Secure

This word means free from danger or not exposed to danger. I have an alarm system at my home and there is a level of security that comes with it. It feels safe inside knowing that my home is locked down and protected. Security can be a fleeting concept though. I can’t stay inside a…

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Sit Down

I actually don’t mind sitting down some. I do like this new trend toward “stand-up desks”, but I also like my comfortable chair. I don’t like to be told to sit down, but it’s a bit more restful to sit. When I sit down, I’m a bit more relaxed and rested. When I sit down…

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Historical or Hysterical

These two words are very different from one another. They have a common sound at the end of each word. Historical means to reach back into history to past events and how they pertain to our current existence. Hysterical refers to an outburst of emotion that is uncontrollable and irrational. I am pretty familiar with both…

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Future Generations

Future GenerationsThese days I’m enjoying my new title – I’m “Pop”. I have three precious grandchildren and hope to have more in the years to come. I love seeing my kids become parents and instill their values into their own children. I can still remember when my children were small. I do have a few…

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Immemorial

I learned a new word this morning. I thought I had found a typo in the Bible. I had to look it up on dictionary.com. This word means: “extending back beyond memory, record or knowledge”. The Psalmist uses this word to describe the Lord’s Presence and Power in the world. For as far back as…

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Perspective of a Prayer

I grew up learning to say my prayers at bedtime and at meal time. I had these little rehearsed prayers that I recited at the appropriate times. When I grew up and begin to “grow out” of those rehearsed prayers, I began to realize the place that prayer had in my life. I wasn’t just…

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