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I just feel like praising and shouting today! WHOOOOOOHOOO!  Life can depress, overwhelm and beat me down. But our great God will lift me up! No matter what “bad”  has thrown my way, the Lord has done wondrously, gloriously more!

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For Instance:

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I remember begging God that He would help Bethany learn to talk and communicate.  I watched as her receptive language grew but her spoken words were mysterious jabberings, sprinkled with a few discernible words.

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There wasn’t a lightning bolt moment where everything changed.

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When she was 5, no one outside of our family could understand her. A decade later, she’s 15 and nothing can stop her from talking and texting. 🙂

I may not know when  it all started, but I know WHO started it. God gifted her One day at a time- or should I say one word at a time? 🙂

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Her teacher emailed me this school year to tell me Bethany had done an excellent job of sharing her presentation in class. She added, not only was it clear and understandable, with good eye contact, but she had done better than some of her “typical” peers 🙂 )

We’ve come a looooong way baby! And God gets all the credit!

Wow! Why did I used to worry?  🙂  I say that again to myself- WHY DO I WORRY?! Anyway, today I just want to Praise our great God! He never gives up.

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Take a moment to stop and think:  What do you have to praise Him for?  Shout it out!

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Surprising Treasures:  Mark 5:19

“Go home to your friends and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and how He has had mercy on you.