Monthly Archives: December 2015

Finish It with a Good Quote

  “The only way to get rid of your past is to make a future out of it. God will waste nothing.” Phillips Brooks (1835-1893)   I am sure, Lord God, that you didn’t waste 2015. Take the discipline I … Continue reading

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Get ‘Er Done!

My one-word for 2015 was “discipline.” I spent the year doing Bible studies on self-discipline. I know what I have to do. Thus, 2015 was my least disciplined year in a long time. More procrastination, more stuff undone.   Coming … Continue reading

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Timely Finish

Joel 2:1 (ESV) Blow a trumpet in Zion;     sound an alarm on my holy mountain! Let all the inhabitants of the land tremble,     for the day of the Lord is coming; it is near.   The state of … Continue reading

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Finish It!

  I bore easily. I am intrigued by a new project, weary of an old one. I leave a trail of unfinished tasks. What incomplete items clutter your living space?   Half done crafts Abandoned building projects Redecorating never quite completed … Continue reading

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Christmas Blessings

  The Lord is come, rejoice and be glad! (I’ll be back after Christmas)

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My Timely Gift

  The wise men brought gold, frankincense and myrrh. The little drummer boy brought his talent. Let me tiptoe into the stable and quietly leave the gift of my time beside the manger.    It’s yours, Lord. I dedicate my time … Continue reading

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I Am Right and the Other Guy Is Wrong . . . NOT

  Luke 2:15 (NIV) When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let’s go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened.”   We just watched a row of Presidential candidates … Continue reading

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Ruler of Nature

The Paris Climate Accord is big news. There’s been much praise over 195 nations pledging to lower greenhouse gas emissions and save the world from the disaster of climate change. I think the nations would be better off praising the … Continue reading

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Incredible Edible Gift

  As I made our Sunday morning French toast, I considered the egg. So simple: hard boiled, over-easy, scrambled—or whisked and soaked up by bread.   The egg: giving body to meatloaf and stuffing, essential to cake and Christmas cookies. … Continue reading

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Masterful Maker

  What part of creation intrigues you most?     The cycles: water, oxygen, “dust to dust” Beauty: majestic mountains, delicate flowers Food: I like it all! We forget that the sweet baby in the manger is the mastermind behind … Continue reading

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