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Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain. It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep. Psalm 127:1-2 Every wise [...]

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Today, I’ll be working on getting the house ready for Lee to come home.  I’m not sure yet how well I’ll blog next week, but I’ve worked some things ahead so I think blogging will continue. I’m really hoping Bible reading will continue. When Lee is home in a normal day, I tend to have [...]

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The other day, Laurel was as angry as I have ever seen her. It’s always good to examine big situations after the fact; perhaps I’ll improve in responding biblically. She was happily playing and asked for a particular song to be put on, and when I put it on, she changed her mind and demanded [...]

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Trust in the LORD, and do good; dwell in the land and befriend faithfulness. Delight yourself in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart. (Psalm 37:3-4) For the LORD God is a sun and shield; the LORD bestows favor and honor. No good thing does he withhold from those who [...]

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So last night I had accomplished much, so when I went to bed I got a Louis Lamour novel to read. Went to bed too late finishing it. I really needed to be reading my Bible, but I wanted “easy reading.” This morning when I read Proverbs, I was reminded again how important wisdom is. [...]

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Today my dear friend Kelly came over. She has three daughters who are delightful. Her oldest is passionate and intense, and the most spiritually sensitive child I have ever seen. She also has a temper. Kelly and I have talked about discipline and parenting as long as we’ve known each other. I know Kelly’s heart [...]

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Laurel and I were looking at pictures of Lee last night. She asked if they were of Daddy at the house. I told her that they were not. They were pictures of Daddy in Iraq. Then she said, “I don’t like Daddy in Iraq.” I told her I didn’t either, but that God was helping [...]

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Last week, Lee told me that he would probably be coming home a week or two after his expected arrival time. That means my counter is off by a little more than a week, but I don’t know how to fix it. I stopped removing chains from the paper chain we made until I know [...]

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I’ve been trying to think about how God has used the Bible in my life to change how I think or act this week. I can’t think of anything. That’s not good. Perhaps… but it is a stretch. I have been deliberately thinking on Scripture as I go to bed. For some reason I’ve gotten [...]

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