Archive for September, 2011
September 30, 2011 at 6:00 pm · Filed under Daily Encouragements, Inspiration ·Tagged Bible, Charles L. Mashburn, devotions, encouragement, God, hope, Jesus, joy, love, Peace, writer
I believe we are the living conduit of everything God desires to do in this world. Every move we make, every word we say, is important. We might do good, we might do bad, or perhaps we might do what may seem to us inconsequential, but in God’s eyes and for His purpose, everything we do and say, He will use toward His ultimate goals. And… none of it is by accident. Read the rest of this entry »
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September 30, 2011 at 8:15 am · Filed under Family, funny stuff, Mostly true, Stories ·Tagged adjusting the tv antenna, author, Charles L. Mashburn, children, family, humor, slippery, story, the north side of the roof had moss on it, writer
It was a typical drizzly day in the foothills of Mount Rainier, a Saturday, about mid-morning. For some reason, the TV antenna was not pointing in the right direction, so I was going to go up on the roof to adjust it. This was a team project, so Billy and Evelyn were enlisted to help. Read the rest of this entry »
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September 30, 2011 at 3:30 am · Filed under Daily Encouragements, Inspiration ·Tagged Bible, Charles L. Mashburn, devotions, encouragement, God, hope, Jesus, joy, love, Peace, writer
How can I possibly stay angry at them? Read the rest of this entry »
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September 29, 2011 at 5:55 pm · Filed under Daily Encouragements, Inspiration ·Tagged Bible, Charles L. Mashburn, devotions, encouragement, God, hope, Jesus, joy, love, Peace, writer
I’m sure you’ve all heard the old saying, “If I’d only known then what I know now.” We learn as we go, and sometimes the lessons are hard, but if the lessons were easy, would we remember them as well? Probably not. Read the rest of this entry »
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September 29, 2011 at 8:15 am · Filed under Crazy stuff, Family, funny stuff, Mostly true, Stories ·Tagged author, Charles L. Mashburn, humor, i rise early most mornings, laughter, story, writer
Most of you are aware I rise quite early each morning; I slept in today, not rolling out of the sack until six-thirty! I have to tell you this little sordid tale about another time I decided to catch a few extra winks. Read the rest of this entry »
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September 29, 2011 at 3:39 am · Filed under Daily Encouragements, Inspiration ·Tagged Bible, Charles L. Mashburn, devotions, encouragement, God, hope, Jesus, joy, love, Peace, writer
I’ve heard it said darkness is defined as the absence of light. Read the rest of this entry »
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September 28, 2011 at 5:58 pm · Filed under Daily Encouragements, Inspiration ·Tagged Bible, Charles L. Mashburn, devotions, encouragement, God, hope, Jesus, joy, love, Peace, writer
Never is a very long time. To us mere mortals, the statement, Love never fails, (1 Corinthians 13:8) will most likely cause our eyebrows to shoot up into a questioning arc on our forehead. Read the rest of this entry »
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September 28, 2011 at 11:12 am · Filed under Dark Side, Poems, Some truth to it ·Tagged author, Charles L. Mashburn, http://promisingpoetsparkinglot.blogspot.com/, http://promisingpoetsparkinglot.blogspot.com/2011/09/agreement-for-thursday-poets-rally-week_21.html, In the Blink of an Eye, life, poetry, story, wolves, writer
I am very pleased to inform my readers that my poem, In the Blink of an Eye, was chosen to receive Thursday Poets’ Rally Week 52.’s Perfect Poet Award! Read the rest of this entry »
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