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grace for the moment
"Let us, then, feel very sure that we can come before God's throne where there is grace. There we can receive mercy and grace to help us when we need it."Hebrews 4:16 (NCV)I've shared before that I...
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counting the days
"Your love, O LORD, reaches to the heavens,your faithfulness to the skies."Psalm 36:5 (NIV)The last few weeks have been a wild ride, to say the least. Through it all, God has greatly blessed us with...
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holding on
"Think of all the wonderful things He has done for you."1 Samuel 12:24b (NLT)My eyes are so swollen from crying all day that I can hardly see. My heart is grieving and I'm feeling really, really...
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every little detail
"The LORD is good,a refuge in times of trouble.He cares for those who trust in Him."Nahum 1:6 (NIV)I won't lie. It's been a really crazy and challenging couple of weeks. But through it all, God has...
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Valentine's Day gifts!!!
There's not much I can add to Tom's powerful video. All I can think about is my son waiting in Ethiopia and his friends who are still awaiting forever families (and shoes...and shirts...and medicine.)...
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He knows our limits
"When the king sent the people out of Egypt, God did not lead them on the roadthrough the Philistine country, though that was the shortest way. God said, 'If they have to fight, they might change...
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blessings through others
"He who fears the LORD has a secure fortress,and for his children it will be a refuge."Proverbs 14:26I'm so very thankful for my husband today. We have quite a lot going on in our lives. Through it...
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gettin' ready for ET!
"Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, his faithful love endures forever."Psalm 136:1 (NIV)I've spent the past few days doing something that has brought me great joy with each of my children -...
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brotherly love
"Finally, all of you should be of one mind.Sympathize with each other.Love each other as brothers and sisters.Be tenderhearted, and keep a humble attitude."1 Peter 3:8 (NLT)When you first meet Liam,...
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He is trustworthy
"The LORD's promises are pure;like silver refined in a furnace,purified seven times over."Psalm 12:6 (NLT)It's a full week of packing boxes and packing suitcases. The Lord has continued to keep us...
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when dreams come crashing
"We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed;perplexed, but not in despair;persecuted, but not abandoned;struck down, but not destroyed."2 Corinthians 4:8 (NIV)My family is in the midst of an...
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blessed by His love through others
Healing Hearts Camp OlympicsMe and my beautiful girls (self-portrait!)Canyonview Camp (love this verse!)Me and Xia-Xia (yup, I had cried off my make-up that day!)Chels, Geoff & Li (yup, my man...
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blessed be Your name
"Blessed be Your nameOn the road marked with sufferingThough there's pain in the offeringBlessed be Your nameEvery blessing Your pour outI'll turn back to praiseAnd when the darkness closes inLord,...
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gratitude
"When the righteous cry for help,the LORD hears and deliversthem out of all of their troubles.The LORD is near to the brokenheartedand saves the crushed in spirit.Many are the afflictions of the...
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only love remains
"the fire only leaves behind whatever is of worth..."This song has been a prayer that my family has been singing for months now. As we are finally able to catch our breath and begin to process all that...
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desperate for words
"Though He slay me, I will hope in Him"Job 13:15 (ESV) It's beyond frustrating for a writer to lose their ability to communicate. And yet, that's the state I've found myself in for months now. Unable...
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light
"In the beginning was the Word,and the Word was with God,and the Word was God.He was in the beginning with God. "All things were made through him,and without him was not any thingmade that was made.In...
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thankful
"Rejoice always,pray without ceasing,give thanks in all circumstances;for this is the will of Godin Christ Jesus for you."1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 (ESV) There's a saying that I keep seeing around the...
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win or lose
Xia-Xia, LangFang, China, June 2006 (brings tears to my eyes)Sara showing me the look she gives her sister & brother behind my back most days to push their love away. :-(Sara working on getting her...
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perspective
"So where does wisdom come from, and where does understanding live? It is hidden from the eyes of every living thing, even from the birds of the air. The places of destruction and death say, 'We have...
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