I want to pay tribute to wonderful people I have known, the wonderful country in which I live, the communities in which I have lived, the churches who have claimed me as their own, the God who sends shivers down my back when I really give him a portion of my time—well, maybe not shivers but tears flow easily in some of those most priceless times.
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Monthly Archives: December 2016
AFTER THE PARTY IS OVER
The company says they’ll do me a favor And leave the leftovers for me to savor. Feeling stuffed, I have no desire However, they’re easy to warm up, just add a little fire. Six hours later, I’m hungry again. I’ll … Continue reading
GOOD-BYES ARE PAINFUL
Clean up, organize, evaluate, and other stuff generally put off. Bloggers have different goals; mine is not to collect numbers; therefore, I have been checking everyone who has been among my followers for 10 months or more. When I started … Continue reading
Posted in blogging, Uncategorized
Tagged purpose for blogging, removing inactive followers
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CHRISTMAS CARD ACTIVITY
BEFORE PUTTING THOSE CHRISTMAS CARDS AWAY! Try this review lesson for a child on the reason for Christmas. Show in John 1:17 that Christ and Jesus is the same person. Then let the child find and circle the “Christ” … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, Uncategorized
Tagged card activity, Christmas cards, Jesus is Christ, lesson, what to do with Christmas cards
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NO GREATER GIFT
JESUS: Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. And being found in appearance as a … Continue reading
PC RUNS AMOK
Is Fantastic Belle Ringmaster or Ringmistress? Ask PC police. Haiku using bell and ring. Ronovan
WHY CHRISTMAS?
Two reasons: First, Christians around the world celebrate the Christmas season because “it is the birthday of Jesus.” Therefore, JESUS is OUR reason for the season. Second, Jesus chose to come as a babe to fulfill a mission to redeem … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Christmas, Jesus, Uncategorized
Tagged Christianity, Christmas, Jesus, redemption, salvation, saved from sin, virgin birth
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NAOMI-MARI*
It is so cold. With a heart for the hurting, I am re-posting from April, 2015. ********* She seemed like a misfit in that room of misfits—clean and well groomed in decent clothing, almost regal, tall, thin, with beautiful gray hair arranged neatly … Continue reading
Posted in homeless, Uncategorized
Tagged brokenness, character study, compassion, homeless, pride, street people
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HATTRICK PETE
Hey, that little guy is Pete; He is skilled with his feet. Three goals in one game! Now there’s more to his name. Three goals make him “Hattrick Pete.” Sorting through some “stuff,” I found this picture from long ago – … Continue reading
Posted in Limerick Poetry Challenge, Uncategorized
Tagged family, Hatcheck Pete, Limerick Poetry Challenge, soccer
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JESUS AS PROVIDER
How did Jesus show that he cared for the everyday provisions needed by his followers? Sometimes he performed a miracle: turning water to wine, providing tax money for the coin in a fish’s mouth,and feeding the multitude. He is not … Continue reading
Posted in Jesus, Uncategorized
Tagged daily needs, daily prayer, Jesus, Jesus as Provider, miracles, needy
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LUCKY LUDIC LUCY
In the fair fields of Edelweiss, Tommy first saw the ludic Lucy as she frolicked about luring the larks with bits of birdseed. Her life appeared so idyllic, but in truth she had been cursed by her Aunt Augustella. Aunt Augustella had signed an irrevocable … Continue reading
Posted in Mindlovemisery's Menagerie and Wordle, Uncategorized
Tagged Edelweiss, storry telling, wordle
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