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I Was Wrong About Being Right

I used to tell my children I was right 100% of the time. I was wrong.   Romans 12:3 (NLT) Don’t think you are better than you really are. Be honest in your evaluation of yourselves.   God is right … Continue reading

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Be Grateful for All Your Blessings

Don’t just notice your blessings. Be grateful. We are blessed.

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Basic and Bountiful Blessings

  Some blessings are basic, some are bountiful:     Basic: daily bread Bountiful: daily meat, fresh veggies, coffee & chocolate Basic: safe shelter Bountiful: my own room in a house of many rooms Basic: clothes on my back Bountiful: … Continue reading

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Itty Bitty Blessings

I noticed a few small blessings today and whispered a prayer of thanks. The rain eased up just as I walked out of the store with my groceries I noticed an error in my email right before I hit send … Continue reading

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Bless Your Long Legacy

The psalmist said it well: Make this your prayer.

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Lois’ Blessed Legacy

The Apostle Paul made specific note of one woman’s legacy:   2 Timothy 1:5 (NIV) I am reminded of your sincere faith, which first lived in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice and, I am persuaded, now lives in … Continue reading

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A Living Legacy of Blessings

Leave a trail of blessings:  Hebrews 13:16 (MSG) Don’t take things for granted and go slack in working for the common good; share what you have with others. God takes particular pleasure in acts of worship—a different kind of “sacrifice”—that … Continue reading

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Break Time!

  I’m spending a long weekend with family.  See you next week!

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My Here-and-Now Inheritance

I don’t have to wait for my inheritance.  Sure, I have an eternal inheritance yet to come. But I delight in this inheritance–right here, right now. The boundary lines for me have fallen in a pleasant place indeed.

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Write the Right Story

    Teach me, Lord God, to write Your story according to the plan You have already written in my story.

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