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I Am Grateful for the Provision

Our needs are met in a variety of ways.  Most often, we work and thus are able to provide for our own physical needs. We depend upon health care professionals to care for our health needs. Our needs for love and support are often provided for by family and friends. We may have other needsContinue reading “I Am Grateful for the Provision”

Morning Affects Our Days

Most everybody has some kind of morning routine to get us ready for the day ahead. It usually involved hygiene, food, reading, and getting everyone else ready. If our routine gets disrupted or if something goes wrong in the routine, we may be in a bad mood for the rest of the day. Psalm 92:1-4Continue reading “Morning Affects Our Days”

Sacrifice

I believe that we look upon sacrifices incorrectly. When we think of sacrifice, we think of what it costs us. We should be thinking of what it does for others, rather than how much it costs us. For instance, we talk about sacrificing some time to help others. But the reality, and most significant partContinue reading “Sacrifice”

Daily Expectations

We begin each day with certain expectations. If we have gotten a good night’s sleep and things have been going well for us, we awake with expectations of another good day. However, if things have been going roughly and we know we may expect to face another hard day. Of course, our expectations rarely matchContinue reading “Daily Expectations”

Peace Everywhere

Bumperstickers proclaim “Peace”. Organizations promote peace. Periodically a peace movement will arise. As a teenager in the sixties I was apart of a peace movement when the Vietnam War was raging. I look back at that time and I am amazed at how little I knew. We all want peace and do what we canContinue reading “Peace Everywhere”

Increase Thanksgiving

These days there is some debate about the benefits or risks of teaching our children to give thanks when someone gives them something or does something for them. Thanksgiving is generally learned from observation more than instruction. When a child sees their parents or siblings or some respected person giving thanks, they learn that aContinue reading “Increase Thanksgiving”