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    Faith Hope Recent Posts

    Drinking In God’s Presence

    January 5, 2022
    Drinking in God's Presence

    Have you ever awakened to find your heart heavy, but you don’t know why? That was me the other morning. Sitting up, legs dangling over the side of the bed, with eyelids barely letting in the light of day, I realized my heart was full of unrest and sadness. For one split second I tried to shake it off, but then the Lord reminded me to pray, either lifting up whoever it was that needed prayer, or to ask Him why I was feeling that way. When I did, these words from Psalm 42:11 began to run through my head.

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  • My Grandkids
    Grace Recent Posts

    What Love Looks Like

    As I have gotten older, one of the things I get a great deal of enjoyment from is watching my grandkids. Whether happy, sad, or downright mad, their sweet honesty—even in the most trying…

    June 3, 2020
  • Woman Covering Her Eyes
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    When You Lose Sight of God’s Love

    This morning on crosswalk.com, I was reading about the possible meaning of the word, “Maundy,” as it pertains to Maundy Thursday. It comes from the Latin “mandatum “ which means “command.”  On Thursday evening,…

    April 9, 2020
  • Need a Good Love Story? Here’s Two.
    Everyday Life

    Need a Good Love Story? Here’s Two.

    Have you ever read in the Bible the book of Ruth? It is a wonderful true story, desperate in the beginning, turning tragic shortly thereafter, but in the end, opening like a flower into…

    October 10, 2018
  • A Lesson of Love From My Lucy
    Everyday Life

    A Lesson of Love From My Lucy

    My granddaughter, Lucy, when first beginning to talk, tried to call me—a name my daughter thought I would like to be called—Amma Kimmie. The “Amma,” quickly lost in the speech of a one year…

    August 15, 2018
  • Freeing Our Hearts from the Weeds
    Everyday Life

    Freeing Our Hearts from the Weeds

    Living in Middle Tennessee, I have had to come to grips that I live in Bermuda Grass Country. Some may think this a blessing because of its high tolerance to heat and drought and…

    April 12, 2018
  • What Can You Do With a Hardened Heart
    Everyday Life

    What Can You Do With a Hardened Heart?

    Last month—it’s hard to believe February is past and we have already stepped into March—we were leading our Youth Group at church through our Month of Love series. Now, even though that title sounds…

    March 6, 2018
  • Everyday Life

    Why It’s So Hard to Let People Love Us

    My dear husband does not like to get gifts. Not birthdays or holidays. Not even Christmas or Easter. Not anytime or anywhere. Nope. Nada. Nyet. The other day—mind you, it’s only June—when I surprised…

    June 21, 2017