Blog Journal

Have you ever thought about writing a Last Will and Testament? To be honest, I have never given it much thought, until I got the diagnosis.  I had always assumed that people with lots of money, property and/or assets were the only ones who crafted such a document and since I have none of those…
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Hands down, the book of Isaiah has to be my favorite book, of all the books in the bible! Don’t you just love this book? I don’t know, maybe we love it because of the Messianic theme throughout or it could be that the social ills of the time are addressed. Although it is not…
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Well God, here we are… its Monday morning. It’s dark and quiet except for a jubilant chorus of birds outside. No doubt, robins praising you for the feast of worms they are enjoying in the misty morning twilight. I wanted to write something that would inspire; give hope; draw people to you, but when I…
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Have you ever pondered the term, “House of Prayer”? It was originally coined by God and recorded by the prophet Isaiah in chapter 56, verse 7. God said, “Then I will bring them to my holy mountain and make them happy in my house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and their sacrifices will be acceptable…
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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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