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Life Under Construction – Some Days I Feel Like Spiderman
** I wrote this in 2005, when Nate was 5 and Philip was 2. It\’s now January 2020, and the boys are grown/growing up–Nate is 19, Philip is 16, and Andre is now 14 years old! Nate has come back to live with us in the last year and half (no bad reason–just because), and…
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Immediately
(View this devotional thought on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/SoO6b4svKC4) One little word–\”immediately.\” I read it, read past it, and then the Holy Spirit prompted me to back it up and read it again. Like a bolt of lightning, my heart leapt within me, and my soul was charged. \”But immediately Jesus spoke to them, saying, \’Take…
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Again I Say, Rejoice!
I learned something new from the Bible this morning: the phrase \”rejoice in the Lord\” is only found twice in the New Testament (Philippians 3:1 and 4:4). Also, did you know that Philippians 3:1 and 4:4 are a command? You can put the words \”You shall\” before \”rejoice in the Lord\” based on the language…
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Life Under Construction – Aroma
When I was a little girl, our step-father took all us kids to a Christmas Party sponsored by the American Legion. At some point in the program, the host called all the children at the party up to the stage to sing “Frosty the Snowman.” Once up there, everyone developed stage fright and the only…
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Life Under Construction – Lessons I Wish I Had Learned Earlier in Life
Let me say this to all parents of young(ish) kids. Don\’t expect more from them than you do from yourself. If you can have a bad day, SO CAN THEY. If you can make the \”occasional\” mistake without facing *the LOOK* and can expect total forgiveness, SO CAN THEY. If they spill, have an accident…
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Life Under Construction – Provision
It was a simple prayer, really. \”Lord, the boys need better mattresses.\” Then I set to work to find them. I downloaded an app my sister told me about, and I posted my needs. Within 72 hours, not only had I found what my grandsons needed; I had found them for FREE! And I made a…
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Eulogy for a Brother
Through life, many of us have said goodbye to our parents or other senior loved ones. While it is expected, their death can bring profound grief. However, to my thinking, it is earth-shattering when you lose a sibling. Because how do you say goodbye to a sibling? This kid with whom you ran and played…
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Daddy Deficit
Thank God for any man who steps in to fill in the vacant spots left by absentee dads, because I have witnessed first-hand the struggle children face when their birth father is not present in their lives. I\’ve seen the anguish and rage of a young man who wondered why his birth father had once…
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Life Under Construction–The Book I Am Writing
One of my greatest bucket list goals has been to write a book. I\’m working down the list, but who knows if writing that book will ever happen? The discipline that takes, well… Although, it did occur to me just recently that in some ways I have written a book and continue to write to…
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A Tribute to My Friend
Too many times we wait until a friend has died to tell the world what a wonderful person she/he was, and I\’m just as guilty as the next person about that. Today, however, I would like to pay tribute to a very dear friend, and pray that God will allow me to be present as…