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Unexpected | Struck with Laughter

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Finding Joy in His Presence. Visit Jan’s Website. The Christmas cards were mailed, all of the packages sent, and our little mobile home was decorated. So we decided to celebrate by eating at a newly-opened buffet in town. (For those of you who have read my recent blogs and have come to the conclusion that retired folks in Florida eat out a lot, let me say this…you are absolutely correct.). About the fourth time, he abruptly turned back to our table. ‘Mere , he smiled, crooking his finger for me...I recal...

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Jan Struck | Struck with Laughter

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Finding Joy in His Presence. Visit Jan’s Website. The Christmas cards were mailed, all of the packages sent, and our little mobile home was decorated. So we decided to celebrate by eating at a newly-opened buffet in town. (For those of you who have read my recent blogs and have come to the conclusion that retired folks in Florida eat out a lot, let me say this…you are absolutely correct.). About the fourth time, he abruptly turned back to our table. ‘Mere , he smiled, crooking his finger for me...I recal...

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About Jan | Struck with Laughter

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Finding Joy in His Presence. Visit Jan’s Website. Ruck’s earliest memories revolve around her church home in Indianapo. Indiana where she experienced her elementary education in a two-room, Lutheran school. Her strong Christian background led her to Valparaiso University where she received her theater degree. Jan’s work career is as a trainer/consultant in the field of healthcare technology. S. Leaves them laughing. Her trust and faith in Christ is her reason to make a joyful noise unto God! Sep 18, 2012.

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Struck with Laughter | Finding Joy in His Presence | Page 2

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Finding Joy in His Presence. Visit Jan’s Website. Somedays, you will find me in stitches. Not the laughing kind, but the I’m-learning-to-knit kind. Novice knitter that I am, my abilities are pretty much limited to knit and purl , with a few variations. I make simple afghans or scarfs or dishcloths. Lots and lots of dishcloths. I thought knitting was supposed to be relaxing. Truth be told, this knitting business is so much like my life. Alas, life (or an afghan) is never as perfect as you had planned.

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That Smiling Baby | Struck with Laughter

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Finding Joy in His Presence. Visit Jan’s Website. Out of his element, the frantic transition from The baby’s coming now! To Look at him! Mary had intentionally packed the cloths needed to clean and tightly swaddle the newborn, so that he would feel warm and secure. Joseph and Mary had come prepared. What I want to know when I meet Mary in heaven is this…how prepared were you to look into the eyes of the Messiah? What did you feel when you first saw the face of the infant, Jesus? In the body of a baby?

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Old Blue Sofa | Struck with Laughter

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Finding Joy in His Presence. Visit Jan’s Website. It’s the national day of gratitude, and I have come to this conclusion. I am thankful that our Creator God sees me…like an old, blue sofa. I traveled back to Wisconsin from Florida recently (ain’t that love) to help one of my daughters move into her long-awaited, first-ever house. Moving is quite the project. Amongst the pieces of furniture to be loaded on the truck, the one most in limbo was the old, blue sofa. It should have occurred to one of us to mea...

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All Those Names | Struck with Laughter

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Finding Joy in His Presence. Visit Jan’s Website. Have you ever forgotten someone’s name? The person is walking straight toward you, smiling in recognition, and POOF! The brain cell that holds their name chooses this moment to keel over in death. I cannot tell you how many times that has happened to me. Faces…I’m pretty good at. Names…not so much. Now, be honest! When was the last time your church celebrated Asaph Day? Does your women’s organization have a Huldah Circle? Individuals mentioned in Scripture.

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Precious Friends | Struck with Laughter

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Finding Joy in His Presence. Visit Jan’s Website. To anyone walking past the room, it would appear that a group of ladies were simply enjoying coffee and conversation. And that we were! Eight of us, seated in a circle, several conversations going at once…and laughter. Lots of laughter. These ladies had become my sisters in Christ . Not just a phrase to describe our kindred spirits, but the definition of what we truly were. Because God our Father gave His Son to redeem us, we were adopted into the...Maybe...

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A Grandmother’s Trust | Struck with Laughter

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Finding Joy in His Presence. Visit Jan’s Website. A Grandmother’s Trust. One of the people I want to meet when I arrive in Heaven is the mother of Mary, the mother of Jesus. I want to meet Jesus’ grandmother. So much is familiar to me about the Christmas account in Scripture, that I tend to gloss over the details. Some parts are so common that I have them memorized. I realized many years ago that sometimes this familiarity can actually distance me from its message . The noble part of me wants desperately...