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Always...Grace: Puppy Love
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Musings of a working mom, wife, friend, teacher, and child of God. Friday, February 15, 2013. All things bright and beautiful,. All creatures great and small,. All things wise and wonderful,. The Lord God made them all.". He's slow and chubby now. He waddles when he walks. Sometimes his legs don't work too well, and his bladder doesn't always hold. But he's our pet, and he's part of our family. As McDuff has gotten older and slowed down, our kids get impatient with him. "Do we HAVE to bring him, Mom?
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Always...Grace: November 2011
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Musings of a working mom, wife, friend, teacher, and child of God. Tuesday, November 8, 2011. I Held a Place for You Today. For Mindy, Pixie, and Linda, my Tuesday morning prayer circle and lifeline:. I held a place for you today,. Sitting thoughtfully, quietly on the bench in front of the church. Listening to the trees, teeming with life:. Owl hooting in the distance. No question of God's presence. Through creatures who also call our church their home. I held a place for you today,. I feel at home,.
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Always...Grace
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Musings of a working mom, wife, friend, teacher, and child of God. Friday, May 4, 2012. 8220;Today while the blossoms still cling to the vine,. I’ll taste your strawberries I’ll drink your sweet wine. A million tomorrows shall all pass away,. Ere I forget all the joys that are mine today.". If you'd like to hear a beautiful version of this song, click here. I have a confession to make: living in the present is very. Hard for me. Always has been. I’m not proud of this. I do not want to miss my life. As a ...
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Always...Grace: May 2013
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Musings of a working mom, wife, friend, teacher, and child of God. Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Prayer Through a Teenager's Eyes. Seven days or 168 hours or 10,080 minutes of prayer. A favorite event at our church is our 24/7 prayer room. For three years now, our pastors Robert and Mindy have created a sacred space with many different opportunities. My whole family enjoys time in the prayer room. Sunday night, I signed up for 8pm, hoping my son Trent would want to come with me. He did. Where does he go?
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Always...Grace: February 2013
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Musings of a working mom, wife, friend, teacher, and child of God. Friday, February 15, 2013. All things bright and beautiful,. All creatures great and small,. All things wise and wonderful,. The Lord God made them all.". He's slow and chubby now. He waddles when he walks. Sometimes his legs don't work too well, and his bladder doesn't always hold. But he's our pet, and he's part of our family. As McDuff has gotten older and slowed down, our kids get impatient with him. "Do we HAVE to bring him, Mom?
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Always...Grace: Hello There, God
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Musings of a working mom, wife, friend, teacher, and child of God. Wednesday, August 8, 2012. Hello There, God. Why, hello there, God. Have you been there the whole time? Lighting bushes on fire,. Sending sacred echoes,. If only I would stop and look around. If only I would stop for just a moment. Stop and bask in the glory of your love. That times out prefectly. If only I would come to the well. August 8, 2012 at 6:22 AM. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). An Altar of Gratitude. View my complete profile.
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Always...Grace: July 2011
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Musings of a working mom, wife, friend, teacher, and child of God. Friday, July 29, 2011. Where Everybody Knows Your Name. How could that be possible? That means that the students I taught are now grown; some even have grandchildren! I guess that is what home is. The place where everybody knows your name. Imagine my pleasant surprise when more than once I've heard, "Miss Nelsooooooooon." Students I taught in the two primary schools here still remember me after 20 years, even with shorter hair, more w...
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Always...Grace: Photography as Prayer
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Musings of a working mom, wife, friend, teacher, and child of God. Friday, June 24, 2011. Jim Fuehrer offers his perspective. Pray for people suffering from addictions of all kinds. Praying globally for our sisters and brothers around the world. Praying with Saints and Icons. Pray for the Staff of KWCC. Pray for Upcoming Mission Trips. Writing Poetry with God. Praying with Sacred Objects. The Net - praying for those who don't know God's love. Prayer for our world leaders. Reading in God's Presence.
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Always...Grace: My Best Teachers
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Musings of a working mom, wife, friend, teacher, and child of God. Thursday, May 31, 2012. The large box was sitting on the porch when we got home. She spied it right away. What could be in there? Is it something for me? The opening revealed unexciting contents:. Her booster seat, accidentally left in our dear friend's car and an envelope for Mom. Then her eyes went back to the big box, FULL of packing peanuts, just sitting there. Her eyes lit up. Then I went about my business. Did she make a mess? I gav...
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Always...Grace: January 2012
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Musings of a working mom, wife, friend, teacher, and child of God. Thursday, January 26, 2012. You would think I would learn, but no. Apparently I am a slow learner with this raising teenagers stuff. Had to nag the boy on the way to school,. When he's not even awake yet, not fully human. Just raw emotion, sleepy body and hormones tumbled together. And slumped in the seat beside me. Don't forget you have one day of tuba practice to make up," I say. I forgot my mantra of kindness and gentleness:. What can ...
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