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Nicole Cleveland
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Breathe Again Magazine

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Here is Mary’s comment from “Are You being Choked?“

Submitted by Evangelist Mary B. Boykins

You know, Nicole, as I read the article, all I could think of was my past experience of almost having the life sucked out of me via ministry.

In ministry, you must have a balance. Sometimes, our spiritual leaders can pull on their ministry leaders so much so until you are no longer effective. You need the time to be refreshed–not just spiritually, but mentally, emotionally, and physically. We must take the time to live!

Vacations are not just needed, they are a “must do.” Then, we have to “learn” to be comfortable with saying “No.” Everything in the churches ministry is not “your” assignment. We are not assigned to all people. Our assignment may even take us to another geographical region. I found out that I had done so much for my pastors and for the people–putting myself and children on the “back burner” for the progress of the ministry–but questioned what had I really done “for God.” Was I really serving God? Was I really occupying–not in the church work (was busy doing that) but occupying in my purpose and life assignment? After taking a survey and introspective view of “me,” I felt so cheated.



It took a while and some time, but now I am evolving. Thank God! The Lord never stops being a “Savior.” He saved me from spiritual suicide and delivered me from people. God loved me so much that he moved me from a ministry where my “work” had been concluded and gave me an A1, topnotch Pastor that salvaged my life and ministry (no unforgiveness nor disrespect to my former pastor–he did what he knew; you can outgrow your leader). Salvage means to save something for further use or rescue something/someone from a bad situation or destruction because of its’/their value, worth, and purpose.

As a priest, I am a gift given to the church for the perfecting of the saints, the work of the ministry, and the edification of the body of Christ (Ephesians 4:11,12). However, my assignment constantly changes while my lifes’ purpose does not. This brings about balance; the honing of my craft in preaching and teaching; inner joy, peace, and happiness; and keeps me from getting bored. Yes, I said it, bored. When you do what you were created to do, you never get bored! Walking in the blessed zone “daily loadeth me with benefits” where no choking, killing ivy exits.

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With the 4^th of July comes fireworks displays and in some places, you can even have your own fireworks. In our city, fireworks are against the law, but there are certain ones you can have. Sparklers and pop snappers are two of the ones that are legal in our city.

My husband and our youngest son love to play tricks on me. I’m not sure if it’s the fact they like to tease me or if it’s a matter of listening to me whine. LOL

We bought a box of pop snappers for our boys. On Sunday morning our youngest and my husband decided they were going to play a prank on me. They put a pop snapper under the toilet seat and waited for me to go to the bathroom.

When I sat down it scared me so bad that I screamed and then hollered at our youngest sons name. Why I hollered at him is beyond me, but that’s what came out.

Needless to say we had a good laugh for several hours. He is still talking about it several days later. When you live in a house full of boys, you must deal with these types of things on a regular basis. Thankfully God has given me a sense of humor and a heart to deal with these types of things.

The picture below is what a pop snapper looks like and if you click on it; you will see a video that shows you what they do. This will help you understand why I screamed when I sat down. Enjoy!

Corrie Petersen, Wyoming, http://www.virtualfreedom4you.com

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Having fun is a great way to stay happy. Did you have something silly happen to you or someone you know? We’d love to share it with our readers. Fill out the submission form below and we’ll let you know when we use your submission.

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Laugh Until it Hurts

My kids & I have a lot of fun. We sing, dance, act goofy and laugh an awful lot in my house.

I will try almost anything once (legal, that is) & I love a good dare from my children (they keep me young).

A few weeks ago my girls and I went to the Open House at the Southside School of Professional Wrestling, in Virginia Beach, VA.

 While there the kids kept challenging me so I had to get in the ring & bust a few moves. But…something strange happened. After I got in the ring I discovered I was not as young as them.

Next thing you know my 5 yr old was jumping on my neck and my 11 yr old hit me with some type of sweep move and BAM!, my legs gave out and down I went…

Despite my lack of WWE skills, we had a lot of fun.

Live, Love, & Laugh until it Hurts.

Enjoy the pictures.

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