Rescued!

The following scripture gives a picture of an amazing rescue:
“He reached down from on high and took hold of me; He drew me out of deep waters.  He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from my foes, who were too strong for me.  They confronted me in the day of my disaster, but the Lord [...]

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A Quiet Place of Rest

Every year in early spring over 500,000 cranes come to a small area of land along the Platte River in Nebraska.  This northward migration has been an annual occurrence for countless years.  The cranes are on their way to Canada, Alaska and the Siberian Artic.  They have flown hundreds of miles with many more to [...]

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Holding On To Hope

Sometimes hope seems hard to find.  It gets tossed about in the wind of disappointment and heartache.   It gets covered over with loss and unfulfilled dreams.  It gets tangled in the vines of weariness and stress.  And when hope is gone, an overwhelming darkness settles in.
But is all hope really gone?  Is it beyond our reach?  [...]

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Contagious Heart Condition

Who I am matters because everyday I influence others - not that I have a huge platform or name recognition or great riches or power - that’s not it at all.
Rather it is the fact that I have been placed in a specific setting, in a specific time frame to live my life.  That unique [...]

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Open the Gift

There is a gift that is always delivered several days after Christmas.  The gift is ushered into every life at about the same time.  Everyone recieves it, and it is the same gift for all, but not all have the same feeling about it…you see, some feel anticipation about the gift and others feel apprehension about the [...]

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Just A Glimpse

When you see with the eyes of your heart, even the briefest moment reveals its deeper meaning.
I have discovered even in the midst of busy, hectic days, there are moments strategically placed to encourage our hearts.  I have experienced some of those moments and though they passed quickly, the meaning lingered and blessed my heart.
I [...]

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Generation to Generation

“…we Your people, the sheep of Your pasture, will praise You forever;  from generation to generation we will recount Your praise.” Psalm 79:13
It is important to praise the Lord, to honor Him…to be thankful.  It is also important to share your thankful heart with others. 
Thanksgiving Day provides the perfect opportunity to recount to family and [...]

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Progress in the Process

Anytime we choose to make a change for better, there is a process involved:

Recognition of the need to change
Making the decision to change
Learning “how to” change
Walking it out step by step

As we continue the journey of positive change, the PROGRESS reveals itself through the PROCESS.  Sometimes the process involves a huge leap of faith - a big [...]

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Broken

 “At the Winter Feeder”   ~ by John Leax:
His feather flame doused dull by icy cold, the cardinal hunched into the rough, green feeder but ate no seed.
Through binoculars I saw festered and useless his beak, broken at the root.
Then two:  one blazing, one gray, rode the swirling weather into my vision and lighted at his [...]

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Part of the Answer

 When God responds to our prayers, He invites us to partner with Him, making us participants in His limitless power!
 I was reminded again this week just how important it is to have:

a willing and ready mindset
a prayerful spirit
a heart that is poised for action
an attitude that displays hope

Having these things places us in a position [...]

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