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In sharing our struggles with others, we hope their response will share embracing love and understanding words.
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 for adding so much to my journal.
(Updated October 27)
We need more light about each other. Light creates understanding, understanding creates love, love creates patience, patience creates unity.
You can’t separate peace from freedom because no one can be a peace unless he has his freedom.
Malcolm X (1925-1965) was an American human rights activist.
From Psalm 16:1-2: “Protect me, O God, for in you I take refuge. I say to the Lord, ‘You are my Lord; I have no good apart from you.'”
Facing uncertainty
More questions than actions
Reaching out to Father
Love’s trusted interactions
Harboring inner doubts
Weakened by rising tides
Praying now to Father
Mercy brings answers to guide
Choosing to always trust
Assurance speaks to heart
Listening to Father
Grace nourishing faith’s fresh start
Tasting heavenly joy
Life’s outlook now renewed
Receiving from Father
Page turned, filled with gratitude
Rejoicing in hope’s light
Righteous path before thee
Conversing with Father
His peace calms as darkness flees
From Psalm 16:11: “You show me the path of life. In Your presence there is fullness of joy; in Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.”
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Our faith’s fabric will be tested, but Christ’s light will keep our hope alive.
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 for adding so much to my journal.
(Updated October 26)
The real secret of an unsatisfied life lies too often in an unsurrendered will.
From Psalm 37:5: “Commit your way to the Lord; trust in Him, and He will act.”
Hudson Taylor (1832-1905) was a British-born Christian missionary. He spent 54 years in China.
The Buckeye state of Ohio offers a landscape filled with quite a diversity of wildlife. Two of its more unique creatures include the black squirrel and eastern box turtle.
The black squirrel is of the same species as the eastern gray squirrel. Its distinct black outer coat has evolved because of a mutation in a genetic trait called melanism. This increase in dark pigment results from an increase of eumelanin production.
Some distinctive characteristics of a black squirrel include:
A black squirrel finds readily available food sources in habitats with mature trees such as oak, hickory, maple, and walnut. Each thrives in a human-dominated landscape, where its dark outer color blends with shaded areas. Trees with a dense canopy provide shelter from predators and weather extremes.
For nesting and shelter, a black squirrel may utilize manmade structures, such as attics, chimneys, and sheds.
The eastern box turtle lives a less active and more isolated existence than the black squirrel. This turtle acquires its name from its centrally hinged lower shell which allows it to draw more tightly against the upper shell. A more effective protection is provided for the turtle.
Some unique characteristics of an eastern box turtle include:
An eastern box turtle stands out with the high-domed carapace of its upper shell. The base color is usually dark brown or black with a wide variety of markings. The shell is accented with streaks and blotches of yellow. Some shells may display colors of orange or red.
Being terrestrial, this turtle is quite comfortable living on land in open woodlands. During the summer heat, it will lie hidden beneath rotting logs and decaying leaves. Only in the coolness of early morning and evening will the eastern box turtle venture out.
During its reproduction cycle, incubation of 3-8 eggs lasts about three months. This usually occurs between May and July.
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May we embrace even the smallest amount of goodness from unexpected places.
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 for adding so much to my journal.
(Updated October 25)
Music is a bridge builder, connecting our stories.
In any given day, there are acts of courage and kindness that remind us of the goodness in the world.
Ellie Holcomb (born 1982) is an American singer and songwriter. She grew up in Nashville, Tennessee.
Messiah
Speaking truth
Heavenly praises above
Leading believers to Eternity
Joy
Savior
Sharing grace
Light brightens tomorrow
Filling with love’s forgiveness
Hope
Jesus
Offering rest
Mercy shares peace
Bearing heaviest of burdens
Faith
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While many long to embrace the quietness of life’s peace, truly only in accepting Jesus Christ as one’s Lord and Savior; will hope replace the turbulence around us.
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 for adding so much to my journal.
(Updated October 24)
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