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Just Be

I came across this entry which immediately reminded me of the resolutions that I had on January 1st 1995, particularly concerning our youngest sons (see…

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Breath of Heaven

Before I retired, Christmas break was such a joyful time!  I loved teaching, but being with my family and not tied to the school schedule…

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Be At Peace

I am condensing and editing this entry quite a bit because the details aren’t important.  I’ve changed the names and some specifics. However, I think…

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Listen to Love

Have you ever had this experience?  You are having a conversation with a friend and the conversation stays pleasant, but later you find out that…

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Imperfect is Okay

My oldest son got a paper route when he was about twelve. Every morning before school he would deliver the newspaper to the neighbors on…

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Would I Be Better in a Different Church?

This entry is sort of a part two to my last post, “A Time of Blah.”  I was still feeling sort of blah and wrote…

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A Time of Blahness

It feels sort of sacrilegious to use the term ‘blah’ in connection with God but the blahness has to do with me, not God!  I’m…

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Overwhelmed Again

There is nothing new under the sun.  So it’s no wonder God uses the same strategy to encourage His people as He did thousands of…

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When Hope is Compromised

For all our married life Mark has struggled against alcoholism.   By the grace of God, he has been winning the battle consistently for over six…

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Lord, Help Me to Love

I was 22 when I came to know Jesus, and before that I hadn’t really thought about how to love the unlovely or annoying in…

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