Life has a way of being hard and leaving us with emotional and sometimes physical scars. I don’t know about you, but at times I have felt like I’m going through trials within trials within trials. Like, I can’t get past one yet one or two more have begun. The trials are usually accompanied by […]
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“Have thine own way Lord, Have thine own way. Thou art the potter, I am the clay.” Our church service closed with that hymn this past Sunday after a sermon on Romans 2 that challenged us to live out what we are saying with our mouths. The words of that hymn resonated deeply with me
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Lately I have been keenly identifying with the apostle Peter, specifically his story of being called out upon the water. I’ve been thinking about all the emotions that he was experiencing in those particular moments- terror being in the middle of the storm on a boat, fear seeing a figure walking towards them where no
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Good Morning! It sure is a beautiful day here in western New York. The sun is bright and you can feel that it is giving off more warmth now. About time, though since it is almost April. Today I will be pruning the raspberries, as it is supposed to be done in March and I
Have you heard Francesca Battistelli’s new song yet? It is called Write Your Story and it is amazing. It is yet another one that I keep hitting repeat to hear it again. and again. It has a feel good tune but the words totally jive with me. Take a listen if you haven’t heard it
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Almost as an afterthought, Dr West mentioned that in some kids the behavior gets worse as the moro reflex gets challanged and is eliminated. I never gave it a second thought. Within the first two weeks, Big Bro’s intensity lessened and the boys were playing together happily with lots of give and take between them
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Its been on my mind this week of Valentine’s Day that God is my valentine, too. On the way to drop little bro off to school, this song came on and it just seemed to be a perfect fit for a love song to my Savior. Love for Christ overflows into a desire to be
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Let’s just take a few minutes today and worship. As I was thinking of what to write, God prompted this song into my head and I thought it would be great just to focus on worshiping Him for a few minutes. Sometimes it feels that there aren’t any words to describe just how great is
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I caught part of an interview on KLOVE with these guys and was really impressed. They were talking about their band name and what it means. It comes from the story in the Old Testament where Naaman was told to dip in the river 7 times and his leprosy would be healed. He resisted for
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Yesterday we had a visiting pastor deliver the message at our church. He is a pastor associated with Amazing Grace Ministries that support missionaries right here in America. The ministry reaches out to people at fairs, flea markets and any other place there are large crowds gathered. I always enjoy listening to him speak- he
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