focus, peace, positive thoughts

Go Girl!

When my kids were little, one of our favorite movies was The Little Giants. Anybody remember that one? It’s a story about a little league football team made up of the kids who didn’t make the cut. Anyway, it’s your typical story of the underdog prevailing. We haven’t watched it in years. But on my morning walk the other day, …

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faith, Omnipresence, practice, praise and worship

His "With Us"

Some have limited God’s presence to heaven. Consequently they think that when they  get to heaven they will be closer to Him. Considering His omnipresence, however, that concept cannot possibly be correct. We can never be nearer or further from God’s presence. We can never leave His presence nor enter into it. That particular dimension of God’s presence is always …

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children, communion, crowns, dress-up, Mikes Chair, women's retreats

A Tinsel Crown

It is simple. Made out of silver starred garlin tied into a circle and embellished with long ribbons where the garlin ends meet. It’s a make-shift crown if you will. One I picture a little girl weaing as she plays dress-up like the picture above (but happy). When my eyes spotted these “crowns” at the women’s retreat I was attending, I had …

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Dallas Cowboys, Mary of Bethany, questions

Questions are Good

I’m a Pats fan now…. I was the baby sister who always got out of doing the dishes. After every family meal at my grandmother’s house, the men retired to a favorite recliner to watch the Dallas Cowboys while the women carried dirty plates and half-empty bowls to the kitchen. Conveniently, I always had to go to the bathroom. For …

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