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To Wonder and to Marvel

6 Jan

On Monday morning Ray and I watched an episode of Mr. Rogers with some of our grandchildren. He sang his beautiful song, "Did You Know?" which includes the lines: "Did you know that it's all right to wonder?" and "Did you know that it's all right to marvel?" The world needs more people who know ... View Post

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Bright, Beautiful Future

29 Dec

Last night in the early evening, the weather was just brisk enough to feel like winter. Ray and I noticed that the moon was beautiful behind the clouds. As you can see in these pictures, the scene was in constant change. At first, the sky looked like this. Then the moon peeked through the ... View Post

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Water Pours and So Do Our Hearts

5 Dec

Yesterday Ray and I were able to squeeze in a walk in the middle of the day in between the showers. On some days it's hard to be thankful for rain. Rain isn't the only one of God's blessings that we find it easy to complain about. I once heard a speaker talk about the fact that the things we usually ... View Post

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What God Provides

1 Dec

The operating system on my computer shows a variety of pretty photographs when I wake it up each morning. Often there is a message with the picture. Yesterday the message was: "Nature provides us with some stunning color combos . . . " Then the message mentioned the beautiful colors of the Dalmatian ... View Post

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Be Strong and Courageous as You Travel Upstream

29 Nov

Did you know that Canada geese were once so popular with hunters that in the 1940s they came close to extinction? The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and other government agencies began working to protect them. The most common subspecies is the giant Canada goose, now seen so often in both urban and ... View Post

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Thankful for the Harvest

7 Nov

One of our friends told us the other day that his family gathered 25 pounds of peppers from their garden before our heavy frost hit. Wow! 25 pounds! Think about what God did in that one garden with that one kind of plant. Today would be a good day to thank Him for the provisions He has supplied in ... View Post

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