Tag: advent
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Sunday Thoughts…
Saturday gave us a white blanket of snow here in Sullivan County. The amounts of precipitation are anywhere from a dusting to maybe a quarter of an inch to maybe an inch. Yet it was so pretty to look at while driving was another thing especially as the night wore on. My parents had to…
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Star of Wonder Day #17
The young maiden chosen by God was humble. A lot has been taught about Mary through the generations and years since. Her name according to Ms. Hunt like many is Miriam and was named for the original Miriam from Exodus Moses’ older sister the prophetess. I love this detail: the name either comes from the…
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Day 15 Star of Wonder
She most definitely delivered an uplifting lesson today. How incredible to be the first human being that God sends His angel to after the 400 Silent Years? Instead though, Zechariah like Sara, back in Genesis at her old age didn’t know how to believe what was said. Why do we tend to see with our…
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Day #5
The topic today is the Temple. The angle she mentioned from a woman needing to purify herself by paying for the offering of 2 turtledoves and pigeons. Childbirth was different in many ways and simpler compared to the hospital settings nowadays. Oral history was a tradition for the Jews and the verse in Genesis 3:15…
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First Day of Discussion
Wow! It’s actually here the first day of our Book Discussion. Angela Hunt, one of my favorite authors is hosting an online discussion of her newest book. It is a devotion, “Star of Wonder” covers the span of the 25 days of Christmas. This could not have come at a better time for me. My…
Jewells of Thought 