Category: Christianity
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Gratitude
“I am so thankful for God’s mercy, grace, and patience for all the times I fell into sin. I am so grateful that He never stopped chasing me no matter how far I fell.” Teresa Schultz
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The Coming and Going During the College Years
Nearly three months ago, I walked through the brisk November air into the sliding glass doors of the airport, traveled up the escalator and stood outside security, waiting for my youngest to get off the plane. It was two days before Thanksgiving and my hands had not been on my…
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Monday Gratitude
“Now, our God, we give you thanks, and praise your glorious name.” 1 Chronicles 29:13
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Wordless Wednesday Branches
“Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit.” John 15:5
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Monday Gratitude
“Learn to be thankful for what you already have, while you pursue all that you want.” Jim Rohn
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Like Moses, My Arms Got Tired
Exodus 17 11-13 As long as Moses held up his hands, Israel prevailed; but when he lowered them, Amalek prevailed. When Moses’ hands grew heavy, they took a stone and put it under him, and he sat on it. Then Aaron and Hur held his hands up, one on each…
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Save the Journals or Burn Them…?
Although New Year’s Day is often a day to toss out the “old”, the January 1st purging of my home office was not planned. I just happened to smell a fire brewing outside and discovered my husband burning some Christmas wrap and nonsense snail mail. I was sitting in…
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Do We Really “Need” It? A Former Student Says NO.
A student from a few years ago just came to mind as I began to notice how many people around me were saying what they “needed” for Christmas. “I really need black boots because all my other pairs are brown…I need a TV for the bathroom…”? Then, I noticed I…
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Gratitude – by Harry Ironside
“We would worry less if we praised more. Thanksgiving is the enemy of discontent and dissatisfaction.” Henry Allen Ironside
Tales from a Mid-Lifer 