Author: Amy
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Recognize discipline
Scripture: Ezra 5:12 But because our fathers angered the God of heaven, he handed them over to Nebuchadnezzar the Chaldean, king of Babylon, who destroyed this temple and deported the people to Babylon. Observation: This was in a letter to King Darius explaining why the temple should be rebuilt and respectfully pointing out the decrees…
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He wants to heal your heart
Scripture: Psalm 147:3 He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. Observation: God cares for us and doesn’t want us to lose hope. He will heal our emotional scars. He does not want us to be filled with hurt and pain. Application: God cares for us completely. Not only will he provide the physical…
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The applebutter adventure continues…
After nearly three days of simmering, my applebutter is finally ready for canning! Here’s what has happenned since my last post: (I know the anticipation must be getting to you. I mean, this is crazy exciting stuff. Okay, maybe not THAT exciting.) Yesterday I continued simmering the applebutter (yes, that was day 2) in the slowcooker and…
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Ask for it all… even the expected
Scripture: Zechariah 10:1 Ask the Lord for rain in the springtime; it is the Lord who makes the storm clouds. He gives showers of rain to men, and plants of the field to everyone. Observation: I could be missing something here and this verse could be describing something deeper, but here is what I am…
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Masking Tape Works for Me
I love to use storage containers in my pantry. (And, well, pretty much anywhere else in the house, too.) But sometimes it’s tough to tell what’s inside of those containers. And I certainly don’t want to confuse the sea salt with the sugar. At first I used a fancy schmancy label maker to make…
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The Applebutter Adventure
Last night my husband came home from work and asked me about the witches brew on our counter. It was actually my first attempt at making apple butter. But all that bubbling and brewing did make it look like one might think a witches brew might look. The recipe said I should use 36 cups of…
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Don’t even think it
Scripture: Zechariah 7:9-10 9“This is what the Lord Almighty says: ‘Administer true justice; show mercy and compassion to one another. 10Do not oppress the widow or fatherless, the alien or the poor. In your hearts do not think evil of each other.’ Observation: God wants us to be truly kind to each other, considering others’…
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How is your eternal retirement account?
Scripture: Luke 12: 21 “This is how it will be with anyone who stores up things for himself but is not rich toward God.” Observation: This verse comes after the parable of a rich fool. This man’s crop produced so much excess that he built bigger barns to store the excess and then decided to…
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Give careful thought to your ways
Scripture: Haggai 1:7 This is what the Lord Almighty says: “Give careful thought to your ways.’ Observation: God wants us to think about what we do and be intentional in our actions. Application: It is easy for me to get pulled in so many different directions by all the things that “need” to be done.…
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Who knew Boy Scouting could make me cry?
Yesterday I finally made it to the Scout Shop to buy needed Tiger Cub supplies. This is my son’s first year in Boy Scouts, something I hoped would happen and really just kind of assumed would happen. My dad was a Boy Scout. My brother was a Boy Scout. I was a Girl Scout and my…
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Sometimes things are hidden for a reason
Scripture: Luke 9: 45 But they did not understand what this meant. It was hidden from them, so that they did not grasp it, and they were afraid to ask him about it. Observation: Jesus was telling the disciples about his upcoming betrayal, although He did not reveal the whole picture to them at this…
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I love a carnival, a blog carnival, that is
As a new blogger, I have really enjoyed all the blog carnivals that I’ve come across in the blogoshpere. These features offer a fantastic way to learn about all sorts of other blogs and gather lots of great information. Plus, a few of them have motivated me to get a more home chores done by…
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Serve, despite fear of wordly stuff
Scripture: Ezra 3:3 Despite their fear of the peoples around them, they built the altar on its foundation and sacrificed burnt offerings on it to the Lord, both the morning and evening sacrifices. Observation: These people had just returned from exile and were determined to rebuild the temple and serve the Lord. They chose to…
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Yearning for Him
Scripture: Psalm 84:2 My soul yearns, even faints, for the courts of the Lord; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God. Observation: Wow. This psalmist really craves the Lord with all of his being. All of him cries out… that’s some serious yearning. Application: When I read something likes this I…