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The Morning Star

The last few weeks, I have been out walking in the early morning. The night sky has offered a spectacular display of God’s handiwork. The presence of Venus, the brightest planet of all, just before daybreak earns it the name “morning star”. Because it is a planet, rather than an actual star, it glows with a steady light that ancient skywatchers tracked. Venus was also referred to as “The Shepherd’s Star” because it can be found in both the eastern and the...

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God Sustains Us Through the Storms

The first week in August, Steve and I vacationed on the beautiful white sand beach of Pass Christian, Mississippi. Our routine was predictable, slow and restful. We look forward to and thank God for the respite He provided during this time.   Our mornings began with a run down the coast, the ocean to our right, giant oak trees (some over 300 years old) to our left. Though much of the town was destroyed by Hurricane Camille in 2005, a number of these trees still stand - resilient...

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Being an Influencer

Our house is hot. I am upstairs with a fan on in my room, a fan on in Sawyer’s room and a big fan on in the middle room trying to cool the house down. Yet today is a good day. The AC repair man has shown up.   He is young with brown curly hair. His name is Chad. I watch him as he adjusts his hair in his side mirror, gathers his toolbelt, his tools, and of course his face mask (which he wears in our hot attic... hero!). And as he puts on his facemask, I put...

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