Tag: Hope
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Wisdom
There’s a well-known story in the Bible about two mothers who came to King Solomon for advice. They each had recently delivered a baby boy, just three days apart. One of the mothers rolled over on her baby in her sleep and he died. That mother then quietly put her dead baby in bed with…
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Fishing
A couple of years ago I mentioned in a blog post that it amazes me how Andrew and his brother Simon Peter left everything and immediately followed Jesus. The Bible doesn’t say if they were married or had family members to support. But they did have a vocation. They were fishermen. They had their own…
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Tainted
It feels very unfair that grief can put a damper on what should otherwise be joyful, fun occasions. I mentioned last week that Father’s Day would be hard for my daughter. Her dad passed away suddenly last November, so this is her first Father’s Day without him. I know she delighted in helping her four…
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One More Day
This past Saturday we had a neighborhood party to celebrate the 90th birthday of our next-door neighbor. She is a remarkable lady. Feisty, opinionated, physically active, and mentally sharp. It was a fun and sweet occasion. Her children, grandchildren, and great grands were all in attendance. My husband put together a video with pictures of…
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Everlasting
Psalm 139 is chockfull of wisdom. Probably the most quoted verses from this song by King David are: I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made (v 14). and … Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me and…
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Forevermore
The Book of Psalms contains many of the most recognized and quoted verses of the Bible. Many of us were taught passages like the 23rd psalm in Sunday School or Vacation Bible School. While we may have recited those memorized verses from rote without really paying much attention to their meaning, for most of us,…
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Smile
There’s a little nook in my dining room that has four small shelves on the wall. Each shelf has pictures of my two daughters at varying stages of growing up. The bottom shelf has a picture of each of them in her wedding dress before the ceremony. In each picture, both girls are looking down,…
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New Every Morning
When Rachel first died, I had an awful time sleeping. I had a hard time getting to sleep even when I was exhausted. I tended to toss and turn and sleep restlessly. I often had nightmares that jarred me awake, my heart pounding, and my lungs gasping for breath. My panic would wake my husband…
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Dedication
Back in September of last year, I wrote a post called Coffee. I talked about how when my daughter Rachel was in college, she started attending a campus outreach that was part of a fledgling local church. She quickly became a regular attendee at the church and its “home groups.” Rachel volunteered to be part…
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Difference
No two human beings that have ever existed are exactly alike. Even so-called identical twins. Although we are all made in the image of God, we are unique in ourselves – different from each other. It would be boring (not to mention confusing) if we were all alike. Still, it can be hard to get…
