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 time limit on [...]

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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 trade, [...]

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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 Seeds Family Worship cds and they are [...]

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Reflections

This evening as I stood with Genevieve at the bathroom sink I looked up to see her stretching her little neck all the way up so that she could see her reflection in the mirror. When she finally got a glimpse of herself, Genevieve’s face lit up and her little cheeks puffed out as she [...]

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Read the Bible

CBN has a read through the Bible in a year plan on their website and you can elect to have the daily reading emailed to you… daily! I signed up for these daily emails and I must say that I am really enjoying them. I wasn’t so sure that I would enjoy reading the Bible [...]

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Cling to Jesus

If you cling to your life, you will lose it; but if you give up your life for me, you will find it. Matthew 10:39
We cling to many things in life… family and friends, material possessions, memories, homes and life itself. One thing that most people have in common is that drive for survival. You [...]

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Direct my steps by Your Word

Your testimonies are wonderful;
Therefore my soul keeps them.
The entrance of Your words gives light;
It gives understanding to the simple.
I opened my mouth and panted,
For I longed for Your commandments.
Look upon me and be merciful to me,
As Your custom is toward those who love Your name.
Direct my steps by Your word,
And let no iniquity have dominion [...]

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