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BIBLE FUN FACTS

SAYINGS FROM THE BIBLE He’ll go the second mile (Matthew 5:41) I saw the handwriting on the wall (Daniel 5:5) The leopard can’t change his spots (Jeremiah 13:23) She thinks she is holier-than-thou (Isaiah 65:5) I escaped by the skin of my teeth (Job 19:20) She’s the apple of my […]

THE BRIDGE BUILDER

The following is one of my all-time favorite poems. Instead of a devotion this week, I am sharing this poem with you. It was written by Will Allen Dromgoole, around 1900. Will Allen Dromgoole is a woman better known as “Miss Will.” This poem will make you think. THE BRIDGE […]

HIS GLORIOUS MERCY

“But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice. For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.” – Matthew 9:13 (NIV) While having lunch one day, I met a young woman who was waiting tables. I watched her as she went from table to […]

NOT THIS SIDE OF HEAVEN

“So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day. For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison, as we look not to the things that are seen but […]

I’M GLAD I’M AN AMERICAN

I was going through some old papers recently and found a brochure published by the National Association of Manufacturers. It’s from around 1940. I want to share it with you. I am posting this as it was written in the brochure. I did not change wording or punctuation. Not only […]

I WANT A DO-OVER

I am a 66-year-old woman who wants a do-over. Anyone close to my age probably remembers those old Morton salt commercials with the slogan, “When it rains, it pours.” That’s my life. I read a book recently, and the main character’s daughter was a five or six-year-old girl who told […]

HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY
ANNA JARVIS

Anna Jarvis wasn’t my mom. In fact, I never heard of her until I started writing this story. She was the person who created Mother’s Day over 100 years ago. She started the holiday to honor all the sacrifices mothers make for their children. She was born in 1864 in […]

FICKLE FRECKLES

“For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother’s womb. (14) I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well.” – Psalm 139:13-14 (ESV) I had freckles growing up, and I hated them. I was […]

FOR THE LOVE OF SEAGULLS

I love seagulls. I smile when I hear that first seagull in the Spring. I know some people complain about them, but they may be the kind of people who just like to complain. Not only are they beautiful, but they are intelligent. According to Bird-X, they learn from experience […]

Recreating Our History

I love history. It was one of my favorite subjects in school. There is something about learning from the past that helps us understand where we are now and how we got here. Now, I am looking into my family history. While my mom was still living, I would ask […]