~Meditating and Memorizing ~ Psalm 16

I started memorizing this passage over 7 months ago. Of course, I had no idea what life would look like now, at the beginning of April and somewhere in the midst of a quarantine with no end in sight. With the exception of an occasional Zoom meeting, I haven’t seen anyone who has a different […]

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4/03/2020

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With Me

This past Thursday morning started like most normal Thursday mornings. I had been better this week battling for my quiet time with the Lord and, as I closed my Bible a little before 7 am, I felt content that I had heard from Him. The devotional topic was not new or earth-shaking but I had […]

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3/15/2020

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Time Itself & Christmas Decorations

The Christmas decorations are coming down today. I have never left them up for so long. Early in our marriage, it was what I did watching the Rose Bowl Parade on New Year’s Day. While the bowl games played in the background I would pack up the ornaments, lights and nativity sets. It was practically […]

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1/11/2020

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The New Year’s Mundane Days

This is NOT my New Year’s Eve/Resolution post. This is NOT the post explaining what God is whispering to my soul as one decade ends and another begins. THAT post is most likely coming, but this is NOT it. This post IS intended to encourage you to think about commitments vs. resolutions and change vs. […]

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Not the Fear You’d Expect

Tomorrow evening, two of my three daughters will don costumes and head out with friends for fun and frivolity as they move throughout the neighborhood begging candy, sweets and treats from kind strangers and distant acquaintances. Some people go all out for Halloween. They love to decorate with wispy webs and creepy cauldrons. There are […]

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A Magnificent Gift

This morning is a magnificent gift. There is nothing pressing on the agenda. In fact, I just told Piper that there was no plan for the day. I awoke without an alarm, had my “peaceful time,” and have returned a few work related emails. When I kissed Wally goodbye for the day, I followed him […]