Mom, Are You Fretting?

“Do not fret.” Do we, as moms, follow this? David uses the word fret three times and all three in one psalm, Psalm 37, verses 1, 7, and 8. The Hebrew word for fret means to glow or grow warm, to be angry, to kindle, to blaze up, to be hot, to be furious, to burn. Our English definition is tempered somewhat. In part, it means to feel or express worry, annoyance, or discontent, to agitate, torment, irritate, or vex, to wear away or consume by gnawing, friction, etc. Used as a noun, it means an agitated or irritated state …

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The Old Rugged Cross

I cannot sing and cry at the same time. Therefore, I never sing “The Old Rugged Cross.” You see, I had a precious grandmother whom I adored. She loved to sing the old hymns, loud and off-key. And that hymn was one of her favorites. I can still hear her voice ringing in my memory. Jesus has been listening to her sing for the last 56 years. I’m sure she sings much better now. George Bennard, a Methodist evangelist, wrote the first verse of “The Old Rugged Cross” in 1912 and finished the hymn one year later. It is said …

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Mmm…Savoring!

  Have you ever been to Romano’s Macaroni Grill? When hubby and I are able to treat ourselves to dinner out, nine times out of ten, we will choose to go there. It’s our favorite restaurant. We almost always order the same thing: Chicken Scaloppine with artichokes, mushrooms, prosciutto, lemon butter, and capellini. It is sooo delicious. While we wait for our meal to arrive, we delight in a loaf of freshly baked rosemary bread, dipped in olive oil, and a shared Caesar salad. With the first bite of our entree, we look at each other, roll our eyes, and …

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A Special Valentine

~~A special Valentine just for you~~ The prince is stately, unrivaled, yet the peasant girl is common, plain. She is sometimes “sullen and sour, even cranky.” Not the type you’d want to spend the rest of your life with. “His attraction to her is baffling.” Yet, he cannot live without her, so he proposes to her. Soon afterward, he leaves to build their future home and take care of his father’s kingdom duties. He promises her that he will return for her as soon as everything was ready. In the meantime, she forgets that she is betrothed. She lives as …

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Heretofore…

“Heretofore the Lord has helped us.” 1 Sam. 7:12 Amp In all the highs and lows of the year closing, was God a small part of it, or was He in every part of it, helping you all the while? He was there, in every part of your year, even if you didn’t recognize His presence. My guess is that He brought you through many situations. My guess is that He spoke to your heart with words of comfort and peace and quite possibly discipline, encouraged you through others, gave you hope for a renewed future, and fought for you, …

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A Name Above Every Name

Prophecies went out about One Who would come… “Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel.” (Is. 7:14 NKJV) And the prophecies were fulfilled… Secreted behind the veil of eternity, the Word existed, and in the fullness of time, God ripped that curtain from the heavenly top to the earthly bottom to fully reveal His Son. “And (Mary) brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped Him in swaddling clothes, and laid Him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the …

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Christmas Brunch Recipes

Need some new Christmas recipes? These recipes have graced our Christmas brunch table for many years. The kids always insisted I serve these. It wasn’t Christmas without them. Need some new Christmas recipes? Click To Tweet I used to make the sausage and egg casserole; however, I now usually serve these with ham and scrambled eggs. Whether you fix breakfast, brunch, lunch, or dinner, you might want to try these. Well, a couple of them may not be suitable for dinner. If you don’t try them for Christmas, try them sometime. If you don’t, you’ll be missing some yummy dishes. …

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How Can I Give Thanks?

No, this isn’t a Thanksgiving post. And yes, this is a thanksgiving post! Some time ago, I did an exercise in brevity as a prompt from a writers’ group. Using only six words, one of mine went like this… Got troubles? Got heartaches? Get God! On the same day as the prompt, one of my devotional books used the Scripture Philippians 4:6 for its basis, “Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.” (NKJV) Do we really think about and obey this verse? With all the stress …

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The Three Kneelers

Do you love dreams? I do. Well, the good ones anyway. But I can barely remember them. I love to try and see if I can figure out what they mean. I love the story in Streams in the Desert about a woman’s dream. It’s the story of three women as they knelt to pray. I can picture myself in the position of each of the pray-ers. This woman’s dream is full of meaning. See which one you are… As three women knelt in prayer, the Lord appeared and began walking toward them. Drawing near the first one, He bent …

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Be Ye…But Are We?

Being or doing? Which is it? Which is our attitude? Our mind set? Which is mine? Part of Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount includes the beatitudes. In each one, a blessing is attached when we are… * poor in spirit * mournful * meek * hungry and thirsty for righteousness * merciful * pure in heart * peacemakers * persecuted As has been said, these are be attitudes. I am to have these attitudes within me; I am to be before I can do. Many Christians try to do before they be. I know, bad grammar but correct theology. After …

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