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Blessings on you from the Elliott family! Thank you for subscribing, and we hope you enjoy today’s newsletter. My husband and I were having a discussion with good friends about how the same word can mean two different things to two different people. When we aren't able to communicate well, all sorts of problems result. Let's "use our
words" to talk about this today! My goal is to bring a little bit of Scripture, a sprinkle of encouragement, and a dash of hope to your day. I love a good cup of coffee (brewed like this), but if some other drink is more your style, I'm sure that will work. The point is for you to take a break from crazy living, just long enough for a sip of joy.
Daily Bible Verse"Set a guard, Yehovah, over my mouth; keep watch over the door of my lips."
(Psalm 141:3)
peh—mouth; the opening through which food enters the body. Source
When I was a sixth grader, my favorite game was the “Dictionary Game.” My first memory of it was sitting around the kitchen table with friends, both adults and peers, of whom I
was close to the youngest. The woman of the house pulled a giant collegiate dictionary off the shelf, and she handed pieces of paper and stubby pencils around the table to each of us. Then she read a ridiculously long English word from the dictionary, carefully spelling it for us, since we’d never heard of it before. Then she told us to write a definition for the word, being careful to make it sound as if a dictionary had actually said it the way we did. We giggled and thought up definitions that would hopefully appear true. Then we folded up our pieces of paper and handed them back to her. Meanwhile, she had copied down the true definition of the word onto her slip of paper, shuffling the true statement in with all the false ones. She proceeded to read them all aloud, and we would vote for any definitions we thoughts were the real definitions. We rarely guessed
the correct one! Read More
One of my most-used tools is the Ancient Hebrew Lexicon of the Bible. All previous Biblical Hebrew lexicons have provided a modern western definition and perspective to Hebrew roots and words. This prevents the reader of the Bible from seeing the ancient authors' original intent of the passages. This is the first Biblical Hebrew lexicon that
defines each Hebrew word within its original Ancient Hebrew cultural meaning. Learn More |
You’ve probably heard that too much saturated fat is bad for you. Would you be surprised if I told you that you absolutely need saturated fat and even cholesterol in order to produce the hormones you need to
function each day? Read More
Why do we study grammar? How can we learn to communicate God’s truth better? One reason we learn grammar is to share the good news of our Messiah with the world. In addition, we need to express ourselves with manners. In other words, we speak and write with correct grammar so that others won’t be distracted by our display of ignorance. The messenger
gets out of the way, so that people can hear the message. Learn More |
Recently when our family was fighting a lot of colds, and life was especially busy, we got a bit behind in our schooling. I was lying in bed one morning, trying to figure out how to keep school
going even during busy times. I remembered the words of the Shema, and I started to think about how these verses could help give my kids an excellent education, even when life was crazy. Read
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Thank you for taking time to sip coffee with me. I hope your day is tov—good and accomplishing what the Creator designed you for.
Everything your hand finds to do, do it with all your might and for the glory of Yah! Shalom, ~Anne Elliott P.S. Can you help by sharing this newsletter with a friend? Here's a link. |
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