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I tried to make it look like a calico but it just turned out Halloweeny lol @kimelllington (at England, Arkansas) https://www.instagram.com/p/CaVLMvilw1N3NOFJQv32MqS96561knKpumB6us0/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Latest projects (at England, Arkansas) https://www.instagram.com/p/CaMQk07uO_bXInTaVcl6baBH3tHWOSw4sGNOUA0/?utm_medium=tumblr

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I don't give a F&$? who it offends! This #America and the #NationalAnthem IS NOT an #option it's a #must! For anyone who doesn't like it, #GetOut!

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Billboard in California, Let’s make it #NATIONWIDE! After #eminem comments last week, I think it’s time to put ALL DANCING-CHICKENS on NOTICE!

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Eminem is a Complete Idiot

As a NOW #FORMERFAN #eminem #FUCKYOU!

I have stayed away from politics and news since November 2016 election burnout WIN! However, this needs to be addressed! Paul Joseph Watson thank you for videos!

#eminiem, as a now #FORMERFAN here's a big #FUCKYOU! Shut your mouth and dance CHICKEN! Maybe its time for Americans to start teaching these spoiled overpaid ENTERTAINERS a lesson! Talk shit and we won't support your asses anymore!

Eminem makes a reference to 'southerners', as for me a #SOUTHERNER here's a big #FUCKYOU! People want to get all butthurt over bullshit but keep their mouths shut over 'in your face' disrespect! Who does he think has supported his ass since the '90s when he was an authentic artist?

Welcome to the #UnitedStates muthafukkers! Welcome to the #SOUTHwhere we WON in 2016 because we are sick and tired of this kind of #ESTABLISHMENT bullshit!

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Remember Your Identity

Today's Verse “The Lord created me at the beginning of his work, the first of his acts of long ago.”- Proverbs 8:22 Jesus is God's most perfect creation. The same God who carefully created His son Jesus is responsible for every aspect of your life. Take a moment to let that sink in. This should be the ultimate comfort through any situation of our lives. In God's eyes you are valuable, an asset to His kingdom and a sibling of Christ! Regardless of circumstance, your true identity as a co-heir to the kingdom should relieve you of anguish. Jesus was with the Father well before your existence, so you should allow Jesus to be your intermediary. Having a dialogue with Christ will teach you more about God and His own plans for your life. - Commentary by Stephanie Ihasuyi Today's Prayer Lord help me to see the value I have as Your child. Thank you for creating Jesus to intercede on my behalf. I pray I am able to talk to Jesus to find out more about You Lord and the path You want me to take in this life. Amen.

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at Blue Ridge Parkway

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Pics from this past weekend adventure to Cherokee and Maggy Valley, NC. (at Blue Ridge Parkway)

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at Maggie Mountaineer Crafts

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Daily Devotional

On the Wrong Side of Justice By Scott DeVries Scripture Reading: Malachi 3:5 I will come to put you on trial. I will be quick to testify. . . . Malachi 3:5 In Malachi 2:17 the people asked, “Where is the God of justice?” In today’s verse God answers that question: the Lord is coming, but many who are asking will be on the wrong side of justice when he arrives. For them, God’s justice will be an unwelcome surprise. I did not grow up as wealthy, popular, or influential as some others in my culture. That didn’t always seem fair to me. But as an adult I’ve learned that the small bits of unfairness in my life are not nearly as devastating as the injustices occurring daily against others. Things are rough everywhere. I’ve met wealthy people with severe depression; influential people with cancer; joyful people who have to find their food in other people’s trash cans; hopeful people who have lost everything to a natural ­disaster; peaceful people who have left everything to escape war or persecution; loving people suffering from broken hearts. Some issues seem much worse than others. But this section in Malachi warns us not to assume that we have it so bad. We are all victims of injustice at some level, but we also perpetrate injustice toward others—sometimes directly but often by participating in social systems that undervalue certain people or groups. Malachi reminds us to consider the advantages and blessings we’ve received before complaining about the in­justices done to us. Father, each of us has received the breath of life from you—and so much more. Forgive us for any way in which we’ve contributed to injustice against others. Amen.

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Daily Devotional

Need to Get Clean? By Scott DeVries Scripture Reading: Malachi 3:2; Mark 1:1-8 Who can stand when he appears? For he will be like a refiner’s fire or a launderer’s soap. Malachi 3:2 Scrubbing is a good thing—unless you’re a dirty toddler. Refining is also a good thing—unless you’re the metal. In both cases the outcome is good, but the process of getting there can be uncomfortable and even painful. Malachi recognizes that his message needs to get people ready for spiritual refinement. While the people give lip service to believing in God, their actions don’t show that they really love him. John the Baptist faced a similar challenge just before Jesus came. His message was welcomed by people who knew they were dirty and desperately wanted to be cleansed. For them the process was worth the result. But for those who didn’t feel dirty it was difficult to submit to John’s uncomfortable message. The baptism that John offered symbolized a spiritual cleansing, and not everyone thought they needed it. John the Baptist promised that Jesus would come with a baptism of the Holy Spirit and fire. This combines the imagery of Malachi’s message with the work of the Holy Spirit. A life committed to Jesus Christ is a life submitted to the cleansing and refining work of the Spirit of God. Again, the process is frightening; it requires loss. But what is found is worth much more than what is lost—new life, freedom, courage, joy, peace, love, and much more. Are you willing to submit to God’s gracious cleansing? Dear Jesus, cleanse us with your Spirit. Refine us. Take away our sin and shame and fill us with beauty and integrity. Help us submit to you. Amen.

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Daily Devotional

Getting Prepared for God By Scott DeVries Scripture Reading: Malachi 3:1 I will send my messenger, who will prepare the way before me. Malachi 3:1 This verse is often connected with John the Baptist, the prophet who came to prepare the way for Jesus. It is even quoted in Mark 1:2. But before it was about John the Baptist, it was about Malachi himself, whose name means “my messenger.” The message God sent through Malachi was the answer to Israel’s questions about where God was and when he was coming. The purpose of Malachi (and John the Baptist) was to prepare the way ahead of the Lord’s coming. We’ve been looking mostly at the main message that God loves his people. But we’ve discovered along the way that the people were failing in their love for God. Before God came to them, he wanted them to know where they stood with him. They had time to make improvements in their relationship with God, but that time would someday end. The same is true for us who await Christ’s second coming. What’s truly important about being ready for Christ’s return is our relationship with him. Are we eager for him to come? I’ve noticed that the closer I grow to Christ, the more disconnected I become with earthly things. Are there things you are attached to that you have a hard time letting go? Don’t assume there will always be time later to straighten your priorities. Now is the time to have our hearts prepared. Dear Jesus, help us to know you more deeply. May we die to ourselves daily—our stuff, our relationships, even our identity. Give us a growing dependence on you. Amen.

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Wish the sun hadn't been so bright, can't even see my eyes lol. #weightloss #feelinggreat #halfwaythere (at Lexington, South Carolina)

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Daily Devotional

Faith Can Perish Today's Verse “In this you rejoice, even if now for a little while you have had to suffer various trials, so that the genuineness of your faith - being more precious than gold that, though perishable, is tested by fire - may be found to result in praise and glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed. -1 Peter 1:6-7 The New Living Translation of this passage tells us that we should be glad when trials come because joy is just around the corner. The idea of joy always being there is very encouraging, isn’t it? Here in this version we are told the same thing, we are told to rejoice in our suffering. It’s never really that easy to do that though. When we first encounter trials, most of the time we naturally become irritated or depressed, but what this passage is reminding us of is that our faith is more precious than anything. It reminds us that in the right circumstance our faith can perish. Our task is to hold on to our faith, so let’s do so. In the midst of your struggle, embrace your faith. - Commentary by: Matthew J. Elliott Today's Prayer Father God, we know that our faith needs to be genuine and that often the trials of life can keeps us from remembering that. Today, I pray that I will find ways to be encouraged by a faith that has been tested by fire. Amen.

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Daily Devotional

Our Father Is Paying Attention to Us By Scott DeVries Scripture Reading: Malachi 1:1-5 You will see it with your own eyes and say, ‘Great is the Lord—even beyond the borders of Israel.’ Malachi 1:5 The people of Edom, the descen­dants of Esau, may have thought they could undo what God had done. They didn’t consider themselves God’s children, so why would Israel’s God pay attention to them? Everyone has times when they’d like to think God isn’t paying attention. Even people who believe in God sometimes act as if God doesn’t see them. The people of Israel were feeling that way too. God pointed out that he was paying ­attention—even to people who didn’t believe in him, like the nation of Edom in Israel’s day. If God was paying attention to Edom, he was certainly also paying attention to Israel, and he pays attention to us today. Many nations and people in the world today—in the west, east, north, and south—have a strained relationship with Christ Jesus, the heavenly King of this world. Often we can see with our own eyes the problems caused by not following the one true God of love, joy, and peace. That reminds us that God is paying attention to nations as well as to individuals. He also pays attention to those close to him and to those far away from him. So we should pay attention to God too and serve him as best we can. Thanks be to Jesus that anyone who has wandered from God or who has never known him can find him simply by placing their trust in his Son, Jesus! Dear God, we are sorry for treating you as if you’re not paying attention. You watch over even people who don’t know you. Please forgive us and help us to call on you. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

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Daily Devotional

God’s Message By Scott DeVries Scripture Reading: Malachi 1:1-2a A prophecy: The word of the Lord to Israel through Malachi. “I have loved you,” says the Lord. Malachi 1:1-2a The name Malachi means “my messenger.” God has a message for his people, and he wants to make sure they take it seriously from the start. This is a prophecy, God says; this is my word through my messenger. God even uses his covenant name, which in the Hebrew text is YHWH (Yahweh). In English we often render it as “the Lord” (with small capital letters). This is the name God used to describe himself when he made a covenant with his people through Moses (see Ex. 3:10-20). Then, in the message through Malachi, God adds again, “says the Lord,” making clear that this is important. So what is this important message that God makes such a big deal of? Very simply, it is “I have loved you.” God’s love is the most important message of the entire Bible, and God’s love is the central message of Malachi. God loves us. Throughout the rest of the book God’s people ask him a lot of questions. And behind each one they are wondering, “How have you loved us?” God always has an answer, and he has never once let his love slip, not even for a moment. God loves you, even if you aren’t sure that he does. Even if you don’t really know him yet. Even if you know him but have been resisting him or living in rebellion against him. He still loves you, and he very much wants you to know that. Dear Lord, you love me. It sounds almost too good to be true. But you say it clearly. Thank you. I love you too and want to learn to love you better. Amen.