I look for verbs when I am reading scripture – you know those action words that you learned about in school. I also take note when I see the word ‘but’. This little word signals …
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Mom’s Hands
I looked down at my hands today and saw my mom’s hands. The same crooks and wrinkled skin. The same spots gradually appearing. Knuckles growing larger. I’m not terribly sad about this, because her hands …
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Steadfast
I cannot doubt His tender love though sadness I may see for in the smiles of children, dear, His heart calls out to me. I cannot doubt His faithful care when all around I see …
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Not My Job
A little girl tried to get her mother’s attention to share some information, but mom was busy talking with a friend. Repeatedly, the child tugged on her, but mom’s hand signaled “wait”. Finally, exasperated, the …
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That’s My God!
When you read the Psalms, you can not help but notice the difficulties of David’s life, his sorrow, his fear, his despair. You also can not help but notice how time and again he cries …
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Run to Jesus
Father, My heart hurts. It hurts for a world entangled with the works of the flesh that can only lead to heartache and scars. They are fighting. They are following the wisdom of this world. …
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Still
So many times in childhood, my mother instructed me to ‘be still’! “Be still and listen.” “Be still and try this on.” “Be still and eat your food.” “Be still – quit squirming.” She usually …
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Faithful
God built change into the very DNA of creation. Today, I feel it in the slight cooling of the morning air. I see it in the pastel colors of the sky that brightens a little …
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God’s Magnum Opus
God could have done anything, created anything. After all, He created the vast expanses of space and speckled it with stars. He created the colors that sparkle on butterflies and bluebirds and that permeate every …
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Worth the Wait
At one point I thought the bulb was a dud, and I almost planted another plant in the pot. But I kept watering and watching and fertilizing and tending and waiting. The waiting part was …
