She has quite a grasp on life for a young person. You have to be SO proud of her!

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Deeply Loved

March 16, 2016

Your heavenly Father feeds [the birds of the air]. Are you not much more valuable than they?

Matthew 6:26

Years ago I had an office in Boston that looked out on the Granary Burying Ground where many prominent American heroes are buried. There one can find the gravestones for John Hancock and Samuel Adams, two signers of the Declaration of Independence, and just a few feet beyond that is Paul Revere's marker.

But no one really knows where in this burial ground each body is buried because the stones have been moved many times--sometimes to make the grounds more picturesque and other times so lawn mowers could fit between them. And while the Granary features approximately 2,300 markers, closer to 5,000 people are buried there! Even in death, it seems, some people are not fully known.

There may be times when we feel as if we are like those unmarked residents of the Granary, unknown and unseen. Loneliness can make us feel unseen by others--and maybe even by God. But we must remind ourselves that even though we may feel forgotten by our Creator God, we are not. God not only made us in His image (Gen. 1:26-27), but He also values each of us individually and sent His Son to save us (John 3:16).

Even in our darkest hours, we can rest in the knowledge we are never alone, for our loving God is with us.

Thank You, Lord, that You never leave me alone and that You know all about me. Make me aware of Your presence so I may share that comfort with others who are feeling alone too.

We are important because God loves us.

INSIGHT:

The Sermon on the Mount is all about the life of those who are part of God's kingdom. One of the characteristics of our heavenly Father is that He is our great provider--a fact that Jesus emphasizes in today's text. He describes the extent to which the Father goes to provide for His children. But what is most important is that this provision is not in response to our obedience or because we deserve it--it is because of our value to God (Matt. 6:26).

Amen...Thank you, Rus, for staring our day off right
every day.
I appreciate you.

Welcome To Warm Fuzzy Wednesday
At Amy's Place

The daffodil is our doorside queen; She pushes upward the
sword already, To spot with sunshine the early green.

— William Cullen Bryant
*****
A house with daffodils in it is a house lit up,
whether or no the sun be shining outside.

~ A.A. Milne

Happy Warm and Fuzzy Wednesday!

The Daffodils

William Wordsworth, 1770 - 1850

I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o’er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host, of golden daffodils;
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.

Continuous as the stars that shine
And twinkle on the Milky Way,
They stretched in never-ending line
Along the margin of a bay:
Ten thousand saw I at a glance,
Tossing their heads in sprightly dance.

The waves beside them danced, but they
Out-did the sparkling waves in glee:
A Poet could not but be gay,
In such a jocund company:
I gazed—and gazed—but little thought
What wealth the show to me had brought:

For oft, when on my couch I lie
In vacant or in pensive mood,
They flash upon that inward eye
Which is the bliss of solitude;
And then my heart with pleasure fills,
And dances with the daffodils.

(((HUGS)))

ML/LTOS

Thank you Meg! I appreciate you!

< For the lovely poem and graphic, ML
I Wish You A Beautiful Day

I was “forced” to memorize that poem in the fourth grade. Now I am glad I did. :-)

Have a great day!

Thank you for sharing Emily Grace's cute poems.
I love birds and flowers, too!

LOL! That’s great! :)

I need to be away from the computer.
Wishing Amy's Place A Beautiful Warm Afternoon

That is a gorgeous picture!

The lighting is perfect. :-)

That poem made those daffodils come alive LTOS..awesome!!

Hope your day went well... such a gorgeous photo.

Thank you, Dear FRiends, for the Pings, Poetry, and Posts.
(((((Love to Everyone, and God Bless)))))

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Positive Repetition

March 17, 2016

I command you today to love the Lord your God, to walk in obedience to him.

Deuteronomy 30:16

A journalist had a quirky habit of not using blue pens. So when his colleague asked him if he needed anything from the store, he asked for some pens. "But not blue pens," he said. "I don't want blue pens. I don't like blue. Blue is too heavy. So please purchase 12 ballpoint pens for me--anything but blue!" The next day his colleague passed him the pens--and they were all blue. When asked to explain, he said, "You kept saying 'blue, blue.' That's the word that left the deepest impression!" The journalist's use of repetition had an effect, but not the one he desired.

Moses, the lawgiver of Israel, also used repetition in his requests to his people. More than 30 times he urged his people to remain true to the law of their God. Yet the result was the opposite of what he asked for. He told them that obedience would lead them to life and prosperity, but disobedience would lead to destruction (Deut. 30:15-18).

When we love God, we want to walk in His ways not because we fear the consequences but because it is our joy to please the One we love. That's a good word to remember.

Dear Lord, as we read Your inspired story, may Your Spirit be our teacher. Help us to walk the path of obedience as we hear the voice of Your heart.

Love for God will cause you to live for God.

INSIGHT:

Today's passage begins with a beautiful statement of how intimately God wants us to know Him. He has not given us commandments that are "too difficult" or "beyond our reach" (Deut. 30:11). This passage ends with the reason His commands are "very near" (v. 14)--that we may love and obey God and enjoy life in Him (v. 20).

~Happy St. Patrick's Day To Amy's Place~

May the raindrops fall lightly on your brow.. May the soft winds freshen your spirit.

May the sunshine brighten your heart.. May the burdens of the day rest lightly upon you.

And may God enfold you in the mantle of His love.

~~
I Wish You A Lovely Day

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

And May You Be Blessed A Hundredfold!

((((HUGS))))

ML/LTOS

...and....The St. Patrick's Easter Bunny! LOL!

Thank you for your sweet comments on my daffodil
photo yesterday!

Happy Warm and Fuzzy Wednesday!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

And May You Be Blessed A Hundredfold! ((((HUGS)))) ML/LTOS

And May You Be Blessed A Hundredfold!

((((HUGS))))

ML/LTOS