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Shocking Surrogacy Saga

March 12, 2013 / Cindy Barclay / "Treasure Trove" Blog Roll
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Do you remember the story of the two women coming before King Solomon….. fighting about who “owned” the baby in question   When Solomon offered to cut the baby in half so that they could “share” the baby, the true mother became evident by her sacrificial love. ~ I read an even more bizarre news […]

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1 Thing Remains- Love Wins

February 14, 2013 / Cindy Barclay / "Treasure Trove" Blog Roll
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Higher than the mountains that I face ~ Stronger than the power of the grave ~ Constant through the trial and the change One thing… Remains [repeat] [Chorus:] Your love never fails- it never gives up! Never runs out on me [3x]   The most amazing love- we’ll never come to a full understanding of- […]

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God Thinks About You All The Time

January 29, 2013 / Cindy Barclay / "Treasure Trove" Blog Roll
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I saw a tweet by Rick Warren the other day that zapped me! 🙂 [Tweet “”It’s not that you don’t love God enough- the problem is you don’t realize how much He loves you!””]   Did you know the average number of thoughts human brains think during their awake time: 52,000! (I think that’s a […]

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The Prince of Peace can Reign even in Divorce!

January 19, 2013 / Cindy Barclay / "Treasure Trove" Blog Roll
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(Hey there- I am your guest blogger for the day 🙂   Lucky you lol… My mom had asked me to write for the blog this Easter week and so, here ya’ go!  Blessings~ Sarah) http://surprisingtreasures.com/about/sarah-finley-and-cohen/     As a little girl, naïve and a helpless romantic, all I desired was to marry someone who loved […]

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Winning the Hand You’ve Been Dealt

January 18, 2013 / Cindy Barclay / "Treasure Trove" Blog Roll, Special Needs
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This video is a must see! Pastor Rick Warren teams up with Nick Vujicic, shares with Oprah the “Wild Card of Life” that can change everything!   Our choices & attitude & our faith toward God!   We can’t control our environment, our genetics, our chemistry, our 1st relationships, our circumstances, or what we’ve been […]

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“Face Time” Connection

December 28, 2012 / Cindy Barclay / "Treasure Trove" Blog Roll
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I’ve shared many stories of Bethany; lifting my cell phone to call a sibling, regularly texting everyone to see what they’re doing and when they’re coming over to see her, how she has everyone’s phone number memorized and has no problem navigating any phone she happens to find. So it made sense (in my limited […]

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Joy to the Whole World-

December 6, 2012 / Cindy Barclay / "Treasure Trove" Blog Roll
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“For God so loved the world that He gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16 NIV   The world! God- loved- the – WORLD.  I get excited when I think about how wunderbar beyond understanding His love is! When I check my […]

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What to do When “Quality of Life” Disappears

November 10, 2012 / Cindy Barclay / Special Needs
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  If you’ve never heard, read, or seen Joni’s story (yes, there’s even a movie about her amazing life 🙂 ) you need to get to know this phenomenal woman and her faith in God! Talk about Eternal Perspective!!!!  Click to visit http://www.joniandfriends.org/ Ask yourself: What if you suddenly lost your mobility?  What if you […]

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Say “Yes” to His Dress

November 6, 2012 / Cindy Barclay / "Treasure Trove" Blog Roll
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preface- I’m thrilled and overjoyed to announce the engagement of our daughter Sarah, to Keith!  I loved the way Keith posted on FB- “I just asked the most wonderful woman in the world to marry me, and she said, YES!” Is there anything more glorious? God has asked us the same question! [Tweet “God is […]

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What’s Your Brain R.A.M. & What Are You Downloading?

November 4, 2012 / Cindy Barclay / "Treasure Trove" Blog Roll, Best of Bethany
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[box] RAM- 1)Random Access Memory-RAM in the computer is like short-term memory in our brain. The hard disk in our computer is comparable to our long term memory. [/box] We all deal with “limits” in our human brain!  I know I have days where I feel “brain fog” or “brain dead”.  I go into a […]

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Timmy’s Dad- a Letter to my Son ~ part 3~

October 26, 2012 / Cindy Barclay / "Treasure Trove" Blog Roll
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Thank you Wayne, for sharing this insight as a parent who has been gifted to parent a child with special needs.  I’m continually amazed by His love- Cindy A Letter to My Son- by Wayne Stauffer  published 1994 – Exceptional Parenting Magazine Dear Timmy, It’s hard to think of all I’ve learned from you that […]

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Timmy’s Testimony (part 2) Finding Surprising Treasure in Cerebral Palsy

October 24, 2012 / Cindy Barclay / "Treasure Trove" Blog Roll
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Guest Timmy Stauffer- Part 2-  I’m so blessed and honored to share Tim’s perspective with you. God has hidden treasure in the most surprising places. 🙂 Cerebral Palsy is not ALL of who I am, but it is part of who I am. I don’t think I’ve ever consciously questioned God about why I was […]

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Timmy’s Testimony~ part 1~ Surprising Treasures Found in Cerebral Palsy

October 22, 2012 / Cindy Barclay / "Treasure Trove" Blog Roll
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My guest today is Timmy Stauffer… the son of our good friend from high school, Wayne & Debbie Stauffer. I was drawn to learn more about Timmy when Wayne posted on FB, that his son had never wanted to pray for healing from Cerebral Palsy.  He has always believed that God will use it for […]

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Storybook Life- God is the Good Author

October 19, 2012 / Cindy Barclay / "Treasure Trove" Blog Roll
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Who doesn’t love a good story? My Dad is a walking “story” book of past days- go ahead, ask him anything and it will trigger a story- but be ready to sit down a spell to listen. 🙂  Cohen, Finley, & Bethany love me to read and “make up” stories where they are the adventurers […]

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Are We There Yet?

September 28, 2012 / Cindy Barclay / "Treasure Trove" Blog Roll
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Measuring TIME is tricky! Ten minutes in a car can seem like an hour. A fabulous day flies by while a dreary day drags depressingly along.  [Tweet “There is coming a day when ALL things will be made new. #hope”] Cohen and I were looking at tree house pictures on Pinterest the other day.  I […]

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Bethany Senior Dance solo- Dazzlers- Lied Center

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Bethany’s wins a dance award

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What is God’s Surprising Treasures?

“I will give you hidden treasures, riches stored in secret places, so that you may know that I am the LORD, the God of Israel, who calls you by your name.” Isaiah 45:3

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Hi, I’m Cindy- 35 years of “livin” with my prince charming, Jeff. I’m a home maker, not a house wife, parent of 7, memory maker, mama bear, Nana to 11 & counting, Pastor’s wife and I’m daily amazed by the depths of God’s love.

I love reading, home schooling, encouraging others, playing the piano, worshiping, dating my husband, and planning parties and retreats for our clan. Someday, I really want a horse and learn to play the cello and viola.

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