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Hand of Pretense
“Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others” (Philippians 2.4 ESV). My husband and I brought our kids to a large, local park, sprawled along the the gulf...
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Tooth Moral
I gave my eldest son (nine years old) one of my old cameras. He loves to use it to take photos of his beloved plants. One night, my middle child (seven years old) was just about to lose his second...
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My Children
They are here with me My children I get to touch them, Speak with them—enjoy a Another moment in their lives They are at my door My children It’s time for making breakfast, Washing dishes—serving The...
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Internet Cafe: Music Flaws for Glory
My sons both take piano lessons, and a few times a year, they have a recital. Their spring recital this year was held a local church, and a gorgeous ebony piano patiently waited for all the children...
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Alternate Reality of Redemption
Many movies seem innovative and inspiring with their “alternate reality of redemption” plot. Evil choices create a future filled with chaos and corruption. So a hero goes back into time, and changes...
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Little Revelations–The Joy of Losing Weight
I’ve been thinking about the amount work it takes to lose and maintain weight. After having each of my three babies, I had to lose 25 plus pounds. It took me about a year of hard work and...
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Internet Cafe–Gift of Gratitude
“Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus” (1 Thessalonians 5:18 NLT). I took my five year old daughter grocery shopping. She had been such a trooper...
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The Power of Today
“This is the day the LORD has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it.” – Psalm 18.24 (NLT) Today is a very powerful day. It is the only day that we actually have the ability to make a difference and...
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Granola Bar Devotional–Connecting Faith
I let my kids play on my phone sometimes. I’m vaguely aware of the few games that I’ve downloaded. I know they are learning games that keep them challenged. Today, we began our family vacation for...
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Formatting Life
There are many aspects to writing books. One of the final stages—besides publishing and marketing—is formatting the book. This can be one of the most tedious, laborious, frustrating and time-consuming...
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Granola Bar Devotional: The Beach
My family lives close to the Gulf of Mexico, so one day after church, we decided to head to the beach. We hadn’t been in a while–the summer weeks have been racing past us–and our kids have been asking...
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Internet Cafe – Do Something Bad
My three kids went to a Vacation Bible School (VBS) at a local church. Though this church is not the one that my family attends, it is still a Bible believing church and definitely part of the Body of...
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Verse Meditation: Jonah 4.4
Do You do Well to be Angry? “And the Lord said, ‘Do you do well to be angry?’” (Jonah 4.4 ESV). Jonah was angry with God. Jonah finally submitted to go to Nineveh and give the people a prophecy of...
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Hammering Fork: Internet Cafe
As we were eating breakfast this morning, my husband told our oldest son—who may have been talking more than he was eating—to put his fork to work. My son instantly smiled and started to pretend that...
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Verse Meditation: Habakkuk 3.17-18
Desperate Praise “Though the fig tree does not bud and there are no grapes on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle...
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Internet Cafe: The Weight of Presence
I’m entering a new stage of motherhood in life: my youngest child is now almost 7 years old. I can actually sit in my house without worrying about diapers, baby food and exposed electrical outlets. As...
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Verse Meditation: Zephaniah 3.16
The Beauty of Breaking “On that day it shall be said to Jerusalem: ‘Fear not, O Zion; let not your hands grow weak’” (Zephaniah 3.16 ESV). All of us will go through a time of “tearing down.” This is...
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Verse Meditation: Haggai 1.6
Effort of People “You have sown much, and harvested little. You eat, but you never have enough; you drink, but you never have your fill. You clothe yourselves, but no one is warm. And he who earns...
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Verse Meditation: Haggai 1.13
I Am with You “Then Haggai, the messenger of the Lord, spoke to the people with the Lord’s message, ‘I am with you, declares the Lord’” (Haggai 1.13 ESV). If God says He is with us, there is nothing...
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Verse Meditation: Haggai 2.19
Nothing but Blessed “Is the seed yet in the barn? Indeed, the vine, the fig tree, the pomegranate, and the olive tree have yielded nothing. But from this day on I will bless you” (Haggai 2.19 ESV)....
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