Something pretty I've been working on…
(It's clickable, if you want a closer look…)
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Do you see that vine on the fence?
Last year, my dad sprayed it with some vile weed killer
and it withered up and died.
Now, this summer, it is back and just as pretty as ever.
Perserverance…it's a good thing!
Happy weekend!
hot
overwhelming
yummmmy
perky
unusual
mediocre
ingenious
cushiony
long-awaited
favorite
decadent
impressive
We ate.
We walked.
We laughed.
We laughed ALOT!
It was an exceptional day to be together.
The best adjective to describe it:
Blessed.
Why is it that verses like this ~
The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe. Proverbs 18:10
make me feel all warm and fuzzy;
While verses like this ~
He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster. Proverbs 18:9
make me want to squirm?
There are, after all, written one right after the other in this chapter of Proverbs.
I think some days, the Lord
gets tired of my quest for emotional inspiration,
and instead wants to
measure my obedience by the sweat of my brow!
My goal today: to work diligently. (The sweat is just going to happen on its own – it is, after all, July in Florida!)
I cannot remember being nervous at all.
I only remember being incredibly happy…
…and feeling extremely loved.
We were just babies, and we didn't have a clue what things the future held for us; but our Lord has been wonderfully faithful to us for the past 23 years.
…and here's to many more!!!
I read this verse today, and thought it was so succinct:
Hosea 14:8a:
"Ephraim shall say,
'What have I to do any more with idols? I have heard him, and observed him…'"
This is what keeps our hearts right toward the Lord!
We hear Him – through His Word
and
We observe Him – through His Works
It moves us the Worship and Obey Him!
So…
"What have I to do any more with idols"???
Verse 9 of the same chapter gives excellent advice:
"Who is wise, and he shall understand these things? prudent, and he shall know them? for the ways of the LORD are right, and the just shall walk in them: but the transgressors shall fall therein."
Let's HEAR and OBSERVE Him today…
and allow what we hear and see to change our WALK!
…that they had to say it twice???
Me thinks the company protests too much!!!
A love note from my sweetie
It seems to me that "being married to your best friend" has become quite a cliche' these days, but for me it is utterly true. I have never had a better friend than Doug. And I am incredibly thankful!
Obtaining Mercy 