Tag: sarah young

• I should have known better …

  Last Tuesday I did something really dumb. As a 65-year-old, I should have known better. The day started out fine. I spent the morning working on my computer in my home office. I was working on a mailing to promote my new book, Come, Lord Jesus, Be Our Guest. I knew I just had the…

  Marian

  July 22, 2013

  Book Recommendations, God’s Love, Life’s Challenges, Music, Reflections

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• The 4 Best Books I’ve Read Recently

  I’m sitting with three books and my Kindle on my desk right now. Within the past few weeks I’ve finished reading the three books. The fourth book is on my Kindle. All four books are excellent, and I want to tell you about them. Maybe you’ll want to read them, too. Over the past year…

  Marian

  March 4, 2013

  Book Recommendations, God’s Love, Life’s Challenges

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• Listening for God in New Ways

  In January of 1973, almost 40 years ago, a friend of mine, June Autry, called me with a job tip. That phone call was a gift from God. The job tip led me to a job that lasted only two years, but the phone call initiated a series of events that changed my life forever.…

  Marian

  August 6, 2012

  Book Recommendations, Celebrations, God’s Love, Reflections

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• I Remember Cheating God

  I’m still thinking about an old memory that came to mind a couple weeks ago during the women’s worship service at the county jail. I was there as a volunteer to play the piano, as usual, and participated in the whole worship experience with the inmates. One of the scriptures that we read was Acts…

  Marian

  June 25, 2012

  God’s Love, Jail Ministry, Life’s Challenges, Reflections

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• The Beauty of Nature – Does it Remind You of God?

  Last week God drew my attention to the beauty in nature – in order to draw my attention back to God. What prompted all this mental and spiritual activity? It was the following passage in the devotional book Jesus Calling: My world is filled with beautiful things; they are meant to be pointers to Me, reminders…

  Marian

  June 11, 2012

  Celebrations, God’s Love, Music, Nature, Uncategorized

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• How do you talk with God?

  That’s something I’ve been trying to learn ever since I was a little kid. I remember the first prayer I ever learned: “God bless our food. Amen.” I said that prayer and then my brother and sister said the Norwegian table prayer, and then we could eat. My mother never had the patience to teach…

  Marian

  June 4, 2012

  God’s Love, Life’s Challenges, Music, Nature, Reflections

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• A Year-End Conversation with My Dog, Abbey

  [Copied from my first blog. Originally posted on December 26, 2011.] So, Abbey, as you look back over 2011, have there been any significant changes in your life?      I guess the most significant change in my life is that I’ve changed my attitude toward sneaking out for a walk. I know it makes you…

  Marian

  December 30, 2011

  Goals, New Year

  accomplishments, change in my life, daily devotions, devotional book, life changes, New Year goals, sarah young