Blog Journal

It’s Spring… and with it, come butterflies… fluttering butterflies Flutterby’s, as my little girlies used to say. Tender and fragile, little Flutterbys flit, float and fan a kaleidoscope of colors. We would not think them so beautiful if they hid under slimy rocks or if they did not fly, or if they flew straight and…
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When trouble comes, who is the first to which you call? If it’s bad news, who do you rely on for comfort and strength? This morning, I had to look myself in the eye, answer this question-truthfully. And I was not happy with the response I had to give. The scripture says, in this world…
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Psalm 134, is the last Song of Accent and how fitting it is to be the last, our finale of praise saved for Easter morning, the day of remembrance, the day resurrection. This psalm is a song of blessing… and who among us does not want a blessing or to abound in blessings! The psalm…
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Deep places do inspire deep devotion and the more distressed we are, the more we realize there is only one to whom we can appeal. We cry to God alone. Diamonds sparkle most amid the darkness. Psa 130:1 From the depths of my despair I call to you, LORD. The verb “depths” means to be…
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Working, working, happy working.. I love to work…. Okay I will confess, my name is workaholic. You could say… I am like Giselle in the Disney movie, Enchanted. The problem with being a workaholic is… if you aren’t one, you could say, “How could there be a problem with working too much… busy hands happy…
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There is nothing so beautiful as bird song… And the prettiest bird song by far is canary song. Being in a cage is not a problem for a canary. They sing, despite the cage. Why sing, when you live in such a dismal existence that totally lacks freedom? Simply, canaries do not view the cage…
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This morning I got up thinking about Ishmael… I read a prayer recently that he wrote and it was so sad, because he doesn’t know that God loves him… He said, “Allah we also all, witness you that we love you, wishing that you would love us….” I thought I would re-post this post from…
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Here I am… seeking pilgrimage, attempting to climb the summit, longing to see a picturesque, panoramic view, but finding with each step, that the shale sends me slip, sliding back, far back into the valley, under heavy, dew-laden boughs, not overlooking them. What’s more, I hate the continuous drip, drip, dripping on my head. Those…
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Don’t you just love the books written by J.R.R. Tolkien? It is hard to pin point exactly why many of us are absolutely enthralled with the literary genus of his work… it’s not just the writing style, which is exquisite, but perhaps it could be the themes within the writing … For me, I love…
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As you have already guessed, my spouse is now home from the Middle East and our part in telling God’s story of hope and rescue has been silenced, at least for now. I do want to thank you for reading these God stories as they point to a loving, gracious God who initiates a relationship…
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