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SIUSLAW NEWS ❚ SATURDAY, JUNE 6, 2015
Is it time for a security check?
In today’s society, insecurity
is an epidemic. Too many peo-
ple-including many Christians-
walk around timid, afraid, lack-
ing confidence and feeling bad
about themselves.
But when Jesus died on the
cross for us, something hap-
pened that I like to call “the
divine exchange.” He took
away our sins and everything
we are not, and then He made
us perfect in Him.
God wants you to be confi-
dent, bold, fearless and free. He
wants you to be healthy and
whole — fully able to pursue
your destiny. And He desires
for you to feel good about
yourself and your relationship
with Him.
There’s no comparison
Insecure people tend to com-
pare themselves with other
people and feel a need to “keep
up” with them.
For years I tried to be like
everybody else. I tried to be
steady and easy-going like my
husband, Dave. Then I tried to
be like my pastor’s wife, who
was super sweet and sensitive.
But the truth is that we are only
anointed to be ourselves!
For example, it’s amazing
how excited you can be about
your prayer life until you hap-
pen to compare notes with
someone else who gets up
before daylight each morning
and prays for four hours.
Now, if you don’t know who
you are in Christ, you suddenly
feel like your prayer life is
nothing. Then, just to keep up,
you frustrate yourself trying to
do what they are doing.
How do I know? Because
this happened to me years ago.
As a result, I got myself a
clock, locked myself in a room
and declared to everyone, “I’m
going to pray for four hours a
day! I’m not coming out of
here, and you can’t come in!”
Everything went well until I
fell asleep five minutes after I
began.
God made you an original…
and He has a unique plan just
for you. Comparing yourself to
others just leads to frustration.
But having the confidence and
freedom to be yourself leads to
peace and joy.
What are you looking at?
Too many times we look at
ourselves when we should be
looking at God. We focus on all
of our own weaknesses, and
before we know it, we are
R EIKI M ASTER
Reiki Master Karen Lee will
lead a group discussion on the
topic of “Healing is the choice
we make that raises our con-
scious awareness” at the
Florence Unitarian Universalist
Fellowship on Sunday, June 7,
from 10 to 11 a.m.
Lee has spent a lifetime
focused on recovering from a
timid, fearful and convinced
that everything is too hard to
accomplish.
If this is you, then
Philippians 3:3 can change
your life. It says to “…put no
confidence or dependence [on
what we are] in the flesh….”
Some people look at their
weaknesses and think, I could
never do something great for
God. Then there are others who
look at their own strengths and
think, I don’t need help… I can
do this on my own.
Regardless of what we can
or cannot do, God wants all of
our confidence to be in Him.
Because the truth is, apart
from Him, we can do nothing!
David was one person who
knew who he was in Christ.
The entire army of Israel was
too frightened to fight the
giant, Goliath. But David was-
n’t.
Why?
Because he was looking at
God and not himself. He knew
that his God could do anything.
As a result, he walked straight
out to the battlefield and killed
Goliath with a stone and a
slingshot.
You, too, can have this
“David” kind of confidence.
You can become a giant-killer
TO SPEAK AT
difficult childhood filled with
abuse, abandonment and neg-
lect.
As a believer in personal
growth and explorer of the
realm of human potential, she
has experienced and acquired a
varied tool kit of healing
modalities. These include
Reiki, hypnotherapy, EFT,
FUUF
NLP, the Enneagram and the
spiritual path of self realiza-
tion.
“We are never more than one
baby step away from an
upward spiral of raised person-
al vibration,” said Lee.
The UU Fellowship, located
at 87738 Highway 101 at
Heceta Beach Road, is wheel-
when you learn who you are
Christ.
Make a bold move
God wants you to feel good
about yourself. He wants you
to be bold… to be fearless… to
believe Him for big things.
Ephesians 3:20 says that
God is able to “…do super-
abundantly, far over and above
all that we [dare] ask or think
[infinitely beyond our highest
prayers, desires, thoughts,
hopes, or dreams].”
I believe God is just waiting
for some of you to boldly step
out and ask Him for things that
go beyond your mind or what
you think is possible. Our inse-
curities will make us feel like
we're not worthy to even ask.
But remember, in God’s
economy, you don’t get what
you deserve-you get what Jesus
deserves!
Wherever you are in your
journey with the Lord, He
wants you to know that you are
right with Him. You may not be
perfect, but God sees you as
perfect because of His Son.
And because of this, you can
go forward with boldness, joy
and the divine confidence you
need to fulfill your destiny.
TOMORROW
chair accessible. Each service
concludes with refreshments
and a dialogue circle to explore
the questions that come up dur-
ing the service.
For more information, visit
www.florenceuuf.org or call
541-997-2840.
Florence PEO awards
scholarships to Mattick
Florence PEO Chapter DY
has announced that Molly
Mattick has been awarded two
PEO scholarships to attend
nursing school at Linfield
College.
Mattick earned both the
Oregon Scholarship and the
Project
for
Continuing
Education Scholarship.
A native of Gold Beach,
Mattick received a bachelor’s
degree in international rela-
tions at Southern Oregon
University in Ashland in 2009.
She served two years in the
Peace Corps in Madagascar
teaching English. She also
taught health information ses-
sions on topics such as family
planning, HIV/AIDS and puri-
fying drinking water.
When she returned to the
U.S., she worked for Curry
Community Health and started
taking prerequisite classes
necessary to apply for nursing
school. After two years of
classes at Lane Community
College, she was accepted into
Linfield’s highly competitive
accelerated nursing program
where she will earn her
B.S./R.N. degree.
COURTESY PHOTO
Molly Mattick
PEO is a philanthropic edu-
cational organization that
offers scholarships and loans
to women to further their edu-
cational goals.
There are two PEO chapters
in Florence, Chapter FQ and
Chapter DY, who sponsored
Mattick.
Anyone interested in learn-
ing more about PEO scholar-
ships can contact Carol Moore
at fishmoore1@gmail.com or
Pat McArdle at patmcardle
@charter.net.
KRAB KETTLE
280 Hwy. 101 M 541-997-8996
Mon.-Sun., 10-6
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Sonshine Christian offering free preview
If you’ve ever wondered
what school would be like for
your child in a multi-grade,
one-room school, you can find
out on Wednesday, June 10,
from 8 a.m. to noon at
Sonshine Christian Elementary.
The local private school
(grades 1 through 8) is opening
its doors to prospective stu-
dents and their parents for a
half-day sample of life in
Florence’s only private school.
Principle and teacher Karen
Nelson will be conducting
class as normal, but will also
give visitors a taste of the cur-
riculum, which includes the
regularly taught academic
courses plus Bible, community
services, field trips and music.
Those wishing to attend the
in-class preview must reserve a
place by calling Nelson at 541-
997-5909.
“With a small school and a
great student/teacher ratio, we
are flexible, adaptable, and can
customize a learning plan that
advances students who are
ready for more challenges, or
address
specific
student
needs,” said board president
Nathan Large. “With crowded
classrooms and shrinking
budgets in public schools, par-
ents increasingly look to pri-
vate schools to offer their chil-
dren the tools they need to suc-
ceed in this life and for eterni-
ty. Sonshine Christian School
may be the alternative people
are looking for.”
Some scholarship funds are
available on a needs-basis for
the 2015-16 school year, and
for first grade students in par-
ticular, the funds can cover a
significant portion of the year’s
cost. Those interested in enroll-
ment can also receive a $100
discount off the annual regis-
tration fee with applications
submitted before Aug. 1.
Sonshine Christian School is
open to all faiths and back-
grounds for grades one to eight.
It is a partner with Sonshine
Kids Preschool and Childcare,
a state certified and DHS
approved program open to chil-
dren ages three to six.
Both schools are accepting
applications for the 2015-16
school year.
For more information about
Sonshine Christian School, call
541-997-5909. For information
on Sonshine Kids Preschool
and Childcare, call 541-997-
5025.
Both schools are located at
4445 Highway 101 in Florence,
inside the Florence Seventh-
day Adventist Church.
Soups On to discuss value Connections drivers needed
Drive your own vehicle to
The hours are typically
of having PKR heart
take Florence Senior Citizens weekdays. Drivers decide
On Monday, June 8, at 6:30
p.m., everyone is invited to
join a group from diverse spir-
itual paths who enjoy dis-
cussing a variety of spiritual
topics.
This week they will ask,
“Do you have a PKR heart?”
The Writing of the Faith
says: “O Son of Spirit! My
first counsel is this: Possess a
pure, kindly and radiant heart,
that thine may be a sovereign-
ty ancient, imperishable and
everlasting.”
The evening will begin with
bowls of tomato soup, fruit,
homemade bread and vegeta-
bles followed by discussion of
the evening’s topic until 8:30
p.m.
The gathering will end with
prayers for the requests left in
the Prayer Pole in the garden
of the Florence Playhouse and
those shared by the group.
Everyone is invited to
attend.
The Heintz home is at 875
Seventh St.
For more information call
Suzanne at 541-590-0779.
who otherwise have no trans-
portation to their medical
appointments in Florence,
Eugene, Springfield, Coos Bay
and North Bend.
Mileage is reimbursed at .40
cents per mile. This reimburse-
ment is not taxable and does
not interfere with OHP or
Food Stamp determination.
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visite nuestra despensa y disfrute de nuestra “Área de
Comida Internacional”, que ahora provee harina de
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