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Count Your Blessings, Name Them One by One

Count Your Blessings, Name Them One by One

  Many times when this song was sung at my church, we would pause between verses and allow people to count their blessings. To testify (share) what God was doing in their lives. When upon life’s billows you are tempest-tossed, When you are discouraged, thinking all is lost, Count your many blessings name them one by one, And it will surprise you what the Lord hath done. Are you ever burdened with a load of…

Mom and daughter sitting by lake

A Prayer for Your Broken Relationship with Your Mom

Do you remember when you said you wouldn’t parent like your parents? Yeah, me too. Like that time I got a spankin’ for dustin’ myself with the flesh-colored face powder (after my bath), and Momma thought I had skipped getting in the water. Or when she pinched my leg in church service because I was talking too much. Yikes. Our girl has had a few near-traumatic events. Unless she mentions “slip” and “dress,” I never…