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July 14, 2011

Erased – A Poem

Today is Thankful Thursday here at my blog. This theme day started with acrostic poems of various synonyms of the word “thankful.” But God has led me to morph this theme into something much broader than my original idea. This week as I thought about...

Categories Poetry/Psalms Comments: 12
July 12, 2011

Dancing with Joy – My Tuesday Three

I was on vacation all last week and did not have any time to read blogs, not even my favorites. I managed to post every day only because most of those posts were written and scheduled before I left. So once again My Tuesday Three...

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July 10, 2011

Psalm 89 – Praise for Our Creator

This past week we were on a camping vacation to the Redwoods in northern California. For several nights we stayed at Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park inland just a few miles from Crescent City and the ocean. We stayed in site number 89. We didn’t...

Categories Poetry/Psalms Comments: 7
July 9, 2011

The Spirit of Power Defeats Fear

For as long as I can remember I have been afraid of water. At our Women’s Retreat a few weeks ago, the topic came up several times during the second session in which we mingled and asked questions that were printed on the inside of...

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July 8, 2011

Traveling Sandwiches for Recipe Friday

I love to travel, but flying is not my favorite. I do like to travel by car and we have done that a lot, including for our vacation to the Redwoods this past week. My favorite is to stay in rustic cabins, but quite often...

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July 7, 2011

Nature – A Poem

As we move, finally, into summer, I am once again in awe of the beauty of nature as things begin to grow. But it is not really nature itself that is the source of my awe, but rather contemplating the God of the universe who created...

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July 5, 2011

Don’t Worry – My Tuesday Three

Worry plagues the human race and has the power to destroy, derail, and plunge us into despair. Worry serves no useful purpose. Unlike planning and preparing, worry is a state of the mind with no action associated with it. I recently heard a statistic that...

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July 4, 2011

Celebrating Freedom Reminds Me of Those Who Aren’t Free

Happy Fourth of July! It is a beautiful day in the Pacific Northwest. We are celebrating and enjoying the freedoms of our wonderful country. One freedom that I particularly appreciate is our religious freedom. Because I live in the United States I am free to...

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June 30, 2011

Unceasing Prayer – A Poem

Continuing on with my thoughts on prayer, I decided I would write a poem about how thankful I am for prayer and for the strength and wisdom God grants me through prayer. I know that without prayer my life is much more stressful and overwhelming....

Categories Poetry Comments: 6
June 28, 2011

Perspectives on Prayer – My Tuesday Three

It has come to my attention that God may have a broader perspective in mind for My Tuesday Three than I had originally planned. Although I am certain that the showcasing of three blog posts will often be what He leads me to, once again...

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