Tag: God
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Monday Gratitude: New Life!
I hope you had a truly blessed Easter Sunday! I took these photos a couple years ago and seem appropriate for this week as we think about the new life Jesus gave us. I’ll post the remainder of the birds hatching on Wednesday. To my great joy, this same tree…
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Hanging on When the Winds Blow Hard
The branches in my Northeastern town remain bare. Last November’s leaves are still strewn on the ground, some lightly covered in a dusting of snow. Despite the windiest winter ever, the few leaves in the photos hung on. Wind, snow and cold fought hard to rip those leaves off as…
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Grumbling and Gratitude – Billy Graham
“Grumbling and gratitude are, for the child of God, in conflict. Be grateful and you won’t grumble. Grumble and you won’t be grateful.” Billy Graham
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Happy Friday
4 thanks on a Friday morning… 1. Clear, blue sky for two days in a row. Sun and no snow for 48 whole hours! 2. Cold but refreshing walk at the park yesterday. The rubber of my sneakers actually met the road…the snow melted! (Well, melted on the concrete anyway…grass…
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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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Monday Gratitude
“Now, our God, we give you thanks, and praise your glorious name.” 1 Chronicles 29:13
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When Your Kids Near Marrying Age
I don’t recall where I picked up the idea, but for several years I’ve been drying the petals of flowers my girls (or myself) have received so they can be used on their wedding day. It was a fun activity with a “someday” thought attached to it. Now, it’s a…
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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…
Tales from a Mid-Lifer 