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I know it is so easy to be distracted and stray away from what you planned on doing today or this week or your life goals that you had in high school, but every once in a while we need to refocus and get ourselves back on track.
Let’s do this as we near the end of 2019. Let’s regroup and set better...
The bright red Northern Cardinal is stunning any time of the year but especially when viewed against a snowy winter landscape. Christmas card makers have always known this. One hundred years ago this “southern” bird was seldom seen in Michigan. But when the forests were cleared, and homeowners...
I try to be encouraging and uplifting here, but also keep things real. Yesterday, I drove to the hospital in Saginaw.
Many people were packed on the roads and parking-lots and stores, stressed about the holidays and all they have to do. I was taking a family member to get an MRI test performed. As...
I’ve watched enough Hallmark Christmas movies over the past weeks to realize genuine kindness cannot be repaid. At the recent gathering of the Spring Chicks, I was the recipient of such kindness. As life would have it, just as we were seated, a phone call prevented me from staying for the...
A kindly, humble girl-child from a town in Galilee, she must have wondered, struck with awe, “Why has God chosen me”?
The angel Gabriel told her--God had called her as the one. Her virgin womb would bring to birth our Savior, God’s own Son.
It must have been a shock to hear such startling news...
I have a question for you; who have you chosen to help this holiday season? It is the season for giving, and I am not just talking about gifts. I would challenge you to pick out someone that needs a friend or encouragement or help with a project or guidance or just someone to listen.
See, giving...
Dr. Paul Dake is semi-retired; moved to the Pinconning area to be near family and is submitting articles for the Journal. Dr. Dake has an Undergraduate degree in Physiology and M.D. degree, both from Michigan State University, the latter awarded in 1978; immediately thereafter, Family Medicine...
The Snowy Owls are back! We usually don’t see them until the new year, but several were spotted in the Pinconning area this November. The one in the photo was just west of Pinconning on Thanksgiving Day. These owls like the large open fields in our area, especially ones sprinkled with grain after...
We have officially come to the last month of 2019 and the holiday season. As this year comes to a close, please reflect on what you have accomplished this year. Have you matured as a person, as a Christian? How has your attitude been, positive or negative? How do others see you? Are you doing...
Having a Joyful Heart
James 1:2-3 Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. NIV
The word of God tells us to have a joyful heart or attitude when we’re facing trials and times of adversity....