I Want to be an Ornament

If anyone speaks, they should do so as one who speaks the very words of God. If anyone serves, they should do so with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be praised through Jesus Christ. To him be the glory and the power for ever and ever. Amen.“ 1 Peter […]

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Be Like the Buffalo

It’s a tradition in our family~ When I drive my kids back to college, I go to chapel with them. It has never failed; God always speaks to me powerfully, usually to confirm something He has been teaching me. When I took Lilly back to school in Springfield after fall break a couple of weeks […]

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The Stones Cry Out

Where do you do your best thinking? I have a house FULL of kids of all ages. Between the conversations and the activities, it is rarely quiet. In fact, if I have the opportunity to sit still and be quiet, I tend to fall asleep. It’s when I am busy by myself that I think […]

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How God Handles Broken

At my home church, 1st Sunday usually means that we will be serving communion. We eat the bread, which represents Jesus’s body that was broken. We drink the wine (or grape juice) which represents His blood which was shed for us. We are reminded to look inward at our heart attitude as we remember that […]

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God’s Pattern for Parenting; Ephesians 6:1-4

I think of cutting sugar cookies. “See,” I tell my kids, “this is how. Copy me. Roll the dough like this. Just use some firm pressure to cut through the dough, and then scoop the shapes onto the pan.” I try not to make more work than necessary. I cut the cookies close to each […]

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