Photos & Stories of Hope in the Aftermath of Irene

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Check out These Stories of Hope in the Storm!
How has God shown up in your storm? God is Faithful to Show Up for me time and again, which reminds me of this Scripture:
Let him who is taught the word share in all good things with him who teaches.  
Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. For he who sows to his flesh will of the flesh reap corruption, but he who sows to the Spirit will of the Spirit reap everlasting life. And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart. Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all, especially to those who are of the household of faith.
Galatians 6:6-10

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Alleluia, Revive Us Again

When hardship comes to prey on hopes
And troubles seem to linger on
When death rolls on taking ones we love
You are the hope that keeps us on

(Chorus)
Alleluia, Thine the glory
Alleluia, Amen
Alleluia, Thine the glory
Revive us again

When all this seems the battles lost
And such disease is spreading on
When life grows dark and our lips are parched
You are the hope that we sing of

Chorus
When death is past and sins are gone
Alas forgiveness here is won
Daughters and sons we will stand as one
We're safe at last in the Father's love
We're safe at last in the Father's love

Alleluia (X4)

To Everything There is a Season

To everything there is a season,
     A time for every purpose under heaven: 
    A time to be born,
And a time to die;
A time to plant,
And a time to pluck what is planted; 
       A time to kill,
And a time to heal;
A time to break down,
And a time to build up; 
        A time to weep,
And a time to laugh;
A time to mourn,
And a time to dance; 
       A time to cast away stones,
And a time to gather stones;
A time to embrace,
And a time to refrain from embracing; 
       A time to gain,
And a time to lose;
A time to keep,
And a time to throw away; 
        A time to tear,
And a time to sew;
A time to keep silence,
And a time to speak; 
       A time to love,
And a time to hate;
A time of war,
And a time of peace.
 What profit has the worker from that in which he labors? I have seen the God-given task with which the sons of men are to be occupied. He has made everything beautiful in its time. Also He has put eternity in their hearts, except that no one can find out the work that God does from beginning to end.
Ecclesiastes 3:1-11http://youtu.be/P3CVlv2dz3w

You Are Someone Worth Dying For

You might be the wife,
Waiting up at night
You might be the man,
Struggling to provide
Feeling like it's hopeless

Maybe you're the son,
Who chose a broken road
Maybe you're the girl,
Thinking you'll end up alone
Praying God can you hear me?
Oh God are you listening?

(Chorus)
Am I more than flesh and bone?
Am I really something beautiful?
Yeah, I wanna believe, I wanna believe that
I'm not just some wandering soul
That you don't see and you don't know
Yeah I wanna believe, Jesus help me believe that I
Am someone worth dying for

I know you've heard the truth that God has set you free
But you think you're the one that grace could never reach
So you just keep asking, what everybody's asking

Chorus
You're worth it, you can't earn it
Yeah the Cross has proven
That you're sacred and blameless
Your life has purpose

And you are more than flesh and bone
Can't you see you're something beautiful
Yeah you gotta believe, you gotta believe
He wants you to see, He wants you to see
That you're not just some wandering soul
That can't be seen and can't be known
Yeah you gotta believe, you gotta believe that you
Are someone worth dying for

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Turn Around by Matt Maher

Young man on the side of the road
Lost and beat up with no where to go
Smells like a hangover from days ago
He does what he can to survive

Single mom with a dead end job
Ninety hour week just to keep what she's got
With the bills that add up and down she's caught
She does what she can to survive

Well, let me say
That love won't take away the pain
But don't be afraid
'Cause it will never walk away

(Chorus)
If you're scared that you don't matter
If you're lost and need to be found
If you're looking for a Savior
All you gotta do is turn around

Some turn to a bottle
Some turn to a drug
Some turn to another's arms
But it seems like it's never enough

Well I won't say, that you will ever fail again
But there is grace
To wash away your every sin

Chorus

No one listens to you anymore
And your heart has broken down
You don't need to move
Love has come to you
All you gotta do is turn around
All you gotta do is turn around
Turn around

You don't have to take the broken road
You can turn around and come back home

Chorus
No one listens to you anymore
And your heart has broken down
You don't need to move
Love has come to you
All you gotta do is turn around
All you gotta do is turn around

Now Playing: Courageous
Artist: Casting Crowns
On-Air: Lauren

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10 Highly Influential Words to Foster Healthy Relationships!

Check out this Powerful Post by Diane Stephenson! Excellent Words to Live By!
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Check out this Francesca Battistelli Interview!

Special Guest today!

Motion of Mercy, Francesca Battistelli

I was poor I was weak
I was the definition of the spiritually
Bankrupt condition
So in need of help
I was unsatisfied
Hungry and thirsty
When You rushed to my side
So unworthy
Still You gave Yourself Away

(Chorus) That's the Motion of Mercy
Changing the way and the why we are
That's the Motion of Mercy
Moving my Heart

Now I'm filled by a love
That calls me to action
I was empty before now I'm drawn to Compassion
And to give myself away
Living for the lost
Loving ‘til it hurts
No matter what the cost
Like You loved me first
That's the Motion of Mercy
God give me strength to give something for nothing
I wanna be a glimpse of the Kingdom that's coming soon
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Blessings by Laura Story

We pray for blessings
We pray for peace
Comfort for family, protection while we sleep
We pray for healing, for prosperity
We pray for Your mighty hand to ease our suffering
All the while, You hear each spoken need
Yet love is way too much to give us lesser things

'Cause what if your blessings come through raindrops
What if Your healing comes through tears
What if the thousand sleepless nights are what it takes to know You're near
What if trials of this life are Your mercies in disguise

We pray for wisdom
Your voice to hear
We cry in anger when we cannot feel You near
We doubt your goodness, we doubt your love
As if every promise from Your Word is not enough
And all the while, You hear each desperate plea
And long that we'd have faith to believe

When friends betray us
When darkness seems to win
We know the pain reminds this heart
That this is not, this is not our home http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=pGmKC34UZ68

Are your customers your "Raving Fans"?

Most business people know that getting a new customer is much more expensive than selling to an existing customer, so by continuing to sell to them, we are really saving ourselves money. Most clients I meet are not leveraging their existing customer database, and by not doing so, are losing out on a cost effective source of potential new business. Many receive referrals - for which they are grateful - but it's not because they actively sought the referral, or had a strategy in place to ask for it.

Reward them for being Loyal
Loyalty Marketing Programs are designed to create loyalty and increase sales from your best customers. When properly designed and consistently implemented, loyalty programs provide a vital link between your business and your customers, Improving Customer Satisfaction and Increasing Sales. Here are some commonly used ideas for creating your own Loyalty Program:
* preferable rates for loyal customers
* provide bonus product or service if they have bought before
* programs that promote multiple purchases (buy 3 and get the 4th free)
* Points program - each purchase is worth points. When they earn a certain number of
points they get a reward of some kind

Ask for Feedback
If you don't know what your customer thinks about you, your business, your product and your services, then you might as well close shop.
People will endorse your business not because they think it looks good, but because they know it is good. If they have problems with your services, customers are the best source of objective advice on how to make improvements. So have a process in place where you regularly ask them for feedback. And once they've given it to you, let them know how you are going to use it. They will begin to feel involved in your business, and are more likely to send other people your way.

Thank them for referrals - every time
Finding a way to thank your customers for referrals lets them know that you value them for their efforts. It makes them feel recognized, and it reinforces the behavior so they consider referring to you again. A thank you can be as simple as a hand written card, sent through the mail, to a set of movie tickets, a voucher, or even just a phone call.

There are so many ways that we can go one step further with the people who already buy from us. Make this a focus of your marketing efforts and you will soon see the rewards come back in the form of increased referrals and increased sales.

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