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When I choose God I choose contentment. The Lord is my chosen portion and my cup; you hold my lot. The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance. Psalm 16:5-6 David said that. When I chose God the big questions of my life got answered. I knew why […]

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Relationships

Will You Celebrate A Golden Wedding Anniversary?

[getty src=”166055806?et=jVDR4gFF5EC2gWVZMwRJig&sig=J11PQkODgc_Lp30UZJP37e9DkdzhSEsaqAT9aZrIjSc=” width=”414″ height=”483″] Last night we attended a 50th Wedding Anniversary celebration. The bride still had her wedding dress and photos chronicled the people and events that helped shaped the life they’ve shared. A lot of planning and work went into the party. A lot of planning and work went into the marriage. As […]

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Parenting

The Family Ties That Bind Us

Family Ties Are Binding Us Closer and the beds in my house are all full tonight. Family is everything! And the family ties, those strong invisible bonds running across the decades, are being reinforced by a quick weekend visit. Books lie strewn across the floor and a lone sock missing its twin conjures up dusty […]

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Smile ;) WordPress Emoticons Get A Facelift

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Faith

The Eyes Are the Window of the Soul

That old saying about the eyes being the window of the soul has always been a link in my mind between two completely unrelated things, Little League and a Bible verse. Let me explain. When our son was young he played Little League. Two practices a week and a game on Saturday. Back then parents […]

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Photography

California Poppy ~ Simple & Beautiful

California poppies are blooming here in Northern California. We drove through Napa where the mustard is in bloom and recent rains have turned the fields a fresh Spring green. Always full of yummy stuff for the camera lens, the Napa countryside is like a model with great bone structure. It’s hard to get a bad […]

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Life

What Made Us Think Being Christian Should Be Easy?

I’ve been a Christian long enough to know that following Jesus means always walking uphill. I fail every day as a Christian, and you probably do too. It doesn’t take a theologian to know believers, even devout ones, sin. But do we have to do it so much, so often, and in such big ways? […]

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Life

Getting Back More Than You Give

Ten years ago I gave my Dad three yellow rose bushes. I’d gotten a little carried away in the rose department at the Nursery!!! There were about 40 roses in a formal garden and dotted throughout the other flowerbeds when I realized I still had those three yellow roses in the bed of the truck. […]

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Blogging

World Wide Web Turns 25: Quarter Century of Connection

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