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		<title>Keeping Close by His Side</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[My life is very uneventful as of late. We&#8217;re beginning to settle in and find a routine that works for us. I keep trying to think of things to blog about but the most I get from each idea is just a few sentences before I bore myself to sleep. If I can&#8217;t stay awake [...]]]></description>
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<p>I keep trying to think of things to blog about but the most I get from each idea is just a few sentences before I bore myself to sleep. If I can&#8217;t stay awake long enough to write a full post I&#8217;m smart enough to know my writing will undoubtedly have the same affect (effect?) on you.</p>
<p><em>[Quick aside: does anyone have an easy way of remembering which of those words should be used when? They trip me up every time and even after I've googled their meanings and usage I always seem to forget.]</em></p>
<p>Unless of course there are readers out there with insomnia. Let me know and I&#8217;ll be more than happy to help you out. In fact, this post may be all you need.</p>
<p>&#8230;Anyway, one of my favorite things to do in this house is to read my Bible each morning in my recliner. You know, the one I wanted so badly in the furniture store a few years back, the same one that Julian decided was to become his once it entered the house, yeah that one. Well I reclaimed it when we moved in here and now it faces out to the backyard overlooking the deck, trees, and hills. It&#8217;s a beautiful view that reminds me to start the day and my quiet time with thanksgiving.</p>
<p>My day needs to start that way during these uncertain times. Especially if I&#8217;ve made the mistake of watching the news before heading off to bed the night before. I&#8217;m tired of hearing that the sky is falling. It&#8217;s working my last nerve to think that a liberal (fiscally and morally liberal) democrat may be running this panicked, lost nation in a few months. Sadly, the alternative doesn&#8217;t make me feel all warm and fuzzy either.</p>
<p>After a stretch of about a week or so where I began to feel the stress and strain of the drama-loving media&#8217;s 24/7 blathering, I decided I needed to keep the television off and turn on His Word more often instead. It&#8217;s helped tremendously! it&#8217;s so easy to forget that it&#8217;s the lost world&#8217;s viewpoint I&#8217;m hearing and not that of someone who truly knows Who&#8217;s in control.</p>
<p>God will never leave me nor forsake me no matter how many historic dips, twists, and turns our economy, government and climate take. He is in this for the long haul and I&#8217;m sticking as close to His side as possible. It&#8217;s where that warm, fuzzy feeling can be found after all.</p>
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