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Beyond the Head Nod « Brandi {Abel} Martin

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A Life Change: My Journey To Happiness. Beyond the Head Nod. This morning I received an email letting me know there was another VIRTUS training module available for me to complete. VIRTUS is on going training required for me to continue to be a part of our youth ministry at church. During a slow period in my day I went ahead and opened the article so I could answer the usually easy question and move on. How often do I find myself hearing someone else’s story? Even just bits and pieces. Probably more ...

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Did You Know He Loved You « Brandi {Abel} Martin

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A Life Change: My Journey To Happiness. Did You Know He Loved You. I’m unsure of the why’s and how’s or even the when’s of it. But slowly, over time I’m sure, I lost my grip on my belief that I was lovable. Somewhere between believing I could be a princess or the president and getting my driver’s license, the knowledge that I was a person who could be loved was overruled by all the evidence to the contrary. As the retreat drug on through the night (we stayed in sleeping bags in the sanctuary) and then th...

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Brandi, Can I Ask You….? « Brandi {Abel} Martin

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A Life Change: My Journey To Happiness. Brandi, Can I Ask You…? I have come across a lot of things in my life thus far that I felt I definitely was made to do. Things that I was meant for. Things that I have mastered either all at once, or slowly over time. 8221; and “Brandi, can we stay up until you go home? 8221; My confidence shriveled up like a raisin and I had to catch my breath before even looking her in the eye. I managed to timidly say “Yes, what is it you would like to know? After she left for s...

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BEAUTIFUL « Brandi {Abel} Martin

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A Life Change: My Journey To Happiness. I could probably write a book on all of the ways I believe we humans have distorted that word. Rather than allow myself the indulgence of that tangent, I’d rather capitalize and expand on the thoughts that have been ringing in my head for a few weeks. What is beauty? Genesis 1: 26, 31 gives us a pretty simple but resounding baseline to work with. Paraphrasing:. God made mankind in His image. He said what He had made was good. As I dive deeper into the word I can fi...

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Embracing the Fear « Brandi {Abel} Martin

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A Life Change: My Journey To Happiness. I would never be so bold as to say I’m brave. There are many situations/choices I have tackled with bravery or with a mindset to overcome my fear, but for each of those things there is something or someone I have approached with blind fear. Sometimes these situations are instantaneous situations that are over in a matter of minutes. Other times they are long and drawn out. It scares me for a lot of reasons, but there are two really big ones:. I am not perfect. ...

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Failure « Brandi {Abel} Martin

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A Life Change: My Journey To Happiness. At the lunch break I cried and nearly threw-up my granola bar. At 5:30 pm when I left I cried and then drank a few too many vodka cocktails. It was one of the hardest 8 hours of my life. And I’ve lived some seriously tough days in my 29 years. On Tuesday, after discovering that my test results were sent to the incorrect address (yes…because that’s the life I lead…) I had to drive to Topeka, KS to pick-up my results. So back to this failure thing. It’s con...So, I p...

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January « 2013 « Brandi {Abel} Martin

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A Life Change: My Journey To Happiness. Monthly archive for ‘ January, 2013 ’. 22nd January 2013 0 Comments. I can’t remember a time in my life where my inner being didn’t shy away from this word. I’m unsure if it’s the strength in the word or the culture I was brought up in’s definition of the word that makes me so uneasy with it. I’m sure it’s probably a combination of a lot […]. My World Is Changing. Brandi, Can I Ask You…? On God Gave Me You. On My Name Is Brandi…And I am Fat.

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Reminders « Brandi {Abel} Martin

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A Life Change: My Journey To Happiness. And then…I went wedding dress shopping. Cue the dun dun dunnnnnn. I’m not sure. Maybe having an audience watch me try on dresses? Maybe putting on more dresses and having to order some crazy large size? 8220;I’m falling on my knees. Offering all of me. Jesus you’re all this heart is living for.”. Boom I had stopped leaning. I’d stopped praying about it. I’d forgotten that I still needed to give Him that struggle. I didn’t want to admit...Before Mass started I apolo...

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May « 2013 « Brandi {Abel} Martin

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A Life Change: My Journey To Happiness. Monthly archive for ‘ May, 2013 ’. My World Is Changing. 14th May 2013 0 Comments. Sometimes God blesses us. Sometimes He blesses us so much it’s overwhelming and awe inspiring. My life right now is in one of those times. Please enjoy this link. I know I sure am 🙂 http:/ beccaspears.com/blog/? Some of the content of my site is private and for registered readers only. E-mail me if you'd like to be able to read more. brandi@brandiabel.com. My World Is Changing.