The Civilla Morgan Blog

Worthy

I love the word worthy. To me, it epitomizes all that we are as childless not by choice, women. And men. For many years, I felt unworthy.  I felt less than. Many times during the years when I still held out hope, I would ask God why I was here if I could not have the children I so wanted.

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Civilla’s Rules for Holiday Giving

For many of us, just the thought of the holidays brings on a level of stress. Finances may be tight, yet we do not want to disappoint family members, friends, or co-workers, by not giving gifts. We stretch ourselves to, and many times past, our holiday budget.  Speaking of budgets, I read somewhere years ago, that the average holiday gift-purchasing

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Welcome To Holy Week

Welcome to Palm Sunday! The beginning of Holy Week. Most years I find a devotional in my YouVersion Bible app that pertains to Holy Week. This year I plan on using this week to reflect on my relationship with Jesus and how that relationship comports with or maybe competes with the other parts and aspects of my life. As Christians,

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Welcome to 2023–Things to Remember To Have a Good Year

– [ ] Your feelings are legitimate. If someone, anyone, tries to talk you out of how you feel, they are not hearing you, they are not listening. They are making it about them instead of you. – [ ] Be kind. Always kind, in all of your interactions. But also be firm. – [ ] You are worthy. You

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Will You Hold Out Your Hand?

Have you ever wanted something so badly you would do anything to get it? If you are old enough to remember the eighties, you may remember some television shows that dared people to do crazy things for big money. And they did! But right now, that ‘thing’ you really want? There is not enough money in the world that can

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Have you noticed? How could you not?

1) That prices and costs are up on everything from lumber to cheese. 2) The doctor’s offices are way understaffed. One doctor’s voicemail says to come into their office during business hours because they are so severely understaffed they can’t answer their phone calls. 3) The gas/oil industry can’t find drivers to deliver gas to gas stations. The medical community

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My Thoughts…

1. Live intentionally. 2. Say yes as often as you can. 3. Say no as often as you must. 4. We don’t have as much control as we think we do. 5. Rest. 6. Take vacations. 7. Your employer already has a replacement for you. 8. No one can take your education and knowledge away from you. 9. It’s OK

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This Thing About Human Nature

There’s this thing about human nature. We want what we don’t/can’t have. And we take for granted what we do have. We misuse people and kill for status. We ignore pleas for help because maintaining the status quo is much easier than rocking the boat. We hate the strong among us as much as we despise the weak. We lie,

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That 20%

In it she said that automatically, 20% of the world’s population will hate you on sight! I was shocked but happy to know there was an answer to this phenomenon.

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