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When We Pray
According to the gospel of Luke, Jesus said we should always pray and not lose heart
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From the River to the Sea
Israel is in the news and I pay attention with concern. I pray for their leadership. I remember what the Bible tells us about Israel. The book of Deuteronomy records a promise to the people. Every place on which the sole of your foot treads shall be yours. Your territory…
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The Choice
Years ago, a young woman, a friend of my daughter, became pregnant out of wedlock. It was a tumultuous time in her life. With the support of friends she chose life, and we had a shower for her at our home. This woman’s daughter is now a teenager. Another unmarried…
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Life with God: Book Review
Today’s prompt for Five Minute Friday is: PRESERVE. As I looked through the Psalms I found this verse with a beautiful promise. As for you, O LORD, you will not restrainyour mercy from me;your steadfast love and your faithfulness willever preserve me! Psalm 40:11 The current news cycle can stir up…
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Loving the Children
Over the years I have become increasingly concerned about the health of children. My son, a close friend’s daughter and my college room-mate’s grandson were all diagnosed with leukemia. Cancer has gradually increased in children. Chronic illness in children has increased dramatically since the 1980s. An article in the Journal of…
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Reading Good Books
Many books that I read are historical fiction–lots of books about WWI and WWII. In the past couple years, I have found Anne Perry’s books. While most of her books are late 1800s and early 1900s, she has one that is focused on the years 1273 to 1282. The Sheen…
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A Child’s Song
We have a new granddaughter. When we visited our son’s family, we brought gifts for the baby and her big brother. We also gave our grandson a few of the cars and trucks that had once belonged to his father. One truck had the McDonald’s insignia on the side of…
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Beating the Statistics: Praise God!
If a woman’s first childbirth was via cesarean section, usually the next birth will be by cesarean section. The CDC provides the statistics for repeat cesarean section. It is 85%. My daughter-in-law’s first baby was born by cesarean section, but she hoped to deliver her second baby normally (vaginally). She…
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Family Friendly Garden
The Wichita Botanical Garden is family oriented. The great variety of flowers, herbs and trees delight the eyes. And at intervals there is a surprise for children (and adults). Huge lego animals appear throughout the gardens. The dog pictured above had a sign that explained dogs are dichromatic (two kinds…