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Seeing Past the Brick Wall
In my 2015 post, A Brick Wall by the Family Tree, I lamented a lack of information about my husband’s maternal aunt, Irene May Hampton. Her line stopped at her 1926 marriage to Ernest Joseph Sheppard, a bachelor, we’re told. … Continue reading
Posted in Devotions and Reflections, looking in the right direction
Tagged 1 Corinthians 3: 13-15, 1939 Register of England and Wales, ancestry.com, Irene May Hampton, Irene May Johnson, Irene May Sheppard, John the Baptist, leaving a valuable legacy, Matthew 11:11, Only One Life by Charles Thomas Studd, The Lord Jesus Christ
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Resolutions
You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream. ~ CS Lewis I’ve never made any New Year Resolutions! Perhaps I don’t like making promises to myself, to others, or to God, that I … Continue reading
Posted in Devotions and Reflections, looking in the right direction, Working with God
Tagged being fit for the Kingdom of God, broken promises, challenges, Decisions, don't look back, God's priorities, holding on, keep your eye on the final goal, keep your hand on the plough, New Year Resolutions, promises to God, sermon on New Year resolutions, setting goals, take God's hand
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Falling in Love with Praise
It’s easy to fall in love with it; it makes us feel good. But it can be a trap for the unfulfilled heart. I’m referring to the compliments that we all receive when we’ve done well. Without them, the world … Continue reading
Failing
Things fail: machinery grinds to a halt, businesses go under, a river ceases to flow, ropes wear thin. People also fail, not coming up to expectations or reaching their full potential. Neither keeping on, nor producing; not living! With failure … Continue reading
Never out of Contact
As I left the house, the bright sun shone from the east and I felt its warmth on my back. We’d been living in this suburb for two days now and I wanted to see some more of it. I … Continue reading
Posted in A Personal relationship with God, Faith, God's care for everyone, Inspiration, life as it happened, Life Challenges, looking in the right direction, really seeing creation
Tagged a cuppa with friends, being ignored, city living, country living, diferent gardens, finding help, found, friends in time of need, God knows where I am, God knows where I go, help on the way, lost, new, new house, new suburb
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