This weekend began rather painfully when my youngest daughter and I had a huge argument on Tuesday evening. It got to the point where I had to take her to her dad’s house so we both could cool off for the next four days. She had crossed some lines and I’d had enough. She is now dealing […]
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Truly Thankful – reblog
This is a reblog from a friend of mine named Shelly Sorem – check out her blog at http://sssorem.wordpress.com/2013/11/27/truly-thankful/ May you each have a thank-filled, blessed and safe Thanksgiving Holiday. – Julie Cosgrove Truly Thankful by Shelly Sorem With Thanksgiving being tomorrow, it is hard to not think of all the things […]
Divided and Enslaved
Almighty and everlasting God, whose will it is to restore all things in your well-beloved Son, the King of kings and Lord of lords: Mercifully grant that the peoples of the earth, divided and enslaved by sin, may be freed and brought together under his most gracious rule; who lives and reigns with you and […]
Go Light Your World
I heard a story a few Sundays ago that my pastor told in his sermon. A major grocery store chain decided they wanted to teach their employees to give better customer service, so they hired a marketing specialist who held a seminar for hundreds of store employees. During the seminar, the specialist spoke with the […]
Daily Seeds
Many a humble soul will be amazed to find that the seed it sowed in weakness, in the dust of daily life, has blossomed into immortal flowers under the eye of the Lord. Harriet Beecher Stowe Your actions do matter, especially this time of year when the holidays are looming ahead of us. Lines […]
Out on a Limb
I had to laugh at him. A furry squirrel stretched out his entire body, upside down, to reach the scrumptious nuts and seeds in the bird feeder hung on the crepe myrtle outside my apartment patio. Crepe myrtle branches are not that strong. It was bowing as he wiggled and reached. But, he was undeterred. […]