Category: Following Jesus
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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…
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Marriage, Knives and Laughter
I was stressed and anxious this past weekend, because instead of one deadline, I had two. And instead of spending Friday meeting those deadlines, my husband was tugging on my heartstrings to spend the day with him at the Oregon Knife Collectors Show. Jerry didn’t know I wanted to spend the day writing. My plan was to pop in at the…
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After Easter – How to Hang On to the Positive
Scrolling through Facebook Sunday afternoon, I ran into a gazillion happy faces of Easter celebrants with their friends and families. Then there are the memes, those artsy pictures with slogans, sayings or verses printed on them, all over social media. I wondered with the elevated emotions during the holiday weekend, how do we hang on to all this positive energy?…
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How to Find True Happiness – Psalm 37:4
I remember thinking I had everything I’d ever wanted. A doll stroller, a doll high chair, a toy ironing board. And a purse! My little brother piled up his Lincoln logs and snapped together his plastic train set in the middle of it all. Whether or not it was healthy for us, my family was inundated with Christmas gifts that had…
