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Faith Words: A Plan That Works

We bought a portable storage building last winter and have been trying to find time to assemble it ever since. Finally, we blocked out a segment of time during which we figured we could get it done. Have you ever looked at a kit and thought:  Piece of cake! We can do that in no time.  Yeah, well, we did, too, with this storage building kit. Actually, the problem wasn't so much the kit as it was the extension.  We were so confident in our construction abilities that we ordered a basic kit plus a 3-foot extension.  But as Burt said in Tremors 2:  We were denied some critical, need-to-know information! We opened all the boxes, separated all the parts, placed them carefully in a container so we wouldn't lose them and gathered our tools.  Next, we got busy on the pre-assembly sections as outlined in the construction manual. I'm pretty good at instructions and pictures but it took us an hour to figure out how to install the windows in the doors.  Once that was behind us, w

Faith Words: Dream Big

We've been dreaming about retirement and what that might look like for us.  It's still a few years away, but no harm in dreaming, right? We dream of having plenty of time for projects around the house, for travel, for family and for ministry.  And I believe, if it's the Lord's will, we will have plenty of time for all those things. We're all dreamers. (I think that's one reason Pinterest is so popular.)  But eventually, those dreams need some kind of action to be fulfilled, don't they? It may be the seemingly headlong move by a young adult whose dreams lie in new places among new people, away from the safety net of home and family.  It may be the bold dream of a retired couple that takes them to another country to share the love of God with people who've never known it before. What are your dreams?  A fresh start?  A new mission field?  A happy family?  A calm and peaceful life?  Then, it's time for that first daring step to take your dreams