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Let Us Come and See
How do I put into words that will completely describe this past year? A year filled with disappointment, frustration and hardships in so many different forms. A year where my heart at times shut down just the same as many stores, churches and businesses did. My emotions have been all over the place. One day up. The next day way down. I would love to have a dollar for everything I said or even thought could anything good come from a year like 2020. As I say good bye to this indescribable year, I am reminded before I turn the page to start the first chapter in a brand new…
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Finding Purpose in Your Stable
Have you ever felt like all your dreams for your life just didn’t turn out anything like you thought they would? Maybe it just feels like your life got hijacked somewhere between the dreams you had for your life and the reality of where you are now? If your answer is yes to the above, let me encourage you by telling you that you aren’t the only one. I’m not the only one either. The Bible is full of people just like us. People that were busy dreaming and planning for all the ordinary everyday stuff when God out of nowhere interjected them onto a pathway of the unimaginable and…
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God’s Indescribable Gift
Key Verse: “Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift.” I Corinthians 9: 15 (CSV) I will never forget that morning the Lord laid that precious lady that came in my library on my heart. I woke up in the early hours of the morning just knowing I had to give her a special gift. You see she had knitted caps for cancer patients and babies for years. Unselfishly giving of her money and time just because she wanted to. She didn’t make them for the praise and she didn’t give them for anything in return. She just made them because God had given her the gift of knitting and…
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The Greatest Gift is Still Love
The street light wasn’t the only thing all aglow that night all those years ago. My childlike heart was, too. I missed my favorite Christmas shows that year but received something better. I would have never thought it could have been possible. Every year as a child, I waited impatiently to watch my favorite Christmas shows. When I was growing up, there were no DVD players, streaming apps, or cable, so I was given only one chance each year to watch them. If I missed them the night they aired on TV, I had to wait 365 days for another chance. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Frosty the Snowman, and the…
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Gifts Made by Hands
Key Verse: “For everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” Romans 10:13 (CSB) I love having gifts under my tree each year with my name on them. I hope that don’t make me sound too self-centered. I wish I was one of those people that can honestly say for them it is all about giving to others at Christmas. But if I am to be really truthful I am still a big kid at heart. I love giving to others but I like getting a few gifts under the tree for myself. There, I said that out loud. I love opening those special gifts…
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White Chocolate-Dipped Oatmeal Cranberry Cookies
For most of us, the Christmas season is packed full of family traditions. We look forward to celebrating with our family, friends, and communities. No Holiday season is complete without feasting on some of our favorite snacks and treats. I was blessed to work as a library assistant at my local library for several years. Every holiday season, the library staff would make homemade treats for our community to show our appreciation for their patronage and support throughout the year. We called the event “Community Christmas,” and patrons from all over our county would visit our library and enjoy warm conversation, laughter, and great food. Several years passed, and we…
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December 1, 2020
Dear Jesus, I thank you for another day. Help me see all the good things you have planned for me today. So often I get busy with other things and fail to take notice. Open my eyes today to all your goodness. Help me spend some time looking up instead of down as I walk through my day. The heavens declare your glory. Let them remind me that a God that can create such things such as sun, moon and stars can do anything. You hold them in place by your word alone. You hold me too. They not only declare your glory but they are the key…
