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    Kingdom Work

    August 28, 2020 - By 

    I originally wrote this post on August 28, 2020. I needed to read it again. I needed to admit it again. Maybe you do too. The following is the unedited original version of this post. I don’t know if the original had a title, but that has been added. A few years back, I actively participated in “church.”  Yes, I placed this in quotes for a reason.  You see, I was part of a body of believers (otherwise known as a congregation or “church”) and felt it was my responsibility to pick-up and do my part within that congregation.  Bible…

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    Posture

    August 21, 2020 - By 

    Rain hitting the tin roof of the porch sang for a little while after I woke up.  Washing everything clean.  Little did I know at the time, it was washing the morning sky in preparation for the sun to peek over the horizon.  In the dark, all I heard was the rhythm on the tin. Fast-forward two hours. I turned left and was met by unexpected rays hitting trees.  Reminding of the upcoming fall foliage that is always highly anticipated.  The sun had not made it up high enough yet to illuminate the ground below.  Twinkling wet leaves were radiated.…

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    A Son

    July 25, 2020 - By 

    I never get tired of telling of that day after two college finals. That boy had already made his mark. His mama carrying him through college classes with professors looking too concerned that a birth might happen in their classroom. She was something of a novelty. But so was he. I had a hair appointment that day. Plans to get ready for that last few days of being a household of three. Plans to ready myself for the next four weeks of Christmas break between college terms with a new baby. Plans to finish Christmas shopping for that precocious four-year…

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    Turning Pages

    July 20, 2020 - By 

    Flipping pages of a good book goes undetected. An automatic response to bring the next desired scene is not something we consider a nuisance. It is a movement made with little to no conscious effort due to the benefit it brings. Just a natural response to a desired outcome. The story line may weave in and out of your emotions bringing highs and lows. Gripping tales that sit waiting for you to pick up and devour. Adventures to travel in the recesses of your mind. Heart-pounding rides of terror, heart-ache, excitement, conviction. Words that inspire and ignite the senses or…

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    Longing

    July 3, 2020 - By 

    Is there anything that you desire so much that you just can’t stop thinking about it? Your brain becomes fixated on that thing to the point you think of nothing else. When you attempt to focus on a task you become distracted and your mind takes you back to that one thing that is in the immediateness of your being! It can be anything. A cupcake. A car. A new job. A house. A person. A cupcake. Oh, I already said that. You get the point. It. Just. Has. To. Be. NOW! I read a book many years ago that…

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    Relics of History

    June 17, 2020 - By 

    In January, I started The Bible Recap. Follow the link to learn more. One reading brings me to 1 Kings 7 and 2 Chronicles 4. Details of the house of Solomon are descriptive enough to make one know the elaborate structure it was. Fine workmanship with precision created a work of art. Careful consideration was given to designing and building the house. There is a corresponding podcast that goes along with The Bible Recap. Again, links provided here. Tara-Leigh Cobble shares insight for the daily readings. She and her team provide additional resources within the notes of each podcast. Notes…

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    Sitting Still With Him

    May 18, 2020 - By 

    I don’t have it all together.  But I know the One that does.  I continually fail.  He has never failed.  Doubts and fear attempt to assail me.  He disperses all doubt and fear. I have no control over anything. He has complete control. I can stir up chaos just by sitting still. He calms it. I am selfish. He is selfless. I am full of hate. He is love. With so many issues barraging us from all sides, sometimes we need to stop the onslaught and consider the One who created us.  For you have not received a spirit of…

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    Just Between You and God

    May 13, 2020 - By 

    Psalm 32 (NASB) How blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered! The blessing is too great to imagine.  Transgression that is so dark and ugly but yet forgiven.  Sin that is covered.  This covering is only the blood of Jesus. How blessed is the man to whom the Lord does not impute iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no deceit! The blessing is too great to imagine.  Lord God, in His infinite mercy and grace refuses to leave iniquity on those who have sincere faith in Him. When I kept silent about my sin, my…

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    Mother’s Day

    May 10, 2020 - By 

    She held her tongue too many times to count.  She held her emotions in check as the mouth on that child dug a little deeper into the hurt planted in her heart.  If only I could go back and ask her.  If only I could go back and dig a little deeper into that heart to know that hurt a little better.  To know her a little better.  Not just her as my mother but her as a person.  She loved her family.  I know this.  She loved her church family.  I know this. She loved flowers.  I know this.…

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    Celebrate the Resurrection

    April 12, 2020 - By 

    Friday evening before the sun set, Joseph took the body of Jesus and placed that body in a tomb. He placed a large stone in front of it. Guards stood by that sealed tomb to make sure no one stole that body. Futile job! Then the Sabbath rest. On the third day, Mary and Mary went early to the grave. They found that large stone rolled away and a frightening angel telling them to not be afraid. The guards were way beyond frightened. That angel gave them news to share. Then and there those women became the very first missionaries…