Anatomy of My Soul

Oh, my....we just began our Bible study we do every fall at our church.  We are studying the book of Psalms, particularly the Psalms of Ascent....a Beth Moore study called Stepping Up.  I think I am going to be stepping up into heaven as I absolutely LOVE the Psalms.  So often as I am reading, they are my heart's cry....David, Asaph and others seem to speak out of their hearts and they mirror my own.  So, bear with me, I will probably put a thought or two out there as I spend time @ the feet of my Master and the pen of a favorite...David....

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Corn, Cabbage and Celebration

Well, autumn arrived last week bringing with it all the fruitfulness of the summer's labors.  I've said it before...I love this time of year.  The cool, crisp evenings, the smell of leaves in the air, cinnamon-clove scented candles and, of course, the comfort foods of the harvest.  Whether we find those in the local market, grocery store or in our own gardens, this time of year is especially fun for the cook! I always marvel at what...

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Dedication, Dreams and Daniel

I cannot wait to meet Daniel...and I don't mean the current "James Bond".  I want to sit next to a cozy fire, with a "cuppa" in my hand and listen to the stories of a man (whom at the time was merely a boy) who lived a life of visions, dreams and experienced God's power and wisdom first-hand. I have questions and my skin literally tingles when I think of his hands-on accounts and answers he would give. Recently, I came across an epitaph of this amazing boy/man "Daniel served more than seventy years with unblemished integrity in the corrupt...

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Birds, Backpacks and Bread

God has greatly encouraged me the past few days with loving words from dear friends (some of whom have been in my life a long time and others fairly recently) and I was inspired to be able to pass along this nugget from my walk today.  I was sensing in my heart as I praised God to pray out the "Lord's Prayer" from Luke 11...but I couldn't really get passed verse 3...."Give us this day our daily bread".  Give us "today" what we need "today"...not...

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A Day to Honor Labor

Labor Day.....first observed in 1882 here in America, but signed in as a national holiday in 1894 honoring workers (actually it was brought about 6 days after laborers were killed in a strike and President Cleveland wanting to bring about reconciliation with the labor movement).  History fascinates me and often our modern holidays don't reflect a lot of the original holidays' intents.  So...if you are interested, you can go to Wikipedia...

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Ciao Summer....Hello September!

Good morning, September!  Welcome once again!  Am I the only one...or did September come knocking on my door way too early this year?  With August being the only summer month thus far, I feel like I missed a season. Oh well....when September shows up, she slows down for no one :)   However, I will take a moment to remember my summer.... Coming into June,  I never would have imagined this summer.... Sunny warm days aside...

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