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It’s a Long Walk to the Cross…

It’s a long walk to the cross So close thine eyes and breathe Now gently bow thy head And slowly bow thy knees. For Christ in the garden did plead Father take this cup from Me Yet, Thy will, not…

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The Art of Letting Go

I heard this little title early this am but I didn’t really get the poem until later today. I certainly felt it in my heart as soon as it came. It kind of came with a surge of familiar anguish….

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And it came to pass, when he was come nigh to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount called the mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples, Saying, Go ye into the village over against you; in the which…

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There are some days…

I find the life with Jesus so beautiful yet the reality of hardships and afflictions are nigh. I have encountered extreme joy and adventure, while also suffering great losses. I am sure many reading today are in some sort of…

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Love…

Love is patient Love is kind Love is faithful Love is time Love is wreckless Love is long Love it suffers Many wrongs. Love is active Love is near Love encourages Love never fears Love is freedom Love is flight…

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Is There Not A Cause?

Is there not a cause to fight Is there not a cause to love Is there not a cause to grieve The lost and lonely Christ speaks of… Is there not a cause to dance Is there not a cause…

Sunlight streams across a vast expanse of fluffy clouds as seen from above, creating a serene and golden sky—like The Gate to a peaceful realm, where every ray tells a story of the heart in soft light and gentle cloud textures.

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The Gate…a story of the heart

Please give me grace this am and think not too critical of my writing today:) It’s just a little story of my heart. I am sure much theologically could be inaccurate..likely this story would be filed under “fiction” in the…

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Cinderella

…and with this I fall head over heels again……………………..:) A sweet message for the women at church today that God is a restorer of the little girls who are now big girls. Keep dreaming with Him and rejoice in Him….enjoy…

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a heart pondering…

I sat in a meeting and looked around the room….I often ponder subtle things as God shows me His heart…. and inside I smiled. Whoever expected a ministry meeting to include 2 of the staff holding little babes recently born…