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Take the helmet of salvation and the

sword of the Spirit—which is the word of God.

Ephesians 6:17 CSB

In just a few short days we will close out the first half of the year and begin downhill slide towards a new year. I always feel like the years go faster and faster; how are we already finishing June?!

In January many people begin a Bible reading plan or a commitment to read the Word every day. And many people start strong but at some point they begin to fade away until they are rarely picking up their Sword.

Life gets in the way. Schedules get full. We struggle to understand what we are reading. We just become lazy. There are many reasons why our consistent Bible reading fades. But the truth remains that we need the Word of God.

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THE POWER OF MUSIC

 Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly
as you teach and admonish one another with all
wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from
the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts.
Colossians 3:16

When I was in elementary school, there was a rumor going around the school that had me quite shaken. The more I heard kids talk about it, the more afraid I became. Soon, the fear was affecting my sleep. I remember one night I told my mom I was scared. Mom prayed with me, then she told me to listen to my “Jesus music” as I fell asleep. My Jesus music was cassette tapes of children’s worship. So we popped in a tape and the books of the Bible being sung to a rhythmic tune filled my room. Soon I was able to drift off to sleep.

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WEEKLY BLESSINGS {6.16.25}

 See what great love the Father has
given us that we should be called God’s
children—and we are! The reason the world
does not know us is that it didn’t know Him.
1 John 3:1 CSB

Yesterday we celebrated Father's Day, honoring the fathers and father figures in our lives. I've always felt blessed by the men in my life. First I had a wonderful dad and Papa. Then I married a wonderful man who is an amazing dad to our kids and now Poppa to our grandbabies. And now I have three sons who are wonderful dads to my grandbabies.

But mostly, I am so thankful for my Heavenly Father. A Father who loves me so much He sent His Son to die and rise again for me. A Father who loves me unconditionally, but also loves me too much to let me remain the same. As we close out Father's Day for 2025, reflect on the goodness of our Heavenly Father.

What is something you are thanking God for today?

Continuing to count God's sweet blessings...

3905. A relaxing and wonderful weekend with my husband.

3906. My husband, a wonderful dad to our kids and Poppa to our grandbabies.

3907. My dad, a wonderful dad.

3908. My three sons, all wonderful dads to our grandbabies.

3909. A fun Father's Day evening with our kids and grandbabies. We had dinner and a painting party at home.

It's your turn! Share something you are praising God for. I would love to rejoice with you.

GREET HIM WARMLY

 Do everything in love.

1 Corinthians 16:14 CSB

On a regular basis, I am home when my husband comes home from work. But one day, he got off work early and I was still out. When I saw his truck in the driveway, I had these visions of him greeting me at the door with a passionate kiss and telling me how happy he was that I made it home safely and how he missed me. Well, it went something more like this: from his easy chair with his warm blanket wrapped tight around him and his eyes glued to the tv screen, he says, "Hey."

Talk about dashing a girls dreams! I walked, more like stomped, to the kitchen hurt, offend, and angry.  God gently spoke to me. How can I expect that of my husband, when I don't do that? I normally say "Hey" from the kitchen sink as I cook, or from the computer as I type, or when the kids were younger I may have yelled from the bedroom, "Come deal with your son!"  I wasn't going to the door and greeting my husband, yet I expected that of him.

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WEEKLY BLESSINGS {6.9.25}

Continuing to count God's sweet blessings...

3900. My husband caring for me after a bad fall.

3901. Calls and texts from my kids and sweet friends checking on me.

3901. Sunday afternoon fun at the lake with our kids and grandbabies.

3903. Relaxing.

3904. Sunshine.

It's your turn! Share something you are praising God for. I would love to rejoice with you.