Eve’s Diary By Mark Twain SATURDAY. — I am almost a whole day old now. I arrived yesterday. That is as it seems to me. And it must be so, for if there was a
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Talk Yourself Out of Spiraling by Declaring the Word of God
When I was young, I was told talking to yourself was a bad thing—something only the old or senile did.Yet the older I became, the more I developed the habit. Yikes! Does this mean there’s
Read moreA Short List of Jesus’ Commands & Directives
The disciples — and believers today — often struggled to grasp the power behind Jesus’ commands. When He told them to feed the multitudes, to cross the lake, or to heal the sick, their hearts
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After a beautiful wedding in Boone, North Carolina, my younger son had his mid-June wedding reception at the Student Center of Appalachian State University. The car he and his bride were going to
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A Bigger Mess The junk room. The one space in the house where random items hide. Memories. Baskets. Sports equipment. Odd pieces of flooring. Picture frames. Newspaper clippings. Kids’ drawings. Some special items. Lots of
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God’s Peculiar People “But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into
Read moreNoah’s Wife’s Diary — Tuesday — Baby’s Got New Genes
Baby’s on Time And it came to pass in the year one thousand five hundred and thirty-six, in the second month, on the third day of the week, that the Old Man slipped into our
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A Drive Through the Middle of Nowhere My wife and I visited my older son and his wife in southwest Virginia earlier this month. After picking up coffee from our favorite coffee roaster in Floyd,
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When My Sunshine Cries “You are my sunshine, my only sunshine.” His vibrant green eyes locked into mine. A tender knowing rested in that moment—my child knew he was safe in my arms. Pure joy
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Noah’s Wife’s Diary—Monday Rainy days and Mondays always get me down. – Karen the Carpenter The Old Man came home with that look — the one that means he’s heard from The Voice again. “Wife,”
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