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The Miracle of Birth

John 16:21  A woman giving birth to a child has pain because her time has come; but when her baby is born she forgets the anguish because of her joy that a child is born into the world.  The Minnesota State Fair is in… Continue Reading “The Miracle of Birth”

Face Lift

  Psalm 127:1  Unless the Lord builds the house, its builders labor in vain. On Wednesday of last week contractors showed up at our house and asked if we were ready to begin the face lift. We are undertaking the large project of updating the… Continue Reading “Face Lift”

His Master’s Voice

Revelation 3:20  Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with him, and he with me. While set up at a flea market this weekend in Oronoco, I… Continue Reading “His Master’s Voice”

Lights

Psalm 119:130  The unfolding of your words gives light; it gives understanding to the simple.  Walking into a lighting store to choose an exterior light to update our home, is no easy task. The options were a little overwhelming! We wandered aimlessly, looking upward with… Continue Reading “Lights”

Mornings

Psalms 5:3  In the morning, O Lord, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait in expectation. For the past two years, I have been in the routine of waking early in the morning to dig into God’s… Continue Reading “Mornings”

Handmade

1 Thessalonians 4:11-12  Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life, to mind your own business and to work with your hands, just as we told you, so that your daily life may win the respect of outsiders and so that you will not be… Continue Reading “Handmade”

GOAL

Psalm 119:9-10  How can a young man keep his way pure? By living according to your word. I seek you with all my heart; do not let me stray from your commands. I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin… Continue Reading “GOAL”

Birdhouses

Psalms 84:3  Even the sparrow has found a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may have her young – a place near your alter, O Lord Almighty, my King and my God. Last weekend, we traveled home to Wisconsin for a… Continue Reading “Birdhouses”

Planting A Mustard Seed

Matthew 13:31-32  He told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and planted in his field. Though it is the smallest of all seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and… Continue Reading “Planting A Mustard Seed”

Time to Fly

Romans 8:19-21  The creation waits in eager expectation for the sons of God to be revealed. For the creation was subjected to frustration not by its own choice, but by the will of the one who subjected it, in hope that the creation itself will be… Continue Reading “Time to Fly”