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Bite of Bread: February 3-9 (Stand Firm)

  Her fingers made the piano sing. With each stroke of the keys the melody floated into the air, and the notes from each ivory gave confidence to less than perfect voices. I’m convinced that the small Methodist church would’ve closed if it hadn’t been for my mother’s piano playing faithfulness. Every. Sunday. Morning. I’m not a fan of the older …

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Circumstances, control, death, Destiny, Jesus, living

What Would You Do Differently Today?: A Poem about living

  If you knew the number of your days. If nothing seemed to be going your way. And pain and strife were your middle name What would you do differently today?     If Elohiym had whispered to you That in a few days He would choose To bring you home rather than rescue you What would you do?   …

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Bible study, calling, Mary of Bethany, Uncategorized

Word Wednesday: Agathos/ Better or Useful?

I’m sharing a little bit of A Mary Like Me today. This is one of my favorite chapters…well…personally, I like all of the chapters, but THIS ONE is close to my heart. The book was written to encourage women to step out into their calling. Sometimes we compare ourselves to talented peers and saintly biblical women and decide we can’t …

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Bible Reading Plan, God's faithfulness

Bite of Bread: January 27-February 2 (Focus: God’s Faithfulness)

    January is a l-o-n-g month. In the past, it was one of the hardest months for me to get through. I’m not a cold weather fan, and January is always cold unless you live in Florida or  somewhere warm year-round. January is usually cloudy. And it’s always really tough financially (because we spent so much money in December …

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chaos, responsibility, stress

Faith Friday: 3 Steps to Un-busy Your Life

Busy. It’s our middle name. Our culture. Our reality. …or is it? Are we really as busy as we think we are? My head is spinning and my heart is thumping as I think of the responsibilities I signed up to do for the next few months. I signed up. Nobody twisted my arm or bribed me with chocolate or …

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