Thankful and In Love

My first Valentine’s Day with Gene was in 1970.  I was fifteen and he was eighteen.  This Valentine’s marks forty-eight times we have celebrated as each other’s one and only.  Who knew?  God knew!  So today, I can say I am still thankful and still in love, and I type this with a smile.  I’m […]

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An Important Announcement

“And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose” (Romans 8:28). I apply this verse to my life today.  Hang with me now and allow me to explain.  There is nothing more important in my life than God’s Word.  His Word takes […]

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Now What?

I have a decision to make.  I have just read something that is totally life changing.  Now, what do I do with it?  The ball is in my court, so to speak.  Do I hold it for a few minutes, contemplate, and then stuff it in the ball bucket with all the other tennis balls?  […]

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Controlled Celebration

My husband loves me.  I mean he really loves me.  He also loves the Dallas Cowboys.  Actually, Gene fell in love with the Dallas Cowboys first at the age of nine when the Cowboys became a team in 1960.  Today Gene is a walking, breathing Dallas Cowboys encyclopedia.  “What’s an encyclopedia?” I hear the younger […]

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The Longest Short Journey

I can walk to my neighbor’s house next door, or I can travel to the other side of the world.  It’s called a journey, getting from point A to point B.  Sometimes it takes only a minute, and at other times it takes much longer.  The important thing is that I reach my destination. There […]

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What Do You Think?

“Honey, you shouldn’t think that!” “Really?  Now you’re telling me what to think?” He was right.  My husband is entitled to his own thoughts and opinions.  I must respect that, and we should talk things out to ascertain why each of us feel and think about a particular situation the way we do.  Who am […]

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Ain’t No Sunshine

“Ain’t no sunshine when she’s gone…I know, I know, I know, I know, I know…”  Have you ever got a song stuck in your brain and it replays over and over and you can’t stop it?  Well, that song does it to me every time, and my sweet husband, whom I love dearly, can aggravate […]

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Con-tro-ver-sy to Con-ver-sa-tion

God’s Word tells us to search (John 5:39) and examine (Acts 17:11) the Scriptures and study to show ourselves approved (2 Timothy 2:15).  There should come a time in every Christian’s life to begin self-feeding (1 Corinthians 3:2) and stop relying on others to stick a bottle in our mouth or spoon feed us.  But […]

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With Eyes Wide Open

“‘Cheer up!  On your feet!  He’s calling you.’  Throwing his cloak aside, he jumped to his feet and came to Jesus.  ‘What do you want me to do for you?’ Jesus asked him.  The blind man said, ‘Rabbi, I want to see.’  ‘Go,’ said Jesus, ‘your faith has healed you.’  Immediately he received his sight […]

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Too Good Not to Include

Book Review by Delmer R. Guynes, EDD for “Mom, God’s Got This” by Karen F. Norton, published by Tate Publishing, LLC 2016 Jamie Renee Norton was born on December 31, 1975, to Karen and Gene Norton.  She became a teacher of English in a Northern Asia University in July 2000.  She died of cancer and related […]

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