Month: May 2022
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The Privileged Life: Moms Who Pray
“Rejoice always, pray without ceasing,in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18) Prayer is a huge privilege for me…especially when I share prayer time with friends. This week, I joined my praying-mom friends seated around a porch table in the presence of our King, Jesus. After […]
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The Privileged Life: Best-Ever Triple-Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies!
“And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling aroma.” (Ephesians 5:2) In the United States, May 15 is “National Chocolate Chip Day.” And, World Cookie Day is August 4. But as far as I’m concerned, every day is “Chocolate Chip Cookie […]
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The Privileged Life: A Normal Day…with a Mouse in the House
“I am the Lord, and there is no other; I form the light and create darkness, I make peace and create calamity; I, the Lord, do all these things.” (Isaiah 45:6b-7) We’ve discovered an intruder in our house—the four-legged variety that likes cheese and chaos. This is no ordinary field mouse, however. This one has had ninja training. Despite our best efforts to ensnare it overnight, it […]
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The Privileged Life: Kings and Queens (Part 4)—The Weight of the Crown
“Then I looked, and behold, a white cloud, and on the cloud sat One like the Son of Man, having on His head a golden crown….” (Revelation 14:14) The official royal crown worn by the monarch of Great Britain—made of platinum, gold, silver, purple velvet, and ermine—contains 2,868 diamonds, 17 sapphires, 11 emeralds, hundreds of pearls and the “Black […]