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Perfect Timing

I was particularly excited to cut grass this week. The riding mower had been repaired and I could not wait to go out and spend time praying in the field, calling out requests and singing praises! My thoughts were all … Continue reading

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Stayed

You will keep in perfect peace [those] whose mind is stayed on You because [they] trust. Isaiah 26:3 4 years ago today (2018) I rushed David to the local ER with a fever and acute pain in his side. Tests … Continue reading

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Easy and Light

“Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too much for me to understand.” Psalm 139:6 What knowledge? That the world is a mess with more crisis and war-talk every day in every country? Or that humans are fallen and desperately … Continue reading

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Faith or just grace?

I wonder if it’s age that has driven the passion from most of my “whys?” and “how’s?” Maybe it’s the fact that my husband’s medical crises (plural) have become too many to seriously worry over all the details? I could … Continue reading

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A Still Small Voice

1 Kings 19 tells the story of God commanding the prophet Elijah, to go outside the cave he was hiding in and stand on the mountain before Him. “Look, I AM ready to pass by.”  A very powerful storm appeared, … Continue reading

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I AM with me.

Sit. Wait. Feel His touch, His healing touch. It stills my running heart and eases my soul’s questions. You are the Answer, and all the answers are “yes” in Jesus. Yes, You are here. Yes, You are in control. Yes, … Continue reading

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Eyes to see

For eyes to see beyond this realm on the horizon where hope can dwell. Beyond what’s visible where spirit soars where giving leads and blessings pour. Trustful belief In provision prepared assurance that God has already been there. That’s where … Continue reading

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Messy, Surprising, Glorious

Life is just a mess. “Like herding cats,” my mom would say. She was speaking of children, but that pretty much covers life in general. Unpredictable, shocking, amazing… all in one lifetime. One gets an idea and sets goals and … Continue reading

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Grass and Flowers and Birds

“Why do you worry …think about how the flowers of the field grow; they don’t work or spin… yet Solomon in all his glory wasn’t clothed like one of these… Matthew 6:28-29 My flowers! I love each variety that blooms … Continue reading

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I Give Up!

For this new year – I give up! My will – for His. My need to know why – for trust in His plan. My want list – for His desire. My timetable – for His timing. I am surrendering … Continue reading

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