Yesterday, as I was reading Scripture, I came upon II Chronicles 13:5. In that verse is an interesting term, “covenant of salt.” I’m sure I’ve read those words before but yesterday, I took particular notice. Sometimes that happens. A verse that I must have read several times suddenly stands out. I checked out the significance […]
Jan 4, 2014
Hope
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Aren’t you glad for hope? When problems plague us, we can always hope that they will be resolved. When we aren’t feeling well, we hope that soon we will feel better. When finances get tight, we hope that our ship will come in and, in fact, we see the sails rising just above the horizon. […]
Jan 2, 2014
Owl Shadow
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We were sitting in the living room when Sara said, “Mem! There’s an owl on your wall.” And there, above the sofa, was the shadow of the small, plastic owl that sticks on my deck door to warn the birds not to fly into the glass. The sun was striking the door at just the […]
Jan 1, 2014
New Year’s Resolutions from Levi, Oklahoma
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This morning, I thought it would be fun to hear a few of the New Year’s resolutions of the good citizens of Levi, Oklahoma, at least those that made it to 2014. Sad to say, some won’t be around to make resolutions but for those who made it through, here’s what they are saying: Burke […]
Dec 31, 2013
Auld Lang Syne
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The close of another year, the anticipation of a new year, remembering and hoping, all these things rolled into New Year’s Eve. For many, today will be a time for looking back, thinking of some milestone or marker in the past year. If you have bad memories of the past year, I hope they will […]
Dec 29, 2013
Sauntering Into Sunday
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My deck is wet so evidently sometime during the night, a spate of rain fell. The temperature is well above freezing but the weatherman says the day will get colder. I wonder if there’s a chance for a snow flurry? Yesterday morning when I glanced out, the way the sky looked, the clouds, the soft […]
