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Christ can put a spring in your step and a thrill in your heart. Optimism and cheerfulness are products of knowing Christ.
From 2 Corinthians 13:11: “Finally, brothers and sisters, farewell. Put things in order, listen to my appeal, agree with one another, live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you.”
Driving in style
His Montana Cadillac—
Four-wheel drive pick-up
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Driving the highway
Following the sun all day—
Brilliant setting sun
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Cruisin’ down the road
Jammin’ to favorite tunes—
Bringin’ me back home
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Do you have any memories of rolling on down the highway? If so, feel free to comment and start a conversation.
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To thrive in life you need three bones. A wishbone. A backbone. And a funny bone.
It’s very important to surround yourself with people you can learn from.
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Life staying simple each day
Small children learning, God’s way
Like a skilled potter’s clay
Growing up in amazing ways
Lives filling with unique freshness
Creating moments of tender newness
Parents providing support and love
Following God’s example, from above
God watching His only Son
Caring for His little One
Pure gentleness touching with kindness
Lighting the way with fondness
Each moment charging with adventure
Experiencing delightful walks with nature
Little things appearing awfully big
Playing, sandbox shovels seriously dig
Miniature cars creating a parade
Playing with confidence, never afraid
Small puzzles offering a challenge
Showing off a newfound talent
Pictures take-off, ready to fly
Finding a favorite book nearby
Caring sister, like none other
Loving Bubba, her big brother
Baby starting out, lovingly cute
Playing music, like a flute
A toddler replacing the baby
Bringing out endless energy, daily
Parents watching with loving smiles
Thankful for every precious mile
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God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.
Written by Reinhold Niebuhr
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We have a clear path to choose
Anything else, we definitely lose
A godless enemy brings emptiness
He prowls and waits, eager to strike
His path only leads to unhappiness
Our lives feel like a bursting dike
We see the good life in front of us
But the light comes with false hopes
Glamour and riches without the fuss
Darkness clouds over life’s periscope
Gloomy doom brings promises, so empty
A champion bears our guilt and shame
There is a better way, filled with plenty
Life truly means more than just a game
The Light of Salvation chases away the dark
Christ bears our wounds at a bloody cross
The enemy slithers away, gone is his spark
Jesus’ Holy righteousness reaches across
Our loving Father sacrifices His only Son
His shed blood atones for our sinful ways
An empty tomb declares, Christ has won
Accept me and follow, He proudly says
We have a clear path to choose
Anything else, we definitely lose
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This rhyme was anonymously posted on the wall of a small donut shop.
As you travel through life brother
Whatever be your goal
Keep your eye upon the donut
And not upon the hole
From Psalm 23:5-6: “You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord my whole life.”
Turn negative off
Stand on God’s eternal Word—
Trusting in the Lord
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Faith running empty
Encouragement now arrives—
In God’s healing truth
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Did you hear the news?
The cold, dark tomb is empty—
Jesus has risen!
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Action springs not from thought, but from a readiness for responsibility.
From James 1:22-24: “But be doers of the word, and not merely hearers who deceive themselves. For if any are hearers of the Word and not doers, they are like those who look at themselves in a mirror; for they look at themselves and, on going away, immediately forget what they were like.”
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Milt and I push his small rowboat into the lake’s calm waters on a sunny, early morning. Fishin’ is absolutely on our minds.
Milt’s boat has stood the test of time, and she definitely looks it. There are patches here and there, scrapped and worn paint, and even some mismatched planking on the floor.
Rowing the boat far from shore, we arrive at the very best place to fish the lake. The deep water covers the territory with the biggest fish around.
We both become quite involved with our fishin’ as we cast again and again, hoping to catch the big one. We fail to notice the threatening skies above. A mother-of-all thunderstorms appears heading for the lake, and we sit directly in the crosshairs of its vicious aim.
Before we can even think about rowing back to the safety of the shore, Milt and I feel the tiny craft being engulfed by the torrents of rain and the white caps of the charging waves.
Our clothes and fishin’ tackle become soaking wet in a few short minutes, and then the boat begins to list to the starboard side. She’s taking on water much too quickly.
Looking more anxious by the second, Milt shouts out, “Start bailin’ now!”
Watching my tackle box floating away, I yell back, “With what?”
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