Monthly Archives: March 2013

31 Mar

The View From Here Easter March 31

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EASTER

Rejoice, Rejoice, Ye People!

You see the empty tomb: He is not

Here, for He has Risen! He has risen! Indeed.

The yawning tomb where sorrowing friends placed him

Is barren ========================= He’s not here!

Amazing to ========================= Believe it’s true!

Although He==========================Told us to expect it,

Like many other==========================Words He taught us,

We just didn’t know==========================Until He showed…..

29 Mar

The View from Here March 28

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When a planned program includes all the sensory images possible, it reaches people in unbelievable depths of understanding. Just such a program is planned for tonight in our church.

A living tableau of the Last Supper, acted out beautifully in costume and the setting of the Upper room, behind a carefully lighted scrim provides rich visual stimulation.

The choir anthems, beautiful solos, and the narration of the Last Supper, and the sermon reminding us of the transformational nature of this…..

29 Mar

The View from Here: Good Friday March 28

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This Black day

When evil sin

Holds full sway

Against the true

Pure Innocence

Of the Christ, the Son of God. Rich Royal red blood

Oozes then flows from slashed scourge marks striping

His bared back and deep punctures from the plaited

Twisted thorns of the mocking crown piercing His

His…..

25 Mar

The View from Here March 26 Encouragement

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With all the negatives oppressing our psyches each day, I submit we who know Christ need to become salt and light. In other words, we need to add the zest and beauty which encourages others.

I know in my heart I need to visit sick friends. I find it very difficult to do so. Perhaps it’s not my gift. I do not readily show compassion and can easily become depressed when I encounter the sadness of illness, especially if the…..

24 Mar

The View from Here March 24 Palm Sunday

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The beginning of Holy Week always fills me with a sense of awe, that God would love us so much, He finalized the plan of salvation by sacrificing His Son so that we might live the life He wants for us.

As an earthly mortal, and a mother, I am sure I would do anything for my children, sacrificing myself for them in a minute. That’s what mothering is all about. But, would I willingly sacrifice them? Now that’s a…..

23 Mar

The View from Here March 23 “Birdwatching”

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As if magnet-drawn,

Birds descended

On hanging dishes

Filled with new seed.

Dashing red cardinals

Dressed for spring flings

Led the entourage

With cheeps and wild bacchanals

Flitting here, dashing there

Calling undue attention to their revels.

Their dowdy mates

Were no less vocal

But let their voices

Do their bidding

“Do come join me, dear”

They flirted,

Swinging on the newly leaved

Bastard indigo

Just springing into bloom.

While I, sipping cranberry tea,

Watched their…..

22 Mar

the View from Here March 22, 2013 Job Loss book finished

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I have just sent off the final proofs for my second book, Job Loss: What’s Next? a Step by Step Action Plan. I am convinced those who have lost jobs should read this book for comfort and for ideas.

I have a passion for those in this position, whether by injury, layoffs, moves, the economy, retirement, etc. Because our careers are so integral to who we are as people, not just our finances, changes in this sphere create havoc with…..

18 Mar

Daily Vitamin March 18 to help your mind and spirit grow

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The Lord says, through writer Sarah Young in Jesus Calling: “I may infuse you with a dream that seems far beyond your reach. You know that in yourself you cannot achieve such a goal. Thus begins your profound reliance on Me.” (p. 6)

15 Mar

The View from Here March 15 Ides of March

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I began Sarah Young’s book, Jesus Calling. This is a gift from Janice Prentice. I too find myself: “adjusting to the loss of my fulfilling work.” p. ix

Yesterday I self-published book #2: “Job Loss: What’s Next?” The book is based upon is the first verse quoted in this book. Coincidence? I think not–Godincidence once more. As I ponder finances, a new home for Paul and Mary and children, and a loving mate for Nancy, I need to remember this verse,…..

12 Mar

The View from Here March 12 “A Child’s formative years are the most improtant in instilling the right attitude”

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John Maxwell was right about this, and incidentally, about so many other things: “A child’s formative years are the most important in instilling the right attitude.” I can’t help but think that our fast-paced American society short-changes our little ones when they are so programmed for success that they lose the little things which will succor and support them as individuals in the trials of life.

What is so wrong with the home nurturing and holding close rather than sending…..

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Monthly Archives: March 2013

The View From Here Easter March 31

The View from Here March 28

The View from Here: Good Friday March 28

The View from Here March 26 Encouragement

The View from Here March 24 Palm Sunday

The View from Here March 23 “Birdwatching”

the View from Here March 22, 2013 Job Loss book finished

Daily Vitamin March 18 to help your mind and spirit grow

The View from Here March 15 Ides of March

The View from Here March 12 “A Child’s formative years are the most improtant in instilling the right attitude”

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