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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Weather or Not

By Beth | September 5, 2011 | Comments Off on Weather or Not

Are there any among the false gods of the nations that can bring rain?  Or can the heavens give showers?  Are you not He, O LORD our God?  We set our hope on you, for you do all these things.  Jeremiah 14:22   There are many aspects of a hurricane that are hard to understand…

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So What Have You Done For Me Lately?

By Beth | September 2, 2011 | Comments Off on So What Have You Done For Me Lately?

The one who offers thanksgiving as his sacrifice glorifies me.  Psalm 50:23a  Every time I turn around right now it seems I am running into a conversation on Thanksgiving, not the holiday but an attitude of the heart. Three times this week I have been reminded how important it is to give God all the…

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