Author: everfaith

I am a homeschooling mom who enjoys reading, writing, gabbing, photography, desktop publishing, and letting someone else do the cooking. I love my Superman husband, precious daughter, 2 dogs, my neighbor (that means you!) and Jesus.
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Unfailing Love

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As I have perused the pages of my One-Year Bible, an intriguing word keeps popping up, especially in the Psalms: checed.  It is translated as “lovingkindness” in the KJV, “love” in the NIV, and “unfailing love” in the NLT.  The Message translation adds another facet to the word — “dependable” and “thorough.” It struck me as I read over and over that the Lord wants us to know that his love really is never ending. Think about that for a minute.  Do we humans have an understanding of love that never fails? Broken homes are often the norm in our … Continue reading Unfailing Love

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Normalcy

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I just want to be normal.  I want to be able to go to dinner with my family and enjoy the experience instead of enduring a massive pain in my chest and abdomen due to an untimely panic attack and obsessive thoughts.  I want to be able to eat without hurting, to sleep an entire night without waking up with restless legs, heartburn, coughing, choking, or panic attacks.  I’d love to wake up feeling rested and refreshed without a killer headache and neck pain.  I want to go grocery shopping for my family without needing a heating pad for my … Continue reading Normalcy

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Saying goodbye..and hello

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Today marked an end of an era as the last space shuttle mission punched through the confines of earth, never to rise again.  It was also the end of an era for the 30,000 people who worked in some capacity with the space shuttle and are now scrambling to find new employment. It’s the end of an era, also, for America’s shuttle astronauts and their families. My husband moved to the Houston area when he was seven because his father, my father-in-law, had been selected to be an astronaut candidate.  When my husband was 12, he witnessed his father rocket … Continue reading Saying goodbye..and hello

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More puzzle pieces revealed

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Psalm 103:3-4 Praise the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits- who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases… Yesterday I finally received my long-awaited hormone test results and find myself holding a mixed bag. It was a long wait; I completed the month-long test on April 30th.  Three months later, I have the results. Now I need to see an internist and/or endocrinologist to figure out where to go from here: Thyroid TSH – low Cortisol – 2 lows and 1 high DHEA-S – low Cortisol/DHEA-S ratio – high Interestingly enough, the googling I’ve … Continue reading More puzzle pieces revealed

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Pondering Naaman

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Indignant. Angry. Offended. Those are words that describe the way Naaman felt when Elisha told him how to be healed of leprosy. I am captivated by his response because there is something else here, simmering beneath the surface. I love when my Bible reading sends me meandering down roads of thought I have never taken before. Often when I set out writing about these thought journeys, I do not know where they will end. Have you ever been so tormented and upset about something in your life that you can’t sort out how you really feel, much less think, about … Continue reading Pondering Naaman