Posted on November 27, 2024
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Turns out, no matter how hard we try, we are like toddlers who think they are the center of the universe. Every time we answer in exasperation, make rude comments in the privacy of our car about the other driver, and when we would… Continue Reading “For the joy?”
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Posted on March 29, 2022
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I’m either hot or cold when it comes to completing a project. When it goes well, I tend to go all in and work at it til it’s done. But if there are issues, if it’s not turning out right, if it’s taking too… Continue Reading “Finished”
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Posted on December 28, 2021
by Paris Renae
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We begin the New Year with a flurry of birthdays – three to be exact in a matter of twelve days. Truly a new year for each of them. Before days were kept track of, way back when Adam and Eve were still “new”… Continue Reading “The Beginning”
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Posted on November 23, 2021
by Paris Renae
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I love that, here in America, we set aside a day to be thankful for all we have and be grateful for our nation. Parents love to hear ‘thank you’ from their children. Cultivating a heart of gratefulness has to begin young – teaching… Continue Reading “Every Day”
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Posted on November 24, 2020
by Paris Renae
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We say it, but do we mean it? It’s easy to let it roll off the tongue: ‘thanks’, ‘thanks much’, ‘thanks a lot’. And not just to each other. In prayer: ‘thanks, God, for ____ (fill in the blank)’, ‘thanks, Jesus, for what you’ve… Continue Reading “Thankful?”
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Posted on August 18, 2020
by Paris Renae
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One thing I’m missing: smiles. I can’t see them – masks only reveal eyes. So I’m trying to see those, but I’ve noticed this: people are looking down a lot these days. I’ve wondered about the missing smiles and the downcast eyes. Wondering how… Continue Reading “The Best Way…”
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Posted on November 6, 2018
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There’s a new song out – a little album done mostly for kids – you know, like you and me. Kids still on the inside – that we see a glimmer of now and then. (More about the song at the end.) Every new… Continue Reading “Just Sing…”
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Posted on September 26, 2017
by Paris Renae
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With calendars chock-full weeks ahead of time and what seems like an endless list of special days (birthdays, holidays, national who knows what day) we tend to live in tomorrow. So much to be done, to look forward to or to dread. Sometimes I’m… Continue Reading “Today…”
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Posted on November 6, 2015
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Hard to believe we are approaching our all American Day of Thanksgiving. One day we set aside to be grateful… I can’t help but wonder where we would be as a nation if everyday we were grateful for just one thing. So blessed and… Continue Reading “Great-Full…”
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Posted on April 3, 2015
by Paris Renae
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Our good friend and pastor in California recalled the following story when his oldest daughter was six… His wife couldn’t pick her up from school and had asked Larry to get her. Realizing he was running late he got over to the school… Continue Reading “Resurrection…”
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