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July #jammed: Grace serves. Day 206: Resilient shoes. “Then Hannah prayed and said: “My heart rejoices in the Lord; in the Lord my horn is lifted high. My mouth boasts over my enemies, for I delight in your deliverance.” 1 Samuel 2:1 (NIV) Chucks have become the shoe of choice in our house. It started with Papa (my dad) and continued on […]
July #jammed: Grace serves. Day 204: Take time to breathe. “The Lord came and stood there, calling as at the other times, “Samuel! Samuel!” Then Samuel said, “Speak, for your servant is listening.” 1 Samuel 3:10 When children learn to play the recorder, that magical instrument that is music to every parents’ ear, they are taught to breathe between […]
July #jammed: Grace serves. Day 203: It doesn’t have be expensive to look worth it. “My son, pay attention to all the words I am telling you. Lean in closer so you may hear all I say. Keep them before you; meditate on them; set them safely in your heart. For those who discover them, they are […]
July #jammed: Grace serves. Day 202: What we’re up to. “He deserted His own sanctuary at Shiloh,the tent where He had lived in the midst of His people. He handed His strength over to captivity; He put His splendor under the enemy’s control.” Psalm 78: 60-61 (VOICE) When I was in school, we had all passes, but substitute teaching has […]
July #jammed: Grace serves. Day 199: Be bold. “So the impossible is possible with God.” Luke 1:37 (VOICE) In a sea of high-schoolers, it’s cool to see a #GodisGreater t-shirt drifting down the hall. It’s been a while since I walked the halls of a high school, and I wasn’t sure what to expect. […]
July #jammed: Grace serves. Day 198: Fit in there. “I’m working hard to comfort and encourage them so that they will be knit together—that many hearts would become one through His love.” Colossians 2:2 When Paul was writing this letter, there was a lot of talk about the kind of knowledge required to “know” Christ. And Paul, I like […]
July #jammed: Grace serves. Day 197: What’s next. ” So now who will lead us…?” Judges 1:1 “How did I miss that?!” I laughed, knowing my tendency to overlook HUGE details …like the fact that my passport had not expired before sending in my request to renew it. I filled out the rest of my mission application, […]
July #jammed: Grace serves. Day 196: Hope rises. “ His is the greatest of plans and the deepest of comprehensions.” Job 12:13 (VOICE) “How many more days ….?” They start asking as soon as we get home, and don’t stop until we’re in the car on the way back …when they then switch to … “Are we there yet?” Missing family […]
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