Tag Archives: love

What Movie is Jesus Watching?

Posted on June 11, 2014 by rstaples2013

  A note from a missionary friend has stirred my heart.  This is a true story of a return flight from the US to the field where my friend serves. “A woman from the country to which I was returning … Continue reading →

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The Healing Power of Love

Posted on April 4, 2014 by rstaples2013

Yesterday I was sent a visitor from God. She has a name by which people call her, but I recognized her and today remember her as love. She was not in a hurry, even though I know she has much … Continue reading →

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Freedom to Seek Extravagance

Posted on September 9, 2013 by jroesler728

It is one of those phone calls that melt my heart. My granddaughter, age 6, is asking me to take her to the store. She’s only initiated phone contact a few times so her planning this event for us to … Continue reading →

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My Heart Melts When…

Posted on July 3, 2013 by jroesler728

I listened last night to a mother telling a story about her two children. The story developed from the experience of dropping these two, ages 4 and 6, off at a neighborhood church for a summer children’s program. Preparation for … Continue reading →

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Discovering God’s Handwriting

Posted on May 31, 2013 by jroesler728

We were entering the Kindergarten classroom that was prepared with written messages on paper tablecloths, plates of cookies and boxes of juice. This reception followed the concert we had just attended. My reason for coming was standing next to her … Continue reading →

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There Is Someone Waiting for Me

Posted on May 13, 2013 by jroesler728

I typed the destination into my GPS. I was headed to a retreat for a group of women who had been in a Bible Study together for 40 years. I felt honored to be asked to lead them. The first … Continue reading →

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Seeing Beauty with Your Heart

Posted on May 3, 2013 by jroesler728

On my first visit to Norway, decades ago now, I discovered a distant relative who lived in a remote mountain cottage. She was pointed out to me in the village where I was looking for ancestors. I took the risk … Continue reading →

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You Will Never Lose Power Again

Posted on April 26, 2013 by jroesler728

These were the parting words of the electrician when he finished the complex work of installing a generator that will automatically kick in when there is a storm or some other interruption of power to our house. He left us … Continue reading →

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He Puts My Tears in a Bottle

Posted on April 5, 2013 by jroesler728

When I am tempted to doubt God’s care for my sadness I am reminded from Psalm 56 that he keeps my tears in a bottle. They must be precious to Him. I cherish the times in my life when I … Continue reading →

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Blue Velvet and Lace

Posted on March 6, 2013 by jroesler728

I have been trying to simplify our house. This means that I am going through things and either giving away or tossing things that we will never need. (If you were to walk though our house today you would not … Continue reading →

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