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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scripture prayer

Our Strength

A simple prayer: O Lord, be gracious to us; we long for you,Be our strength every morning,our salvation in times of distress… Amen. (Isaiah 33:2) I loved these words. What a great prayer to pray every day. Every morning. Rain or shine. Good or bad. Distress or Joy. May our God be our strength. May we long for Him. Only …

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praise and worship

Who knew?

Praise the Lord. Praise God in His sanctuary praise him in His mighty heavens. Praise Him for His acts of power; Praise Him for His surpassing greatness. Praise Him with the sounding of the trumpet praise Him with the harp and lyre, praise Him with tambourine and dancing, praise Him with the strings and flute, praise Him with the clash …

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battle of the mind, new thoughts, positive, renewal

New Mantra

It’s not January, but it’s time for some new resolutions in my house. Well, maybe not so much resolutions as “mantras”. If you’ve been reading this blog for awhile, you know I’m very honest about the mental struggle I fight. Though I consider myself to be a positive person, once in awhile Eor overtakes my subconscious, and I find myself …

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