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Thank You, Jesus
Dear Jesus,Thank You for the joy of Easter. Lent seemed so long and Eastertide will rush by in an instant. Thank You for the joyful season to follow the Cross. Thank You for the reason for my hope....
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7 Quick Takes, Easter!
Jennifer Fulwiler hosts this meme. Go around and visit the rest.1. I was off school Friday and Monday, called "Spring Weekend" by my school district. The district in which I live had school both of...
View ArticleSaturday, Sigh
Last week was the week of state testing for the bulk of students at my school. It was a four day week, but it was a long week. State testing isn't fun for anybody. Perhaps the public has the...
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Sunday Prayers
Lord, You are love. You came to teach me love. You came so that I might know Your love. You came so that I might feel Your mercy. Rain down Your mercy and Your grace upon me. I thank You. I...
View ArticleWhat I Learned from Esther, Ruth, and Susannah
During Lent I was led to read scripture looking for ways that gifts and talents were used to bring forth God's kingdom. I have read the stories of Ruth and Esther and Susannah before, but this time I...
View ArticleLike Candy Apples
The first priest I remember in my childhood was Father Murphy. He was the priest with whom I first banqueted at the Lord's table. He was there when I was confirmed as a soldier in Christ's army. In...
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5 Favorites, Teacher Gifts
Moxie Wife hosts this meme. As we approach the end of the school year it occurred to me that some of you might not home school and be in the position to buy small gifts for teachers or other helpers...
View ArticleThank You, Lord
Dear Lord,Thank You for the gift of all sizes and shapes of birds that sing in the dawn these spring days. Thank You for the big geese that honk their way over me in the morning when I get to school....
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7 Quick Takes
Jennifer Fulwiler, author, hosts this meme. Go around and visit the rest.1. I hate it when I don't start this post on the Friday after the last one appeared, because I have no idea what happened last...
View ArticleQuilter and Mission
I am 60 and I no longer hope for another baby. Seriously, it would kill me to go through all of that. But it hasn't always been that way. For many younger years I went through fertility treatments...
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Sunday Prayers
Lord, I sing Your praises! I sing to the glory of all the works of Your hand. I sing of Your great love. I sing for joy. I sing for hope! I sing out loud. I sing to You. Amen.
View ArticleUse Words
I grew up in a religious home. My dad was Catholic and my mom is Methodist. So it was a Christian home. My family was part of a larger family of mixed up Christians. On one side my religious...
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Tuesday Treasures--Great Aunt Emma's Quilt (Revisited from 2009)
This is a quilt made by my Great Aunt Emma. The material was old dresses and flour sacks. I used to use it as my son's bedspread and I patched the patches many times. My Aunt Emma was not a quality,...
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5 Favorites, May
Hallie at Moxie Wife hosts this meme. But today it is the Rhodes Log. Go around and visit the rest.5 Favorites of the month of May1. May is the month dedicated to Mary. There are May crownings and...
View ArticleThank You, Lord
Dear Lord,Thank You that I can still throw a basketball and sometimes it goes through the net, through the rim and everything. Thank You that my ankle is doing a lot better. Thank You that I seem to...
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7 Quick Takes
Jennifer Fulwiler hosts this carnival of the blogs. Go around and visit the rest. And here for the 2nd week in a row I am mentioning Jennifer Fulwiler's book Something Other Than God, which I plan to...
View ArticleGeneration Gap
My mom is 92, almost 93. It is possible that like her great-grandmother she could live to be 101. Mom still lives in a senior apartment where she cooks, shops and cleans for herself. She still...
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Mother's Day Prayers
Lord, thank You for mothers. Thank You for the grace and the patience they have to guide their children. Thank You for the sacrifice You inspire them to make. Thank You for the length of days and...
View ArticleFiguring Out the Most Loving Action
In theory I have gotten better and better at being Christ for others and seeing Christ in others. I am somewhat more patient than I used to me. I try to look at people as individuals and to fight my...
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The Shoes
My mom is a bit of a clothes horse. She always has been. At 92 it seems incomprehensible to me. I am not a clothes horse. I don't pay that much attention to detail and being in style. When I am...
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