Saturday Sunday Psalms

I’m thankful for the weekend! It offers opportunity for a different type of pace. I sometimes work hard around the house on the weekend. I sometimes get away over the weekend. I sleep a bit later part of the weekend! I started a Bible reading plan with our church family using the “H.E.A.R. method”. I…

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Guardrails & Rumble Strips

When I started driving, I realized the value of guardrails. There were several roads in Kentucky, where I grew up, where the guardrails prevented bad wrecks. Some of them were keeping the drivers from going off a huge cliff. It’s one thing to hit a guard rail and do moderate damage to your vehicle, but…

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Wilderness

I’m not sure that I’ve ever been in a real wilderness. I imagine it to be hard to navigate. I imagine it to be heavily wooded and sand for miles – all at the same time.  The wilderness is untamed, desolate, and mostly uninhabited. I’ve heard of people getting lost in the wilderness of the…

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Prevention

This is the act of stopping something or making sure something doesn’t happen. My Mom used to say, “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure”. She was speaking in terms of preventing sickness by taking measures.  In a pandemic there are all sorts of preventative measures that we take to prevent the…

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Protection

I am very protective of my family. I can’t help but want what is best for them and keep them from harm. I have learned over the years though that the struggle of growing up is necessary and while I can provide some level of protection, they need the Lord. His protection is 24/7. His…

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All I Need

I have lots of wants. I have lots of needs. As a grown-up I have to be discerning between the two. I sometimes turn my “wants” into “needs” to that I can justify them. When my kids had wants, I had to make the call when they were actually wants versus needs. As I read…

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