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No Hopeless Cases

Posted on October 23, 2013 by jroesler728

I love the Tiffany lamp in my living room. I probably would love it simply because it is beautiful but I love it deeply because I know its story. This lamp was shattered when it was knocked to the floor. … Continue reading →

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Can This Be Possible?

Posted on October 21, 2013 by jroesler728

I learned this week that my prescription drug insurance does not meet the criteria for Medicare D exemption. This means that if I don’t enroll in Medicare now I will be penalized with higher premiums when I do enroll. I … Continue reading →

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Revisiting a Precious Encounter

Posted on October 16, 2013 by jroesler728

Last night I was “working” at “resting” in Jesus. A memory from 40 years ago flooded my heart. I was about 30 years old and in one of those rare seasons of life where my circumstances seemed perfect to me. … Continue reading →

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Celebrate

Posted on October 11, 2013 by jroesler728

I bought this glass at Goodwill.  I smiled as I paid $.99 each for six. The reason this was amusing to me is that I had donated these champagne glasses last week when, in an obsessive fury, I filled boxes … Continue reading →

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No More Lutefisk

Posted on October 7, 2013 by jroesler728

My Aunt died this week. She was 91 years old and suffering with congestive heart failure.   It is not hard to engage the rational mind and say that this is a blessing, an evidence of the grace of God. … Continue reading →

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Too Much to Do?

Posted on October 4, 2013 by jroesler728

In one of our church wide devotions this week http://www.elmbrook.org/called we are reminded, “Noah did everything just as God commanded him.” As I reflect on the size of the boat and the number of animals he needed to provide for, … Continue reading →

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Riding Without Training Wheels!

Posted on September 30, 2013 by jroesler728

I had just asked God how He wanted to reveal Himself to me today when my phone notified me that someone had left a message. It was my seven-year-old granddaughter. (I gave myself permission to interrupt my reflective time with … Continue reading →

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Waiting for the Morning

Posted on September 25, 2013 by jroesler728

  I am sitting in the dark, listening to gentle music, sipping hot coffee and watching the stars that God has hung in place, remembering that He knows their name.   I am waiting for the morning. I know it … Continue reading →

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A Good Use for a Husband

Posted on September 22, 2013 by jroesler728

I asked my grandchildren (ages 5 and 7) to “help” me make a birthday cake for my sister. Since my sister is obsessed with losing weight, I bought all the ingredients at the health food store and convinced her that … Continue reading →

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The Freedom to be the Receiver of Grace

Posted on September 20, 2013 by jroesler728

 Yesterday someone told me that aging brings with it a resistance to being a receiver. A fear of dependence surfaces the childish response, “I can do it myself.”  An offer to help a person in such a place is likely … Continue reading →

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