Lord, a dead-end job in a backwater town...no hope in sight. The rabbi says King David started out this way, hard to believe. Maybe shepherds weren't considered to be the lowest of the low back then.
 Holy God, did I hear right? I'm just a girl...nothing special. Are you sure you want to entrust me with such an enormous task?
I'm scared, Lord, scared and confused.  Have you noticed the game of tag Satan tries to play with Jesus, Dear Reader? Why does the evil one keep believing he will ever outwit the Creator of the Universe?
 Do you remember, back in the day, when kids loved running and jumping in piles of leaves? When it wasn't against most city ordinances for a home owner to burn those piles?
 Dear Reader, I hope memes for my word, NEVERTHELESS, are meaningful to you this year. I'd love to share a little more about my personal one word for 2019, Nevertheless. For more information about One Word 365, click on the icon below.   Honestly, Dear Reader, I don't live at Walmart! You've got to admit, if you're into people watching it's a great venue. It's also a treasure trove of holy moments!
Tom and I were only going to dart in after church for a few groceries. We both had projects waiting at home, so we split up to finish faster.  What was I thinking? Granddaughters in tow. The first day of "tax-free" school shopping. Peak shopping hours.
It really did seem like a good plan to shop for the church school supply drive. Except for one little detail...  Seriously, I really wasn't looking for trouble. Why would I? Not with the cushy job I had. Sure, it came with a little stress, what job doesn't? But I'd worked hard to get to where I was. I wasn't look for a change of scene. (Text based on the Old Testament account of Nehemiah's story)
 I really wanted to be an athlete when I was a kid. And I worked at it as hard as I could. Even the PE teacher said I was doing everything right when it came to basketball.
Effort and perseverance weren't enough. Failure and injuries were compounded by the rejection of peers who seemingly chose everyone else for their playground teams before me. |
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