Monthly Archives: October 2010

Psalm 92 – The Bible

1 It is good to praise the LORD and make music to your name, O Most High, 2 to proclaim your love in the morning and your faithfulness at night, 3 to the music of the ten-stringed lyre and the … Continue reading

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Proverbs 14:4

4Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox. I was once asked which Proverbs were my favorites. At that time Proverbs 14:4 had caught my attention and touched my heart, … Continue reading

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Psalm 88 (and one verse of 89)

1O LORD, the God who saves me, day and night I cry out before you. 2 May my prayer come before you; turn your ear to my cry. 3 For my soul is full of trouble and my life draws … Continue reading

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There is None Like You LORD

LORD why did you do it Why did you save me Why when I am less than Every other one There is none like you LORD Your banner over me is LOVE LORD because you saved me Please embrace them … Continue reading

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Jehovah Jireh – Our Provider

1 Kings 17 Elijah Fed by Ravens 1 Now Elijah the Tishbite, from Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, “As the LORD, the God of Israel, lives, whom I serve, there will be neither dew nor rain in the next few … Continue reading

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Psalm 23

1The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. 2He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. 3He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s … Continue reading

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Fear Naught

I felt no worth Until I knew You died for me I felt unloved Until I knew Unfailing love I feared for lack Until I saw You care for me I felt alone Until I knew You bide in me … Continue reading

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The House…

___________ The book of Proverbs portrays Wisdom as a wise woman that invites troubled individuals to come to her table and learn her ways. ____________ Proverbs 9:1-6 1 Wisdom has built her house;  she has hewn out its seven pillars. … Continue reading

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Psalm 37 – The Bible

1Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity. 2For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb. 3Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shalt … Continue reading

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Roasted Butternut Squash

I bought a butternut squash intending to tackle risotto for the first time using a recipe posted by My Family Table, link below. When I purchased the squash, I forgot to buy another one of the ingredients for the recipe, … Continue reading

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Waiting for the Promise

I ask you LORD For a precious gift I wait for your answer For many long years You change me much Make me grow and yet I wait for your answer Still waiting still want I see your hand Touching … Continue reading

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Not Again

Hit the bottom Sank below Disillusioned Dejected Depressed Angry too Spoke my sorrow Made my protest Threw my tantrum Shed my tears Will I never rise above my weakness Will I never hold out faithful to the end Testing shows … Continue reading

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Sleep Deep

Dreams The lucid ones What are they A mystery A message An encounter A comfort A warning An embrace A phone call A meeting that Fails to happen A movie And you’re a player In harm’s way You wake up … Continue reading

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Laughing

Does God have a sense of humor? He created us, didn’t he? (This is what the Bible says. I know not everyone believes the creation story, but I do, so I will go on.) I don’t mean to say he … Continue reading

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Where Am I

Uncharted path All too familiar The waiting room The long long line Take a number Sit down Resisting Wishing I were Not here at all A hole in the wall A narrow hall The world’s so small Keep going along … Continue reading

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The Clock Strikes

What time is it What’s going on When will we care When will we know We scamper Like squirrels To and fro What will we do Where will we go Why don’t we care Why don’t we know Our eyes … Continue reading

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The Guilty One

Let me hear that something happened that shouldn’t have happened and immediately I wonder how I caused it. This is the way I’m wired. I am sure there is some psychological explanation for such insanity, but I don’t go there. … Continue reading

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The Ten Commandments

Exodus 20 (The Bible) God gave the Ten Commandments to Moses to present to the Children of Israel as they were traveling to the Promised Land. God’s law is perfect; we are not. We are not able to keep the … Continue reading

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Quiet Place

This sturdy iron bench in the background of the photo is a quiet place where I sit everyday for twenty minutes or half an hour enjoying my mornings. It’s one of three benches under the portico that serves the entire … Continue reading

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Jesus is LORD

There is none like Jesus In Heaven or on Earth Worthy Lamb of God Gave his lifeblood once Upon Mount Calvary’s cross To set the captives free Covered all our sin Heaping love and grace on Each believing soul Claiming … Continue reading

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