In January, our church leadership team attended a retreat. We stayed in a nice hotel with a big cozy bed and we got away together as a team. It was a truly refreshing time. In session 1, we re-evaluated our 2016 year and how we were doing in our souls. I rated my year and soul…
Author: Starla
Name: Starla Smith.
Top titles: Wife, Mom, and Lala
What I do: Executive Pastor at Springs of Life Church
What I Enjoy: I love coffee, sunshine, cinnamon candy, llama's, photo quotes, books, and all things media. I love to write and share what God is giving.
What I am Passionate about: I want to see people find Jesus and freedom in their soul through the renewing of the mind which is the gatekeeper of the heart.
Personal Mission Statement: Fearless in Living, Faithful in All, Forward Regardless
My Favorite Quote: Don’t worry about tomorrow, God is already there.
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Romans 8:1 There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus… I use to think that this verse meant that once I became a Christian I would no longer feel guilt. That just isn’t true. I have quoted it when the enemy wrongfully accuse me. What about when he rightfully accuses…
Remembering…
This is me, Amy and my sister Joy. We recently got together camping in the Ozarks after Amy moved back to California. It was a wonderful time of being together. 4 years ago my friend Amy started a fight and won the battle through the grace of God – that battle – breast cancer! Today…
Plans and Procedures
I had a dream and in the dream we ( the youth group) were throwing some kind of festival. People young and old had come from all over to join us. A storm came in and our team jumped into gear. We knew what the plan was for bad weather and we began working our…
Mending a broken heart
We encounter hurtful stuff all the time. Most the time we let is slide off and move on without much thought. What if that slide at the bottom is a pile of little things adding up like a decomposing landfill. The size of a landfill pile determines the rate that things decompose. I personally think…
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