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“‘For I know the plans I have for you’ – this is the Lord’s declaration – ‘plans for your welfare, not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.’” Jeremiah 29:11 “Commit your activities to the Lord, and your plans will be achieved.” Proverbs 16:3 “Do I have to clear the table?”“Not ifContinue reading “Getting Things Done”

“Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; His faithful love endures forever.” I Chronicles 16:8 “They are also to stand every morning to give thanks and praise the Lord, and likewise in the evening.” I Chronicles 23:30 “Now therefore, our God, we give You thanks and praise Your glorious name.” I Chronicles 29:13Continue reading “Give Thanks”

“Come to Me, all of you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.” Matthew 11:28 “The one who lives under the protection of the Most High dwells in the shadow of the Almighty.I will say to the Lord, ‘My refuge and my fortress,my God, in whom I trust.’” Psalm 91: 1-2Continue reading “Beach Day”

“Above all, put on love—the perfect bond of unity.” Colossians 3:14 “Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs it down, but a good word cheers it up.” Proverbs 12:25 “Be alert, stand firm in the faith, act like a man, be strong. Your every action must be done with love.” I Corinthians 16: 13-14 We’re startingContinue reading “Six Feet Apart”

“For God loved the world in this way: He gave His One and Only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life.” John 3:16 My best friend’s daughter, Samantha, and her husband Troy, welcomed a beautiful baby boy named Jayden. He was a few months old before doctorsContinue reading “A Child in Heaven”

“Moved with compassion, Jesus touched their eyes. Immediately they could see, and they followed Him.” Mathew 20:34 “Reaching out His hand, He touched him, saying, ‘I am willing; be made clean,’ and immediately the disease left him.” Luke 5:13 “For if, while we were enemies, we were reconciled to God through the death of HisContinue reading “Healing Touch”

“Lord, You have searched me and known me.You know when I sit down and when I stand up;You understand my thoughts from far away.” Psalm 139:1-2 “But even the hairs of your head have all been counted.” Matthew 10:30  “Then He called a child to Him and had him stand among them. ‘I assure you,’Continue reading “God Knows Me”

“Trust in the Lord with all your heart,and do not rely on your own understanding;think about Him in all your ways,and He will guide you on the right paths.” Proverbs 3:5-6 “Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God, so that He may exalt you at the proper time, casting all your care onContinue reading “Our Changing School Year”

“At daybreak, Lord, You hear my voice; at daybreak, I plead my case to You and watch expectantly.” Psalm 5:3 I am thankful for each new day and an opportunity to begin again. The sun rises, even when it is hidden behind the clouds. The Lord is ready to greet us no matter what ourContinue reading “Morning Prayers”

“Make Your ways known to me, Lord; teach me Your paths. Guide me in Your truth and teach me, For You are the God of my salvation…” Psalm 25:4-5 “Teach a youth about the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.” Proverbs 22:6 My younger son isContinue reading “Driver’s Training”