Faith

Out of Africa

(This post was written a few weeks ago....) Exactly one week ago I was somewhere over remote Northeast Canada on my way to Dallas. I was so ready to be home… and so exhausted. A week later, and 100 years older, I realize that I had no idea what the word exhausted...

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Never Hopeless

Sunday morning I found myself in church at a homeless mission in Ft. Worth. I was sitting in the pew and the stench was pungent. I realized it was me. I had been there for 2 days without a shower. I looked around me and wondered at the grace of God. How easily I could...

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46 Things I Know

Once you get past your 21st birthday, there is nothing super exciting about your age creeping upward. Except maybe being able to rent a car anywhere when you turn 25. But I'm not sure that counts. The Bible says "young" people are the ones dreaming dreams and running...

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Gratitude

Gratitude. That’s a very strong little thing that can make all the difference. It can turn frustration into acceptance, loss into hope, fear into confidence and “what if’s” into “Thank you’s“. I made a promise 8 years ago to remember what God did for my family during...

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Praying Better Prayers

Every day is better when I start the morning with my simple routine:  wake up early, coffee (always first), some quiet time reading scripture or a devotional, and prayer.  It gets me in the right frame of mind - at peace, looking forward.  Last spring I noticed my...

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Trusting God Either Way

Trusting God Either Way

Just bear with me.  I've been dying to tell this joke.  I might mess it up, but I don't even care because you are still going to enjoy it. "I ordered the #1 at Chic Fil A.  They gave me the #3.  I didn't ask them to fix it because I assumed they knew what was best for...

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Maybe It’s Time For The Next Best Thing

Maybe It’s Time For The Next Best Thing

"God will protect you with his pinions;     you’ll find refuge under his wings.     His faithfulness is a protective shield."                                                    Psalm 91:4 The way God created everything is astounding.  Each creature is fascinating and...

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Giving Grace Even When You Are Really Mad

Giving Grace Even When You Are Really Mad

Is it crazy how you can start off the day ready to tackle the world, and then BAM, it goes to pot. I had the most wonderful prayer time and enjoyed studying God's word today, but you wouldn't know it.  You wouldn't know it at all. We got two kittens because one isn't...

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A Promise

A Promise

About seven years ago I made a promise to myself. Every year, on the anniversary of the Joplin tornado, I would read THIS POST I had written about what my family had experienced that Sunday afternoon. I would read it and remember. I would remember what God did for us....

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