Category: Bible Reading
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Scotch Tape and Proverbs 3:3-4
Have you ever felt punished because you are a quiet person? I have, though I understand why the teacher moved her rowdy, disruptive student next to me in second grade. He stirred up drama, and I had no interest in participating in his drama. I’m sure she hoped that being my seat mate would compel him to give…
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Who am I in Relationship to the Stars? – Psalm 8
Summer is my family’s camping season, and that means I’ll spend time out in the open looking at stars. It’s healthy for me somehow. It calms me to realize how small I am, though I wonder at my place in God’s grand scheme of things. I lose track of who I am so easily, especially when I forget to look…
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The “Thank Dad Here” House
With our tummies full of chilled root beer and the window rolled down on hot summer evenings, I squeezed my bony knees together under my cotton dress, anticipating the moment we’d pass the designated house. I practiced the thank-you-for-the-root-beer-dad speech in my mind, hoping it would sound unrehearsed when I delivered it. My Mission As strongly as a…
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Why this Old Girl Shouldn’t Worry
Do you remember waking up as a young child with concern for the economy, the future, or your health? Not me! As soon as my eyes popped open, the adventures began. Some things shouldn’t change I move more slowly in the morning now, but when my eyes flutter open I turn my heart to the One…
