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Mary Selby

The season of my life is in a perpetual "back to school" mode. I would describe myself as a lifelong learner due to the fact that I home school my four children and must remain smarter than them! My husband Russ and I have decided to remain married for at least 98 years or until death do us part. I think there is a warranty involved?!!!? I hold a bachelor’s degree from California State University Long Beach in Political Science with an emphasis in Constitutional Law. I am excited to be part of Caffeinated Theology. I love music with every extra ounce of my body and if there are any ounces left at the end of the day, I enjoy unwinding with my guitar. I am a worship leader for a small church in my town and I teach guitar as well. I also am an American and World History with Art and Government and Economics instructor for the Biola STAR Academics, a home schooling program in Southern California. And most of all, should the Lord tarry, and if I live to see my 98th wedding anniversary, I choose to love, serve and honor Jesus Christ while I have breath in my body. You can find Mary on Twitter as @1Theosebes (Theosebes is Greek for Worshipper of God) and also on Facebook. Mary also contributes to Caffeinated Thoughts.

Heavenly or Hellish Creatures

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Apr 022011
 
Heavenly or Hellish Creatures

The small choices matter.  One will reflect, plan, worry and generally count the cost when big decisions must be made, but it is the daily, … read the rest

Singing in the Rain

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Apr 012011
 
Singing in the Rain

Whatever happened to those confident, proud words, “I’m going to sing before and all the way through this Red Sea journey! I’m not going to … read the rest

Mar 312011
 
Unconditional

How much is too much? We strive, we try, we do our best, we beat the beast within down, trying to tame it. Like a … read the rest

 
Life is a Roller Coaster

Roller coasters are a favorite of mine. The faster and more extreme, the better; and if it is new, it is for me. The anticipation … read the rest

 
Throw Down the Worry Crutch and Clutch God's Hand

Ever experience a crisis when one could honestly say that God’s peace was radically evident in the midst of the situation, or when one could … read the rest

Sacrifice? Give me a break!

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Sep 302010
 
Sacrifice? Give me a break!

Oswald Chambers kept me from being a Jonah. God had asked me to remain in a situation that I was ready to have complete, never … read the rest

 
The Screwtape Letters of Life

“He leaves the creature to stand up on its own legs- to carry out from the will alone duties which have lost all relish.  It … read the rest

Weariness is Next to Godliness?

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Aug 182010
 
Weariness is Next to Godliness?

Weariness comes with the territory of being poured out, day in and day out for God’s kingdom. I have heard time and again that perhaps, … read the rest

 
Life is All About the Wait

I waited patiently for the Lord, He inclined and heard my cry…. Life is all about the wait. God is about Glory. My life brings … read the rest

And God Provided Wheezie

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Aug 102010
 
And God Provided Wheezie

“Providence is the care God takes of all existing things.” -John of Damascus Wheezie, the old white gentleman with the sputter and cough came into … read the rest