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Vivid memories still linger from my childhood of those aching days before something exciting was going to take place. Perhaps it was spring break or a birthday. In my teen years it was summer camps. Countless times I’d count down the days. Those periods of waiting might have felt unbearable at the time, but they […]
The One Word Challenge Have you taken the “One Word Challenge” before? This is where you select one word to focus on in the new year. You might approach it as a word to study, reflect on, put into action, or all of the above! I’ve been participating in this challenge for several years now, […]
Is My Dedication Really to Christ? In essence this is what my 10 year meant when she asked, “If you had the choice of being killed by a sword or dying for Jesus, which would you choose?” Me: “I would choose to die for Jesus.” 10 year old: “But that would really hurt?” Me: “Yes, […]
“Taste and see that the Lord is good. Oh, the joys of those who take refuge in him!” Psalm 34:8 NLT Goodness and Beauty Do you think of your life as one full of goodness and beauty? We all face struggles of many kinds, and it would be easy for those crumbling times to take […]
“The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever.” Isaiah 40:8 Changed by God’s Word In our part of the country the changes of season are in the air. The wind chills the cheeks of my girls as we play outside in our front yard. The leaves of our […]