Christmas traffic is here! And not everyone is considerate as they attempt to get from one place to another. Horns and music blare. People and noise are everywhere! It sometimes seems that stress rules the …
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Christmas Thoughts
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Backpacks
Most days I am fortunate enough to see my grandchildren head out the door to their daily activities. They pack, with mom’s help, their supplies, their lunches, their special items, an extra jacket or whatever …
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Jesus Comes
John 10:10 The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.
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Bouncing Back
Have you felt knocked around lately? When I was a child, I loved those inflatable punching toys. Each one was decorated with a clown face and stood about 2 ½ feet high. The bottom was …
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Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving evening, and it has been a beautiful day. My heart is full. The past two years have been challenging. It seems a little impossible that two years ago I had never heard of COVID. …
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Blessed in My Mess
Last week I had a terrible, horrible, no good, very blessed day (apologies to Judith Viorst and Alexander). I realize that those terms are contradictory, but they accurately describe the occurrences. After work, I went …
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Home
I know what it is like to be in one location while my heart resides in another, to live torn between two places. My husband travels for work, often requiring us to set up housekeeping …
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Remembering
Memories. What an amazing ability God has planted in our brains to recall the past! Sometimes we see this as a blessing and sometimes as a curse. God can use my memory, though. He brings …
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Gifts
God seldom wraps His gifts in the manmade fineries of this world. James 1:17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no …
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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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