I am a Christian, a retired teacher, a mother and a grandmother. I love to read and I love the Lord Jesus Christ! Unless otherwise specified ,all visual illustrations are from the YOU VERSION APP of the Bible.
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I have not been as fearless as Paul, but I am improving, learning to take my troubles to God before spouting them off to the world and getting others who are non-believers wondering what happened to my faith. First, take it to God. Then, wait expectantly for Him to do what God does…He answers in His own unique way and in His own time. Like Paul, I am totally convinced that God does more than we can imagine if we just trust and wait.
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I needed this devotional this morning and I am sharing it for others who may also need to read about hope, faith and love.
I write this with a heavy heart to let all of you prayer warriors know that late yesterday afternoon, Mitch went home to be with the Lord. He was surrounded by his family and friends, along with his pastor. There are no words to describe the sadness I feel for his wife Lisa and their two, almost three, children. Please continue to keep the family in your prayers. One of Mitch’s friends posted this update online:
As the family grieves, I am hopeful that there is rejoicing in heaven.
Welcome to the Blog + Review Tour for Their Inseparable Bond by Jill Weatherholt, hosted by JustRead Publicity Tours!
Title: Their Inseparable Bond
Series: K-9 Companions
Author: Jill Weatherholt
Publisher: Love Inspired
Release Date: January 23, 2024
Genre: Contemporary Christian Romance
They’re a mismatched family… But their hearts line up just right
Training service dogs is single dad Jake Beckett’s calling. He’s determined to train rambunctious puppy Callie to help his ailing friend Myrna live independently with her growing blindness. Myrna’s granddaughter, Olivia Hart, isn’t easily convinced, but Jake, his twins and Callie are an incredibly persuasive team. If Olivia agrees to give Callie a chance, will working with Jake risk her lifelong dreams?
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Jill Weatherholt is an author of sweet, emotional, small-town romance novels that guarantee a happy ending.
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Raised in the suburbs of Washington, D.C., she now resides in Charlotte, North Carolina, but her heart belongs to Virginia. She holds a degree in Psychology from George Mason University and Paralegal Studies Certification from Duke University.
She shares her life with her real-life hero and number one supporter. Their relationship grew on the golf course, and now they have one in their backyard.
Jill believes in enjoying every moment of this journey because God has everything under control.
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This is a sweet and clean love story of two people who just can’t seem to mesh since their lives are so totally different and separated by distance. Dr. Olivia Hart visits her grandmother Myrna, with the intention of taking Myrna to Miami to live with her since her grandmother’s eyesight is failing. Jake Beckett, a service dog trainer and a single father of twins, has a different plan for Myrna. He wants to train rambunctious puppy Callie to help her stay in her home in the small folksy tale of Bluebell, Colorado. The characters are very realistic, expressing the same kinds of feelings I would have in the same situations. The progression of the romance was inviting and sparkling with a growing attraction between not only Jake and Olivia but also between Olivia and the twins and Olivia and Callie. I really enjoyed getting to know Kayla and Kyle, the motherless twins who are vulnerable and intelligent and who also want to be accepted by their peers. I liked the comfortable setting in Myrna’s home and could almost smell her cookies baking. This is a warm romance with well-developed and lovable characters that totally appealed to my need to read a light, quick romance that completely engrossed me in its story.
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I feel bad for those who don’t believe in God, not just because they are missing out on a relationship with Him, but also because the real world of sickness and troubles is all they know. They don’t have the power of God on their side so they can rely on Him to help them through the sickness and the challenges of life. God doesn’t always heal, but sometimes He does. God doesn’t always take you out of the trouble, but sometimes He does. And whether the healing comes or not and whether the trouble disappears or not, God is still there and still by your side all the way through until the end if you trust in Him. Thus, I feel bad for those who don’t believe in God. They don’t have that knowledge that no matter what happens, God is right there, fighting on our side, and in the end, He always wins. The reality is God is real. The sad thing is that people without God don’t know it.
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I have never heard the term used in this devotional, “the God of the gaps.” But I know for many years, that is how I chose to live. I went about my life, including God in it whenever there was a “gap” that needed to be filled and I couldn’t do it myself. Then, after many years of halfway serving the Lord, He got hold of my heart and told me in no uncertain terms that he didn’t want to be a foul weather God…He wants to be the God of my everyday life, in all ways and always. I repented of my not quite there faith and turned to Him completely, and I have found that He is not only there for me in ways that I never imagined, but that I am so close to Him that I can hear His voice whispering comfort and advice to me, just when I need it. I am “all in” for the Lord and He is all there for me.
Yesterday, I saw my ophthalmologist and he gave me the good news that the infection in my eyes is totally clear. He also told me that I have something called membrane dystrophy, which basically looks like wavy lines going through my cornea because the surface is too dry. So, I have a special gel to put into my eyes at night and I am supposed to use my eye drops five times a day instead of four. Plus, my eyeballs are still swollen following the infection, so I am continuing to use the steroid drops he prescribed until they are all gone. I say all this to praise God for the healing but also to report that while I was in the office, I felt a tug to ask the doctor about getting a comprehensive eye exam, something I haven’t had in a couple of years. I have been going to a retina eye specialist once I was diagnosed with a “trace” of macular degeneration and the exam there consists only of finding out how the disease has progressed. The bottom line is that now I have an appointment to have the exam I need and the doctor told me that they will also do the scan on how the macular is doing and send the report to the retina specialist. I may sound crazy but I felt that tug to speak up was from God. He knows I need my eyes checked and that I was too wary of the financial cost to even broach the subject. But in talking to the insurance adviser there in the office, my insurance will cover the exam, so a problem I have been fretting about for a while was solved by listening to that little voice telling me to go ahead and ask about it. Advice from God is always sound advice and He is there to not just stand in a gap for me but to walk before me and prepare the way I should go. Again, listening and being willing to follow through are important, but a relationship with God is the way to a happier, healthier life.
Update on Mitch: The news about Mitch is not good right now. He started running a fever of 104 yesterday so the doctors say he has another infection but they don’t know how to treat it or where it is coming from. They also told him family that he may have to have one or both legs amputated as well as a hand to stop the spread of the sepsis infection. Please, when you pray, lift up a prayer for Mitch and his family. Just a reminder that they have two children under six and his wife is currently in her third trimester of pregnancy with their third child. God knows what Mitch needs…I am praying for wisdom for the doctors and for God to touch his body and remove the infection. Will you agree with me in prayer? Thank you.
About the Book Book: Cold Threat Series: Ryland and St. Clair #2 Author: Nancy Mehl Release Date: January 23, 2024 Genre: Christian Mystery and …
Cold Threat (2024)
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ISBN-13:9780764240461
Publisher:Baker Publishing Group
Publication date:01/23/2024
Series:Ryland & St. Clair , #2
Pages:336
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If the prophet Jeremiah needed God’s help, then who am I to say that I can forge forth on my own and will just let God know if I need Him? No, that old hymn, “I Need Thee Every Hour” is more appropriate for me, and probably for you, too. We cannot stand in a world that glorifies evil and sin without God to strengthen us and stand beside us during the daily battles of life. The reality is that we are weak, but He is strong, just like the song I sing to my grandchildren. My faith and trust in God continues to grow daily as He cultivates in me the image of His beloved Son, but I have not arrived yet. In order to face the day and all it brings, I need God’s wisdom, His grace, His mercy and His strength. God is always there, and like Jeremiah, I need to call on Him for the help that I need.
Today I go to the ophthalmologist for a follow up on the eye infection I have had that lasted almost two months. I am better now and can mostly see clearly (some blurriness at times still), but I am thankful for an eye doctor who knew how to treat the disease and wanted to make sure that it’s cleared up. God heals and sometimes uses doctors to do it. I am thankful for doctors but mostly I am grateful to God!
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There’s something to be said for scripture verses that consistently point out that Christ went ahead of us and died for us so that we don’t have to pay the price of our sins. I like how this devotional gives me a mental image of Christ in a deep woods (representing sin to me) and He is blazing a trail through. When we get off the trail, then we fall, have to pick ourselves up and repent and then move forward, back on the trail again. The biggest encouragement is that Jesus doesn’t abandon us and give up on us…we just have to stay the course and look for the trail!
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