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"My God turns darkness into light."
"A bold analysis of life issues infusing faith, humor and encouragement." From marriage and parenting to mental illness: I speak with as much clarity and definition as time and research will allow. Reader input adds the illustrious punch, so I welcome all views.
DIANE MARKINS
"My God turns darkness into light."
About Me
- Diane Markins
- Arizona, United States
- Diane Markins writes and speaks in a "high def, authentic style" about issues that impact daily living. She aspires to reflect the love of God as a wife, mom, businesswoman, speaker and writer. Married to her high school sweetheart in 1979, Diane is also the mother of two grown kids and a daughter-in-law. Her life is also shared with two dogs and a cat.
Helpful LInks
- Faith and Love
- New Devotional: Quiet Reflections of Peace (Diane wrote many of the devotions)
- follow me on twitter
- Diane Markins.com
- CBN.com Daily Devotions
- Winning Woman Network
- Hope 4 Women/Kids Intl.
- Resurrected Girl
- Stand Up Clothing (Ministyr for Young Men)
- Julie Ferwerda
- Daily Grace and Truth Marriage Devotional
- Erin Campbell's Water Through the Word
- Affiliated Women Int.
- Shelfari: Good Books
Blog Archive
Archive Posts (by title)
- 45% docs may quit (1)
- 9-11; Learning from History (1)
- A Child Graduates and Grows Up; Me Too (1)
- accepting compliments (1)
- accepting criticism (1)
- accountability (1)
- adultery (1)
- affairs (1)
- all in (1)
- american idol (1)
- animal adoption (1)
- Animal Rescue (1)
- Animals are unpredicatable (1)
- annoying cyclists (1)
- anquan boldin's hard hit (1)
- Appreciate Parents While We Have Them (1)
- Appreciating Home (1)
- are you sold on palin? (1)
- Arizona Cardinals legacy (1)
- attaining goals (1)
- Avoid Work/Embrace Relaxation on Vacation (1)
- bad sportsmanship (1)
- bad tv (1)
- Be An Indiana Jones-type Friend (1)
- be in the moment (1)
- biking rudeness (1)
- Blaming God (1)
- Blount punch (1)
- Body (1)
- Boys behaving badly (1)
- burnout (1)
- campaign over-spending (1)
- Cancer Family Members (1)
- Cancer Walk (1)
- Challenging Ourselves Anew Each Year (1)
- changing life (1)
- character (1)
- Character is Revealed When You Travel (1)
- Christian encouragement (1)
- christian living (1)
- christmas and busyness (1)
- Christmas Day Terrorist (1)
- christmas giving (1)
- Clean humor (1)
- closer look at God (1)
- Collective Joy of Fans (1)
- Columbine (1)
- contemplating mistakes (1)
- Couchman (1)
- cyclists (1)
- cyclists are road hogs (1)
- dangerous living (1)
- death of pet (1)
- diane markins (2)
- difficult choices (1)
- disaster planning (1)
- Disposable Society (1)
- Diversity and Significance of Friendships (1)
- divorce (1)
- doctors don't know everything (1)
- dogs and ducks (1)
- Don't Give Up On Marriage (1)
- DON'T SPREAD NEGATIVITY (1)
- doubting god (1)
- ducks in the pool (1)
- easier travel (1)
- Easter Traditions (1)
- economic crisis (1)
- Emotional Abuse (1)
- Eternal Work (1)
- Even the boss needs to embrace submission (1)
- exercising faith (1)
- facing challenges (1)
- faith and hope (1)
- faith muscles (1)
- faith through challenges (1)
- Faith with Compassion (1)
- Fake Christians (1)
- Family Violence (1)
- Finding Inspiration/Giving Inspiration (1)
- Finding Joy (2)
- finding reasons to be thankful (1)
- First 30 years (1)
- football (1)
- Football Unites Us (1)
- Forgiveness (1)
- Forgiving Vick (1)
- fruit of spirit (1)
- Gabriel Garcia (1)
- gays and Christians (1)
- gays and conservatives (1)
- gene simmons (1)
- Get Informed (1)
- Get Over It (1)
- gift of coaching (1)
- Girls Gone Wild (1)
- goals (1)
- God Allows Us to Show Love Supernaturally (1)
- God holds us up (1)
- God speaks (1)
- God's Sovereignty (1)
- God's Timing (1)
- Good Citizenship (1)
- Graceful Loser (1)
- grad gift (1)
- grandparent humor (1)
- group prayer (1)
- Guilt-free rest (1)
- Harris punch (1)
- HateBugs (1)
- healtcare crisis (1)
- Healthcare Bill (1)
- healthy living (1)
- hearing from god (1)
- heaven (1)
- Helping the Homeless (1)
- Hero Worship (1)
- Heros (1)
- hidden blessings (1)
- historic parenting perspective (1)
- holiday giving (1)
- holiday shutdown (1)
- holiday stress (1)
- Hope and Change in 2010 (1)
- Hopeful thinking (1)
- Hostage Crises (1)
- Humor (1)
- humor and profanity (1)
- hurting families (1)
- Illegal immigration (1)
- immigration reform (1)
- immovable (1)
- Imperfection (1)
- infidelity (1)
- inflexible people (1)
- inlaw challenges (1)
- inlaw support (1)
- inspirational military (1)
- inspirational thinking (1)
- Inspiring Kids to Serve (1)
- inspiring soldier (1)
- internet addiction (1)
- internet game addiction (1)
- internet rehab (1)
- It's a Wonderful Imperfect Life (1)
- Joan C. Webb (1)
- job satisfaction (1)
- joy follows grief (1)
- Julie Ferwerda (1)
- just perfect intentions (1)
- justifying bad behavior (1)
- Kanye (1)
- kardashians (1)
- Kids on a Mission (1)
- Killing Bugs (1)
- lack of faith (1)
- Lambert (1)
- learning from past (1)
- learning to rest (1)
- less stress (1)
- letters from God (1)
- life coaching (1)
- lion king backstage (1)
- local dining (1)
- Lord's Name in Vain (1)
- los Suns (1)
- loss of loved one (1)
- M.A. "Papa" Thomas (1)
- marriage advice (2)
- marriage stress (1)
- marriage wisdom (1)
- mccain's vp rocks (1)
- mean humor (1)
- meaningful Easter (1)
- meaningful gifts (1)
- meaningless prayer (1)
- mentoring youth (1)
- mexico (1)
- Michael Vick (1)
- mind (1)
- missions (1)
- Misusing the Lord's Name (1)
- modesty (1)
- Motivation (1)
- moving on (1)
- Mystery of the Cross (1)
- networking nerves (1)
- no more med students (1)
- No Public Nudity (1)
- nonChain restaurants (1)
- Not everyone's a hero (1)
- Obama Weak on National Security Failings (1)
- Obamacare (2)
- obedience (1)
- obedience to God (1)
- Obeying God (1)
- obstinance (1)
- One Million Arrows (1)
- Opposing Public Nudity (1)
- overcoming (1)
- overcoming grief (1)
- parenting regrets (1)
- Parents are Parents Forever (1)
- Paying attention to God (1)
- Peaceful Families (1)
- Peaceful Family Day (1)
- Pelosi and immigration (1)
- people who need people (1)
- Personal Responsibility (2)
- perversion of God's blessings (1)
- Pet Humor (2)
- pet peeves (1)
- Phil Mickelsen (1)
- Phoenix restaurants (1)
- plastic surgery (1)
- politically incorrect (1)
- Politics and Sports (1)
- pony tail pull (1)
- Post Vacation Blues (1)
- powerful prayer (1)
- prayer etiquette (1)
- preparing for crisis (1)
- Preparing for Heaven (1)
- presidential election08 (1)
- prioritizing family (1)
- procrastination (1)
- Prostate Cancer Survival (1)
- Purposeful Living (1)
- pursuing God-given passions (1)
- Raising Godly Kids (1)
- rationalizing (1)
- reality tv (1)
- relationships (1)
- relaxing Christmas (1)
- Relay for life (1)
- Remebering 9-11 (1)
- respect (1)
- responsibility for health (1)
- responsible parenting (1)
- restaurants (1)
- Rhode Island soccer (1)
- road hogs (1)
- Running Country Like Business (1)
- sarah palin (1)
- School Shootings (1)
- second life (1)
- second opinions (1)
- selective forgiveness (1)
- self-respect (1)
- Serena bad sportsportsmanship (1)
- shallow people (1)
- sharing the road (1)
- Significance of Cross (1)
- Simon Cowell (1)
- Sinbad (1)
- slow down (1)
- Smiles Reflect Back to us (1)
- Sounds Like Life (1)
- Spay and neuter (1)
- spiritual health (1)
- spiritual wealth (1)
- Stop Complaining (1)
- strengthening faith (1)
- stress-free christmas (1)
- stress-free vacations (1)
- stretching faith (1)
- stubbornness (1)
- Suns (1)
- Suns and illegal immigration (1)
- supporting teachers (1)
- surviving difficult times (1)
- surviving stormy life (1)
- teen drug intervention (1)
- teen rehap (1)
- thanksgiving (1)
- The Cross: Accessory or Faith Icon (1)
- The Tongue is Like the Rudder of a Ship (1)
- There are no perfect moms (1)
- Tiger (1)
- Tiger Wood (1)
- tips for elecetion recovery (1)
- tips for family stress (1)
- tough love (1)
- tribute to nick newell (1)
- triumph over tragedy (1)
- TV Viewing Preferences (1)
- twitter rehab (1)
- Unanswered Prayers (1)
- undecided voters (1)
- Under the Overpass (1)
- unexpected joy (1)
- United by Sports (1)
- Use Common Sense When Voting (1)
- vacation tips (1)
- vanity (1)
- Warner shows full extent of strength and leadership (1)
- Wasting Time (1)
- we all need help (1)
- We are all part of One Big Interdependent Body (1)
- wedding gifts (1)
- What Is Your Identity Wrapped Up In? (1)
- When God is Silent (1)
- when there's nothing you can do you can Pray (1)
- Words in high def (1)
- Work in Heaven (1)
- Wrong Way to the Right Choice (1)
- youth sports (1)
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