by Alice Nine | A9 Journal |
It’s July, the month of blueberries! This year we are still waiting for them to ripen… any day now! When I was a girl in New Jersey, we picked them in the wild. Now my dear friend Karen shares her verdant blueberry patch with us. Ah, blueberries are so...
by Alice Nine | A9 Journal |
Last weekend we had three days that were over 100. Saturday’s high was 108; Sunday’s was 112, and on Monday, we scorched at 116. The highest temperature ever recorded in Portland was 107 and that was three times–once in July 1965 and twice in August...
by Alice Nine | A9 Journal |
“For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.” 1 Cor. 13:12. It was about noon on Friday, and we were returning home from the west side. Carl asked me if I wanted to go...
by Alice Nine | A9 Journal |
Reading some more in the Book of Acts — Four things stand out to me this morning and my spirit is breathing them in. Peter is full of the Holy Spirit. It is evident that Peter and John have been with Jesus. The miracle, that has spread to all who dwell in...
by Alice Nine | A9 Journal |
Reading in the Book of Acts this morning… Following the miracle of the man at the Beautiful Gate, Peter responds to the people who gather in Solomon’s porch: “And His name, through faith in His name [Jesus’ name], has made this man strong, whom...
by Alice Nine | A9 Journal |
“Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus,…”...
by Alice Nine | A9 Journal |
On this first Sunday of 2021, I’m speaking to myself (actually, commanding myself) with the words of the psalmist– Bless the Lord, O my soul; And all that is within me, Bless His holy name! (Psalms 103) I am committed to awaken each day with these words in...
by Alice Nine | A9 Journal |
It is Thursday, December 31, and I’m sitting at my kitchen table, proofing the final draft of my student book for Grammar Boot Camp Junior (academy.alicenine.net). I pause and in the stillness of my kitchen, I notice sounds. Ordinary sounds. Cars and trucks are...
by Alice Nine | A9 Journal |
Truth 4 Today 20-0424 Meditating on this verse… “The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord, and He delights in his way.” -Proverbs 37:23 I read the verse. Then as I thought upon it, I did what I encourage students to do. I looked at the sentence structure,...
by Alice Nine | A9 Journal |
This morning, I read the account of Paul’s shipwreck. {It is good to read again familiar stories of God’s deliverance. My heart is always encouraged.} After reading the account, I used a writing/study strategy from my classroom: I wrote a short version...
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