Category Archives: Thankfulness

Focus!

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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I’m Here – Where are You?

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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STOP What You Are Doing!

I try very hard, most days, to write a devotional.  Lately, I struggle to do this because I have allowed myself to become distracted with other things. I always pray about the words that God wants me to use before … Continue reading

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A New Morning!

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!

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

  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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Christians And Christmas

I live in a diversified, multi-cultural area to the northwest of the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. This area I now call home was only a small town sixty years ago. Now it has multiplied into the thousands. And yes, … 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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The Twelve Days of Christmas

I recently heard that, to buy all these items as a gift for someone for Christmas, would now cost over one hundred thousand dollars, given todays inflated  ’values’!  WOW!  I have no way of knowing the cost way back when this … Continue reading

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Love or Sin?

We all have the freedom of choice and recently, I chose to commit to a writing challenge.  The goal is to write 50,000 words through the month of November – the biggest challenge has been what to write about. Someone … Continue reading

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