Month: August 2008

  • Hola from Ixtapa!

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    I’ve just returned from a week away in Ixtapa, Mexico with my family. (Perhaps this explains why some of my SOAP entries didn’t make it up in a timely manner this week? I lost any internet capabilities mid-week!) Anyhow, while away, I had a little more time to write than normal. And, although you weren’t…

  • Fun book review: The Bright Side of Disaster

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    Yesterday afternoon I began reading The Bright Side of Disaster by Katherine Center, a tale of a young woman and her journey into single motherhood.  I just finished it, about 24 hours later, if that gives you any idea how addicting it was. And then I read every word of her acknowledgements, the Q &…

  • Remain in the vine and bear fruit

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    Scripture: John 15:4 Remain in me and I will remain in you.  No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me. Observation: Without God, I cannot bear any good fruit. I cannot do any good thing without him. If I choose…

  • Follow His plan

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    Scripture: Jeremiah 10:23 I know, O Lord, that a man’s life is not his own; It is not for a man to direct his steps. Application: It’s easy to write this on paper (And type it into a file). And it is not too challenging to believe. Yet I find this pretty challenging to embrace…

  • Sharing the Love

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    I am honored that Scream of Continuousness chose me as one with whom to share some love… sharing the love SHARE THE LOVE!!! Share this award with the blogs out there that you love. The people who make you smile, who make you laugh, who make your day, who leave uplifting comments for you! She simply asks you…

  • Summer Lunchbox Challenge, Round 3

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    Back-to School season is kicking into high gear. What are you planning to pack in your children’s lunches? For a few ideas I’ve tried, and to share some of your own good advice, please check out my latest post on Happy to be at Home. See ya there!

  • When ya gotta boast…

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    Scripture:  Jeremiah 10:23-24 23This is what the Lord says: “Let not the wise man boast of his wisdom or the strong man boast of his strength or the rich man boast of his riches, 24 but let him who boasts boast about this: that he understands and knows me, that I am the Lord, who…

  • The SOAP ring

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    Some of you may have noticed the bubbly button on my sidebar that looks like this: (Thanks, Joy, for designing it! And thanks, Toni, for explaining what a web ring is!) After I began posting my daily devotionals, I was excited to learn of other bloggers who are also using the SOAP method and are…

  • Don’t hate me because I scrapbook

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    I had no idea scrapbooking was such a controversial subject until I read Lysa TerKeurst’s post and the comments that ensued. So many women commented on why they didn’t scrapbook or why they were so behind and they felt guilty. It kind of made me sad. I am a scrapbooker. I enjoy chronicling the events…

  • His timing is perfect

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    John 12:16 At first his disciples did not understand all this. Only after Jesus was glorified did they realize that these things had been written about him and that they had done these things to him. Observation: The disciples did not realize all the pieces to the puzzle. Even though they physically walked with Jesus…

  • The true miracle man

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    Scripture: John 11:14-15 14So then he told them plainly, “Lazarus is dead, 15and for your sake I am glad that I was not there, so that you may believe. But let us go to him.” Observation: This is from a passage where Jesus was told that Lazarus was very sick. Jesus was asked to go…

  • Perfect Obedience

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    Scripture: John 10:17-18 17The reason my father loves me is that I lay down my life-only to take it up again. 18No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again. This command I received from…

  • What will restoration be like?

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    Scripture: Zephaniah 3:16-17, 20 16On that day they will say to Jerusalem, “Do not fear, O Zion; do not let your hands hang limp. 17The Lord your God is with you, he is mighty to save. he will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you…

  • Yet I will rejoice

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    Scripture: Habakkuk 3:18-19 18Yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will be joyful in God my Savior. 19 The Sovereign Lord is my strength; he makes my feet like the feet of a deer, he enables me to go on the heights. Observation: Many of the verses before this one talk about destruction, yet…

  • Where do you get your advice?

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    Scripture: John 7:3-5 3Jesus’ brothers said to him, “You ought to leave here and go to Judea, so that your disciples may see the miracles you do. 4No one who wants to become a public figure acts in secret. Since you are doing these things, show yourself to the world.” 5For even his own brothers…