Tag Archives: faith

Stories these Hands Could Tell

Posted on June 29, 2015 by rstaples2013

I am not very often conscious of my hands. Most days they are awesome gifts of skill and dexterity that I simply take for granted. .But today I noticed my hands. It was intriguing to me that they looked like … Continue reading →

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Faith Through Aging Eyes

Posted on May 22, 2015 by rstaples2013

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Weakened by Joy

Posted on February 15, 2015 by rstaples2013

I found myself so overcome with joy this week that I was too weak to pray. My thoughts went to the teaching in Romans where we learn that the Holy Spirit helps us. It says that the Spirit intercedes for … Continue reading →

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Let the Mystery Live

Posted on January 10, 2015 by rstaples2013

There is something unexplainable about a relationship with God through Jesus Christ. As a young child I would exhaust my mother with questions. She would gently say, “Honey, it is better not to ask those questions”. I didn’t appreciate her … Continue reading →

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Crushing Disappointment

Posted on November 27, 2014 by rstaples2013

The inside story of how one person expressed thanksgiving with faith through aging eyes. In planning for this holiday, this friend decided to reject the anticipated disappointment that has been the trend on Holidays and trust that this one will … Continue reading →

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Will I Outlive my Teeth

Posted on November 16, 2014 by rstaples2013

This question became the focus of my thoughts as I drove to my dentist’s office with a “broken tooth”. I am so aware of being amazingly blessed with physical health. My history allows me to answer, “No” to almost every … Continue reading →

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Finding Jesus in “A Place like This”.

Posted on October 17, 2014 by rstaples2013

The conception of these thoughts rest in a question that has burned indelibly into my heart. My friend was slowly regaining consciousness as she was recovering from a life threatening brain bleed. She was able to raise two fingers on … Continue reading →

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Strength through Whispered Weakness

Posted on September 15, 2014 by rstaples2013

My friend has been in a Surgical Intensive Care Unit for a week. Her health crisis came without warning. She was awakened at 2 AM with symptoms that prompted her family to call 911. The ER transferred her to Surgical … Continue reading →

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You Need to Know it isThere

Posted on June 21, 2014 by rstaples2013

Why are some things so hard to see? As I walked up to our deck, at a seasonal campsite, I realized I had disturbed a humming bird. The stunningly small bird fluttered over the branch that literally hung over the … Continue reading →

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That is What I Do

Posted on May 28, 2014 by rstaples2013

    I recently emailed a request to someone I was just getting to know and risked asking her to guide me in the steps I need to take for a project that has been a dream of mine.   … Continue reading →

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