Trials – Page 23 – Another Fearless Year

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...

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February 20, 2010

Roses and Thorns

I need to prune my rose bushes today. I should have done it three weeks ago, but better late than never. I love roses; they are so beautiful all summer long. But along with the beautiful roses come a lot of thorns. Some of my...

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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....

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January 30, 2010

This Too Shall Pass

King Solomon is credited with the saying, “This too shall pass.” I was thinking about that saying yesterday after I had lunch with a friend. We are both experiencing the same difficulty and shared some of our frustrations. But then I felt compelled to tell...

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January 27, 2010

Holding onto Faith, Hope, and Love

I don’t fully understand all that happens in life. I don’t understand what has happened in Haiti. I don’t understand why sports figures, actors, and corporate CEOs make millions of dollars while those who seem to contribute more to society and work harder barely make...

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January 27, 2010

Holding on in the Hard Places

I’ve been thinking again about one of my favorite Rev. Billy Graham quotes, “I believe God would have us to go hard places, not easy ones.” Scripture warns us that difficult times will come. The apostle Paul warned his young friend Timothy, “You should know...

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January 13, 2010

A Million Miles Away . . . or Only 600

Yesterday, Jan. 12, 2010, at 1:50 p.m., the island country of Haiti was the poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere. People there lived in abject poverty, many had little or no food, no clean drinking water, and shoddy shelter. They were a nation in need...

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January 4, 2010

Blogging Is Hard

I have missed many days of blogging. My intention was to write something every day. But then my thoughts were filled with things I did not feel comfortable publicly blogging about. I didn’t want to write mere fluff because it seems such a waste of...

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December 10, 2009

The Importance of Prepositions

Prepositions are often very small words – like in, of, as, by, for, or to. But a preposition can be the most important word for understanding some sentences. Today I am pondering a bit of scripture that contains such a word. The apostle Paul wrote, “give thanks...

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Another Fearless Year

Tag: Trials

Roses, Thorns, and Garden Gloves

Roses and Thorns

Holding on to What I Know

This Too Shall Pass

Holding onto Faith, Hope, and Love

Holding on in the Hard Places

A Million Miles Away . . . or Only 600

Blogging Is Hard

The Importance of Prepositions

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