Author: Nancy C. Williams
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The Privileged Life: Fresh Air
“The Spirit of God has made me, And the breath of the Almighty gives me life.” Job 33:4 Over the holiday weekend, my husband and I took our little dog over the mountains into North Carolina to walk up to Max Patch. It’s one of several “balds” along the Appalachian Trail—these are naturally-occurring grassy mountaintop meadows where…
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The Privileged Life: Lavender
“For the earth which drinks in the rain that often comes upon it, and bears herbs useful for those by whom it is cultivated, receives blessing from God.” Hebrews 6:7 Ahhhh…lavender. Such a lovely flower, color, fragrance. It simply screams British Isles, but its origin is actually in the Mediterranean region. Today, it claims a regal spot…
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The Privileged Life: Knitting and Needlework
“All the women who were gifted artisans spun yarn with their hands, and brought what they had spun, of blue, purple, and scarlet, and fine linen. And all the women whose hearts stirred with wisdom spun yarn of goats’ hair.” Exodus 35:25-26 Spinning, knitting, lacework, crocheting, weaving, crewel, quilting, cross-stitch, and all other kinds of needlework have been around since ancient times…
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The Privileged Life: Conflict and the Path Forward
Jesus answered and said to her, “Whoever drinks of this water will thirst again, but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. But the water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life.” John 4:13-14 If 2020 had a single word to describe…
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The Privileged Life: The Flavors of Summer…and Homegrown Tomatoes
“Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the man who trusts in Him!” Psalm 34:8 “…what this country needs [is] homegrown tomatoes in every yard you see….” Guy Clark Summer veggies and fruits are starting to arrive…delicate lettuces, colorful squashes, bright green herbs, juicy melons, blueberries, strawberries…and ripe red homegrown tomatoes. What a privilege to live in a world…
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