Christmas All the Year

[I first posted this a year ago...]
Anyone who knows me very well, knows it’s quite difficult for me to let go of the Christmas season.  I love the joy prevalent throughout December, the carols on the radio, lights on the trees, and even the meager focus the media and society gives to the Birth of [...]

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Eternal Hope and Change

“The hope which is laid up for you in heaven.” Colossians 1:5
Without going political here, suffice it to say I’m not feeling very hopeful with our nation’s change.  So I remind myself almost daily that one man’s promise of “hope and change” is temporary, ethereal, and like chaff in the wind.  My hope and change is eternal, weighty, and [...]

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Rejoice in Him

“Bless the Lord, O my soul!”  Psalm 103:1
“Let us rejoice in Him.”  Psalm 149:2
“Rejoice in the Lord, always, and again I say, Rejoice!” Philippians 4:4
[Part 2 of a discussion beginning with Rejoice in This! ]  
Somedays are full of things to rejoice in!   And then there’s those other days, often stretching into months or seasons, when we don’t rejoice at [...]

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Rejoice in This

It all started when I stepped onto the pier after enjoying a blissful sailboat cruise with our daughter, Joy.  The edge of the night sky was still pink from an enduring sunset.  The air was cool, but not chilly, at some unknown, yet perfect temperature.  My husband was in his glory, snapping photos of the all [...]

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My Compass, His Word

“Thy Word is a lamp to my feet, and a light to my path.”  Psalm 119:105
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. 
In all your ways, acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.”
Proverbs 3:5, 6

“Man’s steps are ordained by the Lord, How then can man [...]

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Fresh, Full, Free Mercies

“The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end;  they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness!”
 Lamentations 3:22-23 (ESV)
 
New babies.  Old friends. Travels.  Rest.  Weddings.  Cancer.  Answered prayers.  Unanswered prayers.   Strength.  Weakness.   Faith.  Wavering.  Trust.  Waiting.   Evening fears.  Morning mercies.
  = My mind at a glance.
That’s why I have to [...]

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A Monument of Grace

“You also, as living stones, are being built up as a spiritual house for a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ…Behold I lay in Zion a choice stone, a precious corner stone, and He who believes in Him shall not be disappointed!”  I Peter 2:5, 6
We are called with [...]

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Sifting

“For, lo, I will command, and I will sift the house of Israel among all nations, like as corn is sifted in a sieve, yet shall not the least grain fall upon the earth.”
Amos 9:9

This verse seemed so applicable to all that is going on right now. So many things are being sifted, shaken, or [...]

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Love Poem

“We love Him, because He first loved us.”  I John 4:19

I love Thee, Lord, but with no love of mine,
For I have none to give:
I love Thee, Lord, but all the love is Thine,
For by Thy love I live.
I am as nothing, and rejoice to be,
Emptied, and lost, and swallowed up in Thee.

from Spurgeon’s devotional, [...]

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Anxious Care

“Cast your burden on the Lord, and He will sustain you.”  Psalm 55:22
[Note:  Forgive me for the time lapse between posts.   Family concerns, travels, and unexpected events in life happen..so I frequently find writing and sharing more challenging, and time, too fleeting.   I admire others, many of you, who blog much more consistently than I.   [...]

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