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  This five year old finds joy in the simplest things. My seventy year old husband quite often has pastoral visits to make at the VA.  He has shared, "It's like a city! I get lost every time."  Recently, after a morning of making it through the maze of buildings and elevators, with help from cleaning ladies and nurses, he was finally making his way through the lobby to head home when the man at the information desk called out, "Young Man!"  My husband said at first he thought he was going to break into the song "YMCA." Making his way to the desk the man said, "You look like a man with a purpose. That is how military men operate." My husband simply said, "Yes sir!" Actually he was on a mission. A misson to find a bathroom before his hour drive back to church. The Bible is full of purposeful missions God sent people on and we are still being sent today.   Think about Abraham, Moses, Joseph, Daniel.  They were led into some desolate pl

From Chapter 11 in   Moving Mountains by John Eldredge  "Pressure nearly always guarantees you will have a hard time discerning what God is saying, if you hear anything at all. Pressure clenches up your heart and soul and ties all your insides in rubber band knots.   Daniel appears to understand this. His first move is to buy himself some time to go and pray about it." It was a double whammy week for me with the Lord using two sources to take me to the book of Daniel to remember two different lessons. In Moving Mountains the lesson related to needing wisdom/guidance from the Lord. In Daniel chapter 2, Daniel is in a tough spot as King Nebuchadnezzar wants a dream interpreted and has told his regular staff of "wise men" since they can't do it they will be killed.  Ugh, no pressure guys. Well, there was no pressure for Daniel, because he knew the source of all wisdom and dream interpretation.  There are a couple really wise things Daniel does, before just jumping

Such a joy to have this one living close by to do ministry with us. It was early Sunday morning. My husband had been up for hours, his crazy routine. A warm little snuggle buddy who had been spending the night had crawled in our bed next to me.  When my husband came in the room at 7AM to say he was heading to open up church we said, "Don't leave us! Don't leave us!"  He sweet reply was "Jesus is Calling." What can you say to that?  We all need to have the discipline to echo that priority more often. Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. Proverbs 3:5-6 The Song “How Far” Tasha Layton https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nBjOz-EpuA

I was given my first cowboy boots on my 50th birthday.  Here's a Saturday Song. Put on your cowboy boots first and sing along. The lyrics are below. The Song "A Praying Woman" Anne Wilson and Lainy Wilson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSoKDy3XVuI Before that rooster's crowin', she's kitchen table sittin' Underlining the gospel and black coffee sippin' When that sun gets to sinkin', the whole house is restin' And she's thanking God for those fast asleep blessings Might look like she ain't doin' much  But she's movin' mountains because That's the power, the power  Of two folded hands, bowed head, bended knees When she whispers, "Dear Jesus" heaven can hear it And that devil gets back to hell runnin' That's the power The power of the prayin' woman (amen) Oh, a prayin' woman (amen) She puts on a T-shirt, red lipstick, blue jeans But she's wearin' armor that nobody sees Every word she sent

These two old hands have held onto each other for a long, long time. I love it when our oldest son visits from Utah and holds onto me. The past t wo weeks have been very emotional. I shared about the friend's son who was shot and died in his mother's arms and then someone at church shared this video about this family from their son in law's, grandfather's church in NC. https://www.foxweather.com/extreme-weather/asheville-mother-loses-son-helene-floods-north-carolina We can hold onto Jesus come what may. Let's ask ourselves...Would I glorify God like this after such a horrific, unimaginable event? And I am certain that God, who began the good work within you, will continue his work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ Jesus returns.  Philippians 1:6 The Song "Hold Onto Jesus" Erin O'Donnell https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oe4ucy9c7rY

The three generations of football players and supportive wives, moms and grandmother. See our younger grandson high fiving the players as they come out of the locker room after half time. While the commitment was to text a prayer before each of our grandson's football games, it has turned into what the grands call a "Mama Boo Podcast"🤣 I emailed this one early this morning, then apologized saying I'd text a short prayer. The word came clearly last week after the game...Comrades. “The difference between a friend, and a comrade: the a friend is somebody who care about you in general, somebody who cares about your well being, your emotions, your feelings. But when somebody comes to you, as a comrade, or as a soldier, or ally, that relationship is under the context of war.” Being part of a football team is like going to war together.   Everyone has an agreed upon goal/game plan.   If it was just the QB or running back out there against another team, he wouldn’t have a ch