A good jump scene in a movie. Someone sneaking up behind me. And I have a special fondness for scary roller coasters.

My son—grown, out of college, and on his own—still delights in making his mama shriek. But Mama has a few scary tricks up her own sleeve.

Now that my kids are grown and my nest is empty, I’m always looking for creative ways to stay in touch with them. One of the things I do is text them first thing in the morning. It’s nothing long and, since it’s delivered before 6AM, it doesn’t usually elicit a response.

Most days the text is something along the lines of:

Good morning! I love you and am praying for your day. A good verse to hide in your heart: insert familiar scripture. 

But one day I sent something a little different.

I sent a scary prayer.

“I love you and hope you have a great day! My prayer for you today:
Lord, if there’s anything unhealthy, unwholesome or unholy in Scott or Sarah’s lives, please bring it to a quick end. In Jesus’ name.”

“MOM,” shot back child #1, “what the HECK?”

“Really, Mom?” fired child #2.

Yes, really. I didn’t have any reason to believe there was anything going on, but I can’t possibly know everything that’s happening in their lives. I love them too much NOT to pray a scary prayer and ask God to redirect an errant path.

I remember when they were younger and at home. I longed for the day when they were grown and I’d no longer need to worry about them.

HA!

Adult children need just as much prayer as teenagers and elementary kids!

I cringe when I remember some of the detours I took as a young adult. I try not to let my mind wander down the paths of what-might-have-been. It’s not hard to break into joyful songs of praise as I thank the Lord for sparing me. And I ask Him to continue sparing me from my questionable decisions.

Then I ask Him to do the same for my children.

And, if you’ve read this far, for YOU.

O LORD, you have examined my heart and know everything about me…
Point out anything in me that offends you, and lead me along the path of everlasting life.
~Ps 139:1,24 (nlt)

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Have you ever prayed a scary prayer?
Please share in the comments

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I’m sporting a not-so-stylish accessory these days.

After spending the better part of 2013 searching for relief from my foot pain, I had surgery (Jan 9th). The first week was uncomfortable, but thankfully I’m on the mend and off my crutches.

The boot, I’m afraid, will be around a while.

It’s all-good and will be worth it when I’m back to exercising in the spring, hopefully without pain. In the meantime, I’m schlepping this crazy boot. Believe it or not, this thing preaches to me.

This boot definitely HINDERS.

I can’t bend my ankle, so I walk like Quasimodo. After only two weeks, I’m losing muscle tone in my calf. The weight of the boot makes my knee ache and feel like it’s hyperextending.

This physical hindrance makes me think of other hindrances I may be schlepping around. These spring to mind:

Mental and emotional – anxiety, wrong attitudes, fear, unforgiveness

Relational – unrealistic expectations, isolation, communication breakdown

Spiritual – stunted prayer life, misplaced priorities, being spiritually undisciplined with regard to stewardship, fasting, serving, Bible study, etc

It’s not time to throw off this physical hindrance, but it IS time to examine myself and see if I’m toting around some of these others. I want to “run with perseverance the race marked out for [me]” (Heb 12:1).

Every encumbered step reminds me that freedom awaits.

What about you? Did any of those hindrances ring true for you? Did anything else come to mind? I’m working on a project and would love your input!

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I don’t mean to. Really. I know it’s important to be fully present and feel the weight of the moment, but for some reason my contemplative self passes the baton to my snarky self and off she goes.

One of the most sobering things of late has been my mom’s stroke. Few things upend your family’s world like a stroke.

For years I recorded prayer requests of stroke victims and their families. And I prayed for them, but I  had no idea what they went through.

Now I do.

Now I know some of the struggles and decisions and heartaches. I know the importance of supportive family, and I appreciate the prayers of friends who have been down this road. Without them, the journey can be overwhelming.

But WITH them, the journey becomes manageable.

And you find joy where you least expect it.

When you wake up to the news that your mom has fallen and is in the ER, you wash your face, brush your teeth, and get your bed-headed sleepy-eyed self to the hospital.

Where you spend the better part of the day.

On this day, I sat with my sister and brother-in-law and reminisced over old times. The truly funny things seem to be inside jokes that get lost in translation. Which makes them even more special.

So there we sat, waiting for Mom’s tests to be run and read, and doing our best to keep her comfortable. My sister thought aloud,

“We need to shave her.”

I inspect Mom’s chin.

“I used my little electronic razor-pen thingy on her the other day.”

“Yeah, but we should probably make a note to do it every week.”

“You’re right,” I agree. “If anything like this ever happens to me, make sure I’m presentable. I don’t want to be looking like Willie Robertson. Promise me.”

“I promise,” she says.

“SWEAR IT. I don’t want you holding an old grudge and getting even by letting me look crazy.”

“OK,” (insert eye roll) “I SWEAR.”

“And make sure I’m dressed nice.”

“You wear JEANS all the time.”

“Well then get me a tiara and a feather boa. I might as well be ‘that’ lady.”

My sisters surprised me when I turned 50!

I’ve never been more grateful for my sisters, and for the quirky sister-bond we have. I’m also grateful for my dad, who is the godliest man I know. Mom has a long road ahead of her, but she has so many friends and family behind her.

Behind US. And we’re grateful for your prayers.

Can you share any suggestions for lightening the load? Silly ones are MOST appreciated 🙂

Photo Credit: Emergency Dept courtesy Microsoft Images

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1. I will miss my weekend day trips to Raleigh.

If you are new to my site, you might be interested in the phone call that changed my summer. My recent Hokie grad is in PT and making good progress, but he’s still unable to drive. Which means I’m still making 8-hour day trips most Fridays and Sundays. Yes, those days are long (and Monday is my “crash” day), but there is NOTHING better than long drives with my kids. Since they’re both fairly chatty like their mama, we have some interesting convos.

And I will seriously miss the beautiful drives through the VA-NC countryside, which include such fun sights as this:

2. To-Do lists can also inspire.

I don’t know if turning 50 did it to me or if all the blonde highlights have seeped through my scalp and made me ditzy, butI can barely remember anything if I don’t write it down.

I found a bunch of old half-used notepads and decided to write my to-do list on one side and verses on the other. I usually read from a couple of devotionals, plus random assorted verses my friends post.

And while I’m praying, I should probably pray for my Hokies, seeing as how they’re off to another less-than-stellar season. 🙁

3. Time in the Word makes you timeless.

It’s not every day you get to be in a small group setting with Kay Arthur. We tried to contain our enthusiasm, but it’s clear from the big smiles that Monica and I were quite giddy after our visit with her. In case you wondered, she’s one of the most gracious people you’ll ever meet and she spends time WITH YOU. She doesn’t take herself too seriously, but she does take the Word seriously.

My sister Monica, Kay Arthur and me

Kay is as passionate as ever, and makes no secret that she’s closing in on her 80th birthday. She quotes from 2 Timothy quite a bit, and you can hear Paul’s sense of urgency in her voice. She’s committed to training up reliable teachers who can be entrusted with the message of the Gospel (2 Tim 2:2). I don’t want to let her OR the Lord down, so I’m studying to show myself approved (2 Tim 2:15)!

4. Sometimes you need a big choir anthem.

Our choir and orchestra performed “The Light of That City” last Sunday, and it was all I could do to stay in my seat. I dare you to watch the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir and not get teary.

5. He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him.

This is the “without faith it’s impossible to please God” verse, but the Holy Spirit keeps bringing the last phrase of Hebrews 11:6 to my mind. Specifically in the King James Version. Not sure whassup with that, but I’ve been mulling it all month long. And diligently seeking Him. I hope you have too!

One more thing: Fall in Virginia means APPLES.

Apple cider, apple butter, apple pie, apple crisp… Enjoy something apple-y today!

What have YOU learned in September?

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The familiar words of Psalm 23 breathe life into my weary soul. It’s a standby for anytime I need to recharge my spiritual batteries because of something profound: It’s one of the few passages in scripture where we can see each of the Old Testament names for God:

• Jehovah Jireh (Provider),
• Jehovah Mekaddishkem (Sanctifier),
• Jehovah Nissi (Banner),
• Jehovah Rapha (Healer),
• Jehovah Rohi (Shepherd),
• Jehovah Sabaoth (Lord of Hosts),
• Jehovah Shalom (Peace),
• Jehovah Shammah (Companion), and
• Jehovah Tsidkenu (Righteousness).

As you read through the verses, some of the references are obvious but others take a little pondering, which I enjoy. Something else worth pondering is the humility of the Lord Jesus, and that He would refer to Himself as the Good Shepherd (John 10:10-16).

One of the lowliest of all jobs, shepherding was a 24-7 vocation. Their accommodations were simple, sparse, and smelly, and they were considered outcasts, the dregs of society. But a good shepherd was invaluable.

A good shepherd devoted his life to the care of his flock.

He made sure they had food, a supply of fresh water and green grass.

He kept them healthy, tending and handling each one individually to make sure they didn’t have parasites.

He protected them from predators, providing a safe and comfortable place to rest.

Because he stayed in such close contact with them, he named each one and they learned to recognize his voice.

Doesn’t Jesus fit that description?

And don’t we fit the description of sheep:

Helpless, defenseless, easily distracted, prone to wander, poor eyesight, easily frightened, and afraid of the dark. When they’re injured, sheep often roll over on their backs and can’t get up! But when the hurt sheep hears the tender voice of its shepherd, it relaxes under his gentle touch and allows him to care for it.

Sometimes that gentle touch can seem harsh. I can’t verify this, but I’ve heard it several times and think it’s worth sharing:

When a sheep is perpetually wayward, it’s believed that the shepherd would swaddle the sheep, draw it close and break its leg. After he sets it, the shepherd drapes the sheep across his shoulders and carries it until it heals.

During that time the sheep learns to recognize the shepherd’s voice and, through his gentle care, learns to trust and obey him. It sounds cruel, but the good shepherd knows this relationship can’t happen any other way.

Hopefully we aren’t so stubborn we need to have our legs broken, but I know from personal experience that my Shepherd allows trials in my life so I can tune my spirit to hear His voice. (Care to tweet that?) And He is always trustworthy. I want to allow Him to

•  “Fleece” me to reveal any parasites in my life and help me get rid of them.
• Lead me along an unfamiliar path to protect me from dangers I can’t see.
• Guide me into a new field that better provides for me.
• Redirect me with His rod.
• Rescue me with His staff.

Don’t you? Because our good and trustworthy Shepherd ALWAYS has our well being in mind and ALWAYS works in our lives to draw us closer to Him.

Did you ever consider this —

In the Old Testament, the sheep died as a sacrifice for the shepherd.
In the New Testament, the Shepherd died as a sacrifice for His sheep.

As if that wasn’t enough, He sent His Spirit to live within us and be our constant Comforter. I love the outline Canadian evangelist J.R. Littleproud gave this psalm:

The Secret of a Happy –

• Life: every need supplied
• Death: every fear removed
• Eternity: every desire fulfilled

An oldie but goodie, check out “A Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23” by Philip Keller.

Psalm 23 is familiar to many of us. Do you have a memorable insight?

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The season begins with “blind auditions,” which go like this:

Judges sit with their backs to the contestant,
Contestant walks on stage and sings.

The goal of the contestant is to perform so well that they catch the attention of one of the judges. If a judge(s) likes what he/she hears, they hit their big red button, their big red chair turns around and the contestant chooses a judge to coach them in the competition.

The show’s production is great. It’s not like American Idol, where they let any and every crazy person audition. Only solid singers perform on The Voice.

The production staff interviews a handful of contestants each week, which lets the viewers connect with them. But their performances don’t always connect with a judge.

The song ends, the big red chairs revolve, the judges offer some parting words of encouragement, and the contestant takes “the walk of shame.”

It kinda takes me back to my elementary school playground when I wasn’t chosen for dodgeball.

As I watched the blind auditions, I had an interesting thought:

Some people go through life like this,
performing in hopes of being chosen or accepted.

That isn’t always bad, especially when you have goals. A good performance will help land a lucrative job or a starting position on a team.

But when you perform to win approval …

performing for the “cool kids” by doing certain things …
performing for a committee by adopting certain attitudes …

Or you perform to win someone’s love …

People who accept or love you based on your performance
will reject you when the performance stops.
(click that to tweet it!)

Some people approach God in a similar fashion. They picture Him on His throne, with His back to them.

So they perform. Attending church, donating to charities, helping the less fortunate, etc. Good deeds, good words, good whatever, hoping God will turn around and choose them.

God doesn’t work that way. The good performance is fine, but He’s not impressed with any of it and He certainly wouldn’t turn around for it.

In fact, it’s like filthy rags.

Or singing off-key.

But He does turn around for Someone…

There’s One Who stands with arms outstretched, waiting for you. The minute you trust Jesus as Savior, it’s as if you hand Him your microphone and let Him sing for you.

The minute God hears His Son’s voice, He turns around.
And because of Jesus, He chooses you.

Are you performing for God? Hoping your good deeds will get you to heaven?
Or are you trusting in Jesus? Knowing you’ll never be good enough to get God’s attention?

Jesus said,
“I am the Way, and the Truth, and the Life.
No one comes to the Father except through Me.”
~John 14:6

May the truth of the Gospel transform you:

Jesus died so that you might live.

What are you looking forward to in eternity?

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I’ll try not to get too detailed, but I can’t let this week go by without getting a tiny bit nerdy. Will you indulge me?

The Passover Seder commemorates the nation of Israel’s deliverance from Egyptian slavery, and is rich with symbolism.

Consider the:

• Karpas – parsley dipped in salt water, representing the tears shed under their oppression.
• Maror – bitter herbs, symbolizing the bitterness of slavery.
• Charoset – honey, nuts and fruits, reminding them of the sweetness of their freedom.

What’s more intriguing is to think of how the elements unveil Jesus’ journey to the cross. For example,

• Zeroah – roasted shank bone, representing the sacrificial lamb. Zeroah is the transliteration of the Hebrew word for “arm” or “wing” so it also symbolizes God’s outstretched arm and deliverance.
• Hallel – traditional songs/psalms sung during the meal, telling of the deliverance Jesus would offer. Listen in:

The cords of death entangled me, the anguish of the grave came over me…
~Psalm 116:3
This is the gate of the LORD through which the righteous may enter.
~Psalm 118:20
The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone…
~ Psalm 118:22-23

One of the most interesting elements of the Passover meal? The matzo, or unleavened bread. In the Old Testament, yeast (or leaven) symbolized sin. It’s easy to see Christ symbolized here, but look a little deeper.

Matzo is striped and pierced, representing humility and affliction. (Hello, Isaiah 53:5!)

The Passover meal begins with three pieces, and Jewish tradition offers multiple explanations for this.

My two favorite:

Three classes of people in ancient Israel: Priests, Levites, Israelites
Three patriarchs: Abraham, Isaac, Jacob

Messianic Jews, who recognize Jesus as the Messiah and the fulfillment of the Passover Feast, offer this explanation:

The Trinity: Father, Son, Holy Spirit

I especially love this explanation when you consider what happens with the second piece of bread, the Afikomen. This tradition is believed to have started in the Middle Ages, in an attempt to keep the children quiet during the long meal.

Sometime during the Seder, this piece is broken, wrapped in a linen napkin and hidden, then brought out at the end of the meal and shared by the family. Guess what this piece represents?

Salvation.

Isn’t that amazing? (Be careful, your nerdiness is showing)

The amazement and wonder carries into all the Spring Feasts when you study how Christ Jesus perfectly fulfilled each one. But that’s more nerdiness than I think you can stand in one post ☺

What are some of your Easter traditions?

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Gina Holmes is the founder of Novel Rocket and a PR professional. Her bestselling novels Crossing Oceans and Dry as Rain were both Christy finalists and won various literary awards. Her latest novel, Wings of Glass, released February 2013 and has earned a starred review from Library Journal, a Romantic Times Top Pick and a Southern Indie Bookseller’s Okra Pick. She holds degrees in science and nursing and currently resides with her family in southern Virginia. She works too hard, laughs too loud, and longs to see others heal from their past and discover their God-given purpose.

To learn more about her, visit www.ginaholmes.com.

Your 3^rd novel, Wings of Glass, has just released. Tell us a little about it.

I think this is my favorite book so far. Wings of Glass tells the story of Penny Taylor, a young wife who feels trapped and alone in a physically and emotionally abusive marriage. Besides her low self-esteem, she feels her Christian faith doesn’t allow for divorce. It’s not until she meets two women—one a southern socialite and the other a Sudanese cleaning woman—that her eyes are opened to the truth of her situation and she begins her journey to healing and redemption.

What made you take on the tough subject of domestic abuse?

As a little girl, I watched my mother being physically abused by her husband and then later, two of my sisters enter abusive relationship after abusive relationship and I thought that would never be me. . . until the day my boyfriend hit me for the first time and I began to make excuses for him. I know the mindset of someone who gets into and stays in an abusive relationship, because I’ve been there myself. It’s taken me years, and a lot of reading, praying, and talking to get to the heart of what brought me and kept me in toxic relationships and I want to pass on some of what I learned that helped me find boundaries and recovery from a codependent mindset and most of all healing.

What do you hope readers take away from this book?

It’s my hope and prayer that those who are in abusive relationships will begin to see that the problem lies with them as much as with the abuser. That’s something I railed against when friends suggested it. I wasn’t the one with the problem! I was no doormat who enabled abuse or addiction… or was I?

I also hope that those who have never understood the mindset of victims would better comprehend the intricacies of codependency and be better able to minister to these women and men. And of course I’d love it if young women would read this before they ever enter their first romantic relationship to have their eyes open to how abuse almost always progresses and be able to see the red flags early.

Which of the characters in the novel is most like you and why?

Each of the characters has a little of me in them or vice versa. I think years ago I was more like Penny, though tougher in many regards, at least I thought so. I’d like to think now I’m a little more Callie Mae. Because I’ve lived through what I have and have found healing, I can see in others the path that will lead to healing and the one that will lead to destruction. The difficult part once you’ve found healing is remembering that you can’t do it for others. You can offer advice, but you can’t make anyone take it. Each person has to learn in their own time, in their own way.

Who is your favorite character?

I absolutely love Fatimah. She had such a great sense of humor and didn’t care what anyone thought except those who really mattered. She was really quite self-actualized. She was so much fun to write and I actually find myself missing her presence.

What’s your favorite and least favorite part about being a writer?

Favorite: making my own schedule. I love when I’m feeling bad one day knowing that I don’t have to punch a clock. I can just take the day off and then work harder the next. Of course, there’s a lot of other things I love about writing, like allowing others to consider another point of view that may be far different from their own.

Least favorite: There’s a joke that when you work for yourself you at least get to pick which eighteen hours of the day you want. That’s true. Working from home means I’m always at work. I work from about 7:30 am until about eight at night most days. Under deadline, it’s worse. Truly understanding how much the success of a book rides on the shoulders of the author is a blessing and a curse. Because I get that no one is more invested in the success of my books than me, I put in a LOT of time on the publicity/marketing end of things. It’s tiring but an investment that I think pays off in the long run.

You had written four novels before your debut, Crossing Oceans was published. Do you think those books will ever get dusted off and reworked?

Never say never, but I doubt it. I had considered reworking some but having gone back and re-read them, I realized they weren’t published for good reason. They just didn’t work. Now, there is one story I’m resurrecting characters from for a story I should be writing next, but the plotline is completely different. I started out writing suspensel but as my reading tastes changed, so did my writing tastes. I don’t see myself doing suspense again any time soon.

You’re known for your quirky characters, what inspires you to write these types into each book?

Honestly, I’m a pretty quirky person. The older I get, the more I embrace those quirks. I think everyone is quirky really. As a student of human nature, I pick up on those and like to exaggerate them in my fiction. I also like to surround myself with quirky people. My husband is quirky, my kids are quirky and so are my friends. Often in life, especially when we’re young, we hate about ourselves what makes us different, when really those are the things we should be embracing. Different is interesting. Different is beautiful.

If you could write anything and genre, marketing and reader expectations didn’t matter, what would you write?

Speaking of quirky… I read a book a few years back that was so different that it made me want to try something like that. The book was a big-time bestseller, Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell. What turned me on about that book were the characters. They were quirky to an extreme. In contemporary women’s fiction, I can get away with a certain amount of quirk. but I’m always having to play it down because it’s so over the top. In a fantasy, you can be as over the top as you dare. I’d love to play around with something like that one day and just let my freak flag fly! Will I? Probably not unless I use a penname. I realize readers have certain expectations and I wouldn’t want anyone to feel mislead. We’ll see. There’s lots in life I want to do but since I only get a hundred or so years (if I’m lucky), time won’t allow for every rabbit hole.

What advice would you have for writers hoping to follow in your footsteps?

My advice would be not to follow too closely in anyone’s footsteps. Yes, there is a certain path all writers find themselves on. There are certain things that we must all do like learning to write well, figuring out platform, going to writers conferences to meet the gatekeepers and figure out the way things have to be formatted and submitted and all that sort of thing. But it’s okay to veer off the path too and forge your own. There are those who have self-published who have found great success.

There are those who have written about subjects that they were told no one wanted to read about and found success. It’s smart to figure out what others have done before you to make them successful, but alter the formula to suit your needs and passions. It’s okay to be different, in fact, I think great success and maybe even happiness depends upon it. And by all means, read Novel Rocket.com and leave comments. It helps not only encourage those authors who have taken the time out of their day to teach us, but it also connects you to the writing community. Community is important.

From the best-selling author of Crossing Oceans comes a heartrending yet uplifting story of friendship and redemption. On the cusp of adulthood, eighteen-year-old Penny Carson is swept off her feet by a handsome farmhand with a confident swagger. Though Trent Taylor seems like Prince Charming and offers an escape from her one-stop-sign town, Penny’s happily-ever-after lasts no longer than their breakneck courtship. Before the ink even dries on their marriage certificate, he hits her for the first time. It isn’t the last, yet the bruises that can’t be seen are the most painful of all.

When Trent is injured in a welding accident and his paycheck stops, he has no choice but to finally allow Penny to take a job cleaning houses. Here she meets two women from very different worlds who will teach her to live and laugh again, and lend her their backbones just long enough for her to find her own.

Any questions or comments for Gina?

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“You might as well play them back,” my husband groaned.

I punched PLAY and heard, “You have 8 NEW messages.”

With each automated voice, I jabbed ERASE. “I’ll be so glad when this is OVER,” I complained to Steve.

Is anyone else sick of the tsunami of publicity this election year? Television commercials, newspaper ads, “robo” calls… The waves have even crashed through the walls of social media. With less than a week before the election, both parties are surging.

I’m ready for it to end.

And I’m not worried about who wins.

Oh, don’t get me wrong. It’s not that I don’t care or have a preference, because I do. In fact, I’ve prayerfully considered the issues and already cast my vote. I’m not worried because of a lesson I learned from Daniel:

“Praise be to the name of God for ever and ever;
wisdom and power are His.
He changes times and seasons;
He sets up kings and deposes them…”
~Daniel 2:20-21

Did you catch that? GOD sets up kings (and presidents).

And once they take office? They become servants of GOD, whether they realize it or not.

We think the issues facing us in this election are unique, but they’re not. Economic woes, national security, personal well-being, etc. have been concerns throughout the centuries. As King Solomon mused, there is nothing new under the sun, including rulers we might not like.

One of my favorite accounts is found in Jeremiah. Three times God referred to the pagan Babylonian king, a man who would take His children captive, as

“My servant, Nebuchadnezzar.”

Seriously? This man:

• destroyed the holy city, looted and burned the Temple (2 Kings 25),
• used the consecrated Temple articles for pagan worship (Daniel 1)
• carried off the brightest young men (like Daniel) and made them serve as eunuchs (Daniel 1)
• erected a statue and commanded God’s children bow down before it (Daniel 3)

A servant of God? Really?

That’s a tough one for me to understand, but I’m looking at it from a limited, human perspective. God’s perspective is much different:

His thoughts and ways are higher
His understanding is perfect
His plan is eternal

If He considers earthly leaders His servants, then so will I.

It is better to trust the LORD than to
put confidence in people
or government or a job or retirement plans
or the economy or the military
or health care plans or…
~Ps 118:8 (suz)

And that’s why I’m not worried — God’s got it covered!

I’ll PRAY for the resident of 1600 Pennsylvania Ave, but
I’ll TRUST in the Ruler of heaven & earth!
(Tweet me!)

What about you? Any reflections you’d like to share?

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