Tag: christianity
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Things Are Just Things
What matters to you? Is it the house, the car or truck, the newest cell phone or tech gadget, the country club membership? I hope not. What should matter most is family. Your husband, wife, kids, siblings, grandkids, and all the aunts, uncles, cousins, and the like. This, my friends, is what is most important…
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Through the Trees
I’m in North Carolina this week with the 65-and-older golf group that I’ve worked with for the last several years. They hold two events each year, and I’m blessed to plan them and spend time with some pretty wonderful people. The group has become like family, and though they may be seniors, um, they can…
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One Door Closes, Another Opens
Today has been over a year in the making. Following Hurricane Milton in 2024, our parish family undertook the important research of determining how to best make our sacred space more resilient to storms. Hurricane Irma in 2017 almost destroyed the steeple. Hurricane Ian in 2022 loaded almost three feet of water into the sanctuary.…
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The Undone
You all know that each morning and evening I spend time on our lanai with Father. My time with Him in the morning is my favorite because it’s much quieter, and I feel more connected. During my prayer time with Him, I have several petitions that I say each time. I pray for my family,…
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He’s At Work – In the Quiet
Sometimes it’s easier to see God at work in our lives than at other times. I admit, there are times when I wonder if He’s listening to my prayers. It gets pretty quiet, but maybe that is when He is most at work. Sometimes He realizes that we need to be in the quiet for…
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When Ops Mind Meets Emotion
This is the final week in our little church before the construction gets underway. Yesterday, during the service, our clergy referenced several times, “Next Sunday we’ll hold our final services in this building”. I have to admit, hearing those words made it all real. Over the past months, I’ve shared about our project to take…
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A Little Thought or Was It?
My daughter called me yesterday afternoon to chat. She’d had a rough day at work and just needed to let it out. Actually, I’d had a pretty weird day as well, so it was nice to talk. I tried to lend support where I could, and she did the same. By the end of the…
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A Village of Skills
We’re just a little over a week away from our final Sunday in our little church before construction begins. This week, we cleared the final approvals from the city and submitted all the necessary paperwork to obtain permits. Trust me, the permitting process is for another blog, if ever 🙂 . As I’ve mentioned here…
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A Simple Soul
Like the rest of the world, yesterday afternoon I heard the news that Dolly Parton had passed away. I was sad because I knew she had been struggling with health issues for a while. One of my friends said, “She hasn’t been well since her husband passed away”. She was a lovely woman. My goodness,…
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Ironing With God
This morning I spent some time ironing. Unlike many people, I don’t mind it. It’s actually relaxing to me, and this morning even more so. You see, I was ironing altar linens. One of my very first little blogs was about ironing these linens. You see, there is a method to it. They are folded…
