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Jubilate
Jubilate (v): to feel or express joy or triumph “Praise Him for His mighty deeds; praise Him according to His excellent greatness.” -Psalm 150:2 Our family has endured many fiery trials this year, and we continue to be engulfed in these flames. However, through it all, our great God has loved, provided for, and sustained…
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Arduous
arduous: marked by great labor or effort : STRENUOUS; hard to accomplish or achieve : DIFFICULT Brain cancer is not for the faint of heart. It is an arduous journey. There are ups and downs, highs and lows. The plethora of moments, struggles, joys, hardships, dilemmas, delights, sorrows, and adversities are junctions that we must…
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Celebrate
celebrate: to mark (something, such as an anniversary) by festivities or other deviations from routine About a month ago my six daughters and I went to a wedding shower celebrating the marriage of the children of some dear friends. I have watched these young people grow from children and now into young adults ready to…
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Serene
serene – calm, peaceful, or tranquil; unruffled: Serene may seem like an oxymoronic title for this post, given all of the difficulties of the past 5 months! Nevertheless, this is just the message I want to convey to the world during this time. “For you will go out with joy And be led forth with peace;…
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Grateful
grateful: adj. warmly or deeply appreciative of kindness or benefits received; thankful I thank my God in all my remembrance of you -Philippians 1:3 As I recollect the past four months I am unceasingly reminded of the graciousness of God displayed through His people. Again and again our heavenly father’s kindness to us was visibly and…
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Eloquent
eloquent: adj. fluent or persuasive in speaking or writing Pleasant words are a honeycomb, Sweet to the soul and healing to the bones. – Proverbs 16:24 (NASB) In this world of drive thru food, grocery pick-up, 2-day ‘Prime’ delivery and text messaging slang, the art of writing and speaking in an eloquent manner seems to…
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Sojourn
In our minds, we often erroneously define the word sojourn. We hear the word and immediately think of it as a type of journey. A sojourn is actually not a journey at all; but rather, it is almost the opposite of a journey. A sojourn is a temporary stay in a place. We are sojourning…