li>Pray! (<a href="http://www.treasureschristianbooks.com/home/pray.jpg">http://www.treasureschristianbooks.com/home/pray.jpg</a>)</li><li>Be a Role Model (<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rwe5jvWBXSA">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rwe5jvWBXSA</a>)</li><li>Smile even if you don't feel like it, cuz it's catching!</li></ul>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10386462752302482728noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867108704666586542.post-72435899993119434482008-11-21T06:32:00.000-08:002010-01-07T08:04:34.929-08:00Sorry Holywell, but ...<span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:85%;color:#006600;">From Venmore Commercial real estate agents: <span style="font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;color:#6666cc;">"Holywell is a smaller market town with a rural character, but without significant charm. It is conveniently located close to the A55 Chester to Holyhead dual carriage way, which allows easy access to the main employment areas around Chester and the Dee Estuary. The nearest railway station is at Flint, with connections to Chester and all the major towns of North Wales."</span></span>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10386462752302482728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3867108704666586542.post-17340138791027370212008-11-21T06:23:00.000-08:002009-10-25T15:43:16.140-07:00Yadda yadda yadda!<span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#000066;">I had a blog before they were even "invented" (</span><a href="http://clairestreb.brinkster.net/thoughts.html">http://clairestreb.brinkster.net/thoughts.html</a><span style="font-family:lucida grande;color:#000066;">).</span>http://www.blogger.com/profile/10386462752302482728noreply@blogger.com0