Faith

God’s word – full of His unlimited grace and unconditional love – teaches us to trust Him. The ultimate faith is to be able to sing “It is Well with my Soul”. The hymn writer, Horatio G. Spafford, wrote these lyrics on board a ship that was resting above the site where his four daughters had drowned just days before. Faith, my friends, is a journey.

Just Be

Chaos, Running, Unsettled => JUST BE Mercy, we live in a chaotic world where we are constantly running and often left feeling very unsettled. On top of the pressures we create for ourselves which lead to all the unnecessary hype, we are constantly engaged with others through technology (says the one writing a blog). Stay…
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Standing or Shifting

Standing: trusting no matter what comes my way Shifting: trusting one minute; despairing the next Is the heading a little dramatic, YES! But, oh friends, how I need to read and reread and reread those words! Am I standing on God’s promises or am I shifting every time the wind blows a different direction? I don’t know…
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Loving Splinters

How do you love splinters ~ One of my biggest struggles in life is splinters . . . dealing with difficult people. I allow people to get under my skin when cutting comments or snide remarks are made – I allow the hurt to fester and cause pain. I allow other’s unkind actions to get…
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Let me Go!

Take off the grave clothes and LET ME GO We have a pond where we live and the grandsons love to fish. Grandson #6 caught this whopper this past fall. After conferring with his older brothers, they decided to let this monster go so that he could grow. The ultimate plan is to catch it…
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So Much More than This

This is not this – No, it is so much more than this One January morning (yes, my Christmas lights were still up) I’m sitting quietly taking in the Nativity. Pondering. So much to ponder. In the quiet of that holy morning, God was saying, there is so much more than THIS. Truth be told,…
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I LEAVE, I GIVE

Leave – Give Leave and give are simple present tense verbs that describe an unchanging situation. Let that soak in . . . Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid. John 14:27…
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