He hurt our kid…and that hurt us. Unfairness screamed in our minds. We tried to see things from his perspective and even understand possible reasonings for his decision, but it didn’t take away the grudge…the bitterness…I felt rising inside. Some time later, I was… Continue Reading “Bitterness and the LORD’s Passover”
Category: LifeTags: Anger, Bitter, Bitter Herbs, Bitterness, Blood, Devil, Distress, Enemy, Fight, Forgive, Forgiven, Forgiveness, Hold a Grudge, Humble, Humility, Lamb, Passover, Pride, Release, Resentment, Resist, Resist the Devil, Resistance, Sacrifice, Suffering, Unfair
Ugh! Another e-mail…another thing to look through/respond to/read. I didn’t have time for that…yet the Spirit urged me to open that one…I’m glad I did. In it was a challenge to not grumble (Yup! Pegged!)! It gave some specific ideas for each day during… Continue Reading “Grumble-Free Challenge”
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Posted on October 31, 2022
by Michelle Taylor Baum
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As I was cleaning, I found it. I wrote it three years ago, yet I teared up as I read it, again, feeling like it’s still my anthem! I remember, at the time, the stuff with my health felt weighty, and the Spirit moved… Continue Reading ““I Sing””
Category: LifeTags: Agony, Anthem, Health Issues, Heart, Life, Migraines, Pain, Praise, Purpose, Sing, Soul, Spasmodic Dysphonia, Spirit of God, Story, Struggles, Trust God, Voice, Worship
When was the last time you had a good, hard cry? What was it about? Was it truly a good cry, or was there remorse or regret in it? There IS a difference in our cries–it lies in the heart behind them. “In the… Continue Reading “It’s OK to Cry”
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Multiple songs had the same message: I’m unashamedly serving the King, Who deserves ALL the glory; any glory we get is borrowed, so don’t even worship me or make me an idol; focus your worship on Him! I was checking out a variety of… Continue Reading “What/Whom Do We Value?”
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Buying a home can be stressful, yet exciting! This was, again, evident, as I listened to a Kelly Minter pod cast (one of her Cultivate episodes) the other day; in that episode, she told a story about her aunt and uncle moving into town… Continue Reading “Internal Walk-Through”
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For years, we watched shows with our kids about animals, especially those in Africa. It was mesmerizing to watch the powerful lions, how they interacted, how the lionesses banded together to hunt their prey, and how the pride male (the king of the pride)… Continue Reading “The Opposition–We’re Being Watched”
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