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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TWO THINGS
I wind up my birthday learnin’s, lessons, and leanin’s, I say Good Night, Dear Bloggers. with this rather short post. I am not going into the memories and thankfulness, they will come later with some new pictures and such. Now … Continue reading
Posted in aging, birthday, report
Tagged aging, birthday, getting older, God's will, knowing God's will, report
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NOT MY WILL
“Lord, please make it easy for (…fill in the blank…) to happen. In the name of Jesus I ask and thank you.” How simple! Just give me my way! How many times have I prayed for something that is not … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged death, God's will, illness, Jesus, not my will, prayer, suffering
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THE PATH NOT TAKEN
About 1950, daddy made a deposit on a chicken farm in Oregon. When we returned to our farm in SE Colorado, mother became ill and could not move. Daddy lost the deposit. How would I be different if we had … Continue reading
CLAREMORE HOUSE
In 1982 when Sammy and I moved from Okla. City to Claremore, my heart had not quit being a primary school teacher. I left teaching first/second grade to teaching the reading lab in a junior high school. I carried a … Continue reading
Posted in change, family, God's purpose or will, Oklahoma history, Uncategorized
Tagged family, God's will, moving, Oklahoma history, teaching
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WORDS ARE NOT ENOUGH
I’m not going to try to give all the scriptures that support the importance of positive words. One example: Proverbs 18:21 says “Death and life are in the power of the tongue.” One does not need to be a Christian to know how healing and motivating … Continue reading
Posted in Bible study, power of words, Uncategorized
Tagged God's will, Numbers 14, obedience, power of words
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I’M NOT FINISHED
Admiring a painting in process, I was distressed as the artist suddenly chose a different color and brush and “ruined” the art that I had seen. My eye was seeing the product as having been completed. Her aim was to … Continue reading
TAKE HEART FOR TODAY
Dear Blogging Friends: Many of you have read statements I have made about feeling like blogging is a special ministry given to me by God after a major physical battle during which I basically had to quite everything I had … Continue reading
Posted in blogging, God's purpose or will, prayer, Uncategorized
Tagged blogging, courage, encouragement, God's will, me, prayer
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LET US PRAY
This morning I decided that instead of my regular Bible reading, I would check my e-mail to see if a blogger had something particularly inspirational to say to me. I opened my e-mail on the kindle and there first was … Continue reading
Posted in God speaks, God's purpose or will, me, prayer, prayer for America, Uncategorized
Tagged God speaks, God's will, me, prayer, prayer for nation
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FELLOW CHRISTIAN BLOGGERS
Mary Lathbury, composer of the hymn “Break Thou the Bread of Life,” said of her own talent, that God said to her “Remember, my child, that you have a gift of weaving fancies into verse and a gift with the … Continue reading
Posted in blogging, Christianity, God's purpose or will, Jesus only way, me, Uncategorized
Tagged blogging, God's will, me, purpose, stats
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MY CUP IS FULL AND RUNNING OVER
Kid’s song from my past says: “Running over, running over; my cup is full and running over. Since the Lord saved me, I’m as happy as can be; my cup is full and running over.” By it, children were taught that … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, God's purpose or will, Uncategorized
Tagged Christianity, God's will, Jesus, purpose of life
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