Beautiful One Day ~ Perfect the Next
“Lord, thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations. Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God.” ~ Psalm 90:1-2 ~ “We meet aliens every day who have something to give to us. They come in the form of people with different opinions.”…
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~ Sam P. Spade, Secret Agent (in chair), Smudge Moonbeam (black cat) and Sadie BeauHunkus Ridge (lower right corner) three reasons it’s hard for me to leave home ~ Over the decades (yes, I am that old – lol), it’s been a privilege to both attend and speak at various conferences, conventions and workshops as well as being the event…
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“Before they call I will answer. While they are still speaking I will hear.” ~ Isaiah 65:24 ~ “The place God calls you to is the place where your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet.” ~ Frederick Buechner ~ “When Christ calls a man He bids him come and die.” ~ Deitrich Bonhoeffer ~ “God did not direct…
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“The LORD is my shepherd, I lack nothing.” ~ Psalm 23:1 ~ “God has entrusted us with His most important possession…His people. He asks us to shepherd and mold them into strong disciples, with brave faith and good character.” ~ John Ortberg ~ “The seaman tells stories of winds, the ploughman of bulls the soldier details his wounds, the shepherd…
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This is the new Thistle Cove Farm logo; Gina made this wonderful work and Anita gave input. I am over the moon happy; thank you, thank you, thank you! I thought about centering it, in the header, then decided (1) I didn’t know how and (2) I really, really like it off-center. Just like me, eh? /grin/ The WordPress blog…
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“The Lord gives strength to His people, He blesses His people with peace.” ~ Psalm 29:11 ~ “Peace is not the absence of conflict, it is the ability to handle conflict by peaceful means.” ~ Ronald Reagan ~ “Forgive others, not because they deserve forgiveness but because you deserve peace.” “Sometimes peace is better than being right.” “When the power…
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“Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His saints.” ~ Psalm 116:15 ~ “Grief is not a disorder, a disease or a sign of weakness. It is an emotional, physical and spiritual necessity, the price you pay for love. The only cure for grief is to grieve.” ~ Earl Grollman ~ “The death of a beloved…
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[Max’s struggle is over; God took her Home without the horribleness that brain cancer would have rendered her body. It was my privilege to say these few words at Max’s funeral. Only one name is used as I want to protect the family’s privacy. My heartfelt appreciation for your prayers over the past three months.] “I remind myself of television…
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“He calmed the storm to a whisper and the waves of the sea were hushed.” ~ Psalm 207:29 ~ “My boy, one small breeze doesn’t make a wind storm.” ~ John McGraw ~ “A smooth sea never made a skillful sailor.” “God will invade. But I wonder whether people who ask God to interfere openly and directly in our world…
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“Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this,” says the Lord Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it.” ~ Malachi 3:10 ~ “One is not born into…
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