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Psalm 23:1-6
Psalm 23:1-6 (KJV)
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.Created 4 months ago
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Gettin' Ready
We spend so much of our lives getting ready. It's a daily shower (luxury!), then hair, and for most women (ugh!) makeup. We get ready for school, for work, to do errands, for bed, for dates, for 'the…
Created 5 months ago
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"I Know My Rights!"
This is such a common phrase for us in the USA. We are among the few throughout history who are accorded rights of Life, Liberty, Pursuit of Happiness. In this time when so many are angry about some people…
Created 6 months ago
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Christmas + no money in 5th grade= a hymn of hope
My mom was just barely hanging on to the house. She and dad divorced a couple years earlier and as I look back now, I don't know how she was able to make it work. With a monthly mortgage of $238, in Orange…
Created 6 months ago
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The Story Isn't Done
Well, it is like we've turned to the end of a book and scanned the last page: we actually do know how the story will end, but it' certainly not done. You've invited us, are inviting us to be part of Your…
Created 6 months ago
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You Know Before I Do
Here's what I am noticing about You when I reflect on this passage: You knew my needs before I do...your timelessness, Your out of bounds understanding and wisdom and also your attention to detail gives…
Created 6 months ago
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It's Simple...but not Easy
Almost nothing worth really doing is easy. Conceptually, big picture, as a generality...it may be simple: i can state, for example, "Love God with all your heart, soul, mind," or "Follow a budget" or…
Created 6 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Created 10 [Public] Notes
2011-12-08
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Nothing is too hard for you? Ummm really?
Nothing is too hard for you? Nothing is TOO HARD for you. NOTHING is too hard for you. MMMM. Know that one; but do I believe that? If I really believed it, would my prayers be informed and shaped differently?…
Created 6 months ago
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Sticky Day!
Letters. I hardly write them any more...I type them, text them, post them, blog them. I have to admit I miss the feel of the paper and the flow of the pen, but I have moved into the tech realm. But…
Created 6 months ago
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Science Leads Us to You
We were watching a TED segment, in which a scientist, who worked for NASA, has developed mathematical algorithms that used MRIs to put together a video of a developing baby from egg fertilization to delivery.…
Created 6 months ago
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Marriage: Poignant Experience of First Love
I'm thinking today about my first love, true love, my husband and how when we were engaged we lived over 500 miles apart. The couple days before leaving each other, after visiting over the holidays, I…
Created 6 months ago
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Yes, You are closest brother, dearest friends....but…
Yes, You are closest brother, dearest friends....but You are God Almighty, glorious in Your being. Abba, Father, shepherd herding us (often) dumb sheep with such meticulous attention....but You are also…
Created 6 months ago
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Least of These Lenses
Well that's what is called for: eyes to see as God does...help to develop super keen vision that enables the wearer to pinpoint 'the least of these'...has NASA developed these yet? Nah.....it's the lenses…
Created 6 months ago
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About light, the electromagnetic spectrum...really God, how did you think of this?
Light. I had to learn about it to teach it to my 7th graders. (pathetic bit of personal truth) Light comes in the visible form, which we see and this is the light referred to in these passages...about…
Created 6 months ago
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Receiving children...changes the classroom
What does it mean for me as a pre alg teacher of adolescent children (because they really are children, albeit some dressed like little gangsters and lady gagas) to see them, entering my room and to receive…
Created 6 months ago
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Pondering and Treasuring
This passage actually features the shepherd's experience, with the angels, each other and acting on what they heard. But I'm drawn, again, to what Mary is doing: treasuring up the events and mulling them…
Created 6 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Created First [Public] Note
2011-11-24
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Soul piercing
Forget lips, eyebrows, bellybuttons, noses. A piercing of the soul. Think of this: you are at the dedication of your baby, this wondrous, new creature, who the moment he was born, you, the mama, knew.…
Created 6 months ago
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Psalm 91:6
Psalm 91:6 (NIV)
nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness, nor the plague that destroys at midday.Created 10 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Created Your First Bookmark
2011-07-28
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Psalm 139:3
Psalm 139:3 (NIV)
You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways.Created 10 months ago
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Earned a Badge — Subscribed to First Reading Plan
2011-04-13