Devotionals
Devotionals
Establishing daily devotionals is a key to growing closer to God and experiencing more victory and peace in your life! Take a few minutes each day to be alone with God and prayerfully read one of these daily "devos".
5 Male Insecurities
My middle brother’s was a Pekinese looking stuffed dog, and he carried it everywhere.
Security blankets are common for children but may not be literal. They may be stuffed animals, pacifiers or any number of odd things, but they provide security and help calm the...
5 Things A Father Brings
The saying is trite but true nevertheless: “Anyone can be a daddy, but it takes a special person to be a father.”
Fathers in the home are in short supply. Homes with several children, each by a different father, and none living in the home are rapidly...
God’s Retirement Plan
I’ve worked in places that had a wonderful one, others where it was mediocre and some where there was none at all. I’ve contributed when possible and opted out when it wasn’t.
Social Security is the only retirement plan many in the United States of...
Welcomed By God
My wife knows how to “put on the dog.”
For those not familiar with the phrase, it means to make things extra special. When we have guests in our home, or when she plans a special event in the community or at church, she “puts on the dog.”
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Facing Death
Her’s was a slow death; about ten years to be exact.
Alzheimer’s attacked my maternal grandmother long before she took her final breath, but it signaled the beginning of the end. At first, she was just forgetful. We assumed it was the effects of age. Then it...
Path Walking
It abruptly stopped and disappeared beneath our feet. Fortunately we had a map.
Paths are supposed to lead to a destination. This one did; the top of a mountain. But it didn’t continue or circle back. It simply stopped. Paths are paths because people or animals...
Wanting It Now
I’ve had one as long as I can remember. Usually more than one. Wants.
I want a new car. One with less miles and a lower monthly payment. I’d like my own home. A place I paid for that no one could take from me. In the mountains where I could walk outside...
Pruned
It was beautiful. Vibrant leaves. Gorgeous blooms. But it wasn’t getting much taller.
Crepe Myrtles are one of my favorite trees, so I planted one. The single trunk soon multiplied into many and suckers nipped at the base. It grew only a few inches by the...
Less Self
Wednesday was his day to visit the store and the day we closed at 2:30 p. m.
The little country store was the only one in town. I worked there as a day manager. Mack* was an insurance agent with flexible hours. For unknown reasons, he enjoyed visiting our store at 2 p. m...
No Body
Situated in Red Square in the center of Moscow since shortly after his death in 1924, Vladimir Lenin’s corpse requires daily moisturizing and injection of preservatives under his clothes to safeguard its appearance. His sarcophagus is kept at 61 degrees Fahrenheit and humidity between 80...
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