Friendship’s Slippery Slope

By Beth | September 30, 2011 |

A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.  Proverbs 17:17   One of my sister’s best friend’s just died.  It has really gotten me thinking about who best friends are and what makes them closer than others.   I have recently studied the relationship between King David and his friend Jonathan…

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Captive Audience

By Beth | September 26, 2011 | Comments Off on Captive Audience

When my children were young I remember talking to their pediatrician about how much they (and all kids) talked when they were in the car.  His explanation of this was that with kids strapped into place in car seats and seatbelts they had to move something – so they talk!  Their parents had become a…

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It’s Easy, “No”

By Beth | September 20, 2011 | Comments Off on It’s Easy, “No”

Last week was a busy week, too busy.  I took on too many extra tasks and also had to accomplish things I had promised weeks before that I would do as a part of my ministry.  I taught my regular weekly Bible Study and had a retreat and Sunday School over the weekend.   I loved…

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Put on Patience

By Beth | September 16, 2011 |

  Love is patient and kind.  1 Corinthians 13:4 I met some one new at the family event of a mutual friend. It was nice to get out and meet some new people but it was a little difficult to find the location. It was out in the country on rarely traveled roads. So, the…

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Grab n Go

By Beth | September 13, 2011 | Comments Off on Grab n Go

We got a good laugh the other night when our 15-month-old grandson was closing in on a basket of chips.  His mother called his name and told him, “No, no.”  He did not move away from the chips so she started to move toward him.  He grabbed a chip as fast as he could and…

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More Work, Less Pay

By Beth | September 9, 2011 | Comments Off on More Work, Less Pay

The LORD God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and keep it. Genesis 2:15     We are facing an interesting time economically.  I think that by now almost everyone would agree that we as a nation are in trouble from a financial point of view.  Many…

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