Where Do You Look for Protection?

Where Do You Look for Protection?   Our country and world have experienced some extreme weather in the past few months. There have been fires, flooding and unusual temperatures. People have lost homes and the lives of loved ones. Where do we look for help in time of need? Some...
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It is not always as you expect

When I got married, I expected to live happily ever after. The apple cart was overturned when my husband died prematurely. I thought life was over, how could I go on.  My husband and I had just become empty nesters.  Now I was alone, at least that is what I...
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A Pep Pill

A Pep Pill   Psalm 103 is like a pep pill for me. I can’t help but read it and feel fantastic. I will share just a few verses with you.   “Bless the LORD, O my soul; and forget not all His benefits: who forgives all your iniquities, who...
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Let the Lord shower you with His love

Last year I adopted a puppy that had experienced abuse and rejection.   Consequently, whenever anyone tried to show the dog affection, it would run away.  The solution was to shower the animal with love.  If you are experiencing a loss and feel rejected, God wants to shower you with His...
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A Day of Celebration?

A Day of Celebration?   As I celebrate my son’s 40th birthday today, I think about my nephew who was five weeks older than my son. He met a tragic death when he was only twenty. As my brother thinks about his son being gone for twenty years, I contemplate...
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Hardcore

  When raised in a military family you are expected to be  “hardcore.”   As a result, I often heard my mom say,  look at all the people around the world who are suffering; our pain is nothing in comparison. So it goes without saying, her words were loud and...
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How Can We Have Peace?

How Can We Have Peace?   What does it mean to be blameless? It appears to be someone who lives a life that does not provide any fault to be found in the way they live. What would that look like? I would see a very positive person; someone that...
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Nutrition for Life Extension

Nutrition for Life Extension   I opened my mail today to find a catalog addressed to my father-in-law who passed away five years ago. It was advertising “Life Extension” through the use of their vitamins and herbal remedies. I had to think that his life has already been extended into...
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How can I have Joy?

“Joy” a word that seems so distant when you are in the midst of grief. How can joy exist when your heart is breaking? Joy is a supernatural gift from God. Joy comes when we are aware of His grace and delight in His favor. It can only exist through...
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