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Car Tires and Comfort
My car tire gave out when it picked up a nail not long ago. Of course, the leak was slow and I remained blissfully unaware until the next morning. As I prepared to leave the house and enter the garage,...
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Is Thanksgiving Day Dangerous to Spiritual Health?
“Give thanks to the Lord of hosts, for the Lord is good, for His lovingkindness is everlasting,” Jeremiah 33:11b. If you are in the United States this week, no doubt, you’re preparing for Thanksgiving...
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Can Internal Peace Exist in Troubled Times? 2nd Sunday of Advent
Unprecedented violence. Mass shootings. Refugee Crises. Illegal immigration. Racial unrest. Political rhetoric. Numerous opinions and solutions blast away at our core causing unsettled hearts, troubled...
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Christmas and the Chee Dog
Chee dog disappeared! They searched the truck bed and back seat, but the Australian Shepherd was nowhere to be found. Chee isn’t just any dog, but a beloved and long-time family member, and working...
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Happiest of New Years!
“Good morning, God. This is Your year. I am Your child. Please draw me near.” “This is the day (YEAR) which the Lord has made; Let us rejoice and be glad in it,” Psalm 118:24. “Christ was raised from...
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New Year, New Word
Selecting a word or phrase rather than involved resolutions is easier for my little blonde brain and helps inform decisions, therefore actions, all year-long. In 2014 I chose to ‘be intentional’ and...
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Are You Picking the Best and Leaving the Rest?
A good solid ‘thump’ reveals the ripeness of cantaloupe or watermelon. A deep dark green shows perfect broccoli or green beans. An in-date ‘use by’ or ‘sell by’ lends confidence with milk, eggs or...
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Are You Crushed by Life’s Storms?
Recently cruel winter storms blasted the east coast of the U.S. Thick snow accumulation shut down major cities, led to cancellation of countless events, and ruined plans of frustrated travelers. In the...
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Will You ‘Faith Step’ into All Unknowns?
A recent breakdown necessitated a new automatic garage door opener. The controls remain just inside the back door and above the light switch, but the panel configuration differs so I’m retraining my...
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A “Doing Good” Check-up
A nasty sinus infection has stuck like glue for the last several weeks. It’s the kind that fills your head with mush and your throat with fire. It’s not bad enough to scramble back to bed, but enough...
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Are You Underappreciating Pain?
Have you ever wondered about people in pain? Not the broken-leg or antibiotic-relieving pain, but the tormenting kind that not only upends daily schedules but also changes life’s trajectory? If not,...
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What is Your Easter Prayer?
“Holy Father God, I love and adore you. You are Alpha and Omega. You are Almighty and all-knowing. You are love, light, and life. And you are complete grace, mercy, and truth. You sent your Son, Jesus,...
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Richly Blessed
Marilyn died yesterday. By all earthly logic, she should have glided through the Pearly Gates years ago. It’s been nearly six years since I first met Marilyn, and by then, she was well into her eighth...
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Forward through the Fog
Hi, it’s me. No, you haven’t missed out on this writer’s musings, it’s just that what was intended to be a couple of weeks morphed into a seven month writing sabbatical. But if you’ll have me, let’s do...
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Bitterness or ‘Betterment’
Meteorologists forecasted snow recently, and living in the southern USA, many viewed the prospect with a Christmas morning eagerness. Those of you who live where snow and freezing temps push in...
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What Parts are Broken?
When we first designed the kitchen a built-in dish soap dispenser at the sink seemed, well, fancy and cool. But it quickly became a pain to scrunch down, and blindly reach underneath the sink,...
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Is God’s Way Yours Way?
Whomp, whomp, whomp commenced soon after the low tire light popped on. Fortunately, we managed to limp to the house before the tire rested completely horizontal on the cold concrete driveway. We...
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Control and Change – Who’s in Charge?
The text message indicated not only a gate change but a different terminal as well. Time was tight and a mad dash ensued as heels pounded hard tile, purse straps slid down the arm, and the black roller...
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Do you Need to Reroute Life?
We got lost! The map lit up on the iPhone and we could follow GPS, but this was a new route, and the blue dot indicating location was missing in action. Rather than pull off the highway and figure it...
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Who’s Sharing Your Staircase?
Our friends are among the recently departed. No, not to heaven’s glorious realm, but simply to California. The young couple shared our home for a brief period between Seminary graduation and a...
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