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Reflections on the Christian Life It seems like it should be easier after 43 years. I must not be doing Christian right. Shouldn’t I continually feel God’s presence and absolutely know His ‘perfect’ will by now?  Why don’t I pray without ceasing? Why don’t I live a more selfless life?  These are the questions I […]

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Faith

the strongest principle of growth lies in the human choice. – george eliot

Here’s a Humpty Dumpty lesson from KSBETH. Have you had a lesson like this of your own? Loved the quote from Oscar Wilde!

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Kids

Recycling Inspired Art Project For Kids

  Ready for a geography project with the kids? This is a world map by UK artist Susan Stockwell for Bedfordshire University’s Luton Campus. She used recycled computer components to create it. Americans are notoriously BAD at geography and map making is a great way to help kids learn what’s where on planet earth. It […]

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God

When I Pray Like A Toddler God Still Hears

[getty src=”156014074?et=tClKedEhRJBgVh_UcVke7w&viewMoreLink=on&sig=3af3EApdNnXlVCSSc0KfNi7OcF_tb5rrf5ik9TOq2UM=” width=”507″ height=”338″]   Today I had a revelation in my prayer time.   I kept drifting off topic. Roaming around my invisible prayer list and touching each person or need like a toddler playing with toys strewn across the floor. And moving from praying to just thinking! Forgetting altogether that I was having […]

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Spiritual

Experience The Beauty And Peace Of Resting In The Lord

Ever gone to make a call and found your cell battery has died?   It’s happened to me several times. Murphy’s Law dictates that I never have a charger cord with me when I absolutely need it most. That never happens to us as believers. The Holy Spirit is always there, the paraclete, the Comforter […]

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Faith

HGTV Stars of the Hit Show ‘Fixer Upper’ Give Their Amazing Testimony of Faith

HGTV Stars of the Hit Show ‘Fixer Upper’ Give Their Amazing Testimony of Faith.   Here’s a little convergence that occurred in my life recently. ~ First, I’ve been studying the book of Ecclesiastes ~ especially chapter 3.   To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven. . . […]

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Faith

What God Remembers And I Keep Forgetting

 I love how David talked to his own soul. He speaks words of instruction and encouragement and reminders about the things that we are so prone to forget.At least I am.Until my selfishness and entitlement bubble up and seep out through the holes in my faith making a mess of everything. Then I remember what […]

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FUN

Just Getting To Ikea Is Part Of The Fun

Who doesn’t love Ikea, right? Yesterday I trekked out to my local Ikea to grab some Billy Bookcases for my new walk-in Pantry. Kate and Zay were with me. For you who just tuned in—that’s my granddaughter and her 1 year old. I can’t go to Ikea alone because I always get lost;) I can […]

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Life

Why We Need To See Life Like A 1 Year Old

  Lord give me fresh eyes to see the goodness and wonder in life!   That’s been my prayer as I’ve watched little Isaiah this past week. His family has been camped out at our house because of a ‘mold situation’ at theirs. Here’s Little Zay as he discovered the joy of water flowing from […]

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Life

Jesus Has A Knack For Repurposing

  These old jars weren’t manufactured as fence decorations. Nope. They had a whole different life before they became fence decorations.  But someone had a new purpose in mind for each one. That is just what God does with some of us, He repurposes us. Today I was thinking about Moses and Samuel.   Moses […]

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