Encouragement
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Friday, February 8th, 2008I am reading The Case for Faith by Lee Strobel, a former atheist who is now a Christian. In the book, Lee examines what he considered the eight major objections about God. He responded to these questions as he did in his job as a journalist, by interviewing people he felt had distinguished themselves as [...]
But as for me and my household…
Friday, February 1st, 2008“Now fear the LORD and serve him with all faithfulness. Throw away the gods your forefathers worshiped beyond the River and in Egypt, and serve the LORD. But if serving the LORD seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your forefathers served beyond the River, [...]
Top Ten List for Handling Distractions
Wednesday, January 30th, 2008For most people, lack of desire is not the reason we don’t accomplish what we want. Most people I know are dreamers. The ones who are not, used to be. They had a dream that was never accomplished, and so, they let it go. Dreams are hard to achieve. They require diligent work, and in [...]
What Are Your Happy Thoughts?
Wednesday, January 9th, 2008The time between New Years and Spring is a very depressing time for many people. The holidays are over, and for many, credit card bills to pay for the holidays start rolling in. Many people find themselves getting off work to drive home in the dark. Lack of sun has adverse affects on our health. [...]
A Place of Rest
Tuesday, December 25th, 2007How lovely is your dwelling place,
O LORD Almighty!
My soul yearns, even faints,
for the courts of the LORD;
my heart and my flesh cry out
for the living God.
Even the sparrow has found a home,
and the swallow a nest for herself,
where she may have her young-
a place near your altar,
O LORD Almighty, my King and my God.
Blessed are [...]
Colossians Bible Study
Tuesday, December 4th, 2007He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all thing were created by and for him. – Colossians 1:15-16
We have been studying the book of Colossians [...]
Happy Thanksgiving
Wednesday, November 21st, 2007A few days ago I brainstormed a mental list of the things I’m thankful for, partly for Thanksgiving, partly because being thankful minimizes the effect of the bad things we put up with in life. My list was pretty typical: I’m thankful for my husband, my kids, my brothers, sisters, parents, friends, and dogs (even [...]
Keep No Records of Wrong
Sunday, November 18th, 2007In 2007, the lyrics of a song are probably the closest most of us get to poetry; for some, lyrics are the only poetry they ever seek out. For me, the words of a song can console me on a bad day, show me I’m not so strange when I feel like a freak, and [...]
To all Parents, Hang in There
Wednesday, November 7th, 2007I’m going to start off by saying the obvious, before I start feeling guilty. I love my kids. I really do. Oh, but they can make me absolutely crazy!
I was having a rough morning, because of life, not my kids. But sometimes when life is going wonky, my kids jump on board to make it [...]
New Babies
Wednesday, October 17th, 2007From the lips of child and infants you have ordained praise,
because of your enemies, to silence the foe and the avenger. Psalm 8:2
There has been a little more praising is this world for the last couple weeks, yesterday ushered in more. On October 1, Marc and I welcomed a new niece into our family. His [...]
