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Walking Towards the Light

Psalm 19:7-8 (NCV)The teachings of the Lord are perfect; they give new strength.The rules of the Lord can be trusted; they make plain people wise.The orders of the Lord are right; they make people happy.The commands of the Lord are pure; they light up the way.We walked at sunset through a small, wooded area to the edge of a lake. Our family played in the water, skipped rocks, and took pictures of the sun going down over the water...

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Don’t Forget to Look Back

My family and I have been doing a lot of looking ahead. While planning the move to Texas we looked ahead for everything from a place to live to what grocery stores were in the area. Now here and settled in Fort Worth we look ahead to events, due dates, or holidays. We plan our weeks out ahead for food purchases, always trying to stay “ahead” of all the many things in life  that always seem to be running faster than we are.Now I’m not here to say that planning and...

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Taking the Longer Route

In the busy-ness of our lives, we often find ourselves looking for the most efficient way to complete tasks and errands. Sometimes we value economy of time so much that we miss out on the sweetness in life found from moving more slowly and with greater awareness. In Ezekiel 46:9 we see the instruction that "When the people of the land come before the Lord at the appointed festivals, whoever enters by the north gate to worship is to go out the south gate; and whoever enters by the south gate...

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