Genevieve’s Thoughts on God

I want to write down some of the things Genevieve says about God so that I will remember them and she can one day look back at them. This morning we were talking about God, using the book Big Truths for Little Kids and I asked Genevieve “can you see God?” She answered, “Sometimes I [...]

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Your Thoughts

How precious to me are your thoughts, God! Psalm 139:17 Why spend time reading the Word and praying? Because His thoughts are precious to us. Because we long to know those thoughts more intimately. Oh Lord, that I would view Your thoughts as a prized treasure. That nothing would stand in the way of me [...]

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Who Am I?

Who am I, that you should look into my face, with those dark grey eyes, and smile that big smile? Who am I, that you should lay your head upon my chest and peacefully drift off into a deep slumber? Who am I, that you should trust me to meet your every need, to nourish [...]

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Love is PATIENT

Love is patient… 1 Cor 13:4 Love is patient and suffers long. It endures without complaining. It tolerates calmly. What does this mean to our relationship with our spouse? It means that as we love our spouse, we allow them to be who they are. We don’t complain about them and we don’t put a [...]

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A Baby Has Lived!

I have this feeling inside my chest that just won’t seem to go away. I never understood heartbreak before, but now I feel as if my heart has been torn apart. And now as I go about my day, there is this ever present pain in the center of my being. Even when I am [...]

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THIS is how you should pray

Every evening Genevieve and I follow the same routine to get her ready for bed. First Genevieve goes on the potty and then gets in her pajamas. We brush her teeth. (She scrunches up her face and pretends that she is not going to let me brush them!) Then we go and snuggle together on [...]

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Family Worship

A few months ago I was looking for some quality children’s worship cds to play for Genevieve. I wanted something that I would enjoy listening to as well. I came across the Seeds Family Worship series. These cds are basically just Scripture that is set to music, but the nice thing is that it sounds [...]

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Abraham Lincoln: The Faith of a President

This afternoon I listened to the Focus on the Family broadcast Abraham Lincoln: The Faith of a President. It is a recording of a message by Rev. D. James Kennedy and it covers the incredible journey of faith of President Abraham Lincoln. Dr. Kennedy tells stories from President Lincoln’s life in this very powerful and [...]

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Jesus Calms the Storm

The storm wasn’t too big for Jesus… After a day spent ministering to people, Jesus and His disciples got into a boat and sailed out on the lake. While Jesus was sleeping, a furious storm came upon them. In the midst of the storm, Jesus continued to sleep. His disciples, some of them fishermen by [...]

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Delight yourself in the Lord

Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this: He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn, the justice of your cause like the noonday sun. Psalm 37:4-6 I bought Genevieve some of the [...]

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