70 year olds: They're not as old as they used to be!
Book Review: The 12 Week Year by A.Trevor Thrall Reading this book has been quite the challenge. In chapter 3 the topic is “Crafting...
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maryrbruce
- Aug 9
- 2 min
What Does God Call You?
I t’s so easy to repeat in our minds what we hear from others, especially things from early childhood. Negative phrases, I like to call...
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maryrbruce
- Mar 21
- 2 min
This is a wake-up call to widows and widowers
The loss of a spouse is not always about a day. We know it’s about what led up to the loss. Sometimes it’s weeks or months of illness,...
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maryrbruce
- Jan 17
- 2 min
Urgent Prayer lesson
Yesterday I received an URGENT prayer text about a military campaign to free the hostages from Hamas. I turned right around and sent it...
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maryrbruce
- Jan 1
- 2 min
Sunrise Prayer Answered Before Breakfast
This morning, as I sat outside awaiting the sunrise, there was not a cloud in the boring sky. Whether or not there are clouds, the...
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maryrbruce
- Aug 31, 2023
- 2 min
Doorkeepers. hmmm.....
Ps 84:10 “For a day in your courts is better than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than...
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maryrbruce
- Aug 28, 2023
- 2 min
Ways Praise Helps, Lessons From the Life of Judah, Part 3
Praise causes us to be positioned favorably! “Judah, your brothers will praise you… All your relatives will bow before you.” Gen 49:8...
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maryrbruce
- Aug 23, 2023
- 1 min
Why Praise Helps, Lessons From the Life of Judah, Part 2
Praise helps us move in new territory In the story of Jacob’s travels with his family, Gen 46:28 describes a scene where Judah (praise)...
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maryrbruce
- Aug 20, 2023
- 1 min
Why Praise Helps, Lessons from the Life of Judah, Part 1
This is a four part series from a sticky-tab in my Bible. I cannot identify the speaker or origin. Praise Creates Favorable Conditions ...
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maryrbruce
- Jun 14, 2023
- 1 min
How Do We Measure True Love?
Recently I was searching through some old journals and found this set of notes. I wish I could identify the author, but I can't identify...
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maryrbruce
- May 4, 2023
- 3 min
SPRING PLANTING
My new job working in the greenhouses has been educational, challenging and satisfying. It is interesting to see how plants grow, how...
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maryrbruce
- Apr 2, 2023
- 2 min
SPRING CLEANING Senses (Sound)
Hearing re: to perceive sound, to listen with attention. Every adult knows that what we hear and what we listen to are two different...
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maryrbruce
- Apr 1, 2023
- 2 min
SPRING CLEANING - Senses (Sight)
Some say that the senses are the windows to the soul, but windows are always seen through whether open or closed. Another comparison is...
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maryrbruce
- Mar 27, 2023
- 3 min
SPRING CLEANING Time
How does anyone “spring clean” time? Lately we’ve heard the phrases “for such a time as this”[1] and “a time for every purpose under...
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maryrbruce
- Mar 23, 2023
- 2 min
SPRING CLEANING
Bit by bit I have been examining all of my spending: · my necessary, (food, insurances, vitamins, cat food & litter – yes, I am a...
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maryrbruce
- Mar 9, 2023
- 2 min
Contentment or Discontentment?
Recently, I needed help and guidance about control of my spending. On retirement income, I felt desperate with an outstanding...
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maryrbruce
- Mar 3, 2023
- 2 min
Needing a Rescuer?
“Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, prisoners in affliction and in irons, for they had rebelled against the words of God...
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maryrbruce
- Feb 14, 2023
- 2 min
Still Learning but Fooled Again
Recently as I was evaluating my spending, especially my impulse spending, I discovered that I was missing the character trait called...
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maryrbruce
- Jan 28, 2023
- 2 min
Do the protestors really mean peace ?
Today I am confronted with an unusual situation. Plans have been made to drive to Atlanta for the start of a three-week vacation,...
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maryrbruce
- Jul 9, 2022
- 1 min
The Blessings of a Journaling Memory
I found a journaling note from July 27, 2020 that has made me eager to celebrate my 2nd anniversary of a cross-country move. My journal...
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