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Trash Talk
May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing to you. Psalm 19:14 “Can one of you please reach over and hand me that trash can?” I ask my students during Sunday School. “Can anyone tell me what is in this trash can?” “Um, trash,…
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I’m Happy. Really!
A glad heart makes a happy face, a broken heart crushes the spirit. Proverbs 15:13 I am going to be honest. I have a problem with this particular Proverb. Solomon while certainly wise and getting most things right, has it wrong in this one line. I just have to beg to differ here. Why? Because…
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I Don’t Want To Be A Modern-Day Martha
So I decided there is nothing better than to enjoy food and drink and to find satisfaction in work…these pleasures are from the hand of God. Ecclesiastes 2:24 “Mommy! Mommy! We want to clean! What can we clean?” Say what? There is no way I heard that correctly. These kids want to clean? Did I really…
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One Word: Fearless
But when I am afraid, I will put my trust in you. Psalm 56:3 My children often teach me many lessons on life and parenthood. Having one child with autism has also taught me to embrace the fact that many of the obsessions children with this diagnosis have are often not completely rational, and sometimes…
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More Than a Dress Size
Let your adorning be the hidden person of the heart with the imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which in God’s sight is very precious. 1 Peter 3:3-4 It had been one of those mornings. One of those mornings many women across the globe have, even thin women like me. On this particular…
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Ditching Our Best Laid Plans
Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek His will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take. Proverbs 3:5-6 I am a planner. I plan weekly menus and grocery trips. I plan vacations and day trips months in advance. I prefer…
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The Greatest Gifts Can’t Be Placed Under a Tree
When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put the ways of childhood behind me. 1 Corinthians 13:11 I remember when I was a child filling out my Christmas list each year. I would take it to…
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Filling the Empty Places with Hope
Continue to remember those in prison as if you were together with them in prison. Hebrews 13:3 Lately, I have been feeling a bit of nostalgia. Sometimes I long for the days when life was a bit more simple. When perhaps hearts were not so heavy. When the Christmas season was a little less hustle…
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When Loving Others is Hard
Love one another with brotherly affection. Romans 12:10 Love. Defined as admiration, desire, or attraction. Most of us think of this definition when we think of the meaning of the word. No matter our walks in life, most of us, probably all of us, have experienced admiration, desire, or attraction. Love. Also defined as unselfish…
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Why a Little Magic at Christmas Doesn’t Hurt
“It is good to be children sometimes, and never better than at Christmas when its mighty Founder was a child Himself” -Charles Dickens The picture above is, in fact, a picture of the Elf on a Shelf. This Elf has been a part of this household for two Christmas seasons now, and in all honesty,…
Grace 'n Grounds
Encouragement Grounded in His Truth
Grace 'n Grounds 