Duane is very funny! Sometimes when we’re eating he will tell me the steps he takes in preparing a meal! I have no doubt he remembers who he is talking to; he just seems to forget, I am so not interested!  As my eyes start to glaze over, I  give him this ‘look’ and then we both laugh!     I have often, often, told people he loves to cook and I hate to… And then, I always add:…..

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  FOR THOSE OF YOU who truly believe God is wicked for creating Hell… study His holiness.   And refuse to be deceived any longer!           Isaiah 6:1-8 In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lifted up, and the train of His robe filled the temple.  Above it stood seraphim; each one had six wings: with two he covered his face, with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew.  And…..

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“I don’t chew my cabbage twice.” This is a saying I heard often when I was a child. I wonder if it is said nowadays… What it means is: I already said what I wanted and you should have been listening; you should have been respectful and listened. Selah. God brought this phrase back to me several days ago. It’s a good one! Therefore, is you haven’t read it yet, please see my post entitled “Tired of Liars?” It’s a…..

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I did it! Today I outsmarted my cat!! I closed all necessary doors so she could not escape her mandatory grooming routine!       Proverbs 12:10 The righteous care for the needs of their animals, but the kindest acts of the wicked are cruel.   Matthew 6:25-26 “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body…..

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Woke up this morning with this, the first thing in my head:   Good morning everybody! We’re going to have a great day!! The devil’s trying to depress me… he will not get his way !!!     Have a great day with God!!!       Psalm 47:1 Clap your hands, all you nations; shout to God with cries of joy.   Esther 8:17 In every province and in every city to which the edict of the king came,…..

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I COULD write these everyday — many times! But I have other things to write also…   The joy of the Lord is my Strength! How about you?!       Nehemiah 8:10 Nehemiah said, “Go and enjoy choice food and sweet drinks, and send some to those who have nothing prepared. This day is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the Lord is your strength.”                        

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  HAIRSPRAY! It’s not just for hair anymore! Today I sprayed (another) BIG black bug!! This time it was a horsefly!  It looked at first like a BIG black fly/wasp!!! What a time for Duane to be gone! When I finally sprayed it to death, hairspray was left on my bathroom mirror, wall, and counter stuff… It was worth it!   NOTE: My neighbors would never come running in a true emergency! They couldn’t hear me screaming today!!!   I’m…..

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GOOD MORNING WORLD… We have overcome you!             1 John 5:1-5 Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and everyone who loves the father loves his child as well.  This is how we know that we love the children of God: by loving God and carrying out his commands. In fact, this is love for God: to keep his commands. And his commands are not burdensome,  for everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that…..

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Often when Duane asks me what do I want for dinner, I will say: “Lasagna.” And: he will say, “We just had that not long ago.” And I will say: “What’s your point?”                            

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Final last words? Never!     2 Corinthians 5:6-10 Therefore we are always confident and know that as long as we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord. For we live by faith, not by sight.  We are confident, I say, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.  So we make it our goal to please him, whether we are at home in the body or away from…..

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