Inspiration
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Wednesday’s Thought — It is to Your Glory to Overlook an Offense
“Good sense makes one slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offense.” Proverbs 19:11 When I was reading through verses on anger a few years ago, this verse really…
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Wednesday’s Thought
Monday’s article on my brokenness and struggle with anger and impatience with my kids seemed to really hit a chord with many. To that end, I’m going to take a few weeks (maybe…
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Wednesday’s Thought – Today is the Day that the Lord has Made
Wednesday’s used to be my least favorite day of the week. It is our busiest homeschool day since we go to school on Tuesday and Thursdays so we have to get our work…
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Wednesday’s Thought – Ezekiel.
There is this scene in the book of Ezekiel where God sets Ezekiel down in the middle of a valley of dry bones and God tells him to prophesy over those bones that…
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Wednesday’s Thought — May His Good Spirit Lead Me on Level Ground
As I wake this morning and look at the day ahead, it feels destined to be a chaotic one. There is more on the list than there should be. In addition to our…
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Wednesday’s Thought — Octobers
Have you ever noticed that fall has a smell? I walked outside last week and felt that first great cool breeze and took in that first scent of fall. It is delightful. The…
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Wednesday’s thought — deceitfulness of riches
“Part of the way riches deceive us is that we end up caught caring for the very things that we thought would care for us. We find ourselves with drawers and closets full…
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Wednesday’s thought — Conversations with the Finest Minds of Past Centuries.
I always think about this when we’re reading stories written by great authors of the past, like C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, or L.M. Montgomery. Reading the work of some of the great authors…
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Wednesday’s thought – do not lose your inner peace for anything whatsoever
Francis de Sales is famous for saying many great things, but one that I think about often is this: “Never be in a hurry; do everything quietly and in a calm spirit. Do…
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Wednesday’s Thought – A habit of fresh starts
Today is our first homeschool day of the year. Lists are printed and in binders. Kids are . . . awake. I’m trying to remember that a main aim of us homeschooling is…