Category: Family
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Aggressive Waiting – Psalm 27
My over-active brain is anxious and tells me the instructions in Psalm 27:14 (NIV) amount to nothing but laziness and thumb-twiddling. I have a serious problem here, Lord, and you tell me to wait? “Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord” (Psalm 27:14 NIV). But waiting is not…
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That Dog Won’t Hunt, by Brandilyn Collins – Book Review
My new favorite book. No, really. That Dog Won’t Hunt is on my Favorite Books & Stuff page with an asterisk. I found it an engaging, heartbreaking, and satisfying read. The cover photo of a Yorkie, who hates having her teeth brushed, is perfect for this book. Lady Penelope rules her doggy domain with no concerns about…
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Hunting for Treasure
Rock hunting outings were a family event for us when we were children, with Dad showing us how to search for the colorful, the crystalized, and the striated treasures on the ground’s surface. Our favorites were the agates we’d hold up to the sun to see how much light could get through, and the humble thunderegg that…
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Dad Can Get Mad – Psalm 2
Psalms chapter two has been difficult for me to approach today. If I only look at the verses that talk about God being angry, scoffing, rebuking and mocking, I’d seriously squirm. Not because I don’t understand or like them, but because it’s hard to explain their value to people who don’t have healthy, godly family relationships. It’s OK for God to be…
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Wisdom is Supreme – Proverbs 4
I’ve read one chapter a day through the book of Proverbs numerous times in the last few years, and it never fails that this is the verse that grabs my attention when I get to chapter four. “Wisdom is supreme; therefore get wisdom. Though it cost all you have, get understanding.” Proverbs 4:7. My first reaction is to argue with…
