faith, Miracles, questions, struggles

Miracles

If I think too hard about life I get bogged down in the “what ifs” and “hows.” My mind can’t handle going too much past tomorrow because the unknown begins to throw me into a tail-spin. Yet life is good. Why would I want to go beyond this moment in worry of tomorrow? I serve a God of miracles. The God …

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Gabriel, Jesus, Mary, The Call, the cross

The Cost

You (Mary) will be with child and give birth to a son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High God. The Lord God will give him the throne of His father David, and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever; His kingdom will …

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Christmas, decorations, Gabriel, Jesus, Mary

Grounding

Switching gears. Turning a corner. Time to put the fall leaves and pilgrims back into the closet and pull out all the Christmas stuff. Amazing isn’t it? We celebrate Thanksgiving, and before the turkey left-overs are finished, we are moving on the the next celebration. Christmas. It’s been like this every year of my life. Nothing has changed. The dates …

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giving, peace, receiving

Filled up First

Father, I pray for my Marys today My kindred spirits wherever they may be. I pray they will breathe in your presence And be comforted by your peace. The world is hustling around us Rushing for the bargains and sales But those things are so temporary To bring happiness they will fail. The world is striving for so many things …

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blessing, Charlie Brown, family, Snoopy, thanksgiving, Turkey

I missed it. I missed the Charlie Brown Thanksgiving show! It’s one of my favorite memories. We only had three stations. So, it wasn’t difficult back then to find the show you wanted. I can still smell the aroma of the pies and yummies being baked in the kitchen the night before Thanksgiving as I sat on the edge of our …

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