Category Archives: Journal

another missionary-poem post

Posted on January 30, 2020 by crazycathie

I guess I’ve copied missionary friends’ poetry here a couple of times… this time it’s from a child of a missionary, I think she’s about 9 or 10 years old. Or, maybe she’s 11 or 12? When I read what … Continue reading →

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Fear not!

Posted on January 1, 2020 by crazycathie

Isn’t it exciting to start a New year, and a New decade? There is comfort in tradition and even in routine, but it’s always exciting to start something new. Like the fun I had this year, working at changing my … Continue reading →

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Thank you Lord!

Posted on December 19, 2019 by crazycathie

It’s so neat when that happens… I’ve been praying about my One Word for next year. An option that came to mind, is “fearless”. So I asked God to make it clear to me if this should be the word, … Continue reading →

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in this world

Posted on November 26, 2019 by crazycathie

One of the hardest things for me, in my Christian living (perhaps it could be called “my weakness”), is my enjoyment of sensual pleasure: eating, sleeping, photos & other things pleasant to look at, even the ones for the mind–puzzles, … Continue reading →

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Hope is everywhere

Posted on November 3, 2019 by crazycathie

If I post so soon again after the last one, maybe that will “catch me up”? Just have to follow up on that last post, because that word “hope” still keeps coming up these days! Last Sunday I had cause … Continue reading →

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Hope is always there

Posted on October 22, 2019 by crazycathie

Time to post before another month goes by! Those were great verses about giving and God’s generosity, resulting in the fruit of praise, but I’ve certainly had trouble working on them… can’t even remember the reference. Oh well, this “habit” … Continue reading →

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Hope & Suffering

Posted on June 11, 2019 by crazycathie

You would think Hope doesn’t have much to do with “fruit” (my One Word), and the verse I’m choosing this month–somewhere titled “Work and Endurance How-to”–doesn’t have much to do with Hope. Which is why you need to “stay tuned”. … Continue reading →

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fruit, fruit, fruit

Posted on May 22, 2019 by crazycathie

What I memorized last month was “But I say, if you walk by the Spirit, you will not gratify the desires of the flesh… [skip a bunch of verses].. If we live by the Spirit, we should also keep in … Continue reading →

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look and look and look

Posted on April 12, 2019 by crazycathie

My verse for last month was: “But how can people call for help, if they don’t know who to trust? And how can they know who to trust, if they haven’t heard of the One who can be trusted? And … Continue reading →

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New things

Posted on March 13, 2019 by crazycathie

It’s always exciting and fun to try something new. I mean like, changing your lifestyle, saying something like “from now on…”. Reducing our use of plastic has meant several exciting changes: buying bakery bread (for toast) that is in a … Continue reading →

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