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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 […]
December #jammed: Grace, gifted. Day 345: Graceful conversations. “Do not drive your children mad, but nurture them in the discipline and teaching that come from the Lord.” Ephesians 6:4 (VOICE) “Do you understand me?” I repeated as we rounded the elementary school drop-off curve. In a rush to get to the part where she smiled and hugged […]
December #jammed: Grace, gifted. Day 344: Grace in tragedy. “No man knows when his hour will come.” Ecclesiastes 9:12a “OK,” I took a deep breath as I sat down at the dinner table with my two girls, “I need to fill you in on what happened today.” They looked at me wide-eyed and worried, and listened as […]
December #jammed: Grace, gifted. Day 343: Grace floats. “Look at the birds of the air …” Matthew 6:26a “Bloop…” Down went a loon, in search of a meal or maybe just respite from the wind that day. Moments later … “Bloop,” it popped up beside me again as I hastily walked down the pier with my crazy doodle […]
December #jammed: Grace, gifted. Day 342: Counting down.. Teach us to number our days so that we may truly live and achieve wisdom. Psalm 90:12 “The counter downer!” They shrieked, “THE COUNTER DOWNER …THE CHRISTMAS COUNTER DOWNER!!!!” When we open that first box in December, it seems like it will take an eternity to get to […]
December #jammed: Grace, gifted. Day 341: Knowing Grace. “These are just the beginning of all that he does, merely a whisper of his power.” Job 26:14a “Mom,” my younger daughter asked, “can you read these directions to me?” No, don’t think it’s cute. Kid can read. It’s not cute anymore …now, it’s laziness. “You know how to […]
December #jammed: Grace, gifted. Day 340: Wrapped up. “God is with us.” Matthew 1:23 Perhaps in an attempt to prove to the world that my house is not a total catastrophe in the morning, on occasion I neatly pull my girls’ hair back and slap a big bow on their heads. Looks like we’re all put together, […]
December #jammed: Grace, gifted. Day 340: Wrapped up. “God is with us.” Matthew 1:23 Perhaps in an attempt to prove to the world that my house is not a total catastrophe in the morning, on occasion I neatly pull my girls’ hair back and slap a big bow on their heads. Looks like we’re all put together, […]
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