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With a heart exceedingly full of GRATITUDE is how I’m planning to celebrate this season of Thanksgiving… I’m grateful for answered prayers! Some of which were decades in the making… And as someone currently walking out of a desert season of unanswered prayers, all I can say is I’m grateful! So immensely grateful for all…
I have always loved this meme. It’s simplicity in truth is profound. As I grieve the closing doors in my life, I’m reminded of this visual. An illustration of a child of God clutching ‘the Gift,’ too afraid to let it go. And my thought was… I’m desperately holding tight to a door yearning to…
“And there’s this other, funny thing… I love, more! L O V E . That’s all I feel.” These are the words of a dying man. “Nothing but love.” he says. These words have haunted me since I first read them two Autumn’s ago… I read them, sadly, days after hearing of my friend’s passing. (Those who follow…
Lately, I’ve been extremely worried about something completely out of my control, so I prayed “God, if this ever comes to pass, it will be a miracle. And when it does, I will know it is You (and you alone,) who is the Maestro.” Let me tell you, I was standing on His promises and…
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As I stood there feeling humiliated, the sting was somewhat lessened. Because I knew God was teaching me the very thing I had been praying to learn. Lately, I’ve been trying something new. Whenever I feel offended, disappointed, rejected, hurt, misunderstood, or just plain treated unkindly, I pray for the transgressor of my emotions. I…
Music educators and church musicians go back in my family about six or seven generations. I could astound you with my ability to describe in great detail the foot pedals of a piano and organ. Further, I could amaze you with descriptions of ALL things floor level of a church stage. You see, the church…