A Web-Walk Each Friday through a Fun ‘n Faith Home Called Peggie’s Place…
It’s Friday!! Take a break and enjoy a byte or two of fun ‘n faith this week from “the most fun Christian home on the Web!” (You’re allowed to sneak a byte of chocolate too!!)
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A Faith-Filled Word or Two…
A mini-message from God’s Word for your week!
“Carry Me!”
“Carry me, Daddy,” the little girl begged (or whined!), as her tired, spindly little legs could walk no more. Mom and Dad had no car–their wheels were two-legged ones, and so the young family walked A LOT! And Dad “carried” a lot–I know, because I was that little girl.
I watched my minister dad “carry” lots of people–the sick, the grieving, the lonely, the troubled–with compassion, tenderness, and understanding. I have memories of a godly father, a man of prayer and the Word, giving a lifetime of service to the Lord he loved. Perfect? By no means. Loving? By all means. And so, when I relate to God, my Heavenly Father, I have a role model of an earthly father, who loved, taught, and nurtured me in the ways of the Lord.
You may not–the father you remember may have been abusive, unloving, unjust, unforgiving–he may even have deserted you. That’s unforgettable, but not unforgivable! Hard words, but you MUST let God help you face it, forgive it, and then be free to accept a healthy relationship with Your Heavenly Father. Come to the Well, and let His Words bring healing to your wounded soul.
Scripture: “…Our Father, who art in heaven…(Luke 11:2 KJV).”
Prayer: Lord, help me to forgive a dad who was not there when I needed him. Help me to love a Heavenly Father who IS there when I need Him. Teach me to walk as a little child, with my hand secure in Your own. And when I can walk no further, hold me; carry me; “father” me. I accept Your love and healing today. In Jesus’ Name. Amen.”
–by Peggie C. Bohanon. Copyright 2005, Springfield, MO.
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A FEATURED SITE-BYTE FOR THE SAINTS…
Highlighting a fun ‘n faith page at Peggie’s Place!
PapaQuest – Searching for the Perfect Father!–
Father’s Day at Peggie’s Place!
Dedicated to DADS: “A Christian Soldier”
(In honor of brave soldier dads: “The Christian Soldier” from Ephesians 6
A Man’s Castle – Resources for Men
A BOOKSHELF FOR D.A.D. (A three-part BOOSTER devotional) –
“Dear Dad” – Part 1 . . .
“Distant Dad” – Part 2 . . .
“Awesome Dad” – Part 3
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NEW for Women at Peggie’s Place!:
Transformation Garden syndicated daily devotional
Read the awesome story of the author, Dorothy Valcárcel
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“It’s never easy being a mother; if it were easy, fathers would do it!”
(Just kiddin’, Dads; we love you!)
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“Lost” – “Sobering Thoughts about Air France Flight #447″ – and “A Father’s Relentless Pursuit” – by Pastor/Poet Greg Asimakoupoulos, Columnist for The Partial Observer.
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FORTIFYING HEART AND SOUL…
Fun ‘n Faith featured at Peggie’s Place!
This week’s daily humor and inspiration
Tickles ‘n Truth
Cherry Cheesecake Faith -
(If you love cheesecake, you’ll love this one–recipe link included!)
“Boy Scout Letter from Camp” and “What Is a Father?”
“Church Signs” and “You Have Done It Unto Me!” –
“Kids’ Answers to Bible Questions” and “Remember!”
“Great Truths About Life that Little Children Have Learned” and
“A Word to the Wise”
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Dig daily into Peggie’s vast collection of original devotionals – updated weekly!
This week’s daily devotionals at Peggie’s Place:
Bible Bytes ‘n Chocolate Chews
WordWalk devotionals
Words from the Well
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“One time my kids wanted to surprise me with a good breakfast in bed on Father’s Day. They put a cot in the kitchen.”
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FEATURED NUGGETS FROM THE NET…
Sharing our times and our treasures found on the Web!
“Coping with Job Loss!” – ASSIST News Service
“Billy Graham’s Daughter Tells how her father is ‘growing (old) in God’s Grace!’”
“Father’s Day from Two Perspectives”
50 Promises to Live By – from “Revive Our Hearts”
“The Ten Universal Laws to Getting Organized”
“The Making of a Man of God” by David Wilkerson
Billy Graham Evangelistic Association
“The Pentecostal Evangel” – (new articles weekly)
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“I figured out why they call our language the “Mother Tongue.” Fathers never get a chance to use much of it!”
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FOOD FOR THE FAITHFUL…
A raid-the-fridge recipe byte from cyberspace to you!
Father’s Day Recipes – from Kraft Foods
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FAVORITES FOR A RAINY DAY…
A Merry Mix of Christian and family-friendly recommended sites for surfing!
Women Today Magazine
(Come on, dads, you can’t have it ALL!)
FROM THE FILES…
Fun & Faith links each week!
Father’s Day Jokes & Humor . . .
Father’s Love Letter
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Can’t get to church this Sunday?
You’re always welcome at “Father’s House”!
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FUN ‘N FAITH FOUND ON THE WEB…
A sampling of “fun ‘n faith” Web articles or links!
“What Is a Father?”
A father is a person who is forced to endure childbirth without an anesthetic. He growls when he feels good and laughs very loud when he is scared half-to-death.
A father never feels entirely worthy of the worship in a child’s eyes. He is never quite the hero his daughter thinks. Never quite the man his son believes him to be. And this worries him sometimes. (So he works too hard to try to smooth the rough places in the road of those of his own who will follow him.)
A father is a person who goes to war sometimes…and would run the other way except that war is part of an important job in his life (which is making the world better for his child than it has been for him).
Fathers grow older faster than other people, because they, in other wars, have to stand at the train station and wave goodbye to the uniform that climbs on board.
And, while mothers cry where it shows, fathers stand and beam…outside…and die inside.
Fathers are men who give daughters away to other men who aren’t nearly good enough, so that they can have children that are smarter than anybody’s.
Fathers fight dragons almost daily. They hurry away from the breakfast table off to the arena, which is sometimes called an office or a workshop. There they tackle the dragon with three heads: Weariness, Works, and Monotony. And they never quite win the fight, but they never give up.
Knights in shining armor; fathers in shiny trousers. There’s little difference as they march away each workday.
And when Father passes away, and after a good rest, he won’t just sit on a cloud and wait for the girl he’s loved and the children she bore. He’ll be busy there too…repairing the stars, oiling the gates, improving the streets, smoothing the way.
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FINIS!
That’s the news from Peggie’s Place this week. God bless!
Signed, “The Smiling Cybersaint!”
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May HE always have the LAST WORD!
“And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me (John 12:32).”
–Copyright 2009 by Peggie C. Bohanon, Springfield, MO 65803. All rights reserved.
–Quote credits: Mikey’s Funnies and/or Walking with Jesus Ministries .
