Today's Devotional

Today I have three verses I am going to devote my time to memorize while I work around my home, or while I take James to the Orthodonitists.

Hebrews 13:6
"So we can confidently say, "The Lord is my helper; I will not fear, what can man do to me?"
2 Timothy 2:3
"Share in suffering as a good solider of Christ Jesus"
John 9:4
"We must work the works of Him who sent me while it is day; night is coming, when no one can work."

I'm going to put these on 3 X 5 index cards.

Today I have the confidence to perservere where God has planted me.

Bloom for the King!

Curtains or Camera

For the past two days I have cleaned and ironed my curtains for my living room, bathrooms, and kitchen. They look nice and fresh, for my home. I wish I had a camera to show you. Speaking of a camera....

I have been wanting a camera for some time now, I think wanting must go along with praying for one too. Right now I am going to pray for one.

Dear Lord, there are many things I want for my home, a new front door, new floors, painting indoors, etc., but a camera will bring all the above to life with a different meaning. I can clean, wash and prepare my home for my family and take pictures of my loved ones, and what would I really see? The dirty walls or Laura's cute face?

Lord, you are so wonderful to me to let me be a housewife to stay at home, may I live up to this position, because sometimes I seem to fail at being a mother or fail at giving what my husband needs. I need you every hour, every hour I need Thee.

See how a prayer can become? A new front door, a camera, or what really makes a home? Jesus right in the middle that is what! Jesus, please, today be in the middle of our home and in the middle of our hearts as we start our day. May I have a camera when it's Your timing to have a camera.

In Jesus Name,
Amen

Scrap Book For Laura

Well, I have completed up to 2002 on my daughter's scrap book, my pictures are all organized... six more years of boxed pictures to go through, with some on CD's or on Laura's computer. I got up very early this morning to finish 2002, my "purple pages" and then tackle the boxes of pictures again.

My husband is amazed, he absolutely loves the book, and can't believe how time can fly by. I've done this same type of scrap book for my eldest son Daniel, birth to 18years, for his high school graduation gift from MOM. I cry, I laugh and I use my artistic flare for each year, taking my time with love while journaling God's words or writing hymnals or advise from MOM. I limit each year of just two pages in my book, while color coordinating with love. Love Love Love Lots of Love

As I was looking at my pictures yesterday, the thought was constantly in my mind, I must get organized with my pictures. I must try and tackle a little each day making it easier not to get so overwhelmed when the time comes for my youngest James' photo album.

The time to finish is near, June 10Th she will be graduating and getting ready for her new adventure. Time for a new season for my Rose, my precious Laura Beth. My mother is finishing up her memory quilt, all hand embroidering from my Aunt Roberta and from my Mother. Beautiful Sunflowers of course.

Next, another party in our back garden will be Laura's Open House on the 14Th of June. I'm in the planning stage of what to serve? Any suggestions?

Time to go and Bloom for Our KING!

Bloom For My King!

There are so many things in life that can make us discouraged.

This week was filled with many things that had me on the roller coaster of discouragement and feeling as if I could not step off it.

I think that what ever our circumstances, whoever is around us and where ever the Lord has planted us we must keep our focus.

God is sovereign and all these things are not to get us depressed, or wallowing in self-pity, or complaining or focused on self but instead God uses these times to teach us to look heavenward---to grow closer to Him. To cry out to Him. He is all that we need. Not those things we have convinced ourselves that we need.

We can fill our head with lies and use up all the energies we have being discontented.

I think all I need is Him and to examine myself and reflect where I can stop this roller coaster.

I must bloom for my KING!

Thursday's Thoughts

Psalm 69:1-3, 14-18a

Save me, O God; for the waters are come in unto my soul.
I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing: I am come into deep waters, where the floods overflow me.

I am weary of my crying: my throat is dried: mine eyes fail while I wait for my God....



Deliver me out of the mire, and let me not sink: let me be delivered from them that hate me, and out of the deep waters.
Let not the waterflood overflow me, neither let the deep swallow me up, and let not the pit shut her mouth upon me.

Hear me, O LORD; for thy lovingkindness is good: turn unto me according to the multitude of thy tender mercies.

And hide not thy face from thy servant; for I am in trouble: hear me speedily.

Draw nigh unto my soul, and redeem it.

My thoughts, My love, My prayers

I love Jesus and I love God and I know the Holy Spirit is in me. My heart is just so tender lately feeling so much grief about death, life and my future. I know God is there listening to me, I can see action of consistent prayer happening but I feel so sorrowful, so full of grief. How can long suffering be good for us? What good can come out of ashes? Out of loss, out of anger and self righteousness? MUCH! if we believe His promises and are patient, obedient to turn all to His hand of wisdom and discipline and love.....all our sufferings, longings, finances, time, husband and especially our children. Who knows best? He does! Who is constant, never failing all sufficient. Only Him!

Oh Lord, I lift up my children I had given birth to YOU. I release them to You to do Your work in their lives. May Your hands of love and discipline fall upon them. Take my grief about death away, may I leave it at the foot of the your cross and stand back, walk away and pray.....pray for swift salvation and for the intense pain I'm feeling away.

"But may the God of all grace, who called us to His eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after you have suffered a while, Perfect, establish, strengthen, and settle you." Peter 5:16

Scrap Booking

I just finished three pages for our new photo album. I feel so honored to do this for Grace Church. We have a new building now, and we emerged with another church family.
Thinking this was a great time to start a photo album, I asked both Pastors if this would be okay. They referred me to one of our elders and he gave the OK to lead this project.
Pastor James, just finished up his teachings on the book of John, which gave me the idea to use all my notes from his sermons on John for my first few pages. The very week we knew we were to move into our new building, Pastor Michael, announced to come and serve and to beautify our new building for Sunday. I have many pictures of all of us working in the kitchen, cleaning cupboards and the men with all their hammers building and tearing down.

I used quotes from my notes, Pastor James said: "We need to depend on Him for this work to which Christ has called us all." I put that under his picture. I used many different quotes from the book of John and from my notes. THE LORD OF GLORY IS DOING THE SERVING. Reveal Jesus under a happy man working hard. I love this one, I put by my picture; "God is the One who brought us together!"

John 3:16, John 10:14, John 6:27, John 12:36, John 11:25, John 12:46.

Serving One Another in Love, John 13:1-20

Many Believed in Jesus, Jesus is the one that brings the fish., GLORY = GOD