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He is Our Portion

“My portion is the Lord,” I have said to myself,  so I will put my hope in him.”  (Lamentations 3:24, NET) At first glance one might wonder what does our trailer roof, with all its repair patches (white), have to do with our verse? Perhaps nothing directly. However, it helped me (Bruce) identify a significant…
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Contentment in All Things

“… I have learned to be content in any circumstance.” (Philippians 4:11, NET) The Apostle Paul experienced times of need and times of plenty. But he was able to experience all these situations with contentment, because he knew from whom his strength came. We’ve been able to stay for free at some amazing places. These…
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And a Great Windstorm Arose

“And a great windstorm arose, and the waves were breaking into the boat,  so that the boat was already filling.  But he was in the stern, asleep on the cushion.”  (Mark 4:37–38, ESV)  We had arrived safely at our Boondockers Welcome location in Hailey, ID after a short but enjoyable trip from Idaho Falls. The…
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Becoming a Good Steward of His Resources

“His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant.  You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much.  Enter into the joy of your master.’”  (Matthew 25:21, ESV) Last week we met and talked with a couple having repair work done on their 5th-wheel trailer. They spoke with such…
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A Huge “Barn Sale”

“When you finish tithing all your income in the third year (the year of tithing),  you must give it to the Levites, the resident foreigners, the orphans,  and the widows so that they may eat to their satisfaction in your villages.”  (Deuteronomy 26:12) Hope House has five major revenue streams. They do not take government funds because to do…
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We Are Blessed

Taste and see that the Lord is good! How blessed is the one who takes shelter in him! (Psalm 34:8 NET) For the past year, since getting our bikes and carrying them in the trailer’s hitch, we’ve been concerned about the hitch design. It was only rated for 150#’s and we made sure we stayed…
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