Kate said next. I wasn’t familiar with the very old poem that Elisabeth Eliott often quoted until my cousin and I became “reunited” and began a regular email communication. We were both going through some trials and she told me she had learned to just do “the next thing.” In other words, don’t be much… [Read More]
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Five Minute Friday: LACK
Kate said lack. Sticking with the first thing that pops into my head… Lack is where I began to learn contentment and made me become extra creative and industrious. My fourth grade teacher, Mrs. Mayfield, used an expression, a quote, all the time. Necessity is the mother of invention. Mrs. Mayfield, you were so very… [Read More]
Five Minute Friday: Measure
Kate said MEASURE I’ve heard people say that God isn’t into numbers – and I think when it comes to church size, and church signs, that statement is true. However, God sure used some precise measurements in His Word. Let’s take a look at a few The first I can think of is the ark…. [Read More]
Five Minute Friday: REWARD
Kate said REWARD! At first glance I was not thrilled with today’s word. Reward. Sounds self-serving and manipulative to me. If you do this, this, and this then you will get a reward. That is okay if you’re training a dog but humans? Not.So.Much. Reward has 23 listings in the concordance at the back of… [Read More]
Five Minute Friday: PLACE
Kate said PLACE. Kate chose the word to support her friend Christie Purifoy’s new book, PLACEmaker; I am glad she did that because the book is excellent. It is good and pleasant — sharing about home and friendship and hospitality and PLACE! We moved from our home of thirty years in June 2018 – the… [Read More]
Five Minute Friday: MORE
Kate said MORE. I am thinking. the more the merrier less is more more, please more or less More is a word we probably use “more” than we even know. And, yet in this season of my life I find I don’t want much more. I have all that I need. If I was to… [Read More]
Five Minute Friday: SEARCH
Kate said search. If I was a betting woman I would say that 40% of the faith writers who participate in Five Minute Friday will use the scripture… And you will seek Me and will find Me, when you SEARCH for Me with all your heart. Jeremiah 29.13 I can’t really blame them either because… [Read More]
Five Minute Friday: JUST
Kate said just. Hmm. Adjective or adverb? How should this word be handled today? Because I am homeschooling English / Vocabulary / Spelling / Literature to my sophomore grandson I feel rather smart this morning. So I’ll approach it like this: Just – adjective: fair, fair-minded, equitable, even-handed, impartial, unbiased, objective, neutral. “A just and… [Read More]