love – Cynthia M. Lombard

October 13, 2018

Self Care

I recently had the pleasure of talking to a very wise woman about self-care. I told her I was having a hard time believing I even deserved it, because I thought it might be selfish. I, like most women can think of a million other things to do before I do something for myself. If I were even asked the question what would I do if I could do anything I wanted for myself for one hour in the day I probably couldn't answer the question. I rarely think about what I like to do, or what I want to do, or my needs in general. I believe that I should be there for everyone e[...]

Marriage

September 24, 2018

30 Years and Counting

My husband and I just celebrated 30 years of marriage, which is NOT easy. It was only by the grace of God that we made it this far. When people get married there are vows that we all recite, with no intention of having to keep them, because, if we are honest we believe we will be blissfully happy forever. For example, in sickness and in health, that vow rolls of the tongue as if saying I love you. When I got sick fifteen years ago (which is half the time I've been married by the way) It rocked the whole family, my children who were very young at the time, and ne[...]

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June 1, 2018

I AM…

The words I AM are two of the most powerful words that will come out of your mouth, because the words that come after define who you think you are and what you become. It can be positive or negative, if you say you are ugly, stupid, fat, unworthy, or broke that is what you become. on the other hand when you speak life to yourself you began to see yourself as the light God created you to be and able to spread life to those in your circle. The Bible says life and death are in the power of the tongue. With that said, we must make sure what we say about ourselves line[...]

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April 6, 2018

The Words We Speak

I know everyone has been told words are powerful, and that we should think before we speak because, we never know what kind of impact our words will have on someone. Sometimes we will hear later how we hurt someone with our words, then we need to ask for forgiveness, or we've helped someone with or words. I like to hear how I've helped someone with my words, and a couple of weeks ago I had the opportunity to find out that I said something to two different ladies on two different occasions that left a lasting impact on their life in a positive way. The funny th[...]