faithfilness, love, proverbs, tattoos, trusting God

What’s Written on Your Heart?

Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart….   Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.   Proverbs 3: 3,5,6     If I wanted a tattoo I …

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Ground Hog Day, Lessons, love, mercy, puppy

Ground Hog Day in July- Jack Chronicles III

Stumbling down the stairs, quickly walking to the laundry room door and kneeling down to the kennel door, I felt as if I were Bill Murray starting the same day over again. Was I stuck in my own Ground Hog Day movie with my new puppy? In Ground Hog Day Bill Murray was a grouchy, selfish weather man who, despite his wishes, was …

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chaos, love, order, perseverance, puppies, schedules, trials

Trials

We have a new family member–well, a potential family member who we are keeping during a trial period. Trial to see how the cat fares. Trial to see if Drew’s allergies can handle it. Trial to see if my 21 year old daughter can manage being a dog owner. And it’s ironic that now that I’ve chosen to make a schedule, I’ve said yes …

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calling, contentment, faith, gentleness, godliness, love, Paul, Timothy

The Good Fight

…But godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into this world and we take nothing out of it (1 Timothy 6:6). Godliness with contentment. Can you have godliness without contentment? Yes. Guilty. Paul continues to write to Timothy: But you, man of God, flee from all this, (the love of money and desire to be famous) and pursue …

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