Bernadette Moyer's Writings
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Jun.09.2013
A Call to Ministry
A Call to Ministry
By Bernadette A. Moyer
The Lord works in mysterious ways! When I was “called” to minister, it was because I wanted to unite loving couples in marriage. I love being married and have been with my husband for more than two decades now.
After a seven year stretch working for my Archdiocese, I learned many things and met many wonderful people doing...
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May.29.2013
Making Amends
By Bernadette A. Moyer
“The first to apologize is the bravest. The first to forgive is the strongest. The first to forget is the happiest.” Nishan Panwar
For most people saying I am sorry and trying to make it right, making amends can be really difficult. Often it is our ego that stands in the way of our ownership of hurting people and then owning...
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May.17.2013
Breaking Trust
By Bernadette A. Moyer
I don’t think there is anything harder to overcome in any relationship than when trust has been broken. To be given someone’s trust is one of the greatest gifts one person can bestow upon another. To have our trust violated is one of the worst feelings we may experience. Many relationships don’t and won’t survive a trust...
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May.06.2013
On Being a Mother
By Bernadette A. Moyer
I always knew that I would get married and that I would have children and become a mother. And I knew that I would do it in that order. My belief is that the reason it takes a man and a woman to make a baby is because ideally it takes two to raise one. I never ever wanted to be a single parent. My view was that each parent...
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May.05.2013
A Week in the Life of a House for Sale
By Bernadette A. Moyer
It was time, our three children were raised and my husband was about to complete 35 years of service with the City of Baltimore. He wanted to retire. We had lived in our home for 21 years.
Our neighborhood has the best schools with several being “Blue Ribbon” and is very stable, on our block after 21...
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May.01.2013
On Raising Twins
By Bernadette A. Moyer
Be careful what you ask for because you just may get it. I always wanted more children I just wasn’t sure I wanted the pregnancy that went along with having them. I remember saying to God, “If you would just give them to me I would take care of them.” Not that long after this declaration, I met my husband when his wife died...
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Apr.25.2013
Honored to Officiate
By Weddings Your Way by Bernadette
In January of 2012 I became an Ordained Minister to officiate weddings. The initial intention was to have this service go along with a Bed & Breakfast business we had contracted on to purchase. When our offer to purchase met up with another offer and became a bidding war we opted out.
However, the...
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Apr.14.2013
What is Marriage
By Bernadette A. Moyer
What is marriage? For different people it can be different things. Young girls often have this fairy tale idea of a wedding and marriage with the white dress, big cake and that perfect groom. They think it will be happy-ever-after and nothing but love. Seasoned professionals who have been married for a lengthy period of...
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Apr.02.2013
A Daughter’s Love
By Bernadette A. Moyer
A College Entrance Essay in a Daughter’s Own Words
“In being my mother, father, teacher, and best friend, my mother has made the greatest impact upon my life. At the age of twenty-three my mother was widowed and left to rear me on her own. Having all the worries of rearing a child my mother now had to act as both mother...
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Mar.28.2013
The Leadership Challenge
By Bernadette A. Moyer
In 2002 I was privileged to be invited and attend the book signing and release of Leadership by Rudolph Giuliani. It was a swanky event held at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington D.C. and promoted by the Washington Speakers Bureau. Many distinguished guests were in attendance, people like Chris Matthew from MSNBC,...
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Halfway Home The First 50 Years is very affecting. ”
—Delaware Division of Libraries
About Bernadette
I have written a few children's books, most newsworthy is Angel Stacey and an adult book of essays Halfway Home The First 50 Years which can also be used as an interactive journal. Books are available at amazon.com and I write and post regularly at www....
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