Category: The Bookshelf
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November Gratitude: The Sweet Breath of Paradise
The breath that wafts from some blessed corner of Paradise gives sweetness to the bitterness of this region, it tempers the curse on this earth of ours. (~Ephrem the Syrian) Thank You, Lord, that in the bitterness of suffering and the impatience of waiting, I breathe the sweet breath of Paradise with which You fill…
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November Gratitude: Trust, Even Without a Clue
So I did the same thing again and again. I would kneel down in front of them at eye level and say, “Please look at Daddy’s face. Do you know how much I love you? Do you know that your Daddy is not a mean, bad man? Do you know that I would never ask…
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November Gratitude: Pulsing Praise
Thou hast given so much to me, Give one thing more, – a grateful heart; Not thankful when it pleaseth me, As if Thy blessings had spare days, But such a heart whose pulse may be Thy praise. ~George Herbert
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November Gratitude: Unknown Paths
The Road Goes Ever On The Road goes ever on and on Down from the door where it began. Now far ahead the Road has gone, And I must follow, if I can, Pursuing it with eager feet, Until it joins some larger way Where many paths and errands meet. And whither then? I cannot…
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Encouragement for Moms
“Ministry means being “all there.” It means rejoicing that you get to show your children how to peddle a tricycle, make their bed, build good memories, and share their toys with others. You serve your family, and ultimately your heavenly Father, by helping your child do that puzzle for the seventeenth time, by washing those…
A Spring of Joy 