Tag: prayer
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Pray For The Pony

When I was growing up, I was one of those girls who loved horses. Obsessed may be a better way of looking at it. I’d cut pictures of horses from magazines and put them into my dream scrapbook–the place where I planned, plotted, and projected how I would someday get my own horse. I collected…
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Chosen Aloneness

We often do things backward. During Spring Break, many from up north come down to Florida to grab some sunshine and warmth before heading back to the tail end of winter and questionable spring. For our Spring Break, our family headed north to Pennsylvania, where the temperatures were in the 30’s and 40’s. We had…
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Send The Singers In First!

Music is the true rhythm of life. It impacts our minds and thoughts with the melodies that fill us. The author, Victor Hugo, once said, ” Music expresses that which cannot be said and on which it is impossible to be silent.” The different genres, various singers, the incredible diversity of instruments all combine to…
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Why Gather?

There are many reasons why groups of people gather. For families, it’s holiday celebrations, reunions, tripping over cousins, and gabbing with grandparents. With companies, it’s meetings, conferences, brainstorming sessions, and fun employee interactions. When family merges with company, gatherings tend to be more intimate and honest. Confrontations can be uncomfortable but can draw people into…
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Get Ready–Get Set–Wait

photo courtesy of Filip Mroz on Unsplash When we returned from Arizona, we had five of our grands ready to be embraced by us for two and a half weeks–littles and bigs. Their folks are away, and we were more than willing to step in. One of them, Sydney, is leaving for college soon and…