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Sometimes it’s the little things that matter the most. One of the prayers suggested in yesterday’s Proverbs 31 devotional was “Show me the beauty in the midst of these difficulties.” I read that statement, tucked it away in a corner and moved on.

Now as I reflect on yesterday, I see the beauty. Was yesterday a particularly difficult day? Not really. Was it the day I wanted, had planned? Nope.

In the midst of our daily dealings with worker’s compensation, Social Security, injuries, illness and self-employment, my husband and I do lead normal lives and are normal people with wants, needs and desires. It’s difficult to see the normalcy sometimes but I’m sure it’s there somewhere.

Yesterday was a “big day” for me. I was wrapping up the final details on a book and had a few minor adjustments to make before uploading the files to the printer’s ftp site. Then, after months and months, the

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We live in a world of knowledge, technology and communication. Just about anything a person wants to know is available at the click of a button. Information is readily available. Why is it that in this age of knowledge so many people suffer weeks of illness without help from the medical world? Sure, the medical professional subscribes medication and treatments, but do they actually solve the problem or just mask the symptoms?

My current state of mind on this matter comes from three very different situations with the common denominator being months of illness. My husband and I have watched a close friend put himself at the mercy of doctors for the last 8 months and have watched his physical condition literally detioriate before our eyes. Before he got sick, he weighed about 190 lbs and is 6 ft. 2 in. tall. Currently he is 133 lbs. and still 6 ft. 2 in. tall. The only

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Yesterday my Proverbs 31 devotion arrived in my email. (I signed up to receive these emails about a week ago. I’m a person who has always struggled with the idea of consistent devotions, and in the past week, I’m proud to say I haven’t missed reading a single devotional. It’s something about the convenience of having it waiting in my inbox first thing in the morning.)

Little did I know how close yesterday’s devotional would hit home. The title was “When God Says No, Keep Asking.” For some reason that title struck me as a little odd. Maybe it was because somewhere along the line I was taught that once God answers, accept the answer and move on.

Sharon, the devotional writer, used two examples that really opened my eyes to the truth behind the title. Her first example was the Canaanite woman from Matthew 15:22-28. The woman’s daughter was possessed with demons and the woman went

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In thinking about the brevity of life and the trials that come as we walk life’s path, I am reminded of the old hymn, “His Eye is on the Sparrow.”

Why should I feel discouraged, why should the shadows come,Why should my heart be lonely, and long for heaven and home,When Jesus is my portion? My constant friend is He:His eye is on the sparrow, and I know He watches me;His eye is on the sparrow, and I know He watches me.I sing because I’m happy,I sing because I’m free,For His eye is on the sparrow,And I know He watches me.

“Let not your heart be troubled,” His tender word I hear,And resting on His goodness, I lose my doubts and fears;Though by the path He leadeth, but one step I may see;His eye is on the sparrow, and I know He watches me;His eye is on the sparrow, and I know He watches me.Whenever I am

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There’s something about the thrill of finding an old friend who you haven’t heard from in years. Prior to beginning my blogging experience, I jumped head first into the world of Facebook. For those of you unfamiliar with the concept of Facebook, it’s similar to MySpace. And for those of you unfamiliar with MySpace, well, I don’t know what to say. Seriously, Facebook is a “social networking utility.” Big words to say that through Facebook you can find all those old friends you lost contact with. For someone like myself who has lived in 3 different states and attended college in a 4th state Facebook is the greatest thing since sliced bread. Well, not really.

Much to my delight, in the past 2 months I’ve managed to accumulate 61 friends via Facebook (just about an average of one friend per day). Now, these people are not strangers. These are 61 people that my life

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