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  • Autumn

    From 9/4/09 The world is on the brink of autumn. Leaves are changing in a few places; birds have been flocking for two or three weeks. The bright sunshine arrives a little earlier each morning and leaves a little sooner…

  • Gave It Away

    When Matt left for boot camp on July 27, 2003, I didn't rush right out and buy a Blue Star Service Flag for my window or the pin to wear. I waited until he earned his Eagle, Globe, and Anchor and could truly be called a …

  • JESUS WAITS (notes from 2/12/09)

    The author of the book of Hebrews spends quite a bit of time explaining how Jesus Christ is a better sacrifice and a better priest than the sacrifices and priests of the Old Covenant. In chapter 10 he writes "But our Hi…

  • God Sighting

    I was just chatting with a friend on Facebook about the darts of discouragement that Satan has been throwing at me/us lately. I wrote "for myself I can really tell when I get too busy and don't spend time in the Word; m…

  • God is in Control

    Lyrics and music by Twila Paris This is no time for fear This is a time for faith and determination Don't lose the vision here Carried away by emotion Hold on to all that you hide in your heart There is one thing t…

  • Crossed off the list

    Well, I didn't get the dishes finished tonight, nor the cross-stitch for one of the two stockings I need to finish this week, but I did finish my final final exam. I stayed late to do it because it was a take-home test a…

  • Wait is over

    Well, I found out Matt isn't as clever as I thought. The line was from "The Office". But believe me, it was totally in character for Matt. Busy weekend ahead: Grandma Gilliland's funeral is Saturday. We will celebrate a…

  • Stuff that's been rattling around in my head

    From Sunday: I attended a high school choir fundraiser, a sure thing in our little town...an afternoon of patriotic music, readings, and recitations complete with flags to wave and audience sing-a-long. It was very well …

  • Because He Lives (updated)

    Twenty-six years ago I was still pregnant with our 2nd child, Andy. One Sunday afternoon in September my parents had taken my youngest brother to the bus station to go to Navy Basic Training; that's a pretty emotiona…

  • Until Then

    My mom used to sing this as a church soloist. Now I know what it means. Until Then Stuart Hamblen My heart can sing when I pause to remember A heartache here is but a stepping stone Along a path that's winding always up…

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