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Are You Missing Out?
Watch/listen to video of this blog here: YouTube I hate to miss a good time, don’t you? When I was a young girl, I would sit at the top of the stairs listening to the conversation coming from the kitchen when my parents had company. Occasionally, I would hear, “Penny, get in bed!” But I…
Read MoreWho Carries You?
VIDEO VERSION OF THIS BLOG: https://youtu.be/BEgBlRviXP4 Who or what carries you when the road of life is long and hard? Perhaps you’ve heard Christians comment, “I don’t know how non-believers do life without Christ.” Perhaps you’ve said it yourself, as I have. Today is one of those days. What would I do if I wasn’t…
Read MorePrayerdemic Prayers – History Is Not Cancelled
“Be careful.” “Drive safely.” Why do we tell our loved ones such things? Because history has shown us what can go wrong if we’re not careful. We want them to observe the laws put in place for their safety, like stop signs. Experience teaches where those stop signs should be. A stolen stop sign once…
Read MorePrayerdemic Prayers – Heaven’s Armies Are Not Cancelled
During my son’s 13-year drug addiction, I was encouraged by a statement a friend made about “angels fighting with swords” for my son. Do you think angels were really fighting for my son? There are hundreds of references in the Bible to God’s name being The Lord of Hosts, or Lord of Heaven’s Armies (Jehovah…
Read More3 Glues to Make Your New Year’s Resolutions Stick (and an Invitation)
We recently entered a new year and a new decade – today is the third day of the third week of the third decade in the third millennium.(click to tweet) Phew! Maybe you, like me, needed that reminder of what day it is. I’m hardly over the holidays, are you? I started the new year…
Read MoreBread and Water, Please.
What’s your favorite fresh bread at a restaurant? Mine used to be at Longhorn Steakhouse, before I had to go gluten free. Warm, honey wheat bread with soft, sweet butter. Yum! (Sorry if I’m making your mouth water.) One bite will have you craving more. You just can’t stop eating it. And they’ll bring all…
Read MoreDeliver Us from Evil
Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. Matthew 6:13 During our recent visit with my son in Australia, he and my husband decided to have a movie marathon. For three consecutive nights, they did their male macho thing and watched Rambo movies. Normally I don’t like those kinds of movies, but I…
Read MoreJust Show Me the Way to the Lazy River!
Do you like amusement parks? I thought they were fun as a kid, but not so much as an adult. Hot, crowded, lines, lost. Bumpy, twisty, whip-you-around, stomach-in-your-throat nausea. You hold on for dear life to the stranger next to you who’s just as freaked out as you are. You get off the rides with…
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