Picking Up!

***Well, our second week in business was better! People are finding out about us and coming to see the shop. By the way, our web site address is https://www.halohandmadeinc.com/ and our Facebook page is https://www.facebook.com/HALOspecialtygifts/. Check us out! We're having fun with it. :-)

***Another great, informative sermon by James this morning on the Holy Spirit. I'm really enjoying this sermon series.

***An Unsung Hero Who Serves With Grace. Great story over at Focus on the Family.

This amazing lady shifts in and out of her sometimes-single-parent role with grace and grit. And when it comes to living out powerful faith, she’s the person I think of first. She’s learned how to live with peace despite her circumstances. The first thing she does is lean on God, and the second is that she allows her faith community to be His arms and legs.
So often when we face challenging circumstances we get the first part right—taking our troubles to God. But we forget to allow those He sends a chance to help us through difficulties. It’s tempting to think that faith is some sort of synonym for endurance. There’s an element of persevering, but faith is so much more.
Faith is a muscle and needs to be used. I’ve come to understand that pulling in and ducking low when difficulties arise isn’t faith, it’s more like fear. And the Bible warns us—365 times—that we’re not to fear.

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There is no charm equal to tenderness of heart.
Jane Austen

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