Tag: God
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Lent: How Fasting Changed for me
Folklore claims that I was baptized Catholic as an infant. Subsequently, I was unchurched until the age of thirteen. At that juncture, my mother decided we would attend the church of her childhood: the Greek Orthodox Church. My Papou (maternal grandfather) arrived here from Greece, while my YiaYia (maternal grandmother)…
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10 at the End – February
Happy Friday! There are 52 Fridays in 2025. Today is #9! Today’s post: February gratitude.
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10 At the End – January Gratitude
This is a list of 10 things I’m thankful to have enjoyed or accomplished in month one of 2025. The list below is less exciting than what I expected to share at the outset of this month. I was sidelined a bit with my back leading to more reading, less…
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🎄Merry Christmas!🎄
I’m very thankful for the enjoyable and thoughtful conversations we have had via posts and comments this year. Most of us lead full lives and I appreciate the time you have shared with me. I’ll be back in January and wish each of you a truly blessed and Merry Christmas!…
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Happy Thanksgiving!
“Let us come before him with thanksgiving!” Psalm 95:2 NIV I wish you and your beloveds the Happiest of Thanksgivings!
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Silent Sunday-Intentional Quiet
“Make it your goal to live a quiet life, minding your own business and working with your hands…” 1 Thessalonians 4:11 When I think of silence, gentle candle flickers come to mind. Soft lighting in a dim room. Steady fairy lights. The first snowflakes serenely falling from a moonlit sky.…
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Thankful Thursday-Philippians
“Do not be anxious about anything. Instead, in every situation, through prayer and petition with thanksgiving, tell your requests to God.” Philippians 4:6
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Thankful Thursday – 1 Corinthians
“…but thanks be to God, who gives us the victory [as conquerors] through our Lord Jesus Christ.” 1 Corinthians 15:57 AMP
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Silence Whether I Wanted it or Not
“…..You can be saved by returning to me. You can have rest. You can be strong by being quiet and by trusting me….” Isaiah 30:15 GWT “In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength…” Isaiah 30:15 NIV The weeks leading up to our London trip, I warned…
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Thankful Thursday-Psalm
Thank God! He deserves your thanks. His love never quits.Thank the God of all gods, His love never quits.Thank the Lord of all lords. His love never quits. Psalm 136:1 MSG
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Silence – Not Just on Sunday
“…a time to keep silent, and a time to speak.” Eccl 3:7 NET As an empty nester, I experience significantly more silence than I have in the previous 25 years. While raising the kids, I would escape to the park to walk, stare at trees and settle myself down. Often,…
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The Holy Hedge of Protection
On the lighter side today… Sometimes, when I pray the holy hedge of protection over my family, I think of this: Other times, I feel like Violet…This feels like my expression, depending upon what’s going on in the kids lives! Silly, I know. Thankfully, God’s protection is sent forth without…
Tales from a Mid-Lifer 