“When times are good, be happy; but when times are bad, consider: God has made the one as well as the other.” Ecclesiastes 7:14 (NIV) Disappointment is a difficult thing. It can break your heart, it can make you feel small, it can affect all your relationships. Disappointment can also ...
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When we pray, we are intimately connected to God, and while we ask for His help, ask for others’ frailties and quietly listen for His answers, we are one. Prayer is a complicated business. Sometimes when we think of it and talk about it, it seems it sometimes generates more ...
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The day after Thanksgiving, I dug out all my Christmas decorations, and began the two-day process of tree decorating and hanging lights. My enthusiasm for adorning my house with holiday cheer began to wane shortly after plowing through my Christmas boxes that have been stored neatly in my attic all ...
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It’s not usual for a song to come to my mind completely out of the blue. It happens all the time. This morning, however, the song that invaded my thoughts was quite an unusual one. I was sweeping the floor, and to my recollection, I wasn’t thinking about anything in ...
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If you live in the parts of America where there’s snow, chances are, you’re dreaming of a white Christmas. For those of us living in a winter wonderland, snow is associated with the Christmas season. Making snow angels and snowballs during winter has almost become automatic for children. But in ...
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