Happy Gratituesday!

May You Have a Blessed Day! :-)

((((HUGS))))

ML/LTOS

Cute!

Trish, for the darling poem and breath of spring. .

That is so lovely, MEG. Spring really isn't that far away.

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What Is It?

January 27, 2016

When the Israelites saw it, they said to each other, "What is it?"

Exodus 16:15

My mother taught Sunday school for decades. One week she wanted to explain how God supplied food for the Israelites in the wilderness. To make the story come alive, she created something to represent "manna" for the kids in her class. She cut bread into small pieces and topped them with honey. Her recipe was inspired by the Bible's description of manna that says it "tasted like wafers made with honey" (Ex. 16:31).

When the Israelites first encountered God's bread from heaven, it appeared on the ground outside their tents like frost. "When [they] saw it, they said to each other, 'What is it?' " (v. 15). The Hebrew word man means "what," so they called it manna. They discovered they could grind it and form it into loaves or cook it in a pot (Num. 11:7-8). Whatever it was, it had a baffling arrival (Ex. 16:4,14), a unique consistency (v. 14), and a short expiration date (vv. 19-20).

Sometimes God provides for us in surprising ways. This reminds us that He is not bound by our expectations, and we can't predict what He will choose to do. While we wait, focusing on who He is rather than what we think He should do will help us find joy and satisfaction in our relationship with Him.

Dear God, please help me to freely accept Your provision and the way You choose to deliver it. Thank You for caring for me and meeting my needs.

Those who let God provide will always be satisfied.

Good Morning

Thank you for starting our day off right every day, Rus.

*Happy Warm Fuzzy Wednesday*
To Amy's Place

I'm Thinking We Should Leave
*For Florida!*

I Wish You A Warm House and A Beautiful Day

Happy Wednesday!

Warm and Fuzzy is nearly always preferable to Cold and Wet.

((((HUGS))))

ML/LTOS

Adorable!

What a little sweetie! Nicely done, too!

THANK YOU, TRISH

I love that!

Me, too! Thank you!

Happy Warm Fuzzy Wedesday!

Got a call about the house for sale yesterday.

Needless to say, I am cleaning.

This person was here once before, and is our first potential buyer to ask to see the house for a second time.

Time to chase down the dust bunnies!

Happy Cleaning, TCP!
Hope all goes well.

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

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Before the Phone

January 28, 2016

In my distress I called to the Lord.

Psalm 18:6

As a mom of young children I'm sometimes susceptible to panic. My first reaction is to call my mom on the phone and ask her what to do with my son's allergy or my daughter's sudden cough.

Mom is a great resource, but when I read the Psalms, I'm reminded of how often we need the kind of help that no mortal can give. In Psalm 18 David was in great danger. Afraid, close to death, and in anguish, he called on the Lord.

David could say, "I love you, Lord" because he understood God was a fortress, a rock, and a deliverer (vv. 1-2). God was his shield, his salvation, and his stronghold. Maybe we cannot understand David's praise because we have not experienced God's help. It may be that we reach for the phone before going to God for advice and help.

Surely God puts people in our lives to give us help and comfort. But let's also remember to pray. God will hear us. As David sang, "From his temple he heard my voice; my cry came before him, into his ears" (v. 6). When we go to God, we join David's song and enjoy Him as our rock, our fortress, and our deliverer.

Next time you reach for the phone, remember also to pray.

Dear Lord, help me to remember You are my deliverer, and You always hear my cry.

Prayer is the bridge between panic and peace.

Insight:

Psalm 18 seems to be a song of retrospective understanding. In many of David's psalms we find him being pursued and hunted, first by Saul and later by Absalom. During those times of flight and danger, David sometimes questioned God's faithfulness, love, and care--wondering why the Lord didn't intervene on his behalf. In Psalm 18, however, we see a more reflective David. He looked back on his journey and saw continuous evidence of the presence and protection of God along the way (vv. 1-3; 16-19; 25-29; 35-36; 47-50)--even in the seasons of life where that evidence seemed scarce. Now, looking back, David affirmed what he had questioned--the faithfulness of God.

AMEN... and thank you Mayor for sharing this as always.
I’ve been awol for a while here and need desperately the solitude of walking “ Amy’s lane”....
This ministered to me today.

So happy to hear this, Thank you

Thank you!
I still have a lot of cleaning to do.
Didn’t feel like it on Wednesday and today I was gone until noon. I better get at it. Already had 2 cups of tea today, but maybe a third is in order to get me going.

Cheers!