✨ Verse of the Day
“Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest.”
— Matthew 11:28 (NLT)
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Friendship is a Rare Treasure
A friend who sticks closer than a brother. Proverbs 18:24 says, “One who has unreliable friends soon comes to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.” Many friends come and go. We have a temporary friendship which produces nice memories, but the relationship eventually fades. It does not stand the…
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Give Mama a Call
She is tender and strong. Tender and strong describes a mother. Her tenderness and support encourage us. Her strength helps us get through rough times. I Called Mama by Tim McGraw reminds us how awesome mothers are. Our mothers provide hugs when we need them. They help us carry heavy loads and know what to…
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Thanks Mama!
The hand that rocks the cradle moves the world. Somebody said that a child is carried in his or her mother’s womb for nine months. Somebody does not know that a child is carried in his or her mother’s heart for a lifetime. Somebody said it takes about six weeks to get back to normal…
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A Mother’s Influence
A lasting influence. Mrs. Jones relaxed each evening by reading her Bible. After seeing this practice for several months, her 4-year-old daughter asked, “Are you ever going to finish that book?” A mother’s influence is powerful. Her children are observing and absorbing everything she does. The life she is molding is greatly influenced by her.…
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A Mother’s Love
“All that I am my mother made me,” remarked John Quincy Adams. An angel was sent down from Heaven with the assignment to bring back earth’s 3 most beautiful gifts. The angel picked a rose as one. The second was a baby’s smile. The angel was searching for the third, and he was so impressed…
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Faithful in Prayer
Never stop praying. Two ladies were discussing their lives as they were at the laundry mat. They were both married, and they had much in common. While they were waiting on clothes to wash, they were both mending a pair of their husbands’ pants. “Things at home are stressful. My husband is grouchy and always…
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Patient in Affliction
Impatient Reaction vs. Patient Response Billy, a young potato farmer, was having a conversation with Satan. Billy was harvesting his potatoes, and each one seemed smaller than expected. The crop was small, and the potatoes were little. Satan offered to Billy, “Follow me, and I promise you big potatoes every year.” Billy responded, “If I…
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Joy in Hope
“Joy is the flag which is flown from the castle of the heart when the king is in residence there,” said Robert Rainey. In a Charlie Brown Christmas, Charlie Brown was having trouble getting into the Christmas spirit, so Linus said, “Charlie Brown, you are the only person I know who can take a wonderful…
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He Hears
“I’m pretty sure you heard.” We find 2 timely reminders about God in Ya Heard by Thomas Rhett. God hears our prayers. They are not just bouncing off the ceiling, but he really is paying attention. God may not answer the way we think he will, but he does answer us. God cares about us.…
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What is on your grateful list?
Psalm 103 encourages gratefulness. In the hustle of life, it is easy to forget the ways in which we are blessed. Good things might even become commonplace, so it is easy to forget to be grateful. Not always, but sometimes in the busyness, you and I forget to be thankful for the good things in…
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