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1 Timothy 2:1-6  “  I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; 2  For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty. 3  For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour; 4  Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth. 5  For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; 6  Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.”  Prayer is the breath of the soul. It is the secret of spiritual power. No other means of grace can be substituted and the health of the soul be preserved. Prayer brings the heart into immediate contact with the Wellspring of life, and strengthens the sinew and muscle of the religious experience( Messages to Young People 249,250, Ellen White) Prayer, Faith, and Promises (1J...

   “  Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.” ( Ephesians 5:16) When Logan and Larissa were toddlers and didn’t know much about how minutes worked I had a nice little timer that I used to carry around the house to use with them. I remember when they wanted to play LEGO together we would set the timer for 15 minutes and after the timer was off we would clean up and go do something else. Sometimes they wanted to ride their bikes and there I would turn my timer to fifteen minutes and they would play, sometimes we sat together and read books or played with play dough. At first the fifteen minutes seemed so little but adding it to our daily chores and activities was a very functional application and taught us not only to use our time wisely but also discipline.    Today as I look back I miss those fifteen minutes. Now we have Lance and Lily and I don’t remember ever using a timer to play with them or I didn’t even own a timer anymore. Well ...

Here in Ireland farms are what you see the most!! We are now living on a farm and I've been experiencing the work of a farmer. I'm now begin to understand better Psalm 23. From what I’m learning the farmer confronts with strong winds on the winter time and cold rainy days to feed and watch for the sheep and cattle. Now is spring time and it’s also lambing season so I find the farmer helping the sheep and cattle to deliver their offsprings and many times find the little lambs killed by the fox or the farmer sometimes can find a sheep entangled by the thorns on her way and a bird crow has eaten the animals’s eyes even when it’s still alive!!! Oh the life of the farmer!!! Filled with struggles and cares and yet the farmer remains in peace of mind! He uses his voice to talk to his children and when he yells he’s yelling at the animals!! That’s the best that I’ve learned. Animals of the farm are for yelling and children are for talking in a loving tone of voice!!! The life o...