Victory: vic·to·ry (vĭk'tə-rē)
Defeat of an enemy or opponent.
Success in a struggle against difficulties or an obstacle.
The state of having triumphed.
I love the word victory. Ironically, I was conceived on Victory Rd. My mother was 14, my dad 18. I am certain that no one thought anything victorious could have come from that young girl being pregnant, but God did.
He had victory in mind for me.
I battle depression. I use to say that I suffered from depression, but one day I decided that I wanted to no longer suffer, but battle. Victory does not come without fight. There is nothing so wonderful as triumphing.
On occasion, I will share with you how I am battling and triumphing to victory.
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- I'm Denise Jones~ Michael's wife, Noah, Emilie, and Josie's mommy. Jesus knows me this I love. Praise is who I am, praise is what I do. I love words: written, spoken, sung, lived. I have a love/hate relationship with homeschooling. I value time spent with a good friend. I go nowhere without my lipstick!
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"By entering through faith into what God has always wanted to do for us- set us right with him, make us fit for him- we have it all together with God because of our Master Jesus. And that's not all; We throw open our doors to God and discover at the same moment that he has already thrown open his doors to us. We find ourselves standing where we always hoped we might stand- out in the wide open spaces of God's grace and glory, standing tall and shouting praise."
"Even in childhood was implanted within me a trace of that mysterious unity from which I was derived" St. Augustine
Everybody has to change or they expire. Everybody has to leave, leave their home and come back so they can love it again for all new reasons. I want to keep my soul fertile for the changes, so things keep getting born in me, so things keep dying when it is time for things to die. I want to keep walking away from the person I was a moment ago. Only a good story has a character that's different at the end than it was in the beginning.
Through Painted Deserts -
Donald Miller
"Our whole life was only given to us to advance us by great strides toward our heavenly country."
Lancelot Andrews
Everybody has to change or they expire. Everybody has to leave, leave their home and come back so they can love it again for all new reasons. I want to keep my soul fertile for the changes, so things keep getting born in me, so things keep dying when it is time for things to die. I want to keep walking away from the person I was a moment ago. Only a good story has a character that's different at the end than it was in the beginning.
Through Painted Deserts -
Donald Miller
"Our whole life was only given to us to advance us by great strides toward our heavenly country."
Lancelot Andrews
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"So here's what I want you to do,
God helping you:
Take your everyday, ordinary life -
your sleeping, eating, going-to-work,
and walking-around life -
and place it before God as an offering.
Embracing what God does for you
is the best thing you can do for him."
God helping you:
Take your everyday, ordinary life -
your sleeping, eating, going-to-work,
and walking-around life -
and place it before God as an offering.
Embracing what God does for you
is the best thing you can do for him."
Romans 12:1
4 comments:
I followed the link from FamilyJules~~~your photos are fabulous!
I like how you've changed the phrasing re. depression. It is a battle and the tools to fight it are unique to each person. Thank you for sharing this part of your life. :-)Cmommy
Hey Denise! thanks for reading and commenting on my blog! I thought I would do the same because it is fun to get comments on one's blog. It was fun to see you when I was up in Oakhurst, although you trampled on my home state :)! Amy smith never sent me anything!
thanks for being real. your mom was 14?! life is so crazy. i think i should make you a necklace that says 'victory'!! depression is so common and affects every area of our lives. It runs in both steve's and my families. i'll look forward to hearing more.
I agree totally and completely with you on that ! After all Nicole does mean "Victorious" or "The Victorious People", I happen to like both ! Keep up the goood work, let YOUR light SHINE for JESUS !
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