By Sally Tippett Rains Isolation, quarantine, loneliness, fear… if you are feeling any of that right now, this is for you. If you are having a great day, pass it by, but remember it for later in case you need it. Today I’m thinking of a few people… Someone in the hospital. You are facing the one of the toughest
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Note: My inspirational messages come from what helps me, and that is my Christian faith. To my Jewish friends, I wish you peace today and hope you find something in here to relate to. We all pray to the same God and I think He can help us all. By Sally Tippett Rains Here we are in August, headed
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By Sally Tippett Rains Are you missing someone? Missing someone can be many different things. There are many ways we can be missing someone. During COVID-19 we may have loved-ones we are unable to see, or we might miss the happy hugs, hand shakes, and kisses from family members or friends. If you have a child suffering with a disease–
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By Sally Tippett Rains This week a famous movie star passed away. She lived a wonderful, long life, but one thing was missing. She got in a fight with a family member and they never resolved it. She told a friend shortly after that person’s death, “I thought things would have changed.” Sadly, the only way things will change is
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By Sally Tippett Rains You are doing a great job with everything you’re facing, but the one thing that could really help your life right now is if you try to CALM DOWN, my friend. All this worry, anger and drama is not worth it to your health and well-being. You might survive the virus but get sick from all
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By Sally Tippett Rains As a child, the term “boogey man” was used for something unknown that might be lurking around to “get you.” The boogey man might be following me home if I was walking home from a friend’s house and it was dark or the boogey man might be hiding under my bed if I was scared. Mom
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By Sally Tippett Rains There’s a lot of drama going on in our world today. What’s going on with you? Are you upset about a health situation? Is it being isolated in a pandemic, wearing (or not wearing) a mask? Is it the fear of the unknown, guilt about your feelings regarding current events, rejection from someone you love? Whatever’s
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By Sally Tippett Rains Sometimes you find inspiration in the place you least expect to find it. I was looking on “Facebook Marketplace” to find some inexpensive craft items for something I was doing for our children in Rainbows for Kids (pediatric cancer charity). I came across someone who had some craft items for sale and asked her about one
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By Sally Tippett Rains Mae West was just the subject of a PBS documentary and it was great to learn about the larger than life bejeweled and fur-clad Hollywood Star of the 1930’s and ’40’s whose trademark line was “Why don’t you come up and see me sometime.” She was quite a character—and one I can admire. Push away the
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My good friend Steve Haupt wrote a song called “It’s What’s Inside the Cup that Counts” and his point is everything (and everyone) comes in different colors on the outside, but it’s what’s inside the cup (or our hearts) that really counts. It’s a beautiful song for these tough times and I hope it blesses you to hear it. (What’s
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