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Refreshing as Water

Rejoice evermore. Pray without ceasing. In everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you. I Thessalonians 5:16-18

“I just don’t have time to pray.” I am guilty of thinking this until I heard a preacher say something that would change my perspective on prayer for good.

It’s not that we are too busy to pray. It’s all of our daily responsibilities that we are too busy for and don’t have time to complete. In other words, we don’t have time to wash dishes, do the laundry, clean the house, run errands, go shopping, etc.

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God is a Promise Maker & Keeper

And the bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that is upon the earth. Genesis 9:16

My husband and I went for a drive recently after a very severe thunderstorm. When we reached the stop sign at the entrance to our subdivision, we saw the most breathtaking double rainbow.

Seeing the rainbow in all its glory was a powerful reminder that God is a Promise Maker and a Promise Keeper:

God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he  should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken,  and shall he not make it good? Numbers 23:19

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Joyful Tears

Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before. Philippians 3:13-14

I have been crying off and on for the last few days. Graduation is this week and my youngest, my only baby girl, will be graduating high school.

I thought this would be easy for me since I’ve already experienced two graduations with my sons, but it’s actually harder! This is such an emotional time for me.

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The Author

Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. Hebrews 12:2

I love to read books. I’ve read on subjects from spiritual growth, personal development, marriage, children and the list goes on.

The snapshot of the books you see here are the ones currently on my nightstand.

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Have No Fear!

When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. Psalm 56:3 (ESV)

I used to have a fear of flying. It took me 40 years to even board a plan but once I did, I found that it wasn’t as scary as I thought it would be. That is, until we encountered air turbulence!

My heart started to beat at a fast rate and I had to tell myself to breathe and pray. It lasted a couple of minutes but it felt like an hour.

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Fighting a Losing Battle

I faced a battle every year on Mother’s Day – feelings of inadequacy and failure that came from piercing words spoken to me years ago.

One year however, those feelings started the week before Mother’s Day. I felt such a cloud of darkness hovering over me and by mid-week I was crying uncontrollably.

No one knew what I was going through. I was suffering in silence. I prayed and told the Lord that I didn’t want to go through this again and I asked Him to show me what was causing the battle year after year.

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God Never Changes

It is the Lord who goes before you. He will be with you; he will not leave you or forsake you. Do not fear or be dismayed. Deuteronomy 31:8 (ESV)

It was a memorable year to say the least. We experienced a flood of changes in our family. Some were heartbreaking, some were challenging, and others were bittersweet.

These changes included emergency surgery, a job change, a church change, graduation, college and two deaths in our family to name a few.