Tag: Christian
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CREATION SPEAKS
There is nothing more breathtakingly beautiful, than nature. Although some may say that description belongs to people, I, of course, would have to disagree. It is true, that old adage, ‘beauty is in the eye of the beholder’, when referring to people, after all. Very rarely does one stand in awe of another’s beauty, though…
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OH, THOSE ‘T’ WORDS!
Troubles, trials, testings, temptations; why are they here? Why cannot life be sunshine and roses always? Why must life be fraught with such difficult and desperate times? Do we respond to trials with depression, dejection and despondency? (Did you notice that somehow the “t” words brought about the “d” words?) Most Christians know that God never promised…
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TICK…TICK…TICK…TICK
TIME, there are many phrases that include that word,’time’. A few of my favorite are ‘time flies’, ‘in the nick of time’, ‘time will tell’, ‘only a matter of time’. Time has even been given an gender; ‘father time’. This year is seemingly moving at the speed of light. Why does time seem to move…
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PRAY
Recently I had the privilege of participating in a nationwide prayer event hosted by True Women 2016. The theme was Cry Out. Usually, when children are asked the question, “what is prayer?” the most common response is ‘prayer is talking to God’. But prayer is more than just a one-sided conversation, isn’t it? Very few of…
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SWEET SIXTEEN! HAPPY BIRTHDAY, ANNA
Where did the time go? Sixteen already! I still cannot believe it. I blinked and this happened. We thank God for you, Anna. I know I speak for your daddy also, when I say ‘we’. You kept us on our knees; prone to fall, prone to be sick, least aware of her environment, 😍 and…
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THERE SHE GOES…
From homeschool to college…; ‘who wud have thunk it!’ From: so you think you can homeschool? And: are you not afraid, they will not be socialized? And the cashier at the grocery chain testing their knowledge at the checkout, after the inevitable; why are you not at school? To the raised eyebrows and strange looks.…
Becoming HIS Tapestry 