Lightbulb Moments
Did you ever have one of those "Aha" moments when suddenly something just made perfect sense?  That is what some of these things I have written have been to me.

It was a very difficult decision for me to make regarding whether or not to place some of these (sometimes very personal) thoughts online.

My hope is that by sharing these "discoveries" I might bring encouragement to others. 

Some are short, some are long, but I hope that all are a blessing to whoever reads them.

~~Shirley
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Do you want to know more about the peace that God offers?

A heart that is numb
originally written & posted
24 Jan 06
Scars
originally written & posted
17 Mar 06
my testimony
Effective Prayer
originally written & posted
5 Apr 06
The Miracle of a Smile
originally written & posted
30 Apr 06
What Else is There?
originally written & posted
10 May 06
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The Curse
originally written 14 May 06
posted 15 May 06
The Remedy
originally written & posted
15 May 06
a sobering quote
originally written & posted
28 Jun 06
Mehtariel
"Daughter of a Warrior"

Effects of Bitterness
originally written & posted
13 Aug 06
Submission
originally written & posted
23 Aug 06
Brave
by Nicole Nordeman
Battling the darkness
originally written & posted
29 Aug 06
Loving the Unlovely
originally written & posted
9 Sep 06
Supergirls
originally written & posted
10 Sep 06
Following the Leader
originally written & posted 25 Sep 06
My Father's Eyes
originally written & posted 25 Sep 06

"You will seek me & find me..."

Click here for an explanation of what this verse means to me...
It's Not Simply a Matter of Time
originally written & posted
1 November 06
Believing God Brings Freedom
originally written & posted
4 Nov 06
Comfort Food Is a Chain?
originally written & posted
5 Nov 06
Unbeheld Beauty
originally written & posted
19 Nov 06
A Few Moments of Terror
originally written & posted
22 Nov 06
Help Me Love Them Anyway
originally written & posted
26 November 2006
Stuck in the Middle
originally written & posted
16 December 2006
The Pursuit of Happyness
originally written & posted
28 December 2006
Silent Destroyer
originally written 15 Jan 07
posted 27 Jan 07
Perfect friends?
originally written & posted
23 Mar 07
Life's Too Short...
originally written & posted 27 Mar 07
Learning to Swim
originally written & posted
14 May 07
As If...
originally written & posted
2 Jun 07
Weeds among Wheat
originally written & posted
13 Jun 07
I Will Stand
originally written & posted
19 Jun 07
Another Perspective
originally written & posted
19 Jun 07
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we've made
When the Lies Come
originally written
26-31 Aug 07
posted 1 Sep 07
remembering my First Love
originally written & posted
11 Nov 07
A Christmas Blessing
originally written 25 Dec 05
posted 30 Dec 05
Truth or Guilt
originally written & posted
18 Dec 05
Forest Guide
originally written 2 Dec 05
posted 6 Dec 05
My Real Life Fellowship
originally written 6 Dec 05
posted 7 Dec 05
Being Treasured
originally written & posted
22 Nov 05
The True Rescuer
originally written & posted
10 Nov 05
Mixed Up Priorities
originally written & posted
11 Oct 05
Condemn or Rescue?
originally written & posted
17 Oct 05
Being clean
originally written & posted
30 Sep 05
Waking up with someone familiar
originally written & posted
24 Sep 05
What is it about celebrities?
originally written & posted
27 Jun 05
Personal Testimony
updated 3 Jul 05
added to website  4 Jul 05

pitfalls of perfectionism
originally written & posted
17 Jun 05
A lesson from
Garbage
originally written & posted
6 Apr 05
How should we respond to sin?
originally written 15 Apr 04
revised 16 Apr 04
Hearing from God?!
originally written 31 Mar 04
added to first website same day
Friendship Phases
originally written 15 Feb 04
added to first website 16 Feb 04
What makes a man attractive?
originally written 3 Mar 04
added to first website 5 Apr 04
Why Shirley loves the Lord of the Rings movies...
originally written 19 Jan 04
Revised 21 Jan 04
Being SALT and LIGHT
originally written 21 Nov 03
revised 15 Apr 04
added to first website 11 Apr 04
Dealing with Gossip
originally written
and added to first website
13 Nov 03
One Angry Mom
originally written 5 Nov 03
added to first website 12 Nov 03
What is our value?
originally written
24 Feb 03
added to first website 24 Feb 03
The Cross Moves People
originally written 2 Nov 03
added to first website Nov03
I am valuable
originally written 19 Feb 03
added to first 24 Feb 03
My thoughts about war
originally written 10 Feb 03
edited & added to first website 10 Mar 03
We are not oysters!
originally written 24 Jan 03
added to first website 24 Feb 03
Fire and Sex...
originally written 12 Feb 03
added to first website 24 Feb 03
Protecting the weak
originally written 27 Apr 01
added to webpage 25 Feb 03
Can you laugh at your mistakes?
originally written 18 Apr 01
added to first website 25 Feb 03
planting seeds...
originally written 20 Feb 01
added to first website 25 Feb 03
taking care of your battery...
originally written 15 Feb 01
added to first website 24 Feb 03
A Valentine's Day thought...
originally written 12 Feb 01
added to first website 23 Feb 03
sin and bad connections...
originally written 13 Feb 01
added to first website 24 Feb 03
too much thinking?
originally written 2 Feb 01
added to first website 23 Feb 2003
Shower thoughts... originally written 26 Jan 01

Dangerous Folly
originally written & posted
22 Apr 08
One Day!
originally written
26 Apr 08
completed and posted 29 Apr 08