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When my Golden Retriever puppy was eight months old, she didn’t know she was supposed to be a water dog. Oh, she loved “wading”; but she was deathly afraid of getting into the water deeper than her chest! This particular peculiarity of hers was a bit of a...
The "Spring Cleaning" Angel decided it was time to come to my house, the other day. For weeks, I knew that it was time for her arrival. But, I tried not to think about it. Finally, one morning, I was able to, reluctantly, pry my mouse from my fingers (not an easy...
“Come now, and let us reason together, says the Lord. Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall be like wool.” (Isa 1:18) AMP It’s absolutely amazing! You punch a button and wait for 3 hours, and...
"For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of SELF-DISCIPLINE.” (2 Ti 1:7). The third chapter of the book of Judges records an interesting story. Israel was enslaved to Eglon, the Moabite king. Now, not a lot is recorded about...
When my husband was a small child, his grandfather had a favorite prank he loved to pull. When Michael and his family went to visit, Grandpa Twigg always brought out his penny jug. This jug was really more like an urn, with an opening at the top just big enough for a...
"He brought me up from the roaring pit, up from the muddy ooze, and set my feet on a rock, making my footing firm." (Ps. 40:2, Complete Jewish Bible) The first time I ever let my Golden Retriever puppy off her leash for a run, she was terrified. She cowered under my...
What does it mean to really be a follower of Christ? What does it involve to be a true "Christian" in the literal sense of the word? The best definition I ever found was given by Jesus Himself in Mark 8:34 "If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take...
On this, the first day of 2005, let's remember that the most important number in the Bible is the number ONE! Eph 4:1-6 "As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. Be completely humble and gentle; be patient,...
“These are the nations the LORD left to TEST ALL OF THOSE ISRAELITES who had not experienced any of the wars in Canaan (HE DID THIS TO TEACH WARFARE TO THE DESCENDANTS OF THE ISRAELITES who had not had previous battle experience): the five rulers of the Philistines,...
“Surely the arm of the LORD is not too short to save, nor his ear too dull to hear. But your iniquities have separated you from your God; your sins have hidden his face from you, so that he will not hear.” (Isa. 59:1,2) At first I thought I was imagining it; but when...
Song 2:2 "Like a lily among thorns is my darling among the maidens." NIV "She is so gorgeous! Her swaying in the breeze is so delicate! Her white petals shine so brightly! She is the flower of my life," the bee thought, humming happily by. As the bee continued to hum...
Every fall they move in. They find some secluded spot in the house where we can never find them, and there they multiply, as our uninvited guests, until spring. They LOVE lights, and many times each winter we are forced to empty their roasted bodies out of the light...
“It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.” (Gal 5:1) If you ask my golden retriever puppy her opinion on the subject, the very best part of her daily walk happens when I release...