Author Archives: psumrall

Growing Through The Change

I’m going through “The Change”.  This probably falls under the heading of WAY too much information for many of my readers.   I apologize for that, but if you’ll bear with me, there IS a point to this rather personal disclosure.    … Continue reading

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Fear Not

The mass of  men live lives of quiet desperation, and go to the grave with the song still in them.  –Thoreau My 20 year old daughter, Grace & I were having yet another discussion about BALANCE – the 7 letter word … Continue reading

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A Confession

I have a confession to make.  I didn’t get a thing out of the service this morning.  It wasn’t Pastor Andy’s fault – he is an amazing speaker and the series on Friends has held my interest from the beginning.   … Continue reading

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What Do You Want?

My son called yesterday while I was at Wal-Mart.  He’s a college student in Denton – even at “Hi Mom” I could hear the concern in his voice.  The rent was due and he couldn’t find his checkbook.   “Could you … Continue reading

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Grace’s Vision

Since she was very young, our now-20 year old daughter, Grace, has wanted to be a nurse.  In the past few years, that calling has more specifically become a desire to be a medical missionary.  It’s a noble cause, we love … Continue reading

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How Big is God?

I had sandwiches for lunch last Friday.  Nothing remarkable about that except that it was my 48th birthday and my husband and I were sitting on a bench on the rim of the Grand Canyon on our first vacation together … Continue reading

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O Death, Where is Thy Sting?

After 3 days of excruciating pain, I held my 98 year old father-in-law’s hand as we prepared to move him to the hospice floor of the hospital.  The meds they gave him had eased his pain and his sleep was … Continue reading

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Yes, Jesus Loves Me!

Jesus loves me, this I know. Do I know it?  Deep down am I really convinced that Jesus loves me?  What about you?  In spite of all the scripture you’ve read and teaching you’ve heard, haven’t you ever wondered, does … Continue reading

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Come to My Table

I have a big house.  It was a gift from God and, more specifically, an inheritance from Paul’s parents.  There are rooms there for every use – for Paul’s business, for our family’s entertainment, for sleeping, cooking and bathing.   There’s … Continue reading

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