Hannah, the little girl I went with to the Enchanted Forrest, gave me a carnation that night at her house. It was very kind of her and it is a beautiful flower, light pink with deep purple edging on all the petals. When I came back home after house sitting, I placed the flower in […]
Yesterday morning I got together with a friend for coffee and the conversation turned to dating. Not a terribly easy topic to write about, but I am supposed to be working on another writing topic and am having a hard time doing so because this is on my mind. Not the dating part, the single
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In the church I grew up in, not only were we encouraged to read the Bible on our own, but we were also encouraged to have a personal relationship with God that was vibrant and growing. Even if that relationship was struggling and we were wrestling with God, the struggle was welcome too. On Sunday
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Many of you, I am sure, have heard the verse, “Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it.” (Proverbs 22:6). I heard it as a child but it has only been as an adult when I have really understood it. As you know
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My current book of choice is “Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus” which I checked out from the library. It’s a good read. This morning I came across the phrase, “When a student is ready, a teacher appears.” That struck me as very true. When I have been ready for a new lesson
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Have you ever thought about the fact that we pray for the symptoms and not the problem? Thinking about this, I realized I often pray for the symptoms: relationships, career, the little things that while they are important, does not get to the heart of the problem. We pray for a sense of identity and
Today has been one of those quieter days where I stayed home and relaxed. I even read a book, it was great. Went swimming too. The other afternoon, I was at Becky’s house helping her sort through some papers and I came across a card with the paraphrase of this verse on it. I borrowed
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I arrived here last night to the island safe and sound. Like I told my aunt, the drive was smooth and uneventful, just the way I like it. It was even still light out when I got here. I got to do a lot of thinking along the way about the season of my life
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Last night I went to a church meeting that was actually more like a Bible study. A more conservative group, they were talking about how to get the gospel out to others including what the gospel was. Their beliefs are similar to the ones I grew up with so it was refreshing in that way
Her mercy and grace are new every morning. When it says that in the Bible, or something close, the words the original language uses is for the baking of bread. Like bread baking new every morning, that is God’s love, grace, and mercy for us. It very much reminds me of the scene in The
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