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“Come, all you who are thirsty” Isaiah 55:1 It seems that sometimes our lives are so busy and so demanding that we just need some relief. It’s been quite awhile since I’ve felt led to write a new devotional. I haven’t been overwhelmed with demanding work; I just didn’t have a desire to share my plethora …

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We are making our annual November Baseball Outreach to the Dominican Republic Nov 6-10, 2016. It is a short mission trip but a very rewarding one. Every year we have more Father & son teams join us for an incredible time of ministry and baseball. We also have wives and daughters join us with their …

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Join me this summer as we take college and senior HS baseball players to the Dominican Republic to compete and serve Aug 1st-6th, 2016.

                      “Contentment is the Only Real Wealth” (Alfred Nobel)  This morning, I helped myself to the last bowl of Cheerios. There was only a little left; as I looked at the empty wax paper bag, I suddenly remembered something Geraldine, my mother-in-law, told me. She …

Read more ““I sing for joy at what Your hands have done.” Psalm 92:4”

I couldn’t help but giggle as I read my daughter-in-law’s (Stacey) text about her bad day. The downstairs of her house (kitchen, living room, bathroom, laundry room and dining room) were being totally demolished for remodeling –which was promised to only take 2 months! Meanwhile, last week, our grandsons (ages 8 & 6) were home …

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     Complacency is our worst enemy. Mike Apicello  I was so very proud of myself. Our youngest Granddaughter was turning three the end of the month and I had already purchased and mailed (through Amazon) a precious gift to her home. We knew we couldn’t make the out-of-state drive to celebrate her special day, but …

Read more “Complacency is a deadly foe of all spiritual Growth (A.W. Tozer)”

We own a renovated, preciously cute rental home and love seeing it taken care of by our priceless renters. But, the day after Christmas a constant 3-days of unrelenting rain ruined the 3-year old furnace beyond repair. It was a devastating way to end the year and a costly one that we hadn’t anticipated. It’s …

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