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A friend shared these gorgeous photos from their Colorado vacation! God's creation is reason to praise Him. Once again we had left life's BUSYness keep us from our prayer time together. Opening our "Power of a Praying Husband/Wife" books by Stormie Omartian and reading to one another tears welled in my eyes and I said to my husband, "I really needed to hear that." Here is the prayer he prayed over me... "Lord, as much as I love my wife, I know You love her more.  I realize that I cannot meet her every need and expectation, but You can.  Help Boo to increase her knowledge of You today.  May she turn to You first for everything as You become her constant companion.  Give her discernment and revelation and enable her to hear Your voice instructing her to stay focused on You, no mater how great the storm is around her, so that she never strays off the path You have for her.  I pray You would keep me aware of when she needs a fresh filling of Your Spirit so...

  This is a private road that intersects our private road. It makes me think of the path of life. Life is not smooth. It has bumps, dirt, cracks and even pot holes, but the end looks hopeful. A couple days after I had watched "Miracles From Heaven," I was cleaning up the photos on my phone and came across this story that I had screen shotted.  I cannot remember the source. (It sounds like "Jesus Calling.") "At the end of your life-path is an entrance to heaven. Only I know when you will reach that destination, but I am preparing you for it each step of the way.  The absolute certainty of your heavenly home gives you Peace and Joy to help you along the journey.  You know that you will reach your home in My Perfect timing not one moment too soon or too late. Let the hope of heaven encourage you as you walk along the path of Life with Me." From the ends of the earth I call to you. I call as my heart grows faint; lead me to the rock that is higher than I. For ...

While replacing batteries in this digital clock, which sits in a little kitchenette in our basement, I thought..."Hmm, maybe I should move this into the great room where we lead Bible studies.  In an instance I sensed the Spirit say "No, time can be a distraction." Isn't that true!  When we can see the minutes ticking away, we are prone to think about where we need to be next and not about what God is teaching, speaking or calling us to!!! Pay careful attention, then, to how you walk-not as unwise people but as wise- making the most of the time , because the days are evil.  Ephesians 5:15-16 I met a woman who visits our church when they are staying at their second home on Smith Mt Lake.  We were trying to find a time to get together and our schedules where not matching up.  She texted one morning that she was available the next day.  I had several things on my schedule getting ready for two weeks of various festivities and overnighters, but I decided to mak...

Can you spot the ice cream boat through the trees? Gotta love the simplicity of a child's heart.  Our Minnesota grands are coming for their summer visit, so a few days before their arrival I videoed the Ice Cream Boat blasting it's music as it came into our cover and sent them a text saying, "Name that tune?" The response I was expecting was "The Ice Cream Boat Song," but instead our grandson sent "Good Day" by Forrest Frank. Yup!  It's a good day when the it's 97 degrees outside and the ice cream boat shows up. Every good and perfect gift comes down from the Father who created all the lights in the heavens.  He is always the same and never makes dark shadows by changing.  James 1:17 Let's name 10 good  things that happened last week and praise the Lord. Now, in a minute, I can actually name 15 bad things   that happened the past two weeks, but I am choosing to rejoice and focus on the good. The Song "Good Day" Forrest Frank h...

Following an 89th birthday luncheon a few of us hosted for a friend I had a lot of "pressing" to do. It was such a joy for me to use linens, china and silver that belonged to Deke's and my grandmothers. As I was ironing, the word pressed   came to mind and I thought of a passage in the Luke 6:37-38.  Luke chapter 6 finds Jesus exhibiting purpose in prayer, confronting the Pharisees, selecting the final Apostles and teaching, teaching, teaching. Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you will not be condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven; give, and it will be given to you.  Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.  Luke 6:37-38 The Message translation puts it this way. Don't pick on people, jump on their failures, criticize their faults-unless, of course, you want the same treatment.  Don't condemn those who are down; that hardnes...

Photo from a friend of God's creation. Can you find the cross creation created on this woodland acreage in Boones Mill, VA It was one of those days God kept showing up. One of my younger sisters in Christ was coming by to sit by the lake and discuss spiritual things. Before she got here the Lord had prompted me to give her a tongue depressor in which I had added James 1:19. My dear friends, you should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to grow angry.   As our discussion progressed and we were referencing ways not to "blow our tops," I said, "Ah, this is why I was to bring the tongue depressor. After that she asked me what the word sasquatch   meant on the notebook I was jotting things into. I told her I had no clue. I guessed it was a notebook left here by a grandchild and it only had a about 20 pages of paper in it. I had just quickly grabbed it up. Flipping the back cover open I found two pages of random notes I had written at some point.  It could have bee...