Category: Ramblings
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This Morning’s Essential Rambling
Was I always meant to live here in peace—in this state of knowing that I can never know? And that single Truth has been the reason for my lack of peace—because my intense need or want or obsession to know more and more and more until no one else on all the earth could ever…
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A Stable Marriage
This morning as I reflected on the birth of my Lord, I was struck by a comment my husband made over Christmas Eve dinner last night. Allow me to set the scene.We had attended Christmas Eve Eve service the previous night and were enjoying a quiet “early bird special” meal at our favorite local Italian…
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A New Awareness in Only 14 Days (and 26 years)
This morning while reading a devotional, I was reminded of something a great anonymous man once said in relation to the consequences of the behaviors of people with addictions, as well as within the family of those addicts: “Let’s stop throwing blame around.” While I have always related this idea (and the “blame game”) to…
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Isn’t There a Pill for That?
“Once more: The alcoholic at certain times has no effective mental defense against the first drink. Except in a few rare cases, neither he nor any other human being can provide such a defense. His defense must come from a Higher Power.” – Alcoholics Anonymous, p.43 For more than ninety years, people of all races,…
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Non-Politically Speaking
Are you a Christ-follower who is struggling with the political climate of our nation and the world? Do you wonder what Jesus would say about it all? Are you tired of Christians from each political party telling you that what Jesus said in the Bible supports their side only? ME TOO! When I was about…
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The Hero of Christmas
The following piece of writing is something that came to me in 2017. I have posted it more than once here during the Advent seasons since then. I’m posting it again this morning because I just can’t help it – this is the time of year that I am most fascinated with the actions of…
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What If We Always Waited Like It Was Advent?
What if we treated all waiting in the same way we breathlessly anticipate the coming of Christ during Advent? Just imagine with me, for a moment, the change in our attitudes as the following manner of thought and feeling would overcome the darkness in our lives, as the birth, death, and resurrection of Jesus overcame…
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The Aftermath of 9/11
Twenty-three years ago, the immediate aftermath of 9/11 was a beautiful thing. On 9/11/2001, we watched and cried as terrorists attacked the strongest country in the world. This was before social media, before everyone had a cell phone, before you could find out what was going on immediately. We were glued to television sets and…
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Where I Go To Know God
“No matter where you go, your wandering footsteps will lead you back to God. There is no other way to go.” – Paramahansa Yogananda Physically speaking, I have never been a great adventurer. In fact, I choose the safe route almost every time I am given an opportunity. Yet, in my mind, I have been…
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Dropping a Pebble*
As the rain tramples on the roof above me like thousands of elephants in the jungles of Africa, I write. I want to write about you, about leaving you today, but the rain is too loud in my mind. I can’t think enough to give you a poem. I can only listen to the rain…