Weeds!

By Beth | August 24, 2009

  We’ve recently moved from a home in the city to a house in the suburbs. In the city I had a small but paradise-like back yard. My husband had built a high fence and the garden areas were small but pretty and manageable. A lot of the beauty was in hanging plants (no weeding…

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Jesus Loves Me, This I Know

By Beth | August 20, 2009

  Jesus loves me this I know, for the Bible tells me so. How young are we when we first learn this song? My granddaughter is not yet two and these are already familiar words. For most of us we need more than the words of a song to convince us. Every once in awhile…

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The Right Track

By Beth | August 18, 2009

Even if you ‘re on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit there.                                                                            Will Rogers I heard this quoted last Sunday as a part of the message a visiting Pastor gave to our church. I don’t exactly remember what point he was making with it but I thought about how true that…

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No Time to Think or Pray

By Beth | August 13, 2009

  Women tell me stuff. I can’t explain why. My friends do it, my family does it, and complete strangers, waitresses and store clerks do it. What they’ve told me over the years is that they have encountered real problems and sometimes need words fast or need to think and act fast. Often what I…

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Just Praise the Lord

By Beth | August 10, 2009

  I recently had breakfast with a friend. Early in the conversation she told me that when she was younger she had some insecurity about her voice. She didn’t like to sing out because she was self conscious about having others hear her. At some point in her late teens she was approached by a…

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She Speaks

By Beth | August 6, 2009

  Well, I actually got on the plane and flew to Charlotte for the “She Speaks” conference after the Lord took my fear. I said I would give you an attitude update when I returned (Fear of Man). Psalm 9:10 says “And those who know your name put their trust in you, for you, O…

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