Category: anxiety

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Hiding isn’t just for wimps

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Today I had one of those “Huh?” moments while reading  about the events leading up to the crowning of Israel’s first king, Saul.  God’s people grumbled and complained and kept begging for a king, so God finally said, “Okay.”  It reminds me of the times that my dad gave in and let me have my way.  If I had a fit, his answer was always no.  But I quickly learned that if I gracefully accepted his initial “No,” he usually relented later and would agree to let me do whatever it was that I had asked.  To this day, I … Continue reading Hiding isn’t just for wimps

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Shaped in the storm’s wake

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Psalm 148 Praise the Lord ! Praise the Lord from the heavens! Praise him from the skies! 2 Praise him, all his angels! Praise him, all the armies of heaven! 3 Praise him, sun and moon! Praise him, all you twinkling stars! 4 Praise him, skies above! Praise him, vapors high above the clouds! 5 Let every created thing give praise to the Lord , for he issued his command, and they came into being. 6 He set them in place forever and ever. His decree will never be revoked. 7 Praise the Lord from the earth, you creatures of … Continue reading Shaped in the storm’s wake

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Mish Mash

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We are leaving for vacation in a few days. Aside from the usual anxiety over the airplane ride, I am tasting tiny tidbits of bittersweet fruit. My daughter’s “only child” status has never seriously bothered her….until the last few months or so. We tried to find a homeschool friend to go with us, but at her age, most parents aren’t too keen on their kids flying halfway across the country with people who aren’t family. I don’t blame them; I wouldn’t let my child go on vacation with someone else, either! But, for her sake, we asked three friends. The … Continue reading Mish Mash

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Who Owns You?

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This graphic appeared today on FoxNews.com: May the Lord please grant us mercy!  We reap what we sow (as we learn in Proverbs), and the borrower is servant to the lender.  With so many restrictions on religious freedom in China, our country’s lender, I pray our lawmakers will not spend us into slavery. But the only One who owns me personally…my heart, my soul, my mind, and my strength…is Jesus Christ. Continue reading Who Owns You?

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In a Moment

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One moment I was on the phone with my husband who had called to say he would pick our daughter up from her gymnastics class… One moment I was considering how much house I could clean in the few minutes I had until they got home from gym class… …when suddenly, in two seconds, everything changed. My daughter fell off the balance beam at the gym.  She told me later that she screamed as soon as she hit the floor and that she just knew her arm was broken.  What we didn’t know at the time is that not one … Continue reading In a Moment