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The Bestest Day

The Bestest Day

“This is the day the Lord has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it.” (Psalm 118: 24, NLT) As I facetime with our granddaughter, she announces excitedly, “This is the bestest day ever!” There is always a “bestest day” with young children as they discover something...

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Spiritual Optimism

Spiritual Optimism

"Then David said to the Philistine, “You come to me with a sword, a spear, and a javelin, but I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have taunted. This day the Lord will deliver you up into my hands ..." (1 Samuel...

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Flee

Flee

Every Friday I join a community of bloggers for Five Minute Friday. One word prompt, five minutes. Unedited. The prompt this week is … Flee. The call came to go outside and look up at the sky. The Northern Lights were visible and lighting up the sky. Everyone was...

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Faithful in Every Season

Faithful in Every Season {{Let’s Have Coffee}}

There will never be a single moment in our lives in which God is not faithful in loving us. Psalm 138 brought such encouragement recently. His promises are backed by His Word. "For You have magnified Your word according to all Your name." (verse 2, NASB)) God answers...

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Settle the Question

Settle the Question

  Growing up, I loved going to church. It played a large and important part of my childhood. Sunday School, VBS, and youth group each helped to shape my life. Going into my adult life, we attended church and yet, it seemed more like habit until reading a...

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Two

Two

Every Friday I join a community of bloggers for Five Minute Friday. One word prompt, five minutes. Unedited. The prompt this week is … Two. The word prompt causes my thoughts to remember Sunday School flannelgraph images of the animals walking two by two into the ark....

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