The months of July and August were really quiet here on my blog, but the days and weeks were filled with many things. We've been enjoying the beauty of summer - while at home, at our biennual Cru Staff Conference in Colorado, with family visiting, and also with a little getaway trip over our anniversary.
My writing filled my journal pages, and some of my thoughts slipped out onto Instagram in the form of little devotional posts during the summer months. You can read some of them here, as well ...
"For the Lord your God ⠀
is living among you.⠀
He is a mighty Savior. ⠀
He will take delight⠀
in you with gladness. ⠀
With His love,⠀
He will calm all your fears.⠀
He will rejoice over you⠀
with joyful songs."⠀
is living among you.⠀
He is a mighty Savior. ⠀
He will take delight⠀
in you with gladness. ⠀
With His love,⠀
He will calm all your fears.⠀
He will rejoice over you⠀
with joyful songs."⠀
(Zephaniah 3:17 NLT)⠀
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Photo: Potted Catalina flowers on our patio table.⠀
Photo: Potted Catalina flowers on our patio table.⠀
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Love expressed ...
she gave her most precious
possession, anointing His feet,
wiping His feet with her hair.
For she had been forgiven much.
And how do you, how do I
express our thanks from the
deepest places of our hearts?
May it be my daily desire,
and may it be yours, as well ...
to worship Him and give our thanks
with our lives, with our words,
with our most precious treasures
“when He turns our brokenness
into something beautiful”.
From: (in)Courage Devotional Bible
she gave her most precious
possession, anointing His feet,
wiping His feet with her hair.
For she had been forgiven much.
And how do you, how do I
express our thanks from the
deepest places of our hearts?
May it be my daily desire,
and may it be yours, as well ...
to worship Him and give our thanks
with our lives, with our words,
with our most precious treasures
“when He turns our brokenness
into something beautiful”.
From: (in)Courage Devotional Bible
Photo: Taken from the Colorado cabin a few years ago.
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In this world⠀
of noise and strife,⠀
busyness, desire for ⠀
approval, achievement -⠀
let these words slip⠀
quietly into our hearts ...⠀
⠀
of noise and strife,⠀
busyness, desire for ⠀
approval, achievement -⠀
let these words slip⠀
quietly into our hearts ...⠀
⠀
“Be still and know that I am God.”⠀
(Psalm 46:10)⠀
(Psalm 46:10)⠀
⠀
“Let all that I am wait quietly ⠀
“Let all that I am wait quietly ⠀
before God …”⠀
(Psalm 62:5a)⠀
(Psalm 62:5a)⠀
⠀
“In quietness and trust ⠀
is your strength.”⠀
(Isaiah 30:15)⠀
“In quietness and trust ⠀
is your strength.”⠀
(Isaiah 30:15)⠀
⠀
“Make it your ambition⠀
to lead a quiet life.”⠀
(I Thess. 4:11a)⠀
to lead a quiet life.”⠀
(I Thess. 4:11a)⠀
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A good book
is like a precious treasure,
filled with new insight and
encouragement for our souls.
And it's always a treat to come
across authors who speak
the language of our hearts.
I just finished reading a gem
of a book - You Are Free
by Rebekah Lyons, filled
with fresh insight into living
in freedom - forgiven, abiding
in His Presence, and for
His approval alone.
And I'm presently reading
Shelter of the Most High,
part of an amazing fiction
series set in Old Testament
times by an author I have
recently discovered.
This is my fifth fiction book
by Connilyn Cossette
in this calendar year.
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In the expanse
of earth and of time,
do you sometimes wonder
if your one life even matters?
There was a time recorded for us⠀
when after 10 long generations⠀
from creation, there was just⠀
one man who walked with God.⠀
Only one man who followed after God.⠀
Noah's one life mattered.⠀
of earth and of time,
do you sometimes wonder
if your one life even matters?
There was a time recorded for us⠀
when after 10 long generations⠀
from creation, there was just⠀
one man who walked with God.⠀
Only one man who followed after God.⠀
Noah's one life mattered.⠀
⠀His life, his choices, his heart to⠀
follow and obey made a difference.⠀
"Noah walked with God." (Gen. 6:9) ⠀
follow and obey made a difference.⠀
"Noah walked with God." (Gen. 6:9) ⠀
⠀
And your one life, and my one life ⠀
matters. We will never know the extent ⠀
of all the many ways that even one life⠀
can make an impact for eternity.⠀
⠀And your one life, and my one life ⠀
matters. We will never know the extent ⠀
of all the many ways that even one life⠀
can make an impact for eternity.⠀
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