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Go Verona News: Just a song

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Thursday, November 5, 2009. Quoting a song by Jon Foreman:. Heavenly Father you always amaze me. Let your Kingdom come in my world and in my life. Give me the food I need to live through the day. And forgive as I forgive the people that wronged me. Lead me far from temptation deliver me from the evil one. I look out the window. The birds are composed. Not a note is out of tune or out of place. I walk to the meadow and stare at the flowers. That would dress any girl on her wedding day. Why should I worry?

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Go Verona News: Frog

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Tuesday, January 26, 2010. I came across a card I had sent to John many years ago. It had been reprinted from Faith at Work magazine. It seemed so appropriate then and it does now also. So I am sharing it here. Ever feel like a frog? So there he sat- unkissed prince in frog form. But miracles do happen. One day a beautiful maiden grabbed him up and gave him a big smack. Crash-boom-zap! There he was- a handsome prince. And you know the rest. They lived happily ever after. To KISS FROGS, of course. شركة تر...

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Go Verona News: Going through Hell

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Tuesday, December 1, 2009. Recently, I was looking through our old newsletters from our time of preparation to go to China. I had recorded there an account of a little girl who said, "You know, if you dug through the Earth to get to China, you'd have to go through Hell first." At the time, I really knew what she meant. Sometimes, it felt like we were "going through Hell" to get to China. Posted by John Blackburn. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Sep 2007 Trip - Day 1. Sep 2007 Trip - Day 2.

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Go Verona News: Brava!

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Monday, December 28, 2009. My friends from our sister team in central Italy came this weekend. Although I was very intimidated to speak Italian in front of them, the little I did brought great amusement to them. I speak with an "dialect" they tell me - a Northern one! Like a Veronese. Every time I think about it, I'm just tickled. That I belong here. That this is home. That this is my language. I don't even know how to say the word "dialect". maybe dialecto? January 23, 2010 at 9:54 PM.

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Go Verona News: Counting the Cost

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Monday, February 8, 2010. I have been on a soup kick. which of course means that I have been on a bread kick. Instead of just making it, the other day I went to a shop down the street. The three small loaves cost me one euro. And they were good. Not the best I've ever had - but definitely not the worst. Ah, but for a euro it was a good buy. Living sacrifice, lay down your life, carry your cross. Why do we gloss over the real cost? March 24, 2011 at 3:10 AM. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Subscribe t...

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Go Verona News: A Poco A Poco

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Monday, November 30, 2009. A Poco A Poco. Language learning happens little by little. and it seems like forever. Which is exactly how long it will take. I've been speaking English for 31 years (for the first three I refused to speak) and just recently have learned two new English words. But this isn't about English. Sometimes I feel like I just don't know anything. One came in the mail today. And as I browsed through it, I could translate them all - all by myself! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).

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Go Verona News: To Do What?

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Monday, January 11, 2010. Remind them of what? How can I remind them of something I can't remember and don't know why I'm reminding them of it? See how confusing it gets? What good is this task written on my board if I don't know what it means? And that's exactly why God gave us Paul. Jesus said "Love." Paul tells us exactly how to do that. Maybe we need to sit down and make the to-do list a little more detailed. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Sep 2007 Trip - Day 1. Sep 2007 Trip - Day 2.

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Go Verona News: February 2010

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Thursday, February 11, 2010. This World is Not My Home.and Neither is Pandora! I recently saw James Cameron's movie, Avatar,. One of the things I liked best was how the main character, Jake Sully, became a part of the Na'vi tribe. Even though he was an alien and different, he was accepted. There were times when I felt that acceptance in China, especially back in 1989 when we first went there, but in our six years there, never a day went by without a reminder that I was a "lao wai" - an outsider. I have b...

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Go Verona News: Stuff

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Tuesday, October 27, 2009. As we just moved from a home into a small apartment less than a month ago, we had to downsize our belongings quite a bit. When we move to Italy on January 6, 2010, we'll have to downsize even more. At times like these we realize how much "stuff" we've got. I recently heard a poem about stuff that I'd like to share with you. Good stuff. Happy stuff. Successful, sensational, recreational, relaxational stuff. Mac stuff, PC stuff, I-stuff. Fun fashion, cool cash and fast action.

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Go Verona News: Waiting In Hope

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Tuesday, January 12, 2010. I have a friend from Brazil. Today we were trying to explain the difference between waiting and hoping. Apparently in Portuguese there is no difference. And why should there be? If I am waiting on the Lord, aren't I hoping in Him? I have been thinking a lot about Romans 15:13 where God is called. The God of Hope. It's so easy to let our waiting be just ambling along without purpose and joy. What if it we thought about it as hoping instead? Hmmm what are we waiting for?