Well spring is here, and we all think of spring cleaning and preparing for the summer months. As I was contemplating the first jobs to tackle, God spoke to my heart and said, “Start with your heart!” Oh dear, Lord, you mean leave the windows, the curtains, the closets, the yard, and WORK on my […]
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Many parents give their children Easter baskets at Easter time. I just read about a mother who gives her children Christian Easter baskets. She says, “Instead of filling my children’s baskets with Easter candy, toys, or meaningless trinkets, I fill them with items that will draw their hearts closer to God? Here are a few
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1. Critique his work. Whatever he does, it’s rarely done right and is never enough. 2. Give helpful insight. In the ministry, a pastor’s wife sometimes is quick to give her two cents about who her husband should straighten out. If he doesn’t do it according to her timetable, she threatens him that if he
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‘Twas the week before Christmas, and all through the town, Not a sign of Baby Jesus, was anywhere to be found. The people were all busy with Christmas time chores, Like decorating, and baking, and shopping in stores. No one sang, “Away in a manger, no crib for a bed.” Instead, they sang of Santa,
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I have been through the valley of weeping, The valley of sorrow and pain; But the God of all comfort was with me, At hand to uphold and sustain. As the earth needs the clouds and the sunshine Our souls need both sorrow and joy, So He places us oft in the furnace, The dross
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1. First one out of bed puts on the Christmas music. 2. Prepare the same holiday food to eat every year. 3. Display your Christmas cards the same way. 4. You and your children make your Christmas gifts. 5. Host a Christmas slumber party for your children. Play games, sing carols by candlelight, pray together,
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