Lovely, post, ML. Amen
Have A Blessed Lord’s Day

You Too, Dear FRiend.

Amen to that Meg! Thank you

Proverbs 3...

5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding.

6 In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths. AMEN!

Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir
~How Great Thou Art~

God bless our troops!
God bless America!

Thank you for your lovely graphic, scripture and music, LUV. Amen.

I Wish You A Blessed Lord’s Day

Your Graphic and Scriptures are Wonderful, Dear Meg!
(((((Thank you for the Beautiful Blessing)))))

(((((Hugs to Everyone)))))

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A Lesson Learned

July 11, 2016

I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. Philippians 4:11

Mary was widowed and facing serious health challenges when her daughter invited her to move into the new “granny apartment” attached to her home. Although it would involve leaving friends and the rest of her family many miles away, Mary rejoiced in God’s provision.

Six months into her new life, the initial joy and contentment threatened to slip away as she was tempted to grumble inwardly and doubt whether the move was really God’s perfect plan. She missed her Christian friends, and her new church was too far away to get to independently.

Then she read something that the great 19th-century preacher Charles Spurgeon had written. “Now contentment is one of the flowers of heaven, and it must be cultivated,” he pointed out. “Paul says . . . ‘I have learned to be content,’ as if he didn't know how at one time.”

Mary concluded that if an ardent evangelist like Paul, confined to prison, abandoned by friends, and facing execution could learn contentment, then so could she.

“I realized that until I could learn this lesson, I wouldn’t enjoy those things God had planned,” she said. “So I confessed my inward grumbling and asked for His forgiveness. Soon after that a newly retired lady asked if I would be her prayer partner, and others offered me a ride to church. My needs for a ‘soul friend’ and greater mobility were wonderfully met.”

Are there areas of life where you need to learn contentment? Ask God to help you now.

God doesn’t always change our circumstances, but He will change us.

INSIGHT:

Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, and Philemon are generally known as the Prison Epistles. Philippians was likely written during Paul’s first Roman imprisonment in ad 59–61. This context makes Paul’s declaration of contentment all the more striking.

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The Easy Road?

July 12, 2016

When Pharaoh let the people go, God did not lead them on the road through the Philistine country, though that was shorter. Exodus 13:17

Life’s path is often difficult. So if we expect that God will always give us an easy road, we may be tempted to turn our back on Him when the terrain gets tough.

If you’ve ever considered doing that, think about the people of Israel. When they were given freedom from the Egyptians after hundreds of years of bondage, they took off for the Promised Land. But God didn’t send them straight home. He “did not lead them on the road through the Philistine country, though that was shorter” (Ex. 13:17). Instead He sent them on the hard road through the desert. In the short run, this helped them avoid wars (v. 17), but in the long run, there was something bigger at work.

God used that time in the desert to instruct and mature the people He had called to follow Him. The easy road would have led them to disaster. The long road prepared the nation of Israel for their successful entry into the Promised Land.

Our God is faithful, and we can trust Him to lead us and care for us no matter what we face. We may not understand the reason for the path we are on, but we can trust Him to help us grow in faith and maturity along the way.

Lord, we cannot see the path ahead, so we must trust that the way is right and that it is the best road for us to take. Please encourage us, and teach us as we let You direct our path.

God’s timing is always right—wait patiently for Him.

INSIGHT:

In today’s passage we read that after the Israelites left Egypt, God led them “around by the desert road toward the Red Sea” (vv. 17–18).Though there were shorter routes, God led them a longer way around the desert and demonstrated His faithfulness and power. His faithful presence was with them in pillars of fire and cloud (vv. 21–22), and He demonstrated His power by His miraculous deliverance of the Israelites from the pursuing Egyptians (Ex. 14).

It's casual this
Summer At Amy's Place
See Amy's Post At #143 For Details

There Will Be No Appointed Openers Or Hostesses...Drop By And Post Any Time

HAVE A WONDERFUL SUMMER

Have a wonderful vacation!

Thanks for leaving the place unlocked for us!

: )

HAPPY GRATITUESDAY
TO AMY’S PLACE!

"The Walk to Paradise Garden"
W. Eugene Smith

"You Are The New Day"
The King’s Singers
(Click)

May You Approach Each New Day With The
Innocence, The Optimism, And The Sense Of
Wonder Of These Two Children!

It's time to hit the beach!

Or if you can't...
...at least hit the back yard!

Graphic by MamaBear

Happy Tuesday, Dear FRiends.

I have a busy schedule for the next 4 weeks.
I have cataract surgery scheduled this afternoon.
Then a followup tomorrow.

Then in 2 weeks, we do it again.
MrJust has an appt the end of the month.

Marissa will go to church camp week after next.
School starts 8-16.
Sharing my computer with her so she can take an online driver's training class.
She must have a certificate before she can get her learner's permit.
I have taken her on the farm roads and let her drive but until she gets the learner's permit,
she cannot drive on the county roads.

We are hoping to get to the ocean for a week before school starts.

Amy's Place will be taking a vacation until after school starts.
There will not be an official hostess during this time, but the doors will remain unlocked.
The Mayor will continue to serve coffee with Our Daily Bread every morning.
All are welcome to stop by for a cup of coffee while they read the ODB messages,
and share greetings, friendship and graphics.
I may stop by to share what is happening in FResno with you.

Wishing everyone a very restful summer vacation.

Prayers for a successful cataract surgery and a speedy and full recovery!

Happy Summer to you and Marissa!

May all go well with the cataract surgeries, dear Amy.
I wish the Just family a wonderful vacation.
(((HUGS)))

Happy Monday in the Summertime!

Stay Cool, my FRiends!

(((HUGS)))

ML/LTOS

Uh - ML? Need a little more coffee?

*HUGS*

__"Dia shábháil ar fad anseo!"

Oh...it’s TUESDAY? (((LOL)))

I lost Monday to a day long consult on an upcoming medical “procedure” which, though routine, is yucky.

But, YES, there is always room for more coffee.

Indeed!

__"Dia shábháil ar fad anseo!"