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Debra J.M Smith -- Informing
Christians
Wife - Mom - Grandma - Child of
God
"Marvel not that I said, Ye must be born
again."
"And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to
the Lord, and not unto men;Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the
reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ." Colossians
3:23-24
"And therefore will the LORD wait, that he may be
gracious unto you, and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have
mercy upon you: for the LORD is a God of judgment: blessed are all they
that wait for him." Isaiah
30:18
"But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their
strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run and not
be weary; they shall walk and not faint." Isaiah 40:31
Eagle By:
My WWI Vet
Grandpa
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We've Only Just
Begun
We were in our early twenties
in 1983, when we married on the first day of Spring, at 3:00, in a
little upstate New York church. I remember it all. I was a princess.
He was my prince. We even sang together at our reception. Our
honeymoon was perfect.
But when the honeymoon was over, the
fighting began. We were like most every other couple we knew. We
loved like crazy. We fought like crazy. And then we
would make up. But things have changed. We are old
people now, seniors, over-the-hill, next in line to go. No, really,
I figure if I say it enough and, in enough ways, I will get used to
it. Seriously.
We did a fine job raising
kids. But when they were grown, letting go came in stages for
me. Once I did fully let go, it was like a door opened, and it was a
beautiful sunny day outside. My husband was out there waiting for
me. It was just the two of us again.
He still gets
up, goes to work every day, and comes home to me and a clean
home, etc. He likes to pitter, garden, and watch TV.
I like my hobbies, music, and many cookbooks. We exercise. We
have dinner and play backgammon. Yes. For real. We play that game.
Then we go on the couch and watch an old sitcom with our dog, Coti
sitting in-between us.
Days off, we can now do more, as
our bills are paid off and we have more freed up money. We are
embracing this latest chapter in our lives together,
especially being grandparents. Currently we are planning for the retirement
years and figuring out where we want to build that house I have
been designing for decades. In so many ways, we've only just
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Our God Reigns!
Rejoice
& Be Glad!
The
LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear?
The LORD is the strength of my life;
of whom shall I
be afraid?
Never drink and you'll never drive drunk.
MADD Your
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Joshua
1:9 (KJV) “Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good
courage;
be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD
thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.” --God
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Psalms 31:24 KJV “Be of good
courage, and he shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the
LORD.”
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Micah
6:8 KJV "He hath shewed thee, O man, what is
good; and what doth the LORD require of thee,
but to do justly,
and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God
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Psalm 34:19 Many are the afflictions of the
righteous: but the Lord delivereth him out of them
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"Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not
unto thine own understanding.
In all thy ways acknowledge him,
and he shall direct thy paths." --Proverbs
3:5-6 |
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