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Dear Father, I didn’t realize until after I was up that I had slept clear through the night! Thank You! Things like that help me feel Your love for me. Some may say, “You were just really tired.” Or “Your body didn’t need to get...
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Weak Faith Is Better Than No Faith
Father, I am truly blessed and the list of my blessings is unending. I cannot take credit for any of it for all the praise goes to You. I humbly acknowledge Your greatness and Your love. 2 Timothy 1:12 (<<click here to...
Read MoreOnward and Upward
As I sit here, Father, and consciously note my breathing, I give You praise. So many will wake up and have difficulty doing that today. I say a prayer for them. Some may not be challenged to breathe, but every breath is...
Read MoreWhat I Deserve vs. What I Receive
I realize, Father, that it is only because of Jesus that I can sit in Your presence this morning. I am quite often astounded that I am so eagerly welcomed. I am so grateful that Jesus’ extreme sacrifice and the blood He shed...
Read MoreCaring for Widows
Thank You, Father, for a good day. Thank you for Your presence in our services and for enabling me to proclaim Your word. Thank You for the ability to accomplish tasks this afternoon as well. I am truly blessed! I am Yours every...
Read MoreNo Better Place than Here
Father, thank You for a good night’s sleep. It seems that in recent weeks (months?), that has become a rarity. My personal prayer warrior (my mom!) has been interceding for me. Thank You for hearing and answering those prayers!...
Read MoreHankies and Tears of Joy
It is a glorious day! Thank You, Great Creator of the Universe, for Your wonderful gift! ******** One of the oddest things triggered a memory for me today on my bus. After asking for a tissue, one of my kindergartners asked to...
Read MoreCan’t Hold a Candle to Him
Thank You, Father, for a little bit of breathing room. Just having the ability to catch up on a few things was refreshing! ******** I was watching a few reels on TikTok this morning while eating my breakfast, and one came up...
Read MoreThe Beauty of It All
There are always so many elements in life. Father, I would pray that You would continue to work in our lives, opening and closing doors as You see fit. Amen. ******** Last week sometime, while on my morning routes I came upon a...
Read MoreThink Outside the Walls
I’m not sure where my mind was yesterday, amid getting ready for services for tonight and Sunday, but I realized in the middle of the night that I had not prepared a post for today. Father, guide me, in the early hours of this...
Read MoreA Beauty in the Rough
Father, this post from a few years ago has come to mind several times in the last couple of weeks. It is worth resharing…and updating. May it speak to those who need to hear its words. Amen. ******** Shortly after my elementary...
Read MoreHardships Are a Must
I am amazed, Father! You enabled me to accomplish so much this morning! I am very grateful; may our time together now be as fruitful. Amen. Acts 14:21-28(<<click here to read the passage) If someone were to ask me about...
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