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When You Dread the Week Ahead

April 1, 2017
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 |  Encouragement, Uncategorized

I woke from a solid sleep, spring at my doorstep, and birds sweetly singing a morning lullaby to me. Yet the first words that came out of my mouth were, “I don’t want to have another…” I stopped myself before finishing the sentence but it was already out there. My husband asked what I was […]

But I Will Hope

April 27, 2015
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 |  Encouragement

Her eyes delighted in the blue egg and her little hands cupped it gingerly.  I told her we should leave it where it was and she reluctantly complied.  For two weeks she wondered why the mommy didn’t come after it and how it fell out of its nest.  Every day she ran around to the […]

The Lord is at Hand

October 23, 2013
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 |  Encouragement, Suffering

Look at these two little stinkers.  They look like they’re up to something here don’t they? We enjoyed a beautiful fall day on Sunday.  After church, we went apple picking and pumpkin grabbing. The kids wanted to go in the hay maze at the pumpkin farm.  Papa got them started but they ALL decided it was […]

Shaking the Gates of Hell Today

September 18, 2013
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 |  Encouragement

Last week there was a battle between my son and myself.  After the heat went down and the boiling turned to simmering, I took my son’s hand and we prayed.  It felt hard to take that hand and pray in the midst of hurting hearts but it happened. I’ve been wondering…why was it so hard? […]

If You Long to See God Work

July 25, 2013
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 |  Encouragement, Spiritual Growth

Did that title resonate with you?  Does your heart long…even ache…to see and understand God’s work in your life?  Those who are in Christ, I believe, naturally desire that. I’m on vacation this week so…giving you an old story from the past year.  It is a timeless reminder of our need to expect to see God’s […]

Too Good to be True

October 29, 2012
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 |  Encouragement

I heard her little girl voice lifting up prayer.  She didn’t know I was listening to her precious gratefulness: “Thank you God for the potty… Thank you for the toilet paper… Thank you for the water… Thank you for the sink… Thank you for the shower… Thank you for stingrays…and sharks…and Ellie our dog… Thank […]

Joy When You’re Scurrying

October 10, 2012
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 |  Joy

Have you ever observed an anthill? I’ve been floored the last two weeks by the never-ending antics going on in our  anthill.  We bought the commercial habitat so that we could easily view ants burrowing and tunneling through the sand and foraging for food above ground. Our little ants scurry around as if there is no tomorrow.  Their time […]