Tag: God's Gifts
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The First Memorial Day
This weekend, we celebrate Memorial Day. Yes, there will be barbecues and picnics, parades and music. It’s a three-day weekend and has often been referred to as the “official start of summer”. My prayer, though, is that everyone stops for a moment on Monday and remembers truly why we hold this holiday so dear. I’ve…
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Perspective at Dawn
My husband and I are early risers during the week. We’ve been that way for many, many years. There is just so much you can accomplish when the rest of the world is still sleeping 🙂 . I have to admit, though, recently I’m realizing that maybe I don’t have to rise quite so early.…
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Celebrate Youth
Today is “Youth Sunday” at our church. Each year, around this weekend, we celebrate all of the young people in our church. Those in middle and high school, and one of the seniors, will give the sermon today. Others will play key roles throughout the service, ushering, reading lessons, and being a chalice bearer. It’s…
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Is It Better
I’ve shared with you all before that sometimes I come to this little blog and don’t have a clue what to share. Maybe it’s because things in life are going well. I tend to draw on happenings from the previous day or so, and if it’s been kind of quiet, well, then I am searching…
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Just Be Thankful
Have you ever just stopped and given thought to all the gifts the Lord has provided? Every day I give thanks, “in general,” for the gifts He has blessed me with. “Thank you, Lord, for all the gifts of this life” is in my morning and evening prayers. There are times when I list the…
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Appreciate
We’re traveling home today. It’s been a wonderful few days with some very special people. We’ve said all week that it’s like a family reunion 🙂 . I’m very fortunate, actually, I’d say blessed, to work and spend time with this group. This morning, I simply share a prayer for today. The weekend is around…
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I’ve Noticed
I’m five days into getting myself healthy again. I mentioned in one of my earlier blogs this week that I had really let myself go over the past year in particular. I think Father had a hand in saying, “Ya, this is enough, you know better”. And…I did know better. When I got up this…
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Books
Today’s little blog is something a tad different. My sister-in-law, whose husband, my brother-in-law Mac, passed away last September, is a writer. She’s getting back into it slowly, and I’m so glad to see that she is. We all process grief differently, and it takes time, much time. If we can allow ourselves to do…
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The Temple
There is an old saying that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, expecting to get a different result. Ya, I think it’s pretty spot on. I thought about this as I was riding my bike this morning. Where the heck am I going with this little blog today,…
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Ice Cream Lessons
One of the very first little blogs I wrote was recapping an evening my husband and I had several years ago. After dinner at home, he asked me if I wanted to get ice cream. We did and had a wonderful time reminiscing about the many years we have been together. Well, last night, once…
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