Category Archives: Determination

Focus!

Posted on April 26, 2012 by

Matthew 6:6  But you, when you pray, go into your room, and when you have shut your door, pray to your Father who is in the secret place; and Your Father who sees in secret will reward you openly.  (NKJV) … Continue reading →

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The Noisy Squirrel

Posted on April 23, 2012 by

Jeremiah 25:7 – “Yet you have not listened to Me,” says the Lord, “that you might provoke Me to anger with the works of your hands to your own hurt.” (NKJV) I was trying very hard to concentrate on reading … Continue reading →

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Anyway!

Posted on March 25, 2012 by

Anyway!  the word can sound like a negative response, or justification for a wrong action or spoken word. I (try my best to) live by the biblical laws of the Lord’s Ten Commandments, and some time ago, I’d had some unexpected challenges and … Continue reading →

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I’m Here – Where are You?

Posted on March 22, 2012 by

John 14:1-3 “Don’t be troubled.  You trust God, now trust in me.  There are many rooms in my Father’s home, and I am going to prepare a place for you.  If this were not so, I would tell you plainly.  … Continue reading →

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from BLAH to AWE by Jenna Lucado Bishop – Review

Posted on February 21, 2012 by

A truly inspiring book written in down-to-earth, everyday language.  Jenna wholeheartedly encourages young women, to look into the Bible for anything and everything they need to know for good daily living.  To never be satisfied with where they are at.  … Continue reading →

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My Blinking Coffee Maker

Posted on January 26, 2012 by

My coffee maker is winking at me! Honestly: on and off, on and off goes the little red light. It’s actually telling me that the machine needs cleaning, but what it isn’t recognizing is that I have cleaned it — … Continue reading →

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A New Morning!

Posted on December 31, 2011 by

It is New Year’s Eve and it snowed overnight.  I look out at gray skies and a crispy, white blanket of snow covering the ground.  There are many imperfections concealed beneath it’s shroud.  You would never know there were areas of uneven ground … Continue reading →

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Welcome, JESUS!

Posted on December 24, 2011 by

And she brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped Him in swaddling cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.  (Luke 2:7 NKJV) Praying you are blessed with the company of family … Continue reading →

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Wholesome and Clean

Posted on December 19, 2011 by

  Ezekiel 37:23b – I will wash away their sin and make them clean, and I will protect them from everything that makes them unclean. They will be my people, and I will be their God. (CEV) There is a … Continue reading →

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Today, I feel burdened!  We have a friend who has major health issues.  She and her husband have been estranged for years.  The sadness, I feel, is for her children and the fact that they have not been permitted contact … Continue reading →

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