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This Is Love

This lovely, hope-giving incident has made many smile through their tears. Enjoy:

This past week has been quite a doozy for me, and I find myself emotionally empty, physically drained, and in need of true fellowship and respite. I can’t get it from Levi today, as he is taking a well-deserved geek/guy break up in Denver with his buddies.

Anyway, after everything that has happened over the last month or so, I found myself itching to just get out. So, I decided to take the kids to Wendy’s. No play place, where they could share all kinds of yuck with any number of kids. The last thing I need is more illness. But that’s not what this post is about.

I was standing at the counter, ordering kids meals for all but Durin. He got an adult meal – the kid is officially a bottomless pit.

The lady tells me the total: $24.67.

I reach for my wallet, which … isn’t … *panic* … there

Read the rest of this amazing story, here . . . 354 more words.

Posted in Believe it or not!, Inspiring, Scripture, Wisdom

Sunday Scripture – Friendship

Friendship

You adulterous people,

don’t you know that friendship with the world
is hatred toward God?

Anyone who chooses to be a friend of the world
becomes an enemy of God.

Or do you think Scripture says without reason
that the spirit he caused to live in us
envies intensely?

But he gives us more grace.

That is why Scripture says:

“God opposes the proud
but gives grace to the humble.”*

— James 4:4-6

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*James, the actual half-brother of Jesus,
is quoting, here from the
Proverbs, chapter 3, verse 34.

Posted in Good ol' days, Inspiring, Photos, Wisdom

Weekly Photo Challenge: Friendship

Are you friends with your relatives? This grandfather is friends with all his teen grandsons.

Friends
Friends

He has brought them several hundred miles to his old stompin’ grounds to find the best huntin’ in America. He says.

Did they bag anything?

Nah.

Except closer bonds.

Fun memories.

Greater respect for Granddad.

Experience in hunter safety.

Wild dreams.

Bellies aching from laughter.

Listening to songs of night creatures.

Back-slappin’ good times.

Not much.