John 3:16 NIV For God so loved the world He gave his one and only son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.” Tomorrow is Valentine’s Day. Not my favorite holiday I must admit. I am a 60+ never-married single woman. I used to ignore the Valentine’s Day ads and […]
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God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change;The courage to change the things I can; And the wisdom to know the difference.Living one day at a time, enjoying one moment at a time; Accepting hardship as a pathway to peace.Taking, as Jesus did, this sinful world as it is, not as
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God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change;The courage to change the things I can; And the wisdom to know the difference.Living one day at a time, enjoying one moment at a time; Accepting hardship as a pathway to peace.Taking, as Jesus did, this sinful world as it is, not as
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I took swimming lessons when I was young, but I did not learn to swim very well. I was afraid of water deeper than five feet. I usually stayed in the shallow end and played in the water. I didn’t get on a diving board until I was fifty-nine years old. When I stepped on
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Last year I woke up Christmas morning wondering what surprises God might have for me. There was nothing under my tree, nothing in my stocking and everything looked the same as it did when I went to bed the night before. I was so disappointed. This year I began celebrating God’s presence right after
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It seems that whenever I hear the words, “I love Christmas,” they are often followed by the word “but” and some reason why the Christmas light has dimmed or gone out completely. I loved Christmas in 2020, but my mother died on December 18 in a hospital bed that was set up in my living
Isaiah 30:15 NIV This is what the Sovereign Lord, the Holy One of Israel, says: “In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength, but you would have none of it.”