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Teresa Poucher     Ludwig Van Beethoven learned to play music at a very young age.  At his first recital, he was only six years old.  He became an amazing violinist, pianist, and composer.  One of his best-known pieces of music is his Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Opus 67, also known simply as “Beethoven’s Fifth Sympathy” (see link below).He was already going deaf when he composed it.    Continue reading “Beethoven, Can You Hear?”

Teresa Poucher     Ludwig Van Beethoven learned to play music at a very young age.  At his first recital, he was only six years old.  He became an amazing violinist, pianist, and composer.  One of his best-known pieces of music is his Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Opus 67, also known simply as “Beethoven’s Fifth Sympathy” (see link below).He was already going deaf when he composed it.    Continue reading “Beethoven, Can You Hear?”

Teresa Poucher Is it still a secret if you tell someone? Some people are like a book –they are easy to read. Others are somewhat mysterious. If someone confides in you, they trust you.   They may divulge some painful past experiences. One is moved with compassion by these shared wounds that were inflicted. YouContinue reading “Do you Know a Secret?”

Teresa Pouchet I once was young, but now I’m getting older. How do you know you are getting old without stating your age? When your sentence starts with, “I used to …” Yes, you had more strength, more stamina, and more hair. However, now you have more wisdom. What I used to call lazy, IContinue reading “Endurance”

Friendly, Attentive, Speedy, Thoughtful Teresa Poucher How do you feel about servers? (waiter or waitress) A good restaurant always warmly greets people as they enter.   F: Friendly – We want someone friendly to be our server.  Even if someone else does a good job, this server makes us feel good because they are friendly.   A: Attentive – We like it whenContinue reading “F.A.S.T.”

Teresa Poucher “…and the house to be built for the Lord must be exceedingly magnificent, famous, and glorious throughout all countries. I will now make preparation for it. So David made abundant preparations before his death.” (1 Chronicles 22:5)   “In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would haveContinue reading “Saying Goodbye”

Teresa Poucher I’ve seen rock gardens in Colorado, flower gardens in Hawaii, and vegetable gardens in Louisiana.  However, none of these intrigue me like the Garden of Gethsemane at the foot of the Mount of Olives.  Yes, it was full of olive trees.  Olive trees are known to live 5,000 years. Some of the very trees Jesus prayed under could still beContinue reading “Which Garden do you Prefer?”

Teresa Poucher Elijah went face to face with “… prophets of Baal four hundred and fifty, and the prophets of the groves four hundred, which eat at Jezebel’s table.” (I Kings 18:19)   He mocked them at mount Carmel after they spent hours of sacrifice, worship, leaping, and cutting themselves until their blood gushed out.Continue reading “What has Your Attention?”

Teresa Poucher “Now the Lord had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will shew thee…” (Genesis 12:1)     I can imagine what may have gone through Abram’s mind: “Say what? Are you sure, God? You want me toContinue reading “Get Out”

Teresa Poucher You have heard a word from God or received a promise.  How long has it been?  A couple of weeks, perhaps months?  A few years, possibly decades?       Okay, I  know you have prayed, or you wouldn’t have heard from God.  It’s only been a few weeks, and I know you have praised and thanked Him. The years are passing, and I’mContinue reading “Waiting on your Lazarus Miracle”