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Showing posts with label joy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label joy. Show all posts
Saturday, March 22, 2025

Friends

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James 2:23 And the scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,” and he was called...
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Saturday, March 15, 2025

The God of Hope

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Romans 15:12-13 And again, Isaiah says, “The Root of Jesse will spring up,     one who will arise to rule over the nations;     in him t...
Saturday, January 11, 2025

A Willing Spirit

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Psalm 51:10-12 Create in me a pure heart, O God,     and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Do not cast me from your presence     or ta...
Wednesday, January 1, 2025

Happy New Year!

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Here comes 2025!  I pray for a year filled with hope and joy for each and everyone.  
Saturday, December 28, 2024

Trust, Draw, Listen

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Psalm 28:7-8 The Lord is my strength and my shield;     my heart trusts in him, and he helps me. My heart leaps for joy,     and with my son...
Saturday, December 14, 2024

Celebrate Christmas~Mary

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Luke 2:6-7 While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She [Mary] wrapped him ...
Wednesday, December 4, 2024

Have You Read Young Claus?

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Young Claus, a delightful story imagined by J. Michael Sims,  is a wonderful family Christmas read. My brother and I discovered this book ye...
Wednesday, November 27, 2024

Fresh Snow

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 Everything looks magical when it snows. -Lorelai Gilmore As I drove home in the evening, the trees glistened with white, and the ground res...
Wednesday, October 23, 2024

The Joy of Discovery

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We followed our nature guide along a trail to the creek. As I walked behind the fourth graders, I thought about  how thankful I was that I c...
Wednesday, October 9, 2024

Glorious Color

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My neighbor grows this beautiful plant in their garden.  I believe they are sea oats, not common in Ohio.  The color on the heads reminds me...
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Saturday, October 5, 2024

You've Got a Friend in Me

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John 11:4-7 When he heard this, Jesus said, “This sickness will not end in death. No, it is for God’s glory so that God’s Son may be glorif...
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Wednesday, September 18, 2024

Golden Beauties

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Even with the lack of rain in our area, these beauties are blooming in the park. The showy golden blooms of the helanthus decapetalus (thinl...
Saturday, August 17, 2024

All My Hope

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2 Thessalonians 2:16-17 May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and by his grace gave us eternal encouragement an...
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Wednesday, July 17, 2024

The Flowers of Summer

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Every year, I'm amazed at the flowers that sprout and bloom from seed. My granddaughter, Dylan, sprinkled the seeds of these lovely flow...
Saturday, June 8, 2024

Don't Let Him Steal Your Joy

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1 Samuel 16:7 But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The Lord does not look at...
Saturday, April 27, 2024

Tucked Under the Leaves

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Psalm 59:16-17 But I will sing of your strength,     in the morning I will sing of your love; for you are my fortress,     my refuge in ...
Wednesday, April 24, 2024

I'm Glad I Paid Attention

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Toadshade trillium sprinkle the forest floor.  It's more common in Ohio's woods and visible in the spring.  On our hikes we'd se...
Saturday, April 20, 2024

Dilly's Garden

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Philippians 2:3-4 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your...
Saturday, March 16, 2024

A Joyful Soul

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Song of Solomon 12: 11-12 See! The winter is past;     the rains are over and gone. Flowers appear on the earth;     the season of singi...
Wednesday, March 6, 2024

The Crocus's Song

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Yesterday, the warmth of spring knocked on our door. This morning, I discovered these beautiful crocuses blooming. They push through the col...