Christmas Money

By Beth | December 10, 2011 |

He who loves money will not be satisfied with money, nor he who loves wealth with hisincome; this also is vanity. Ecclesiastes 5:10 My email inbox is driving me crazy!  Do I really need daily updates from Amazon.com, JCPenny and drugstore.com so I can see the new bargains?  How many sales at Chico’s and Coldwater…

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Merciful Authority

By Beth | December 5, 2011 | Comments Off on Merciful Authority

I am not a person known for her mercy.  Though I can be kind and compassionate I also seem to have a reputation for saying things that do not exactly make people all warm and fuzzy.  I was trying to think when this started, why am I like this?  As long as I can remember…

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Confession IS Good for the Soul

By Beth | December 2, 2011 | Comments Off on Confession IS Good for the Soul

    Most women are talkers – it’s a fact.  Most men – not so much.  One of the things women talk about is men who don’t talk.  Women seem to think that the best way to get past a problem is to talk about it – preferably to them.  Men, on the other hand, seem…

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Workplace Woes

By Beth | November 28, 2011 |

  I recently had lunch with a woman who has a fairly high level job in corporate America. She was lamenting the time and energy required to keep up with all that is expected of her from several levels. Because she is in a management position she is the “heavy” who has to say some…

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Attending to Thanksgiving

By Beth | November 24, 2011 | Comments Off on Attending to Thanksgiving

    Whoever is wise, let him attend to these things; let them consider the steadfast love of the LORD. Psalm 107:43  It’s the day before Thanksgiving as I write this. One of the hardest things for me to do with the holidays since I have been blogging is to come up with something new…

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So simple, a Child Can Do It

By Beth | November 21, 2011 |

Remember the wondrous works that he has done, his miracles, and the judgments he uttered. Psalm 105:5 When our granddaughter was about two years old she was spending the night with us while her parents were away. She got up early in the morning – before I was ready to face the day. In an…

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