Tag Archives: Prayer

What Now?

Posted on April 14, 2020 by AECRM

Amongst my family, friends, and folks that I keep in touch with via emails and FB and the like, it seems quite clear that everyone has a lot on their plate right now. If there was any doubt, a glance … Continue reading →

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Life and Death

Posted on April 8, 2020 by AECRM

I concluded my last blog post, Remedial Lesson Prompted by Facebook and Lent, dated March 10, 2020, by asking for prayers for my best friend and the man I dearly love, my husband, Ron. At that time, he was having some … Continue reading →

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Remedial Lesson Prompted by Facebook and Lent

Posted on March 10, 2020 by AECRM

The other day I posted a little verse I wrote years ago which was about how not to pray. It appears that almost no one looked at it, but I do hope that the couple of people who said that … Continue reading →

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Prayer

Posted on March 6, 2020 by AECRM

Embarrassment before the Lord when holiness around us rings we dart and weave and pray, not asking God to right a wrong or cure an ill at all but less offensively, to let us use this prayer platform to amplify … Continue reading →

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When Only Prayer Will Answer

Posted on February 11, 2020 by AECRM

There is a remarkable young lady who is a friend of a friend of mine, in another state, whom I have gotten to know a bit on Facebook. She often asks her Facebook friends this simple question: “How can I … Continue reading →

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Afraid of Losing You

Posted on February 4, 2020 by AECRM

You have loved me, comforted me, dried my tears, made me laugh, shared your stories, introduced your friends, and dreamed outlandish dreams with me. We have often talked about the gap in our ages, and I have long known that … Continue reading →

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Hope Above Our Pay Grade

Posted on January 31, 2020 by AECRM

Life is complicated, and every day we have to make judgments about other people. Are they trustworthy, competent, honest, safe, dependable, and who they say they are? We may need to hire a caregiver, a babysitter, an electrician, a tutor, … Continue reading →

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Love. Times Three

Posted on July 31, 2019 by AECRM

One: Today is July thirty-first, which is a very important day for my brothers and me, as well as for our children and grandchildren down the line. On this day, seventy-eight years ago, our parents were married. I have written … Continue reading →

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Freedom Is Not Free

Posted on July 4, 2019 by AECRM

July 4, 2019 About 18 months ago I asked my Facebook friends and family how many were themselves a veteran or active duty member of the military and how many had family members who were. Of the seventeen people who … Continue reading →

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Finding a Church Home: What We Looked For, What We Saw, Why We Landed Where We Did

Posted on May 10, 2019 by AECRM

Disclaimer: You may not be at all religious. I don’t care. I don’t know that I am religious in predictable ways, but I do believe that there are no atheists in fox holes. When your boat is sinking you pray … Continue reading →

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