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Septemeber, 2008
ann-a-gram: the eNewsletter of Ann Stewart

Ann's By Heart Devotionals

Time Out
by Ann Stewart

Teach me your way, O LORD, and I will walk in your truth;
give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name.
(Psalm 86:11)

As we biked along the trail, a sweet scent filled the air. "Let's stop and smell the honeysuckle!" Julia called out. I'd heard of stopping to smell the roses, but this was a new twist. My husband, Will, taught the girls how to eat the honeysuckle. When we stopped for a break, we laughed together and reminisced about former biking trips. We reconnected. It didn’t take us long to realize how badly we needed that family outing. We had spent our spring zipping in different directions, tag-team parenting, and man-on-man defense. Will coached Julia's soccer, while I kept score at Christine's softball practices and directed her musical rehearsals.

A priceless June afternoon. A fragrant weed. So inexpensive, so simple, so delicious. Was that the catalyst...[read more]
 


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Full of Changes...

Dear Friends,

This September I become a middle school mom. Yikes. If I feel overwhelmed by moving from a tiny elementary school with a population of 200, to a middle school with over 600 sixth graders alone, I can only imagine what eleven-year-old Christine feels like.

But Fall is always full of changes and choices - which is why I’ve always thought the calendar should begin with September. And though I almost dread losing the freedoms of summer, the discipline of fall provides a welcome opportunity to set new goals and ask God what really belongs on the schedule. Our family began considering that last June.

Victoriously,

Ann
 

Worth Reading
Ann Recommends:

Approaching God:  How to Pray
by Steve Brown

Take a look at Steve Brown’s opening paragraph:

“I have a theory:  Unbelievers don’t pray because they are afraid that God might be there. Believers don’t pray because they are afraid that he might not be.

I’ve been in both places, and I understand.
 

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