Tag: christianity
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A Port in the Storm
I think I’ve mentioned before that our church sits right in the middle of a neighborhood in what we call “Old Naples”. The church building sits literally on a triangular piece of land with three streets connecting around it. Our parish hall, offices, and Sunday school wing are across the street. Homes surround our campus.…
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Through the Clouds
My husband and I spent a few days in the Upper Keys to celebrate our anniversary. It was a nice time away, and the life there is a tad more laid-back than here. Everywhere you look, people are in shorts, sandals, and usually a T-shirt referencing some local hangout, or something to do with fishing.…
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The Sign
I debated whether to do this topic in the little blog this morning, but maybe it’s Father telling me to move forward. It’s just been weighing on me, and it makes me sad. Now that I have you wondering what the heck she’s going to say… Well, for decades there has been a sign at…
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The Olives
The preparations for our building project have continued this week. Yesterday was a hodgepodge of things, all of which needed to be addressed. We got our youth room set up for our young acolytes to get ready for service on Sunday (they used to do this in the loft of the church). Vestments not being…
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I Am With You Always
We begin a new week, and this morning, as I spent my usual morning time with Father, I asked Him, as I always do, to walk beside me today and this week. I asked for strength and for Him to guide my path so that I can do the work that He wants me to…
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The Walking Away Part
A friend messaged me thanking me for the message in this little blog yesterday. He commented that he had some things on his mind recently that were keeping him up at night. My message yesterday was about laying things at the foot of Jesus and leaving them there. Walk away from them and move on.…
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The Tile Craze
Over the past year or so, I’ve watched the Mahjong craze grow and grow. It’s all over social media; many of my friends have taken up the game, and at our church on Wednesdays, there is a faithful crowd that enjoys almost three hours of play. Even in our small community, there is a group…
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The Light of Life
I’m dragging a bit today. I woke up around 2:00 a.m. to a beeping from my phone. I honestly thought my alarm was going off and it was time to get up. When I rolled over to shut it off, I couldn’t see anything. Not only was the alarm clock face totally black, but I…
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Hey Jesus
This morning I was reading a few different prayers written by others. This week we are starting to remove items from the church. It’s daunting in many ways as we work through what to store, what to keep and where, what we no longer need, etc. Yesterday, I found myself just saying, “I have to…
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Just What We Need
Last night I sent a text to my older brothers. I found a meme on social media that just simply hit home. Actually, it was a picture of a T-shirt offered by a company called wooftees.com. The shirt has a cartoon picture of what appears to be a husky holding a cup of coffee and…
