Every spring during the months of March and early April, the annual migration of the Sandhill Cranes travel through Nebraska along a 60 mile stretch of the Platte River. They are magnificent birds with a unique sound that thunders throughout the River valley every morning and evening as they move to and from the River …
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Photo by Carol Larson, Sunken Gardens, Lincoln, Nebraska Tulips are a wonderful sign that spring has finally arrived. After a harsh and bitter cold winter, the tulip bulb suddenly bursts out of the ground as a young green shoot that very soon opens up a flower of immense beauty for all to enjoy. On this …
1-2 I look up to the mountains; does my strength come from mountains?No, my strength comes from God, who made heaven, and earth, and mountains.3-4 He won’t let you stumble, your Guardian God won’t fall asleep.Not on your life! Israel’s Guardian will never doze or sleep.5-6 God’s your Guardian, right at your side to protect you—Shielding you from sunstroke, sheltering you from moonstroke.7-8 God guards …
“Even now,” declares the Lord, “return to me with all your heart, with fasting and weeping and mourning.” Joel 2:12 NIV Our hearts are easily broken as we walk this journey called Life. We experience heartaches through the lose of a loved one to death or the lose of a relationship through a misunderstanding or a divorce. …
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These past couple of weeks I've had a lot of time to reflect on relapse while a friend fights for her life in an ICU. You see I am her sponsor and have been cheering her on in getting sober from prescription pain pills. She was getting so close to not taking any more after …
When I think of anointing, the first thing that comes to my mind is a king or an Old Testament prophet was anointed to serve in their calling and role. Often olive oil was used to symbolize that the person being anointed was identified, set apart, consecrated, and made holy for the position/role they would …
In the depths of my addiction to pornography, I saw myself as a pervert. Webster' 1828 Dictionary defines pervert as a verb as follows: Pervert', verb transitive [Latin perverto; per and verto, to turn.] 1. To turn from truth, propriety, or from its proper purpose; to distort from its true use or end; as, to …
"While porn may appear to demand nothing, it eventually steals everything. We were not created for a series of extreme sexual experiences. We are designed for authentic intimacy, celebrated and expressed through sex with a real person who is committed to loving you for a lifetime. I have never met a man or woman who …
One of my favorite things to do for relaxation and creativity is to take pictures of landscapes, flowers, animals, and other things of interest. It is a great way to relax. Then I enjoy putting together a calendar each year. The photos that I chose for 2019 are the following, with the above picture of …
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