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Author Archives: Shirlee Abbott
Best-Dressed Memories
Remember your parents’ wise guidance. Proverbs 1:8-9 (CEV) My child, obey the teachings of your parents, and wear their teachings as you would a lovely hat or a pretty necklace. Wisdom never goes out of style.
Good and Simple Memories
You have a choice: focus on the best memories, or rehash the worst ones. Philippians 4:8 (CEV) Finally, my friends, keep your minds on whatever is true, pure, right, holy, friendly, and proper. Don’t ever stop thinking about … Continue reading
Remember Your Ebenezer
1 Samuel 7:10, 12 (NIV) But that day the Lord thundered with loud thunder against the Philistines and threw them into such a panic that they were routed before the Israelites . . . Then Samuel took a stone and … Continue reading
In Remembrance of Mercy
“O beautiful for heroes proved in liberating strife, who more than self their country loved, and mercy more than life!” Katharine Lee Bates (1893)
Sheltered Sadness
Matthew 5:4 Blessed are those who mourn. This Memorial Day weekend, our hearts hurt for those who mourn. Their loss–recent or long passed, family or friend, life or limb–leaves a broken place in their souls. Lord God, … Continue reading
Lord, Teach Me to Thank You
My Father, who art in heaven, Thank you for calling me by name. Thank you for your coming kingdom. Thank you for working your will in my life here on earth as you do in heaven. Thank … Continue reading
Count Your Thank-You’s
“Count your blessings, name them one by one; Count your many blessings, see what God hath done.” Johnson Oatman, 1897 Do my thank-you’s = my blessings? Might be I owe God some thank-you’s.
Thanks & Circumstance
1 Thessalonians 5:18 (NIV) Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. “This is God’s will for you.” God’s will in my circumstances, or God’s will in my thankfulness? Both! The … Continue reading
A Thankful Thought
Are you thankful? For the good stuff, yes Sometimes I get in a snit and hate everything 1 Thessalonians 5:18 (NASB) In everything give thanks. “In everything.” All the time. Good and bad. God sets a high … Continue reading