Sent to me by a friend

Here’s a devotion from Beth Moore that a friend sent me and that really spoke to me this evening, after a very difficult day:
My Scripture in my quiet time was Hebrews 10:35-36 out of the New English Translation and I’ve been saying it all week over myself, my loved ones and anybody who would listen. [...]

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Royal

The first ten minutes of my morning. Pray for me today, OK? I am feeling battle-worn.

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Before you take the kids to see Golden Compass…

… you might want to do a little investigating. Here’s a good place to start.

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Fall Y’all Giveaway

This week I’m participating in the Fall Y’all Bloggy Giveaway. The gift that I am giving away is a neat Beth Moore Bible study-in-a-box. This kit contains all you would need for leading a retreat or a short Bible study. It includes a leader’s guide, post cards, posters for promoting the study, and 4 [...]

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Sunday

The poor and needy search for water,
but there is none;
their tongues are parched with thirst.
But I the LORD will answer them;
I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.
Isaiah 41:17
Soddo, Ethiopia (the birthplace of two of my daughters)

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Heard on movie night

While watching a fight scene with a female villain in the movie ‘Around the World in 80 Days’, our two year old was heard to say with a tsk-tsk: “She is such a bad dirl!”

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I am still confident in this

My father died at the age of 49, when I was only 21. At the time, my mom had all 7 of my younger siblings still at home and my ‘baby’ sister was only 6. Dad’s death was a complete shock. He was working on a car. The car [...]

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Bursting

Lately when I look at my two year old my heart hurts. She’s turning 3 next month, and I am just wanting to cherish every last slipping-away second of her babyhood. I know it is a stretch to call a two year old a baby. But I’ve always done it with [...]

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Nature Valley Nut Crunch bars

Recently my family got to try out the Nature Valley Nut Crunch bars, both the almond and the peanut variety. I was surprised when I got a look at these bars. I expected them to be made like other granola-type bars, with oats or rice or other lower cost filler ingredients in [...]

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Lookin’ like Fall

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