An action word for Five Minute Friday. Tell! Go and TELL Pharoah, Let my people go. Go TELL it on the Mountain…that Jesus Christ is Born. Jesus said, And I TELL you: Ask and you will receive. Seek and you will find. Knock and the door will be opened to you. Jesus said, “Return home and TELL the story of…
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Five Minute Friday: Fill
To fill is to remove the empty from our lives. Sometimes that’s in response to a physical need and sometimes it is totally spiritual. When I think of the word fill, I think back to life on our farm when the kids were growing up. Rachel, fill the chicken feeder. Aaron, be sure and fill the rabbit water bottles. Honey,…
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To Swim or Not To Swim
It’s 9:30 on a cool summer morning and I’m sitting next to the pool with all the other moms, dads, grandmas and grandpas…watching our little ones take swim lessons. It is an age old tradition of instilling in these precious children the joy of swimming. Both for their enjoyment and fun, but also for their safety. I must say I…
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Travel Walking Sticks, Trekking Poles and Canes: Pros and Cons
In the final countdown for our fall trip to Europe, I began to look at the pros and cons of purchasing a travel walking staff or cane. I wasn’t really sure which would best meet my needs and have the assistance and stabilization benefits I desired when walking on uneven ground and cobblestone streets. I started my research by looking…
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Dandelions and Daydreams
Here Grandma…I picked you some flowers. It’s the voice of my five year old grandson as he comes running in from playing outside. I look up from my computer knowing full well that the flowers will be bright yellow with pointy pedals. The stems will be gangly and long with very few leaves. The stems will either be picked too…
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