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Be Prepared

As a boy scout, my husband learned this little phrase of great importance. “Be prepared!” Coming away for the weekend with my husband so I could write was a good

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A Voice

A few years back I watched a video featuring mothers and their children. There were several sets of mothers sitting on chairs. Opposite them were children whose eyes had been

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Who are you?

John lived in the time when Tiberius Caesar was King. He was strange to the world around him. His clothes were strange. Who dresses in camel hair wrapped with a

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Bigger Barns

Last night I awoke and having just enjoyed a lovely day with my husband, and having settled in a bit more into the home we have been in for about

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Enough: More than Enough

Our human heart in its brokenness cries out: “I am enough.”, “I can do this.”, “I can handle whatever comes at me.”. It is an attempt to call in strength,

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The Old and the New

Some of my favourite stories are from the Old Testament. One is the story of David and Goliath where the little guy wins the battle because he has God on

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The Power of Light

Have you noticed the power of the sun after having been through winter? Think about the level of motivation you have on a dreary day and then compare it with

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Great is Thy Faithfulness

Students of the Bible don’t jump at the opportunity to study a book like Job or Lamentations. The subjects of pain and suffering are too close for comfort. We don’t

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First Child

There came a time in my newly married life when my husband said he wanted to start a family. I wasn’t quite so sure. I was caring for children in

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New Recruits

Today, I write from Antigua, Guatemala. I am part of an organization that oversees people who have a call to go to other parts of the world with the good

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Endurance

I have fought many battles. All these battles are the smaller part of a greater war. I have won some, and I have lost some. I keep going. Some days

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Mind Bombs

Today is March the first and I for one am glad to see February over. Something about too many clouds, cold temperatures and wind cause me to say good bye

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Reach Higher

Several years ago while in a training session for my job, I learned a very practical lesson. For some reason this lesson made an impact and has stayed with me,

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Black History

I want to honour my brothers and sisters of African descent. In order to do so I have been listening to some old “Negro Spirituals”. The first day as I

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Dearest Little One

My dearest little “Timmy” Jesus loves you so, He is watching o’er you As you grow and grow and grow. He made the little flowers, the mountains and the snow,

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Flowers

When cold winter days drag on….., sunlight is restricted, and ice dangles from the trees, my heart yearns for flowers. Red or pink roses, purple or blue lilacs, yellow or

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Ice Blocks

From the book entitled Endurance, Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage, written by Alfred Lansing, I became enlightened as to the power of ice. The story is an incredible story of exploration. Though

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Sandgrouse

Inspiration for life can spring up anywhere, especially from the world of nature. I encountered one such inspiration very recently while watching a program called Planet Earth, dealing with grasslands

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