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Help! Is He even going to Help Me?

Day 24 of Lent, Psalm 30: Probably, one of the prayers I pray most often is a very short and simple prayer. I can bet you pray this prayer as well. My pray goes like this (and it is only four letters), “Help.” I know it sounds a little too simple and not very “religious.” …

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Turn the Power On

Day 23 of Lent, Psalm 29: Power. The word means many different things. Sometimes I don’t think of such good things, when I hear that word.  Often I think of people who abuse their power, and wield it over others.  I also think about how we want our “things” to have more power, to be …

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Tired and in need of a Shepherd

Day 22 of Lent, Psalm 28: I feel tired today. You probably know the feeling after a long week of being up too late, up too early, and pulled in a dozen directions. Lunches have to be made, kids need to get to four different schools, among countless other things.  Also, my husband, Brian, is …

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Turn on the Light

Day 21 of Lent, Psalm 27: We don’t usually have to worry about having enough light, or wondering if we will have light again. We have the benefit of flipping a switch, and the confidence that the sun will rise again the next day. Yes, there are the days we have power outages or disaster …

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Redemption: the Remedy for being Lost

Day 20 of Lent, Psalm 26: I was lost in the middle of a big city and by myself, yet surrounded by crowds of people who spoke a different language. The tall buildings towering above made it difficult for me to get my bearings. Everything looked familiar, but also everything began to look the same. …

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Is your heavy baggage keeping you from following?

Day 19 of Lent, Psalm 25 Have you ever had so much baggage that it made it difficult to travel? Or maybe it wasn’t that you thought you had too much, but the airlines thought so, charging you a fee for going over the weight limit or for just taking anything! I went on a …

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A Different Kind of King

Day 18 of Lent, Psalm 24: Often Kings are recognized for their splendor, riches and vast domain. Possibly, impressed by their own power, wealth and decadent life, some kings unwisely displayed their riches or attempted to control beyond their reach.  A King is to be known by their magnificence. God, is the “King of Glory,” and …

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Turning Disappointment into Hope

Day 16 of Lent, Psalm 22: I am a realist, not a pessimist, for I see things for what “they really are.” (I am sure you have encountered this before.) People like me, take pride in our ability to live sensibly and in reality, even though we may be “the glass is half-empty” kind of …

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My Fight for Faith

This is Ali’s story, a friend and recent graduate of Texas A&M- It has been such a joy getting to know Ali over the last several years.  I appreciate her depth, and her courage to ask the hard questions. I was sitting at home by myself several months ago, wrestling with God, talking to Him …

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Joy Giver

Day 15 of Lent, Psalm 21: Who would not want some joy? I wish I could pass it out like fliers for anyone to grab. I would like to package joy as a present and give it away. If I could bottle joy like water, it would taste so amazing. I wish I could put …

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Will God Answer?

Day 14 of Lent, Psalm 20: Unanswered prayer — I don’t like to think much about this. Why does it seem like some prayers are answered and some are not? I have prayed for some things for so long, and I start to wonder… It feels like prayers are overlooked and ignored– resulting in heartache, …

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Does God Speak? Do I Hear Him?

Day 13 of Lent, Psalm 19: As a child, I loved playing in the field and the woods behind my house. I spent countless hours back there pretending, observing and exploring. I couldn’t have put it into words at the time, but I felt a joy and a peace in this space.  It could have …

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The Rock that steadies each step of each day

Day 12 of Lent, Psalm 18: There are times hiking in Colorado with my family that one of the boys seems to be weighed down with something in his pockets– which is not good when you are on a long hike and already have trouble keeping up!  We like rocks and collecting them along the …

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Doubt, the "Big Bad Wolf" of my Shelter

Day 11 of Lent, Psalm 17: My boys are in the process of building an awesome fort under and between several trees behind our house, with secure branches for the walls and ceiling. They love the challenge of constructing it and making it sturdy. As I stood in the fort today under the woven branches, …

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