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Wisdom

11 Then God said to Solomon: “Because this was in your heart, and you have not asked riches or wealth or honor or the life of your enemies, nor have you asked long life—but have asked wisdom and knowledge for yourself, that you may judge My people over whom I have made you king— 12 wisdom and knowledge are granted to you; and I will give you riches and wealth and honor, such as none of the kings have had who were before you, nor shall any after you have the like.” NKJV

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Motherhood.

One hundred and ten years ago, Anne Jarvis held a memorial for her mother at St. Andrew’s Methodist church in Grafton, Virginia. She abhorred the commercialization of the holiday and attempted to have it removed from the calendar in her later years.

Then in 1914, President Woodrow Wilson, designated the second Sunday in May as a national holiday to honor mothers.

That proclamation has endured for over a century.

Today it is celebrated worldwide. Perhaps not on the same day as the United States ...

Aaronic Blessing

“The Lord bless you and keep you; The Lord make His face shine upon you, And be gracious to you; The Lord lift up His countenance upon you. And give you peace. Num 6:24-26 NKJV

In my younger days, my pastor would sing this blessing at the end of each service. It comforted me. I did not know it was an actual blessing from the Bible. In fact, it is the Aaronic Blessing and one which I have heard both in English and in Hebrew.

This blessing will always have the power to comfort me and I hope it com...

Venice, Italy

Venice.  The City of Canals. One of the many names of this extraordinary city.  Instead of cars, the people of Venice travel from one end of the city to the other using motorboats or water taxis.

I’ve visited Venice twice in my life and both were distinct experiences.  Once as a sixteen-year-old with my grandparents and once as an adult with my husband some forty years later.  While my youthful visit consisted of two days, my adult visit was merely hours.

My husband and I didn’t have much time...

Answered Prayer

 

When I first learned how to pray effectively, I was (and still am) in awe of how God answered prayer.  Sometimes it happened immediately and sometimes He was still working out the answer.  Many times God answered the prayer in an unexpected way.  Not bad, just different from what I had expected.

I learned early on that there are only three answers to prayer: Yes, No and Wait.  While we rejoice in the yes answers, the no answers don’t keep me down because it only means He has something better f...