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Devotions from Judy’s heart While we were at Kurt’s we played the Twister game and the 3 grandkids were all in contorted shapes as they tried to do what the spinner told them. Sometimes their hands were behind the one next to them or feet in between someone else’s etc and they looked like…
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Devotions from Judy’s heart Last night the grandkids put on a program for us and were dressed up in adult clothes. Ten year old Paige had on her mom’s dress and 4” heels so she had to be careful how she walked. Eight year old Lily had on her mom’s blouse and scarf and a…
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Devotions from Judy’s heart Our grandson, Grant, is quite a little schmoozer and is able to share his feelings well for a little boy almost 5. Lately he has been sick and is hoping to get a special helicopter earlier than for his December birthday. He said to Brenda,” “Mom you’re beautiful but I just…
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Devotions from Judy’s heart Ann and the boys just got back from Germany and traveled 10 hours on a military plane with the temperature of only 40 degrees. ( I would have froze!!!) They “sacrificed” by going on a military plane in order to go to a far away land to take in the beauty…
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“Spiritual Desertication” is a spiritual phrase that is new to me. It comes from Pope Benedix XVI. I am preparing a talk for an ecumenical group of believers, so I thought I would find a quote from the Pope. He was lamenting the reality that in the West, people think they can live without God. The…
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Devotions from Judy’s heart As we traveled to Kansas we went through Pequot and drove by the Bank drive- through canopy where we found shelter one summer night . At that time we were returning home and there were tornadoes around us and predictions of hail. When we saw the bank it brought back memories,…
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Devotions from Judy’s heart This morning I went outside for wood and also to the mailbox about 5 am. It was pitch dark but as I neared the garage the light went on and everything changed in a moment. I could see where I was going and anything ominous now seemed friendly. Sometimes when…
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Devotions from Judy’s heart Many things in life are not either-or but both-and. As you know, I don’t like to stand out publicly and try to avoid being upfront as much as possible. But sometimes it is good to stand out and the other day was one of them. I went for my prayer walk…
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Devotions from Judy’s heart When Jesus calls us to follow Him, He calls us to journey with others. Christian spirituality is not a solitary matter. To journey alone is folly. To journey with others is the joy of spiritual friendship and fellowship.” ( Gary Moon) I thought of how true this was as yesterday we…
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I have been thinking about the “grieving mode” for men, since life circumstances have brought me into the grieving mode as of late. There are times when you cannot do anything about relationships and circumstances in life. You would like to change the situation or at least have some understanding of the dynamics. But that is…