Tag Archives: Becky

GLEANINGS from Claudia: Thus Far Has the Lord Helped Us

“Then Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen. He named it Ebenezer, saying, “Thus far has the LORD helped us.” 1 Samuel 7:12 I was inclined to skip posting today, the second anniversary of Becky’s … Continue reading

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GLEANINGS from Claudia: Happy Birthday Becky

“So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.” 2 Corinthians 4:18 Hi Becky and happy birthday! Today within the halls of … Continue reading

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GLEANINGS from Claudia: Good Friday

“And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.” Romans 8:28 Today is Good Friday. This name for the Friday before Easter is not … Continue reading

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GLEANINGS from Claudia: Sam

“I am in pain and distress: may your salvation, O God, protect me.” Psalm 69:29 Fresh tears tonight as I grieve for a family I don’t even know. ‘Sam’, the 32 year old sister-in-law of a young man I know, … Continue reading

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GLEANINGS from Claudia: A Cheerful Heart

“A happy heart makes the face cheerful, but heartache crushes the spirit.  The discerning heart seeks knowledge, but the mouth of a fool feeds on folly.  All the days of the  oppressed are wretched, but the cheerful heart has a … Continue reading

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GLEANINGS from Claudia: Hope

“Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.”  Hebrews 11:1 Sunday afternoon I’m heading to Athena to spend the night with Kristin and Christopher on the way to my last visit to the … Continue reading

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GLEANINGS from Clauda: Legacy

“Lord, you have been our dwelling place throughout all generations. Before the mountains were born or you brought forth the earth and the world,  from everlasting to everlasting you are God.” Psalm 90:1-2  We are newly returned from a week … Continue reading

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GLEANINGS from Claudia: Seasons

“As long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night will never cease.” Genesis 8:22 I have long been in sync with seasons and the passage of time.  Beginning with the winter … Continue reading

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GLEANINGS from Claudia: Father Knows Best

“So do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ For the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. But seek first his … Continue reading

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