Category Archives: Insights and Thoughts

O Come All You Unfaithful

Posted on December 9, 2022 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

This is my favorite Christmas discovery this year.  I have listened to this carol over and over and over again.  It’s perfect. O Come, All You Unfaithful Song by Sovereign Grace Music O come, all you unfaithful Come, weak and … Continue reading →

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Will you share your words??

Posted on December 5, 2022 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

I suppose the reason I keep a blog is for this very reason.  It is my hope that a child, a grandchild, or a great-grandchild (or beyond) might someday find a comforting word here and feel my love and make … Continue reading →

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Do Not Procrastinate the Day of Your Repentance!

Posted on November 27, 2022 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

As I looked out over my garden today, I felt sad for these tomatoes.  They were still green a few weeks ago on the day before our first hard freeze.  That afternoon, before the storm blew in, I harvested any … Continue reading →

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Have I been one of those, never knowing??

Posted on November 22, 2022 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

I’m thinking about Jesus healing the sick, one by one. What if I’d been there then, with a hidden cancer in my body that I didn’t know was there. I wouldn’t have gotten in the line to be healed, leaving … Continue reading →

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Person Number 8 Billion Born Today

Posted on November 20, 2022 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

Today the 8 billionth person on earth was born. Earth has added a billion people in just the last 12 years. I am just one.  But I know Jesus notices me.

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What is worth dying for is barely noticed.

Posted on November 16, 2022 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

It all matters. That someone turns out the lamp, picks up the wind-blown wrapper, says hello to the invalid, pays at the unattended lot, listens to the repeated tale, folds the abandoned laundry, plays the game fairly, tells the story … Continue reading →

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Oh that I could make the magic last!

Posted on November 14, 2022 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

Utah has turned to winter in our absence.  There were several days of snow here while we were walking on the beach.  I am already missing Fall.

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Join His Side Freely. Now.

Posted on October 24, 2022 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

C. S. Lewis from Mere Christianity: “Why is God landing in this enemy-occupied world in disguise and starting a sort of secret society to undermine the devil?  Why is He not landing in force, invading it?  Is it that He … Continue reading →

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I have arrived. That day is here.

Posted on October 15, 2022 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

Years ago, when the children were little people, I’d look longingly out on the yard and dream of the day when I’d be able to just sit in the gazebo with a book whenever the fancy struck me.  Or a … Continue reading →

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It’s history. January 6th 2021.

Posted on October 14, 2022 by Ann Laemmlen Lewis

You’re not the first person who was ever confused and frightened and even sickened by human behavior. You’re by no means alone on that score. Many, many men have been just as troubled morally and spiritually as you are right … Continue reading →

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