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When we humble our imperfect thoughts before God, He will open another page of joy.
Do you write a daily journal? This inspiring thought comes from my journal, and much of what is written in my journal comes from reading and commenting on other bloggers’ posts. Thanks to many of you or adding so much to my journal.
(Updated December 17)
Rather than trying hard to grope our way through the maze of man-made ideas and opinions, through Christ we find ourselves empowered by the tragedy and triumph of the cross.
From Romans 5:10: “For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more surely, having been reconciled, will we be saved by His life.”
This informative post will be published on Saturday in place of my regular one. You are invited to participate with the opening question.
What word contains 26 letters but only has three syllables?
(answer found at the end of this post)
Many of America’s animals have cousins who are found in other parts of the world. This is the case with the badger.
Here are some interesting facts about the American badger:
A badger’s appearance is characterized by stripped faces and thick bodies. The length of an adult is usually between 2 and 3 feet (.6 to .9 m). A group of them is called a clan or cete. The youngsters are named cubs or pups, while the adult males are called boars and females as sows.
Badgers are known for their fierce bite. Their lower jaw has the ability to clamp down securely and tightly. Designed for digging, their front paws feature long, sharp claws, which can dig quickly when searching for prey hiding underground.
A badger’s home consists of underground burrows (called setts or dens). The tunnels may run up to 10 feet below the ground’s surface, and some may exceed 30 feet in length. There is room for sleeping, storing food, and giving birth.
Badgers are nocturnal hunters, and they generally live as solitary creatures. They face a variety of predators, such as wolves, coyotes, mountain lions, foxes, and even eagles and hawks. Most will prey upon their small cubs in open areas, away from the much safer den. In addition, man has bred his own predator–the Dachshund. Used particularly in Europe, their name translates from the German language as “badger dog.”
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Spending time outdoors with nature’s harmony makes life seem more comfortable when we just go with its flow.
Do you write a daily journal? This inspiring thought comes from my journal, and much of what is written in my journal comes from reading and commenting on other bloggers’ posts. Thanks to many of you or adding so much to my journal.
(Updated December 16)
Things that make us alike are finer and stronger than the things that make us different.
The good we secure for ourselves is precarious and uncertain until it is secured for all of us and incorporated into our common life.
American activist Jane Addams (1860-1935) was the second woman to receive the Nobel Peace Prize in 1931. Her accomplishments are many as she labored as a reformer, social worker, and author. She was a timeless voice for world peace and women’s suffrage.
Clear
Path ahead
Father’s guiding light
Spirit’s daily, quiet intervention
Conscience
Righteous
Fatherly lessons
Understanding, character counts
Faith’s season of grace
Integrity
Experience
Father’s goodness
Backed with love
Endurance, walking with peace
Self-control
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When we are able to humble the ego within, we will be better prepared to persevere as we build the necessary discipline in our daily lives.
Do you write a daily journal? This inspiring thought comes from my journal, and much of what is written in my journal comes from reading and commenting on other bloggers’ posts. Thanks to many of you or adding so much to my journal.
(Updated December 15)
The right thing to do with habits is to lose them in the life of the Lord, until every habit is so practiced that there is no conscious habit at all.
From Romans 12:2: “Do not be conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of the mind, so that you may discern what is the will of God—what is good and acceptable and perfect.”
Oswald Chambers (1874-1917) was a Scottish evangelist and Christian teacher. Following his death from an illness while in Egypt during World War I, his wife took on the task of transcribing the detailed notes she had written from his lectures and sermons. Gertrude Hobbs Chambers’ efforts resulted in the publication in 1924 of MY UTMOST FOR HIS HIGHEST. I frequently read from this devotional, and it has greatly deepened my faith and understanding of God’s Word.
Nestling with Christmas warmth
Dreaming of winter’s snow
Gliding down peaceful slopes
Beside lofty chateau
Sleeping with cherished peace
Hearing each silver bell
Waiting expectations
Mystery’s carousel
Ringing red kettle’s bell
Giving from grateful heart
Letting go of some cash
Someone’s life will restart
Quickening steps now stop
Finding one final gift
Sharing love with others
Purchase completes this shift
Gazing into night’s sky
Drifting, tiny snowflake
Inviting even more
Ground swells from snowy quake
Blessing midnight’s entrance
Painting whitest landscape
Witnessing lighted tree
Christmas dreams taking shape
The Christmas season can mean different things to many people, but residing in its heart just might be these words as written by American Congressman William Carey Jones (1855-1927): “The joy of brightening other lives, bearing each other’s burdens, easing others’ loads and supplanting empty hearts and lives with generous gifts becomes for us the magic of Christmas.”
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May each of us wrap the gifts of Christmas around those we greet. Hope, peace, joy, and love breathe alongside us every day.
Do you write a daily journal? This inspiring thought comes from my journal, and much of what is written in my journal comes from reading and commenting on other bloggers’ posts. Thanks to many of you or adding so much to my journal.
(Updated December 14)
Big Sky Buckeye 