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This morning, as I was making my breakfast, I was worshipping to an old song by Jeff Deyo called \"Lose Myself\". It reminded me of when I was first saved and I thought, This was a simpler time. Then I heard, “It’s always ...

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On Friday morning, as I was cleaning my kitchen, the Lord was speaking to me. I saw a vision where there was a wooden boat docked on the left and the harbor and pier stretched out to the right. On Friday evening at churc...

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This morning an old song popped into my head as I was driving along looking at how the trees are already beginning to change. It was a song by The Byrds called ‘Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There is a Season). The re...

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Last Sunday, several of our worship songs spoke of God’s supernatural love. During worship on Friday night, I heard, I love thee with a love so deep that there is no vessel that can contain the rivers of My love. I then ...

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We often hear or even speak the words, “by His grace.” Do we really know what that means well enough to carry it through our daily lives? When we speak words of condemnation over ourselves for mistakes made, are we embra...

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This morning I was thinking about how I wanted to write about something bright and encouraging. Wouldn’t it be great if every day could be filled with sunshine and lollipops? Then I remembered that even the game Candy La...

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In early March, I was in my backyard worshipping and saw a cardinal sitting on a wire. He was singing a beautiful song. Each time he sang, a louder response came forth from another Cardinal echoing his song. As I listene...

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This morning I was watering my plants in the backyard and when I took a look at the front yard, I saw several little thistle plants in the flowerbed. When the landscapers removed the old bushes, they did not replace the ...

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This morning when my alarm went off, a song by Brandon Lake popped into my head. It is called Blessings Everywhere. I believe it may be based on Deuteronomy 28:6:16 which speaks of being blessed everywhere we go. Many pe...

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Recently, my daughter was eating a long strip of ‘Fruit by the Foot’. As I picked up the wrapper off the table, giving it to her to throw away, it occurred to me that it would make a great blog title. The verse from the ...

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Recently, a had to write a testimony that opened an old wound. At first, I was not sure what was going on. I kept telling myself that I thought I was over this and that I should be over this. Yet, I continued to struggle...

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Have you ever been working on a project and once completed, you realize that everything looks great, but it’s crooked? I am working on small pond project, and I have the first row of bricks in place. They look level up c...

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Last night, before bed, I found myself reading various news blurbs. I pretty much stopped watching the news when I was in my mid-twenties because I would find myself crying every day. Last night, as I read through variou...

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This morning I was outside worshipping and paused to watch two squirrels chasing one another up, down and around this huge pine tree in the wooded area behind my fence. As I watched them, I reflected on God and how He pu...

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I had a situation this weekend where the question posed dealt with how a relationship has or can improve their life. As I prepared breakfast on Sunday morning, I began to meditate on my various relationships which eventu...

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Have you ever run a race knowing that you were already going to win? Well, if you are a believer, that is exactly what you are doing! Yesterday I was studying a few scriptures. The first one was Isaiah 55:5 (NIV) which s...

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Sunday night, a friend and I were having a discussion about joy. We were talking about finding greater joy in our lives. She and I have plans to get together on Friday afternoon and she expressed a desire to do something...

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On February 28, 2023, as I was sitting down to begin a study on Jesus called, I AM, I received a word from the Lord. I was writing the title of the study on a divider for my notebook when I heard the following:

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The past few days have been challenging. Both my parents have been battling Covid with my dad remaining in the hospital due to some complications. This has brought to mind Psalm 42:7 (KJV) which says, “Deep calls unto de...

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Have you ever taken a picture of something that you see and when you look at the photo it does not look the same? Maybe the coloring is off, or the lighting is not quite right? I take the majority of my pictures with my ...

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Recently, the Lord placed it on my heart to go through my house and do a purge—again! Mind you, I had just purged everything right after Christmas and was pleased with the results. I guess I did not accomplish what the ...

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I was going to write several different things about the Lord’s love for us. Then, as I was sitting on the floor in my prayer room, I looked up at the wall above my altar which has Zephaniah 3:17 printed on it. I am not ...

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Happy Tuesday! This morning I was thinking about the Scripture that tells us that God orders our steps. The Scripture is Psalm 37:23 (NLT) which says, “The LORD directs the steps of the godly. He delights in every detail...

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Have you had days when you feel like you are falling behind the moment you open your eyes? Last Tuesday morning was chaotic and I did not get to make my breakfast until almost 10:00 am. I stood in the kitchen praising th...

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Have you ever tried to outrun a storm? I remember a time when I would try to outrun the storms. Sometimes, I would tell myself to face the storm, but I would not commit and instead would become overwhelmed by it. It was ...

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Good morning! So here we are on day three of 2023. At 2:16 am this is what I wrote:

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Yesterday I was reflecting on my life thinking about how I can see evidence of His abundant grace all around me. While He is our healer and provider, I am not referring to material things — I am talking about how my hear...

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Today is a day that I am just in awe of Jesus. I am in awe of who He is, what He is doing, and what He will do! In church this past Sunday, we had an altar call at the end of service. The purpose of the altar call was to...

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Several days ago, a friend sent me this picture of a sycamore tree with the following message;

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Over the past couple of weeks, I have been working my way through the Gospel of Mark. It is taking me awhile because I like to make notes and if a Scripture jumps out at me, I like to spend time digging into it a little ...

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The other morning as a friend and I were chatting about the journey of faith. The question came up about how we can convey our testimonies in a way that would allow them to be heard in a way that all be able to understan...

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Many people may not realize it, but I was a prodigal child. I harbored ill feelings and resentment born out of pride, mostly. Were there hurts in my life? Of course. I was a depressed, anxious little child who wanted eve...

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Last night I was leafing through a journal, looking for a blank page to write on and came across an entry that I made on September 12th of this year. About a third of the way down the page, I had written about a dream wh...

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This weekend a friend of mine and I went out to take pictures of the fall color. She and I were at a park that has a pretty sizable lake. The day ended up being cloudy, but I think it made the colors more vivid. Also, be...

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Last Thursday it was raining so I decided to do my flag worship in my prayer room. On the way back from dropping my daughter off at school, I had a strong urge to go back to my house and worship again. I wanted to dance ...

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When is the last time you gave yourself a hug? Have you ever? The other day I was reading a new devotional and one of the Scriptures that caught my eye was, Proverbs 16:24 (NJKV) which says:

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A few months ago, I watched a movie called \"The Deliverance of Amy Stronghold\". It is about a young girl whose mother was killed while she was in the house. She was not harmed but suffered emotional damage and lived a li...

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A few days ago, I woke up thinking about change. A song by Tasha Cobbs was running through my mind. It’s called “Gracefully Broken”. There is a line in the song where she says, “Your power at work in me. I’m broken grace...

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I have been thinking about how many people become comfortable with what they know, including myself. I became comfortable with what I came to expect. It could be something good or something bad. As I look back over my li...

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Have you ever made an impulsive promise to someone? You had every intention of fulfilling that promise, but you could not fulfill the promise, or you simply forgot about it and it’s laying in the dusty pile of your to-do...

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Last week, as I was talking with a friend, it occurred to me that no matter how disobedient the Israelites were at times, they were a praying, praising and worshipping people. All throughout the Bible, they were constant...

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The other night when I was praying with a friend, part of my prayer was, “We thank You God because You are greater.” He is greater than our best situation and greater than our worst situation. Last, night during prayer, ...

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The other day, I took the opportunity to meditate on the following Scripture:

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Have you ever had a craving? You know, the kind where you would get out of your pjs to go to the store to get the fixings for a brownie sundae, but groaned at the thought of going out to buy dish soap? Let’s be honest — ...

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Imagine a life where we made no mistakes? Have you ever tried to imagine a time where you always say the right thing, or do the right thing, or even think the right thing? It seems like that might be nice, right? That w...

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Often times, we may see grief as the loss of a loved one. Sometimes grief may be for the loss associated with a season that did not bloom. That is where I am. I have been asking the Lord why certain things happened in my...

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I was taking my morning walk and saw this purple dinosaur discarded in the neighbor’s yard. Out of sight, out of mind? Maybe? I imagined their grandchild playing with the toy and forgetting about it as they jumped into t...

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Have you ever been at a job or served in a church and decided who you would listen to? Maybe your thought stream sounded like this: “I’ll work for him, but not for her. I will do this, but not that. My day ends at 5pm an...

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Here I am sitting in the Walmart parking lot, in search of stabilizer used for embroidery. Last year, as I may have previously mentioned, I asked the Lord to expand my capacity to love. Well … be careful what you ask for...

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Do any of you remember the Sprint commercials from the 90’s. I think the slogan or phone number. was 1-800-pin drop. Well, the Lord keeps asking me, “Can you hear me now?” Life can become so busy with daily tasks, interr...

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