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“The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eye is good, your whole body will be full of light. But if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. So if the light within you is darkness—how deep is that darkness!” Matthew 6:22-23 HCSB “I will not set anythingContinue reading “Eye Health”

“Teach us to number our days carefully so that we may develop wisdom in our hearts.” Psalm 90:12 HCSB “Don’t say to your neighbor, ‘Go away! Come back later.I’ll give it tomorrow’—when it is there with you.” Proverbs 3:28 HCSB I recently saw these words on social media: “Don’t count the days. Make the daysContinue reading “Counting the Days”

“Listen to counsel and receive instruction so that you may be wise later in life. Many plans are in a man’s heart, but the Lord’s decree will prevail.” Proverbs 19:20-21 HCSB “And I pray this: that your love will keep on growing in knowledge and every kind of discernment, so that you may approve the thingsContinue reading “Graduation”

“Guide me in Your truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation; I wait for You all day long.” Psalm 25:5 HCSB “‘God is spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.’” John 4:24 HCSB We all go through trying times in our lives where we becomeContinue reading “Truth”

“Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength.” Deuteronomy 6:5 HCSB “Above all, fear the Lord and worship Him faithfully with all your heart; consider the great things He has done for you.” 1 Samuel 12:24 HCSB “If we live, we live for the Lord;Continue reading “All In”

“The end of a matter is better than its beginning; a patient spirit is better than a proud spirit.” Ecclesiastes 7:8 HCSB “Do not remember the past events, pay no attention to things of old. Look, I am about to do something new; even now it is coming. Do you not see it? Indeed, IContinue reading “Transitions”

“The one who digs a pit will fall into it, and whoever rolls a stone—it will come back on him.” Proverbs 26:27 HCSB “He redeems your life from the Pit;He crowns you with faithful love and compassion.” Psalm 103:4 HCSB The hole is back! For months, our lawn was full of colorful utility flags andContinue reading “Holes”

“For by Wisdom your days will be many,and years will be added to your life.” Proverbs 9:11 HCSB “Teach us to number our days carefullyso that we may develop wisdom in our hearts.” Psalm 90:12 HCSB Just over a year ago, I believed I was going to be two years older than I actually wouldContinue reading “Bonus Birthdays”

“I will instruct you and show you the way to go;with My eye on you, I will give counsel.” Psalm 32:8 HCSB “May the Lord direct your hearts to God’s love and Christ’s endurance.” 2 Thessalonians 3:5 HCSB “But you, dear friends, as you build yourselves up in your most holy faith and pray inContinue reading “Moving On”

“This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: ‘Write down on a scroll all the words that I have spoken to you,” Jeremiah 30:2 “‘Only be on your guard and diligently watch yourselves, so that you don’t forget the things your eyes have seen and so that they don’t slip from your mindContinue reading “Sharing Your Spiritual Stories”