Since September, 2005, when we got a bread machine, we’ve enjoyed baking our own wonderfully fragrant whole wheat bread. They looked just like store-bought, except where the stirring paddle tore the bottom. Not such a big deal, really, the slices in the middle of the loaf just had a V-shaped piece missing, but still. The …
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Take No Good Thing for Granted
Creator-God, Father, Today we would take no part of your good creation for granted. We thank you for lungs that absorb your oxygen and release our carbon dioxide. We thank you for hearts that keep up the rhythm for our pulsing blood. We thank you for bones that fortify us. We are grateful today for …
Winter Sustenance
Like ‘50s farm women who canned corn in August for January sustenance, we can store up God’s word in the cellars of our hearts. Such stored wisdom can carry us through our spiritual winters. When tragedy and disappointment threaten to overwhelm our trust in God’s goodness, those summer-stored words can nourish us. “Though he slay …