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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 […]
May #jammed: Growing Grace. Day 142: Emptiness. “The wise are mightier than the strong.” Proverbs 24:5 We thought we would never be able to drag them out of it. The log cabin playhouse stole a piece of my husband’s pristine lawn in the hopes of years of treasured memories of playtime. We waited for it to […]
May #jammed: Growing Grace. Day 141: Outdated. “By wisdom a house is built, and through understanding it is established; through knowledge its rooms are filled with rare and beautiful treasures.” Proverbs 24:3-4 There’s a balloon lady that sits on a shelf in my house, but it’s not the first shelf, or home, she’s been placed in. Passed down through […]
May #jammed: Growing Grace. Day 139: Ongoing and unending. “You know who.” Proverbs 23:30a WHY did I want to study these Wise Statements? Alcohol has affected my entire life from just about every possible angle, and this passage is specifically about a man with a drinking problem. I promise you, no one is more uncomfortable digging up […]
May #jammed: Growing Grace. Day 138: Fear is weak. “an immoral woman is a narrow well.” Proverbs 23:27 “Did you have fun?” I asked my daughter after she rode the tallest roller coaster she is permitted to ride at her height. “I closed my eyes the whole time,” she said, pale as a ghost. It took […]
May #jammed: Growing Grace. Day 138: Fear is weak. “an immoral woman is a narrow well.” Proverbs 23:27 “Did you have fun?” I asked my daughter after she rode the tallest roller coaster she is permitted to ride at her height. “I closed my eyes the whole time,” she said, pale as a ghost. It took […]
May #jammed: Growing Grace. Day 137: The wrong spot. “Make your parents happy“ Proverbs 23:22 “Oh, no, MOM!” my daughter wailed, “our bench is gone.” We’d been stopping eat lunch on our favorite bench since she was just a little toddler. Things change and life moves …and so did our bench. Today’s section of Proverbs encourages […]
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