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Good morning, friends of this blog, Quite a long silence has befallen this site, my apologies. A year of homeschooling almost under our belt, sports, new adventures (a musical!) and other such things have brought this blog to a forgotten corner. *sob* Now that summer is just around the river bend, I find myself with…

Good morning, friends, Well, I took Christmas decorations down yesterday. I have a tradition of waiting until after the New Year to take everything down, but this year Joshua and I seemed ready to bring it all down early. Our space was much more cramped this year. My normal routine of having my quiet time…

Good morning, All my life I have been taken by these few verses. I cannot remember how I was introduced to them. I cannot remember why, as a small child, they were my favorite. Maybe it was this idea of mansions. Maybe it was that Jesus was talking. Maybe that it was the promise He…

Good morning, The Temporal and the Eternal We live between the two. Whether we want to think on this reality or ignore, when death comes to our door, it is a forced issue to ponder. Do we believe the words of Paul? 5 For we know that if the earthly tent which is our house is…

11 Today your Savior was born in the town of David. He is ·Christ [the Messiah], the Lord. 12 This ·is how you will know him [will be the sign for you]: You will find a baby wrapped in ·pieces of cloth [cloths; T swaddling clothes] and lying in a ·feeding trough [T manger].” 13 ·Then [L And suddenly] a ·very large group [or great army] of angels from heaven ·joined [appeared with] the first…

Shepherds Hear About Jesus 8 ·That night [L At night], some shepherds were [living out] in the fields ·nearby [L in that region/place] watching their ·sheep [L flock]. 9 Then an angel of the Lord stood before them. The glory of the Lord ·was shining around[surrounded] them, and they became very frightened. 10 The angel said to them, “Do not be…

We began this Christmas season on a beautiful note. Literally. The Village Church of Gurnee had their annual Christmas concert. As music filled the sanctuary, we settled in to listen and reflect. Our minds quieted and we stilled. Or, that would have been the dream. The reality was our son was on crutches and needed…

As I was driving home from a Christmas party, the darkness of the night enveloped my car. I turned on Moody’s music through the night and the beloved carol, Hark the Herald Angels Sing, began. Hail the heav’n-born Prince of Peace! Hail the Son of Righteousness! Light and life to all He brings Ris’n with healing in…

Good morning, friends, 2 Corinthians 5:20 Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. 21 For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. I, Cara, have woken up this morning in…

Lord, If you could please heal my body…If you could please end my suffering, Please give this. Please give that. Have your/my quiet times dissolved into a laundry list of what you would like God to do? If it doesn’t happen on your timetable, where does your brain go? It’s not fair or God isn’t…