Hello...anybody out there?

How in the world have you been?
Has it truly been 3 years since I've checked in?
Better late than never I always say!


Life has been zooming by at an alarming pace.
God remains the ROCK in our lives as we have experienced faith testing trials over the past 3 years.
He has carried us through them and given us a fresh perspective on what it means to serve Him even in the
bad times.

Hope you and yours are living life in Him.

Pray for Luke

Please pray for my friend's nephew. Luke recently suffered a brain injury to to a freak accident at home. He is in desperate need of a miracle.

You can visit his CaringBridge site HERE.
Please leave a word of encouragement for this family of faith. Thanks!!!

Ephesians 3:20-21

  Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us,  to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.

Refreshing

Laughing and Crying with HOPE

THIS made me cry.

This made me laugh!

THIS gave me hope.

Whatever a man’s past life may have been, there is hope and a remedy for him in Christ. If he is only willing to hear Christ’s voice and follow Him, Christ is willing to receive him at once as a friend, and to bestow on him the fullest measure of mercy and grace. The Samaritan woman, the penitent thief, the Philippian jailor, the tax-collector Zaccheus, are all patterns of Christ’s readiness to show mercy, and to confer full and immediate pardons. It is His glory that, like a great physician, He will undertake to cure those who are apparently incurable, and that none are too bad for Him to love and heal. Let these things sink down into our hearts. Whatever else we doubt, let us never doubt that Christ’s love to sinners passes knowledge, and that Christ is as willing to receive as He is almighty to save.

~ J.C. Ryle

Let the love of Christ dwell richly in your lives!

WOW!

Music is what your feelings look like.

Have You Seen This?

This Momentary Marriage: Why We Got Married (The Story of Ian and Larissa) from 健明 鍾 on Vimeo.

On my Mind...or what's left of it.

Having just celebrated my 40th birthday, this has been on my mind.

Monday

Listening 

Preparing

List making

Praying

Thinking

The poor ol' blog has been neglected lately due to a busy season of life.

I love this season but sure do miss "seeing" all my old friends.

I visit often but comment not so often.

Hoping JOY is found TODAY.

This is what we've been listening to lately and LOVE these songs!!

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Yummy Treat

It's chilly and rainy today in SC and I would love to make 

THIS!

Bet you would too!

Check it out and let me know if you'll try it.

I'm gonna!

Today

Above ALL ELSE
 

Guard your heart
 

for 

EVERYTHING 

you do
 

flows from it.
 

Proverbs 4:23

Today we are plugging along in our studies.

I say we because I am learning along side my children.

Educating children at home has allowed me to redeem my education.

This week our focus ranges from the Industrial Age, percentages to the definition of an element.

So as we train the brain to retain, we also try to remember to guard our heart

because it is

the wellspring of life.

The essence of who we are is found in our hearts. 

May we find that our hearts beat in sync with our Father's today.

Faithful God

Let these words wash over you 

today 

as you thank God 

that He is

FAITHFUL!

WOW! You GOTTA see THIS!

Finding JOY

Hope everyone is enjoying this season of celebration.

Galatians 4:4-5

  But when the set time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law,  to redeem those under the law, that we might receive adoption to sonship.

Holiday HOP

Need perspective?

A fabulous post that won't disappoint!!

Need a DIY gift?

You may find it here as well as spend a few minutes, um, hours looking around.

Unwrap today at Chatting at the Sky.

Verse of the day straight from my Father.

Enjoy the exercise.

I did!

It's Beginning to Look a lot like Christmas!!

Enjoyed a lovely holiday with family.

Now back to reality with learning, laundry and lists to complete.

Christmas is the season for kindling the fire of hospitality in the hall, the genial flame of charity in the heart. 

~Washington Irving

All Because

"Thank you Lord for loving me,

Thank you Lord for saving me,

Thank you Lord for making me whole

and saving my soul."

He has blessed my life in the good times and in bad.

Counting many blessings today.

Salvation

Hope of heaven

Family

Friends

Food

Shelter

Warm autumn days

Laughing children

Joy in my heart

Sound of music and the gift of hearing "I LOVE YOU"

Seeing creation

Being able to take a walk without pain

HUGS

Kisses given and received

The warm glow of candles

A good book...THE GOOD BOOK

And the list goes on and on.

All because of Him.

He became flesh and made his dwelling among us.

THANK YOU!

GLORIOUS DAY

GRATEFUL

R E M E M B E R I N G

(Thoughts on a fallen soldier--my friend Dave)

All those in the military, past or present,

especially my father.

T H A N K   YOU!!!

Hiking, Ten and the LIGHT

We were able to get away and enjoy a hike at Chimney Rock Park.

The weather was perfect.

The trees were beautiful.

The waterfalls were gorgeous.

The kids did not complain once about the moderately difficult hike.

Sophie made it all the way to the top with little or no help from Mom or Dad.

WOW!

My precious first born turned 10 last week.

I am in disbelief that ten years have past since she made me a mother for the first time.

I am so proud of the young lady she is becoming.

I pray she will continue to walk in the Light.

But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.

1 John 1:7