Tag: love
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Just Get In
You’re special in the eyes of the Creator of all things. “I walked into a hotel and after going through the menu, I ordered some food. After about 20 mins a group of guys and ladies walked in & ordered theirs. To my dismay, these folks got served first. I watched as they began to…
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Gold Shoes
“but they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.” Isaiah 40:31 ESV Happy 91st Birthday dad. Your first in Heaven. I see you wearing your shoes of gold and running through fields…
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Faith Makes the Cloudy Clear
I find myself in a unique place of questioning and seeking. Obedience seems to lead to more questions than answers. God makes clear to me that my heart must align with his Will and my desires surrender to his plans. So I take another step today. I place all at his feet and do what…
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A New Life I Give You…
“A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” John 13:34-35 NIV “First off I really want to thank you and your family a whole lot. I never thought…
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A New Day
“God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble” Psalm 46:1 Father, yesterday was a bad day. So many frustrations. I allowed my mindset to be influenced by the circumstances of the day that I had no control over. I surrendered instead of putting on the armor that you have gifted me. I…
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Sixty…
No, I am still not interested in joining AARP! Yes, I will gladly take the senior discount. Malia and I were in a Columbia outlet store and I was buying a pair of hiking shoes a couple of years ago. The store was offering an additional discount for people over 55. As I checked out,…
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From the Pig’s Perspective
Consider this. The chicken is involved and the pig committed. Did you hear about the farmer that has a 3 legged pig. A passerby asked him, “why does your pig have 3 legs?” The farmer responds, “that pig saved us from a house fire by squealing and making noise, waking us up, allowing us to…
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White or Green Grandma?
“Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God—“ John 1:12 NIV “Are we going to green grandma’s or white grandma’s house first?” My wife, Megan and I were married in Jamaica in June 2006, only to find out that the…
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A Valentines Life
“What did the one watermelon say to the other on Valentine’s Day? You’re one in a melon.” “So now I am giving you a new commandment: Love each other. Just as I have loved you, you should love each other. Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples.”…
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The Gift of Gratitude
“I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart; I will recount all of your wonderful deeds.” Psalm 9:1 I wake this morning to a need for gratitude. There are things pressing in and pressing down on me this morning. Things that if I let them, will remove the lens of gratitude that…