“Aaaaahhh! There’s a stick!…Oooo! Catch that leaf! The wind is blowing it a cross the yard!!…Who is that at the neighbor’s?!?…Squirrrrrelll!!!” If you’ve read the last post, you know that we’re working on training our puppy. Just this morning, we were outside, working on… Continue Reading “What Distractions Weigh You Down?”
Category: LifeTags: Anxieties, Attention, Cares, Distracted, Distractions, Eyes, Focused Attention, Heeling, Jesus, Jesus' Death and Resurrection, Lent, Load that Weighs You Down, Race, Release, Sin, Temptation, Tests, Training, Witnesses, Worries
You’ve been hurt…again. Your emotions have taken a beating, and you’re feeling a bit like a punching bag. The last thing you want to think about or do is forgive! Anger? Check! Indignation? Check! Bitterness? Getting there. And then, you read these verses… “For… Continue Reading “Forgive? Why Should I?!?”
Category: LifeTags: Anger, Apologizing, Beneficial to the Kingdom of God, Bitterness, Christ's Presence, Forgive Other People, Forgiveness, Free Gift, Getting the Better of Us, God Has Forgiven You, Hurt, Indignation, Jesus, Kindness, Let Go, Love, Mind, No Strings Attached, Not Demanding the Debt, Offenses, Paid the Price for Our Sins, Satan, Sympathy
Posted on February 26, 2021
by Michelle Taylor Baum
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Stress pours into our lives, like water into a glass jar. There’s nowhere for the water to go, so it keeps filling the jar, closer and closer to the top. If nothing’s done with the water, it’ll overflow. Stress is similar, as it pours… Continue Reading “Stress–What Do I Do, Now?”
Category: LifeTags: Ask in Faith, Believe, Belongs to Him, Do Not Worry, Faith, Fearing, Follow God, God Reveals Our Hearts, Hear His Voice, Listen to His Voice, Little Faith, Make Character Clear to the Eyes or Mind, Pressure, Rewarding Life, Selfishness, Speaking Negatively, Stress, Stressors, Sways from One Direction to Another, Thoughts, Tossed, Trust God, Turning the Opposite Way of Master, Under God's Authority, Waver, We are His, We Carry His Name, Without Doubting, Without Faith, Working Longer or Harder, Worrying
Posted on February 22, 2021
by Michelle Taylor Baum
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There were so many things to remember. It was the first time I’d gone downhill skiing. I was a kid and thought it was a good idea to start on the hill with the tow rope! Like anything new, it was a bit overwhelming… Continue Reading “Hold the Line”
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I couldn’t hold it in. I was overflowing inside from celebration, pride, excitement, praise…every positive emotion you can imagine! I felt like my heart was going to explode; so, I shared our good news with a group of believers: our daughter had accepted Jesus… Continue Reading “How Do We Respond to Good News?”
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Written by Guest Writer, Ben SytsmaAssistant Principal/5th Grade FacultyCalvary Schools of Holland Each summer, I attempt to read through at least a few classic books. Many of these wonderful books, I did not have the opportunity to read while in school, so I am… Continue Reading “Dealing with Uncertainty”
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We put up our Christmas tree this weekend, as many of you probably did. My husband is not a huge fan of Christmas trees, as he believes it’s a tradition that takes away from the real meaning of what we are to celebrate. I… Continue Reading “Mesmerizing Light”
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