Retrospect

“Behold, I will do a new thing, now it shall spring forth; shall you not know it? I will even make a road in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.” -Isaiah 43:19 (NKJV) It has been said that life is unpredictable, but change is inevitable. Live long enough, and each of us will experience [...]

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“I see the moon, The moon sees me… The moon sees the one that I want to see God bless the moon And God bless me… And God bless the one that I want to see.” I remember my mother singing that song to me when I was very young. My grandparents lived in another [...]

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“Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results.” – James 5:16 (New Living Translation) I remember the day Mary’s note arrived, because I had spent most of the night before tossing and [...]

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I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the things I take for granted. Blessings of everyday life, like being able to turn a knob on the kitchen sink so clean water flows into my glass. Loading the washer with detergent and more clean water, instead of scrubbing clothes in a dirty stream. Heading off to [...]

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It’s a pie-baking day and I’m dragging a chair up to the kitchen counter in our little house in Arizona. At three years old, anything important usually happens up there, far above chin level. I watch Mama work her magic, measuring and blending flour and sugar, shortening and salt. Then it’s my turn to help. [...]

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