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Monthly Archive: February, 2010

February 27, 2010

I’m a Half Shekel Short

How much money a person has can make a big difference in many things in life. It can mean the difference between shopping for groceries as Whole Foods or WinCo, or not being able to shop at all but having to go to a food bank...

Categories Christian Living Comments: 14
February 25, 2010

Between Me and God

I have the following poem hanging in my office. I don’t know who wrote it, or I would give them credit. They may see the good you do as self serving. Continue to do good. They may see your generosity as grandstanding. Continue to be...

Categories Christian Living Comments: 4
February 24, 2010

Refining Silver and Gold

The silversmith and the goldsmith start their work with impure silver and gold ore. Through the refining process they extract and mold the pure gold and silver by removing all of the impurities in the ore. This process involves fire and the close attention of...

Categories Christian Living Comments: 31
February 22, 2010

Roses, Thorns, and Garden Gloves

It was a beautiful day on Saturday, and I managed to get all of my roses pruned. My dear husband got the clippers and a pair of garden gloves out of the shed for me. What a sweetie! I usually don’t wear garden gloves when...

Categories Christian Living Comment: 1
February 19, 2010

The Discipline of Gratitude

Wednesday of this week was Ash Wednesday, and so we are now in the season of Lent. Though many people think that Lent is something only Catholics observe, I have learned that it is prominent in other churches as well, including the Lutheran church. Generally...

Categories Christian Living Comment: 1
February 18, 2010

I’m Ready

Yesterday morning I opened the shade on the East-facing window of my bedroom, and I saw gray skies and clouds. I thought to myself, “Great, a dreary day to match the way I feel today.” But by mid-day, the clouds were gone and the sun...

Categories Christian Living Comments: 3
February 17, 2010

Holding on to What I Know

A dear and wise friend of mine once told me that I should never go by what I feel, but by what I know. Feelings can be fickle and reactionary, and oftentimes they do not reveal the truth about the situation they are a reaction to....

Categories Christian Living Comment: 1