Embracing Love

Keeper of The Flame

Why should I be surprised, Lord? That I would have an amazing God-encounter at church today? Shouldn't that be the very place we have them all the time?  :) It was so like You, dear Abba... to use a child as Your messenger. A messenger who lived The Message without realizing it. She was the...
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Forever Daddy’s Girl

 When did it start, Abba? This precious renewal of our Covenant? On my side, that is. Your side of our Covenant never wavers. If I ever feel far from You, it is because I have moved. And even if I have, You move with me. So You are always closer than my next breath, ready...
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Unstuck… In Spirit, If Not In Body!

Precious Readers... Yes, I've been absent the last couple of post days. Just thought I'd fill you in, since it's pretty unusual for me to not be writing. We've been scurrying around, packing for our big move south. Back to our real Home, leaving our vacation retreat behind once again. We were all set to...
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The Most Treasured Reservoir

It's raining. Again. As it has for the last several days. A treasured reservoir of water. The remnants of Hurricane Florence, making landfall far south of us? Or just a long-overdue watering? Yet another Gift from You, Lord? Whatever its cause, I know what it has become. The inspiration for today's post. Because as I...
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Once Upon A Thief

He wasn't a huge bear... was he, Lord? Big enough to keep me safely inside, to be sure. Not big enough to get The Treasure he clearly desired. But his size was never the point... was it, Lord? For what You wanted to teach me, any size would do. The Treasure -- aromatic sunflower seeds...
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Hook, Line & Sinker!

I couldn't shake her, Lord... and I didn't want to. It was Skippy, our precious Baby. Soft and purr-y. Cuddled with me, closer than my next breath. Curled up by my ribcage... or by my feet. All evening long. Then, all night long. She must have missed her Mommy-cat. We had been gone the night...
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My Magnificent Meltdown

It happened just yesterday. I was taking down our Christmas decorations. It wasn't that I just hadn't gotten around to it. I purposely left our decorations up for most of January. I'm never in any hurry to bid Christmas goodbye. Thankfully You, Lord, and everything this holiday means stays in my heart all year round....
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My Christmas Assignment

I didn't have a Need List that day, Lord... or even a Wish List. I wasn't coming to you as a Kosmic Kris Kringle. I just wanted to be with You. It was early, well before dawn. I tiptoed through the house into the guest bedroom. Where my War Room (prayer closet) is. But I...
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The 7-Second Difference

Wow, Lord... A lot can happen in seven seconds. It's a very short time, but it can make ALL the difference. I found that out the other day when we were riding our bikes along beautiful Bohannon Road. Eleven miles, just over one hour... with lots of shade and no traffic at all. My first...
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It Happened at the BP Gas Station…

Of course it did, Lord. It had to be the BP station... because it was a Blessing that was Providential... Beautiful + Powerful!  :) We had stopped there to fill up our gas can. Our car tank was full, but our lawnmower was thirsty. My Honey asked me to go inside with our only cash...
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