Motivation – Page 2 – Gloria Shell Mitchell

Pride Leads to Destruction

This morning after reading a message from U S Senator Diane Feinstein about the shenanigans occurring on Capitol Hill, I was inspired to meditate on the book of Obadiah, the shortest book in the Old Testament. Entire Democratic Caucus Urges GOP Leadership to Drop Repeal Efforts and Work in Bipartisan Way to Improve America’s Healthcare System Edom, a prideful nation that showed indifference to Israel (God’s people), received a warning that it had been condemned […]

May 10, 2017

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Bliss and Blisters in Love & Marriage

Prologue I am delighted to share my story of love and loss during the Vietnam War era. Perhaps our marital relationship would have been quite different had the military draft not been a reality in our young adult experience. We’ll never know. Yet, on behalf of the 58,220 young men and women who lost their lives in combat and for other causes on foreign soil (per the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington, DC), I felt […]

February 18, 2017

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Worthy Goals

A body that’s lean Money that’s green Surroundings that are serene A house that’s pristine A flexible schedule, not routine Protection from the unforeseen A loving companion who’s not mean A person to answer the phone, not a machine Genuineness in others, not a smokescreen Help, when needed, to appear on the scene Complete trust in the Lord to intervene A heart that’s clean A mind that’s keen To believe in the Christ you have […]

February 16, 2017

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Love Letters From My Heart

My sister-in-law Regina told her neighbor Bertha Nell that I wrote letters everyday to my husband Vincent who was stationed in Vietnam. Bertha Nell’s boyfriend was in the Marine Corps at Parris Island, South Carolina. She asked if I would agree to write love letters for Bertha Nell to send to him. I was flattered that Regina admired my writing enough to recommend me to her friend. It seemed like fun to make up romantic stuff […]

January 30, 2017

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Farewell President Obama

Here is President Obama’s farewell message received January 19, 2017: My fellow Americans, It’s a long-standing tradition for the sitting president of the United States to leave a parting letter in the Oval Office for the American elected to take his or her place. It’s a letter meant to share what we know, what we’ve learned, and what small wisdom may help our successor bear the great responsibility that comes with the highest office in […]

January 20, 2017

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Age 39 Revelation

While reading the story of King Josiah in 2 Kings 22 and 23, I had a fresh revelation about the death of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The Bible states that King Josiah reigned over Judah at Jerusalem from age 8 until age 39. Assassination at age 39 caught my attention because that was also Dr. King’s age when he was killed. God told Josiah that he would remove Judah from his presence and reject […]

January 16, 2017

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