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Lift My Eyes

Lift My Eyes {{Let’s Have Coffee}}

There are weeks which can be challenging. Each situation in themselves would be easy to handle, it's when they seem to converge all in the same week that makes each hurdle seem larger. A return to the psalms presents the solution for just those weeks as the psalmist...

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At the Table

At the Table

So much happens when we come to the table. Our children have done years of homework while having a snack and I prepared dinner. Puzzles have been completed at the table. Bills have been paid at the table. And of course, meals have been eaten at the table. Maybe this...

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Daily Dependence

Daily Dependence

"Give us this day our daily bread." (Matthew 6:11) "Jesus often reminded His followers not to worry ... Rather, Jesus stressed a daily reliance on the Father, who provides for His children day by day ...   As the Israelites wandered in the desert, they had no way...

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Preserve

Preserve

Every Friday I join a community of bloggers for Five Minute Friday. One word prompt, five minutes. Unedited. The prompt this week is … Preserve. A quick look at the Merriam-Webster Dictionary should bring some serious consideration to us all: to keep safe from injury,...

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Depend & Trust

Depend & Trust {{Let’s Have Coffee}}

Several things converged at the same time making a few days seem overwhelming. None of them were big in and of themself, but all at once they seemed larger than they were and caused loss of sleep. And then the question comes in the middle of the night: "Will you...

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Tell Your Story

Tell Your Story

  Stories. We love to hear them and more so, we love to tell them. Stories unfold in the books we read, the movies we watch, and in life around us. They are important as they help to form our opinions and the decisions we come to make. When our lives have been...

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