Valuable

There are parts of this life that are considerably more valuable than others. There are wealthy people who would trade their wealth for their healthy. There are poor people who would trade anything to be wealthy. I believe wealth to be a relative term.  If I give a dollar figure to wealth, I am leaving…

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A Little Adds A Lot

I remember as a kid learning how to use salt. I thought I loved how it tasted until I realized it brings out the flavor in food – it’s not really a food at all. A little salt is good and when it’s put into food that is cooking, it changes the entire dish. If…

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Where I Come From

I still chuckle at the song “Where I Come From” by Alan Jackson, a country music mega star from nearby Newnan, Georgia.  He remembers where he’s from. I do like to listen to his music for sure. I like to see people who make it big remember where they came from. I had the opportunity…

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Stories

I enjoy a good story. I especially like true stories with happy endings. I struggle with hearing stories of struggle, suffering and a bad ending. I believe that my life is made up of a series of stories. Some of my stories tell a lot about me, while others talk about others and their impact…

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Sabbath

The Jewish culture in Scripture took the Sabbath day very seriously. They had some very specific rules about the Sabbath. They would begin preparing for the Sabbath each week on the day before, because you were VERY limited regarding the things you could do on the Sabbath. Sabbath means “seventh” I believe. It represents the…

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Childlike Faith

I can still remember snippets from my childhood. I grew up in a small little unincorporated town in Kentucky. I am one of five children. My parents introduced me to Jesus when I was a child. I learned that He loved me by going to Sunday School and church. I also went to VBS every…

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