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For by Him
“For by me (wisdom from God) your days will be multiplied, And years of life shall be increased.” Proverbs 9:11 AMP I’ve been wrestling lately over wisdom to address a few areas in my life. I’ve read different programs offered online. I’ve met with a naturopathic physician. I’ve worried. I’ve read some more. Traditional medicine…
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Set a Guard
“Keep your heart with all diligence, For out of it spring the issues of life.” Proverbs 4:23 NKJV This is one of my favorite proverbs because of the imagery the words create and how it reminds me of my first visit to Fort Knox. When we lived in Kentucky, we had the opportunity to visit…
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Let This Define Me
“Do not let mercy and kindness and truth leave you [instead let these qualities define you]; Bind them [securely] around your neck, Write them on the tablet of your heart. So find favor and high esteem In the sight of God and man.” Proverbs 3:3-4 AMP I’m defined by many things. I am a writer,…
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Fan into flame
“Who is this coming up from the wilderness, Leaning upon her beloved? … Then I became in his eyes As one who found peace.” Song of Solomon 8:5, 10 NKJV Richard Allan Hamm. He was my favorite Uncle. I adored him. Maybe it was the fact that he was quite handsome when he was young.…
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Routine of Seven
“Seven times a day I praise You, Because of Your righteous judgments. Great peace have those who love Your law, And nothing causes them to stumble.” Psalms 119:164-165 NKJV Routines. For me, routines matter in a big way. When we moved, I struggled to find my balance and felt off kilter for months because my…
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Knowledge and Wisdom
“Give me wisdom and knowledge, so that I may go out and come in [performing my duties] before this people, for [otherwise] who can rule and administer justice to this great people of Yours?”” 2 Chronicles 1:10 AMP Leadership, like parenting, is not for the faint of heart, and while all of us may not…
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You Keep Doing Good
“You are good and keep doing good— teach me Your decrees…It is good for me that I was afflicted, so that I may learn Your decrees.” Psalms 119:68, 71 TLV Psalms is rich and I never have to read far to find a verse that speaks to me. I’ve been pondering this verse – meditating…
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Keep The Charge
““I go the way of all the earth; be strong, therefore, and prove yourself a man. And keep the charge of the Lord your God: to walk in His ways, to keep His statutes, His commandments, His judgments, and His testimonies, as it is written in the Law of Moses, that you may prosper in…
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Do It
“Consider now, for the Lord has chosen you to build a house for the sanctuary; be strong, and do it.”… And David said to his son Solomon, “Be strong and of good courage, and do it; do not fear nor be dismayed, for the Lord God—my God—will be with you. He will not leave you nor…
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It Is Better
“It is better to trust in the Lord Than to put confidence in man.” Psalms 118:8 NKJV I had a bit of a pity party the last few days. I’ve been doing mental gymnastics about a few things, wrestling over past decisions that led us to the place we are today, and I am exhausted.…