Published May 6th, 2018 by

A casual comment from a neighbor and my special roses lasted more than two weeks. “Put ice cubes in the bouquet every day,” she said. “And the flowers will last…

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Published May 5th, 2018 by

March contains both the anniversary of my husband’s birthday and our wedding anniversary. Ron always bought me a bouquet of red roses on our special day. A trip to our…

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Published May 4th, 2018 by

Writers struggle every day to come up with new ideas, and to meet their deadlines. Our job is to put words on paper and some days there are just no…

Read More In the Beginning

Published May 3rd, 2018 by

We suddenly find ourselves alone in more ways than one. A spouse dies and suddenly our friends do not know what to do with us. Wives fear that we wish…

Read More Plight of the Lonely

Published May 2nd, 2018 by

In some areas, this question refers to the sugar you add to a hot drink, but in other cultures, it refers to a one or two-humped camel. Arabian camels have…

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Published May 1st, 2018 by

The suspense builds as the main character of the ‘whatever’ TV show finds themselves behind locked doors with no way to escape. Of course they eventually get freed and the…

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Published April 30th, 2018 by

So we know that Christ is our wisdom. He learned that in yesterday’s devotional. So now we are inquiring of him for wisdom in our life planning. The thing is…

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Published April 29th, 2018 by

Yesterday we spoke of trusting God to provide. Honor the Lord with your wealth, with the first fruits of all your crops; then your barns will be filled to overflowing, and your vats will brim…

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Published April 28th, 2018 by

Again and again, I hear about churches that are struggling financially. They can’t make ends meet. Do you know why that is? Someone or several someones in the congregation are…

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Published April 27th, 2018 by

As we consider yesterday’s devotional about pests, it seemed to me that we need a plan to deal with our personal pests. First of all: Ask Jesus what he wants…

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