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May #jammed: Growing Grace. Day 130: It’s easier on us. “Don’t waste your breath on fools, for they will despise the wisest advice.” Proverbs 23:9 (VOICE) Red and raw and dripping out incessantly over every sleeve, meal, and keyboard strike …my nose pulled the day’s productivity to halt. Out of tissues and onto toilet paper and […]
Strength to live authentically comes from God, alone. King David’s encouragement is centered on the confidence source of our courage. Living our full truth out loud comes from bravely walking within our God-placed purpose. Comparing our lives to those around us, and the mold of societal acceptance, chokes our ability to live uninhibited. But life exposed to the Light sets us free.
The voice outside the door was pretty routine. I had tried to steal a moment away to go to the bathroom, and fooled myself into thinking that shutting the door would signal the little people in the house to allow me a moment of privacy. (Bah. Ha. Ha.) God’s sense of humor never ceases to amaze me, and […]
January #jammed : Grace in Life’s Face Day 24: The Holy Spirit Gives us a Better View. “In short, the Spirit is upon Me to proclaim that now is the time; this is the jubilee season of the Eternal One’s grace.” Luke 4:19 (VOICE) “My turn!!!!!” Neither can stake a claim on a public piece of […]
December #jammed: Grace, gifted. Day 347: Is it that funny? “When she speaks she has something worthwhile to say, and she always says it kindly.” Proverbs 31:25 (MSG) “WHOA” I curtly interrupted, “That wasn’t funny, honey, that was mean!” Her cackles came to an abrupt end as confusion set in. I can’t remember what the joke […]
May #jammed: Growing Grace. Day 134: When there’s more to do. “My son, if you live wisely, then my life will be fulfilled. My very soul will jump for joy when you speak what is true and right.” Proverbs 23:15-16 Cold or warm, sunny or cloudy, rainy or snowy, windy or sweaty …the first “open” day of the […]
May #jammed: Growing Grace. Day 124: The right amount of time. “Don’t gamble on the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow…” Proverbs 22:26 (MSG) “I want …I want …I want. Can we …can we …can we? Why not …why not …why not?” …the joyous hymn of shopping with kids. Raising kids to be fiscally responsible […]
April #jammed: Grace Studies. Day 118: Add a little more. “ It makes no difference to me (or to God for that matter) if people have power or influence. ” Galations 2:8 Brilliance beholds us when we discover that instead of fighting with a curling iron and a six-year old, we can simply buy extra hair that is already […]
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