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It’s Thanksgiving weekend, and I am so thankful for all that God has made possible in my life. My plans, dreams, and goals have been done with careful “baby-steps,” but God’s will for me has always been bigger. He is not contained by “limited experiences, resources, expectations, socioeconomic backgrounds, traditions, education, or culture.” (Unshakeable by Christine Caine) My heart and mind are open to His plans, and I will let Him guide me. I have not always seen opportunity where…..
As Sarah inches towards that last day, she remembers the people and experiences that have shaped who she has become. Until her last breath, she will make a joyful noise to the Lord, thankful that her life has mattered, that she had an impact on those around her, and that she left the world a better place. Knocking on the door of her Father’s home, she will say, “God, Wonderful Counselor, Almighty creator of the heavens and earth, thank you…..
I can’t believe it’s been fifty years since our high school graduation, fifty years since I said, “Good-bye,” to Tom, Mike, and Larry, as they headed off to boot camp, fifty years since I got the news of their deaths in that small country called Vietnam. I was so naive to think they wouldn’t be scarred by that terrible war or that they would breathe their last, painful breaths in one of America’s most divisive wars ever fought. As the…..