Embracing Love

Breaking THE BEST Bread Together!

It's been awhile, Lord. Not since we last communed.  Wasn't that just one second ago? Not since I last wrote my heart to You.  Wasn't that just earlier today? Just since I have posted here.  How time FLIES when... whenever! That book You assigned to me five years ago is almost finished.  I have written...
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All Things Country & Composed

Two weddings.  One Mission.  Two vastly different approaches.  One Destination.  I saw one in person. The other, only through photos. Both brides were stunning in their long flowing gowns.  Has there ever been a bride who isn't stunning, Lord?  That's where the resemblance to anything traditional stopped!   :) In the Country Wedding, the bridesmaids wore denim...
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The One That DIDN’T Get Away!

Oh, Lord... You were -- are -- a Fisherman like no other!  I couldn't help but remember this priceless Truth yesterday... when the MONSTER bass on my hook leaped out of the water!!! I have never -- NEVER -- had such a HUGE large-mouth bass on my hook!  I think I was more surprised than he was....
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10,000 Reasons? Way too FEW!

"Bless the Lord, oh my soul... oh, my soul!  Worship His holy name!  Sing like never before, oh, my soul!  Worship His holy name!" Oh, my soul... Two hours of worshiping You, Lord.  With Chris Tomlin leading the way. Not in some stadium, with tens of thousands of people.  No... In a more intimate performing...
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There Are States… And STATES!

What State am I in today??? There are States of Ignorance, Confusion, Anxiety, and Turmoil.  States of Sickness, Weakness, Hyperactivity, and Exhaustion. Yesterday, I was in the State of North Carolina.  Today, South Carolina.  With hundreds of miles of driving in between. Both days, I was in the State of BLISS!   :)   As...
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Daddy to The Rescue!

It was just yesterday that my Forever Sister and I were rejoicing with You, Lord.  You have done an amazing -- yes, even miraculous -- thing in her life since we began to walk together in Your Presence. You restored her relationship with her earthly father.  A relationship that had been broken since she was...
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Strangers in The Night

I just heard an instrumental version of the beautiful classic by that name, Lord.  I hadn't heard the words in many years... but they came right back to me. And all I could think of was You! "Strangers in the night..."   Isn't that how it always is, Lord?  Whenever any one of us truly...
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The Regret of Missed Opportunities

I hadn't seen my Forever Sister in... more than a year?  She lives far away.  Even spends time in distant countries. I had hoped to see her over the weekend, Lord.  I thought she would be at a particular venue where her husband was speaking. I wasn't sure until the last minute that I would be able...
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What Is It Worth???

Funny how the mind wanders when I'm fishing, Lord... especially when I'm also catching!   :) Like today... A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. A worm in the can is worth two in the land. A fish in the pan is worth two in the lake. A shell in the...
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Mirror, Mirror on The… Lake!

It was breathtaking, Lord!  My view of our lake this morning! Technically, Your lake.   :)   But I am oh-so-grateful to see it outside of our house!  It looked like a photograph.  I could even see the leaves on trees, etched with crystal clarity in the still water. It reminded me of other mirrors, Lord....
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