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This Little Light of Mine

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Last weekend, I met up with "J" and her cousin, whom we will call "K" to run some miles on the river trail. When I meet them at the trail, they usually run for a minimum of ten miles together and meet me somewhere in the last half of their run to pick me up for the four (4.25 to be exact) miles back to the parking lot. I have to decide whether I will run the rest of the way with them and be driven back to my van or run with them a certain distance before turning around and heading back to my van on my own. I used to go the whole way with them before turning around and heading back to my van on my own, but I haven't been going much over four miles at a time lately. So, last weekend, we started out and when we got close to mile two, it was in my head that I needed to make a decision. I felt like I could go on. At mile three the uncertainty started to set in. At that point, I either needed to keep running, and not walk, with them the rest of the way or, if I turned...

Happy Resurrection Day

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On this Resurrection Day, my heart is heavy for several reasons, but I am thankful for many things as well. Despite anything that is going on around me, I am most thankful for the fact that my Savior rose from the grave. There is no other religion that can make the claim that their god died and came back to life. We, as Christians, can and we have proof from eyewitnesses who saw him die and also saw him alive again after being buried for three days. Praise you, God!! I give you Matthew 28:1-20 (CSB) to read today. Happy Easter, everyone! Resurrection Morning " After the Sabbath, as the first day of the week was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to view the tomb.  There was a violent earthquake, because an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and approached the tomb. He rolled back the stone and was sitting on it.   His appearance was like lightning, and his clothing was as white as snow.  The guards were so shaken by fear of him that they became like...

Think Twice, Respond Once

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We live in a time where it is so easy to respond to conflict with a text rather than confronting a person face to face. We can easily comment on a social media post with whatever comes to mind because our opinion is the only one that matters, and it's necessary for the world to hear it. We don’t pause to consider the feelings of others or the impact our comments may have. Perhaps you have been at the receiving end of one of these interactions, perhaps you have been the one to respond with impulsiveness. Today, as I reflect on Palm Sunday, the point that stuck out to me was that Jesus came in peace. In Zechariah 9:9 (CSB) Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem was predicted, “Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion! Shout in triumph, Daughter Jerusalem! Look, your King is coming to you; he is righteous and victorious, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.” The Jews believed this prophecy to be about a King that would come fight for them and free them from the control of the Ro...

30 Years and 20 Questions

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On Tuesday, I will be celebrating thirty years of marriage to my best friend. When we got married, we were young and thought we knew it all, but we didn't have a clue of what was to come. Now that we are older, we are wise enough to admit that we still don't have a clue. I've heard other couples say that as time goes on, they love each other more than ever and I can honestly say that is true. Aside from God who is my refuge, my hope eternal, this man is my safe place on earth. Absolutely there are times when we don't see eye to eye and, of course, we do things to annoy each other. I used to feel the need to point these things out when friends or family would tell me about their relationship struggles, but the fact of the matter is that we have been blessed. We have made the commitment, we have put in the hard work, and we are still learning to live unselfishly. I love and respect him more than ever. In this week's blog, I will be sharing our answers to "Couples...