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Pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. 1 Thessalonians 5:17-18 We were newlyweds sitting around our cafe-style kitchen table, trying to establish a pattern of praying together. I used many words; he was quiet before praying a few words. “This isn’t how […]
(The following prayers are based on the ESV translation.) Praying for a daughter’s future husband: 1.Lord God, I pray that he would love You with all his heart, soul, mind, and strength and know Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior. May these things be true of our daughter as she waits for a godly […]
Romans 12:12, “Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.” I bought the silver tea set of my dreams recently at a thrift store. It came as a set of three – the teapot, the sugar bowl, and the cream pitcher with a lid. Like using the triplets, ‘Good morning, Good afternoon, […]
Isaiah 30:18, “Therefore the LORD waits to be gracious to you, and therefore he exalts himself to show mercy to you. For the LORD is a God of justice; blessed are all those who wait for him.” It’s been close to two months since April Fool’s Day yet I’m still finding paper eyeballs taped onto […]
“Just a spoonful of sugar makes the medicine go down,” sings in my mind as I picture Mary Poppins working her magic. However, as fellow ministry wives, we know there’s no sugar involved in swallowing patience. Being married to a diabetic has given me a whole new awareness of sugar vs sugar-free. The sugar-free label […]
The typing of this blog coincided with fall weaning in the Sandhills. I’m in a reflective state as I sit by our picture window and listen to the cattle cacophony outside in the nearby corrals full of bawling cows and calves. It’s been going on for hours and happens every fall when the hard-working ranchers […]
“Call to me and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known,” Jeremiah 33:3. I’ve walked the one-lane gravel ‘Cemetery Road’ behind our house countless times, pouring my heart out to the God who hears and other times listening for the God who speaks. These two […]
“Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a desire fulfilled is a tree of life.” Proverbs 13:12 The best surprise I ever pulled off was for my husband’s 30th birthday. He did not even have an inkling of what was coming. The kids were 5, 3, and 1, and I remember that I took a […]
Remember not the former things, nor consider the things of old. Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.” Isaiah 43:18-19 Not so long ago, I wanted a new flute for Christmas. I’ve played […]
In my opinion, visiting the Miami Sea Aquarium and the glass tunnel aquarium at the Omaha Zoo pales in comparison to having pet fish. I’d like to introduce you to Tom and Jerry – two happy orange goldfish distinct only in their tail fins and named after the cartoon characters by our youngest daughter, Miriam. […]
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