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Prayers for our Kids
As a parent who believes in prayer, praying for my kids has been a regular thing since even before they were conceived. One of the realities of prayer is that it is really more about me, than the one...
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Emergency Preparedness
In recent weeks seismic activity of the west coast of North America has once again been in the news. And, every time this happens I think the same thing, ‘I really need to put together an emergency...
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A God Thing?
Sometimes things happen, words are said, events enfold, and the lack of human intervention into how they enfold makes me thing that the events are fully and completely a God thing. This happened last...
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Fresh Air Therapy
It was a miracle! It was a weekend AND it was sunny and beautiful! With hubby and all three of our kids gone, and with our two from China opting for retail therapy, the beast and I were free to do...
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“Please Put a Penny in the Old Man’s Hat”
Not until I met my hubby did I become familiar with the Old English Poem, turned song, “Christmas is Coming.” It is not known how long ago the words of it were penned, but it is believed that the...
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Where Was God?
If there was ever a time when the reality that we live in a sin filled world has been so obvious, it is the tragic deaths in that elementary school in Connecticut last Friday. It would be impossible...
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The Sky is Falling
I’ve been thinking of the story of Henny-Penny lately. I can almost hear her words, “the sky is falling.” Henny-Penny was a hen, who was out in the corn fields when something hit her on the head, and...
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After the Festivities A Still Small Voice
Back on the first Sunday of December (the first Advent Sunday) I posted a guest post called Do You Hear What I Hear? For me it was the message that God seemed to be continually whispering to me, as...
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Top 10 Goals for 2013 – Walk with God
As the Christmas celebrations wind down and the New Year looms nearer and nearer I am in the midst of saying good-bye to the successes and failures of 2012, and saying hello to the goals for success in...
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First Breath
As I entered the quiet room, I flicked on the light … no movement. I moved the blankets, still warm with the heat of his body, down off his chest … still no movement. This man-boy sleeping before me is...
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Slowly Cleaning Away Christmas
Christmas has been cleaned away from our house. The tree is down and out on the deck, the lights are packed away, my collection of nativities are snug in their boxes, and I am thrilled with the...
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Not Alone
LauraI am awed by the manner and intricate detail with which my God makes efforts to encourage me, teach me, comfort me and communicate with me. There have been times when I have opened my Bible, or...
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Redeemed
To be redeemed is to be saved, to be freed, to have the chains of your life cut free from your wrists, your ankles, often at a price you could not pay, so another steps in and pays your debt. There are...
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The Rains of Suffering
A good day for me might involve a wonderful conversation with a friend, or a time of deep belly laughter with my children, or morning coffee on a day off with hubby, or a walk on the trail with the...
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Fear Factor
There was the program on television, a few years back, called “Fear Factor” in which people got closer to a goal or prize by completing a fear-inducing challenge. The money was big, something like...
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No Guilt Allowed!
It is everywhere. It is given, it is received. It comes in different forms, and from different sources.There are opportunities everywhere to find it, and if you cannot find it … it will find you! But...
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Depression
“Depression is an ink that stains everything it touches A black hole that swallows all that comes near” -The Beaver (movie) I do not personally know the truth or fallacy in the quote above. I do know...
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Crying Rocks
It was a Sunday morning when, although I was fighting a miserable cold, the joy of singing in corporate worship to my Creator was such a joyful experience and privilege. Until, I started to look around...
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Another Look at Worship
Yesterday I wrote about worship. I touched on the example of Job who praised God, even in the midst of losing every earthly thing that a man or woman could hold dear. His is not an easy example to...
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Preferred Fruit
I love almost all fruits that I have ever tasted. I love the sweetness the juice they produce and the way I feel after eating fruit. Earlier today I was thinking about fruit too, but a different kind...
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