tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88504577475475895142012-02-16T10:03:03.034-05:00personal reflections on faith and daily living for women; inspiration, encouragement and hope to share with each otherMarshahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04453224710776441950noreply@blogger.comBlogger101100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8850457747547589514.post-5876792652325057622009-11-21T10:21:00.013-05:002009-11-21T19:44:46.782-05:00

If you're a reader, you know the feeling you get when you finish a chapter of a book -- sometimes you don't want it to end, other times you are ready to start the next chapter because of the way you are propelled into it. But nearly all the time you see each chapter as necessary and having its own unique purpose to the whole story. Some chapters have great joy while others have a stomach-turning

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Do you remember when you were born? My granddaughter is five today, and I remember a great deal about her birthday. It was on this day, April 30, 2004, that I received a phone call from my youngest son saying that Maggie, his second daughter, had just been born. Immediately disappointed that we had missed being with them for the birth, I asked, "Why didn't you call? What happened?" He said, "You

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Are happiness and holiness connected? The message of first and above all seeking God and his wisdom runs as a prominent thread from the Old Testament to the New Testament. And you may know the beautiful scripture in song, "Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness. And all these things shall be added unto to. Alleluia!" But what are "all these things" that will be "added" to us? And

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Where do you meet God? And when you get to this "meeting place," what happens? Have you ever thought about God meeting you? I love The Message, a contemporary rendering of the Bible translated by Eugene Petersen. In his preface, he says, "the text is shaped by the hand of a working pastor." He goes on to say more specifically that, "The Message grew from the soil of forty years of pastoral work."

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What makes you "awe struck"? A newborn baby? Fiery displays of jagged lightning accompanied by booming thunder? Oneness in a marriage? The grace, beauty and joy from one rooted in the faith? All things come from God. Do you believe and accept that? If so, then you are "awe struck" with God.Imagine for a moment what a "God-struck" world would be like. All daily life would be put into perspective

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I'm reading a book by Karen Hughes called, "Ten Minutes from Normal." (Kind of sounds like where we all are, doesn't it?) Karen was advisor and spokespersons for President Bush during his first administration, and was also with him for six years while he was governor of Texas. She and two other persons ran his 2000 presidential campaign. A few years ago, she gave up access to the most

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"Sweet hour of prayer, sweet hour of prayer, that calls me from a world of care. And bids me at my Father's throne, makes all my wants and wishes known. In seasons of distress and grief my soul has often found relief, and oft escape the temptor's snare by thy return sweet hour of prayer."Prayer really does call us from the things of the world so we can focus on God...and prayer is the only way

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When the storm has swept by, the wicked are gone, but the righteous stand firm forever. Proverbs 10:25What a great promise and hope we have from God that he will keep us close to him as our anchor...our soul firmly grounded in his love forever no matter what storms life brings. But what sorrows come to those who are swayed and distracted and take their eyes off of him, and when the worst of life

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What do you do to keep your focus on Jesus Christ each and every day? Wow. That one was out of the blue, wasn't it? But really, if you could make an actual numbered list of how you "live the life of faith," what would be on that list?We know how to make a list for what we need to get at the grocery, we know the errands to run, we know how to schedule ball games, haircuts, play dates,

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If you're reading this, that means you're reading my very first blog! It's amazing what responsibility you feel when posting a few words under your own pen on an Internet that has millions and millions of addresses and links. I guess it shows that nearly everyone has something to say whether we ever see them or not.Which brings me to my first nugget to ponder: Do you see persons for who they

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