Published August 14th, 2013 by

Janis Cox recently posted an article called ‘How Can I K.I.S.S. to Pray?’ She used the acronym K.I.S.S. to remind herself to ‘Keep It Simply Short.’ What? I don’t have…

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Published August 14th, 2013 by

When we are at our worst, when failure seems the only option, when our giants are too big and our strength too small…. When you pass through the waters, I…

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Published August 4th, 2013 by

All the news channels screamed bad weather warnings. I stared out the window at sunny skies and laughed at the grim weather predictions. An hour later with still no sign…

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Noah beat a flood, Daniel a lion. Moses, a kingdom, Dan’s friends? No fryin’. Then there is me. Samson slayed hundreds, Gideon too. Abraham, obedient. Isaiah, true. Then there is…

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Published August 4th, 2013 by

Because Flavia is only 11, she struggles to find her way. One minute you’re amazed by her prowess in chemistry, and the next dismayed by her lack of emotional growth.…

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I always wait patiently while others brag on their grandchildren, so that I can have a turn bragging on mine! One lady got my attention with this line. “I have…

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Lake Superior is, by surface area, the largest lake in the world. Hundreds of streams and rivers empty into it. It flows out into Lake Huron but it would take…

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Published August 4th, 2013 by

“Before you do something great for God, let Him do something great in you.” “Nothing is impossible to a willing heart”–John Heywood 1497-1580 “The man who removes a mountain begins…

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“You rock, Amma,” cried my teen grandchild! I think that was a compliment (wasn’t it?) I hope it didn’t mean stay in a rocking chair. They make me kind of…

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The former owners let the huge above-ground pool disintegrate. By the time my nephew got his hands on it, it seemed useless. Still, not in Bert’s eyes. He layered the…

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