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24 Random Acts of Kindness Kick-off
As we approach the upcoming holiday season, we are taking a bit of a different approach this year at Rhubarb & Rubbish. God is always calling us to give of our time and talents to glorify his kingdom. In 1 Peter 4:10-11 we read, “As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God’s varied grace: whoever speaks, as one who speaks oracles of God; whoever serves, as one who serves by the strength that God supplies–in order that in everything God may glorified through Jesus Christ.” For the month of December we will post the Random Acts and reading calendar periodically along…
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Lessons from Texas Ranger
I mentioned in a previous post that our youngest dog had to have knee surgery. As a young, active black lab, the injury he sustained is quite common. The surgery is only an hour or so long and has been done so many times that it’s almost routine, with a 95% success rate. We have the resources to do the surgery and my husband didn’t want to lose one of his hunting buddies at 4 years old. No one warned me how much work it would be to keep an 85-pound four-year-old trained hunting black lab who loves to jump calm and quiet for four months! Even with sedation, the…
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Seasons of Change: When Seasons Collide
I am sitting in one of my favorite spots, a little sofa where I do my morning devotionals and my evening journaling. I am a mix of emotions right now. On one hand, I am excited as another one of my children will get married this weekend. The first got married just a few short months ago. It seems only yesterday that I was running around taking them to school, music practice, Cub Scouts, and hoping that they wouldn’t get the next nasty flu bug going around school. As I think about the years that have passed, I fondly remember the good moments. I remember with chagrin the times I…
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The Results of Being Unequally Yoked
2 Corinthians 6:14–“Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership has righteousness with lawlessness? Or what fellowship has light with darkness.” (ESV) Fall is an amazing time of the year. All of the beautiful colors, the cooling temperatures and the preparations of putting things to rest. It is also a time when we start to think of the upcoming year, goal planning and budgeting. Some of which are not the most exciting topics. I have an amazing broker that is always giving words of encouragement, thoughts and challenging each of us to be the best version of ourselves. We will soon be doing our annual goal planning for…
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Value of Reading the Bible with Your Child
The value of reading the Bible with your child is so rewarding.