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Sep 2019
Our three-year-old grandson loves to find and look at the moon. He tells us when it is a crescent, an oval and a big round circle. When he’s at our house in the evening, I snuggle him in my arms as we go outside and look at and talk about the moon. Now, he also knows about planets and stars. With him in my arms, pointing and talking, we marvel at God’s creation of the lights of the sky, and I am close to God. When I draw close to God my......
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Fear
Oh, dear. I just realized that it’s Friday the 13th. Oh, my. If I was superstitious I would suddenly be afraid. That knot that means fear would rise in my stomach and I would...
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Grace
When I met Grace she was well into her nineties. Her hair was steely gray and she was small and spry, although she was confined to a wheelchair by then. On my visits with...
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Prayer
Today there is a prayer upon my heart. Gracious God, we bring to you your people who are threatened by storms that could harm them, the land and property. Keep people and animals safe...
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Different
When I was growing up, I had one cousin with whom I was close. She was one year younger than me, an only child who lived with her parents in a large old two...
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Working Together
What about work? I have people around me who are retired and say they no longer work but they volunteer at all kinds of places, work part-time, help children and grandchildren and say “I’m...
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Family
Recently I visited in the hospital with an older man while his wife was having a medical procedure. I didn’t know them well so asked, “Do you have any family around here?” He replied,...
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Gratitude
In Philippians 4, the Apostle Paul writes: “I have learned to be content with whatever I have.” In Greek that word content carries with it the sense of being grateful. Honestly, I must admit...
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Compassion
Over the past week, my Facebook “memories” have shown me wonderful monsoon-centered videos of my nephew as he plays in the rain at all stages of his life. Watching a two year-old, who is...
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Faith in…
Faith in….? Yesterday our church shared a booth with Sanctuary UMC at the Marana Star Spangled Spectacular, a big July 4th festival with music, food, booths and fireworks. We had items to give away – glow...
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