Monday February 20th, 2017

I have not been swimming in gratitude. I found myself making lists of what needed to be done or bought and becoming aggravated when things weren't happening on my timeline. I quickly realized that I was becoming very greedy instead of dwelling on the many precious gifts I do have.

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Monday, January 9th, 2017

A few years ago, I started writing scripture, quotes, and song lyrics down on index cards then punched a whole in one corner and collected them on a key ring. I call it my "encouragement key-chain" and it goes everywhere I go. Some of the index cards have dirty fingerprints or tear stains and a few were written by others and given to me. It's well loved to the point that some are so torn or faded that I decided to look through it and re-copy the ones that were tattered. As I did this, I came across a large one with this prayer was written on it in Momma's neat script.

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Monday, December 26th 2016

Do you ever ponder that first meeting with our Messiah?
I do. 
What will He look like, feel like, what will His expression be?
I imagine Him beaming at me and beckoning me come to Him for the warmest embrace of all time.
All pain forgotten, all longings met, and the joy of finally seeing Him face to face...oh how Ms. Carmichael was right when she penned the words below.

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Monday, November 21st 2016

It's a letter from Honey to her daughter Mary Anne and it reminded me so much of the weekly emails I get from my own sweet momma.
Times have changed, but heartfelt advice from doting mother to growing daughter has not.
Where would we all be without our mothers, pushing us forward, urging us to be our best selves, pointing us to Christ, and dealing with us gently when we mess up?

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