His Mercy is New

My Wilderness…and Prayer

Depression· Prayer· Scriptures and thoughts

Can you tell where my heart has been lately, with all these posts on prayer? In our Bible study on Tuesday mornings, Priscilla Shirer has been talking about the wilderness. Did you know that God led the Israelites into the wilderness? Did you read that…God led them there? (Check it out in Exodus 13:17-17.)These hard times, the times that we…
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The Gift of Prayer – My Journey

Prayer· Scriptures and thoughts

I intended to work on entry over a period of a few days. But, this afternoon I sat down and the words just poured out…so, I share this from my heart, in the hopes that this may encourage someone somewhere. Do you believe that prayer is a gift? I recently made the effort to sit and think about this question….
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What Could Change Everything?

Scriptures and thoughts

Hi friends, I’m sure many of you have already been blessed by Ann Voskamp’s blog, A Holy Experience. (Yes, this is the same lady who wrote our wonderful geography curriculum for this year, A Child’s Geography.) However, if any of you have not checked it out before, head on over…you’ll be sure to be encouraged and inspired in your faith,…
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Angus Lost

Five in a Row

Caleb and I spent the week with the cute little black doggy named Angus, from the book by Marjorie Flack entitled Angus Lost. I happened to realize that this is my LAST YEAR to do all things “preschool” with any of my kids. (‘scuze me as I go weep in the bathroom.) So, I need to be pulling out all…
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Tis so sweet…

Blog· Depression· Prayer· Scriptures and thoughts

Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus, just to take Him at His WORD. “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.” Psalm 46:1 “I waited patiently for the Lord; and He inclined to me, and heard my cry. He also brought me up out of a horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set…
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