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June #jammed: Under the Blanket of Grace. Day 152: Grace gives second chances. “The sword of the Spirit is the Word of God.” Ephesians 6:17 (VOICE) Oh, crap, she’s out there without a helmet on, again. “Lo! Put your helmet on!” I yelled out the window. Tucked back on a cul-de-sac, I never wore a bike […]
May #jammed: Growing Grace. Day 150: Not dead yet … “Do not worry when evildoers go unpunished or be jealous when the wicked seem to prosper.” Proverbs 24:19 (VOICE) Tree after tree came down on the empty lot. I ran past those big, beautiful trees everyday for almost a decade, never knowing one day that building our new house […]
May #jammed: Growing Grace. Day 149: Unidentifiable. “Do not celebrate when your enemies fall…” Proverbs 24:17 (VOICE) “Moooommmm,” my daughter asked hesitantly, with a hint of suspicion on top …“what’s the green stuff in this?” Dinner time is a struggle, and I want to take them with me to Africa someday so that they will never […]
May #jammed: Growing Grace. Day 148: Always in the water. “For a good man may fall seven times and get back up again…” Proverbs 24:16 Living by the lake is refreshing, and getting out on the water in a boat is rejuvenating. There’s something about traveling on top of the water, a feat that we cannot […]
May #jammed: Growing Grace. Day 146: Whole. “Does not he who guards your life know it?” Proverbs 24:12 The day that we took our daughters into the Disney store in Chicago is one we will never forget. The big doors swung open, and we told them they each could pick one thing. In typical fashion, as opposite […]
May #jammed: Growing Grace. Day 145: Direction. “If you fall apart during a crisis, then you weren’t very strong to begin with.” Proverbs 24:10 (VOICE) My desk now sits across from a huge compass we found to absorb wall space. But that wasn’t the plan. When we moved into our house, the room with the red-painted walls […]
May #jammed: Growing Grace. Day 144: Remembering. “Whoever schemes to carry out evil will be labeled a troublemaker.” Proverbs 24:8 (VOICE) Growing up, I was always getting in trouble for sticking things on my antique mirror, and cluttering it up with pictures and memories. So, when I passed it down to my daughter, I got her […]
May #jammed: Growing Grace. Day 143: Sensitivity. “Wise conversation is way over the head of fools; in a serious discussion they haven’t a clue.” Proverbs 24:7 (MSG) One of my favorite sermons illustrates the delicacy of an orchid, and I couldn’t help but grab one when they were on sale. I did everything that I laughed […]
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