OOPS Posted accidently! Sorry!

Happy GratiTuesday, FRiends

My daughter planted a large pot of Johnny Jumps for me this fall.
They have brightened up my view all winter. I am grateful!
*HUGS*

Are Johnny Jump Ups the same as Pansies? Just curious.

No worries. Whatever it was, I didn’t see it. :)

I just noticed that the hymns post I had ready to post on Sunday didn’t get posted. I guess I got sidetracked and never hit “post”. What a dork I am! LOL!

No...There are pansies on the left side of the pot I posted...Note the center.JJU flowers are normally smaller than pansies, too.
My daughter plants many large pots of pansies each fall at her house...They survive harsher winters than we have had this year and, after pinching back, are glorious in spring til it gets hot.

I missed you! It was a lonely Sunday!

I wish I had noticed so I could have posted later. I think I just got up too early. LOL! That doesn’t work for me. LOL!

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Goodbye for Now

March 7, 2018

You do not grieve like the rest of mankind, who have no hope. 1 Thessalonians 4:13

My granddaughter Allyssa and I have a regular routine we go through when we say goodbye. We wrap our arms around each other and begin to loudly wail with dramatic sobs for about twenty seconds. Then we step back and casually say, “See ya,” and turn away. Despite our silly practice, we always expect that we will see each other again—soon.

But sometimes the pain of separation from those we care about can be difficult. When the apostle Paul said farewell to the elders from Ephesus, “They all wept as they embraced him . . . . What grieved them most was [Paul’s] statement that they would never see his face again” (Acts 20:37–38).

The deepest sorrow, however, comes when we are parted by death and say goodbye for the last time in this life. That separation seems unthinkable. We mourn. We weep. How can we face the heartbreak of never again embracing the ones we have loved?

Still . . . we do not grieve like those who have no hope. Paul writes of a future reunion for those who “believe that Jesus died and rose again” (1 Thessalonians 4:13–18). He declares: “The Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel,” and those who have died, along with those who are still alive, will be united with our Lord. What a reunion!

And—best of all—we will be forever with Jesus. That’s an eternal hope.

Thank You, Lord, for the assurance that this world is not all we have but that a blessed eternity awaits all who trust in You.

At death, God’s people don’t say “goodbye,” but “we’ll see you later.”

INSIGHT

The Bible speaks of hope as a robust confidence in the purposes and power of God. First Peter 1:3 says, “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.” Our hope is rooted in Christ’s conquering of death on our behalf. Romans 15:4 adds, “For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through the endurance taught in the Scriptures and the encouragement they provide we might have hope.”

The encouragement of the Scriptures gives us hope as we see how God faithfully deals with His children. He is “the God of hope” (v. 13), who encourages us to trust Him with whatever we might face. And He is our hope as we look forward to our future reunion with loved ones who have gone before us.

For more on biblical hope, get the free download of the Discovery Series booklet Hope: Choosing Faith Instead of Fear at discoveryseries.org/q0733.

Welcome To Warm Fuzzy Wednesday At
Amy's Place

~BETWEEN~

Between the dreams and the waking,
As dawn comes up in the land,
There comes a moment of clarity,
That I feel I could touch with my hand.

I can know that I'm no longer dreaming,
But my mind doesn't say that it's wrong,
That the dream-stuff still may linger,
The way music trails off in a song.

So at that moment's perception,
As I rise quite refreshed from my rest,
I form up a flower of loveliness,
To remind me of how I've been blessed.

Then as the long day develops,
While dealing with folks and their schemes,
I lower my head for a moment,
To breathe from the flower I dreamed.

NicknamedBob . . . August 8, 2008

Stay Warm And Have A Great Day

Amen to this wonderful message, Rus. Thank you
for starting our day off right every day.
You Are A Blessing

Thank you Meg for being here!

Rus.

Warm, Fuzzy, Winter Wednesday

Only 13 Days Till SPRING!

(((HUGS)))

ML/LTOS

Is snow coming down? Hope you thaw out quickly!

No snow yet, but it sure FEELS like it out there.

Happy Warm and Fuzzy
...and Feathery...
Wednesday!

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Age-Old Wisdom

March 8, 2018

Is not wisdom found among the aged? Does not long life bring understanding? Job 12:12

In 2010, a newspaper in Singapore published a special report that contained life lessons gleaned from eight senior citizens. It opened with these words: “While aging brings challenges to mind and body, it can also lead to an expansion in other realms. There is an abundance of emotional and social knowledge; qualities which scientists are beginning to define as wisdom . . . the wisdom of elders.”

Indeed, wise older people have much to teach us about life. But in the Bible, we meet a newly crowned king who failed to recognize this.

King Solomon had just died, and in 1 Kings 12:3, we read that “the whole assembly of Israel went to Rehoboam” with a petition. They asked the new king to lighten the harsh labor and heavy taxes his father Solomon had demanded of them. In return, they would loyally serve Rehoboam.

At first the young king consulted the elders (v. 6). But he rejected their advice and accepted the foolish counsel of the young men who had grown up with him (v. 8). He made the burden on the people even greater! His rashness cost him most of his kingdom.

All of us need the counsel that comes with years of experience, especially from those who have walked with God and listened well to His counsel. Think of the accumulated wisdom God has given them! They have much to share with us about the Lord. Let’s seek them out and give a listening ear to their wisdom.

To avoid the mistakes of youth, draw from the wisdom of age.

INSIGHT

Rehoboam was free to listen to whichever advice he chose, but his decision not to listen to the wisdom of his elders resulted in the division of the nation of Israel into two different kingdoms.

Are you facing a decision? Seek out the counsel of wise, mature believers.

Thankful for the beauty
of rainbows in bubbles.
Happy Thankful Thursday!

Thankful Thursday

Penny and I are BOTH Thankful that the tree didn't fall ON the house. (Just beside it)

((((HUGS)))

ML/LTOS

Whaaaaaat?? That must have been pretty scary anyway! Glad y’all are safe.