New Direction

"Demonstrate your trust in Me by sitting quietly in My Presence ...

When you spend time with Me, I restore your sense of direction.

As you look to Me for guidance, 

I enable you to do less but accomplish more."

(Jesus Calling)

A holiday weekend, opening up a new month - one of my favorite months of the year, where the heat of summer begins to blend into the cooler, refreshing days of autumn. 

Thanking God for the memories of the season behind ...

The incredible gift of three months off

Celebrating 40 years of ministry

Relaxing days together, our "empty nest"

A change of pace

Times to be refreshed in body and soul

The precious gift of family

Backyard barbecues

Visits from our grown kids

Grandkids on the trampoline

Help with our veggie garden and yard

An amazing two-week trip to the New England states and into Canada

The Sea Urchin cottage on Campobello Island in New Brunswick

Beautiful hydrangeas in bloom by the peaceful Westport MA cottage

Fresh lobster meal at my brother and sister-in-law's home in NY

Photos to capture memories and hold close

Our return to work/ministry August 1st - and a new name "Cru"

Staff meetings filling the month 

Continuing with our Devo Outings as a couple

Watching God opening up new schools to Cru this fall

Being refreshed and motived in prayer

And thanking Him as we look ahead ...

Falling into the routine of another school year of ministry

Invigorated and refreshed by our Sabbatical/Time Off

A fresh call to prayer

And a renewed sense of God at work

Purposing to trust and follow, and rest

Another season of the blessing of family

Holidays to come

Delicious foods cooking

Warm memories made around the table

Desiring and trusting to deepen connections

All of God's promises - never changing

The greatest privilege of spending time, listening

Our place of safety, our source of strength

The Giver of peace, of direction

Always with us

"But blessed are those who trust in the Lord

and have made the Lord their hope and confidence.

They are like trees planted along a riverbank,

with roots that reach deep into the water.

Such trees are not bothered by the heat

or worried by long months of drought.

Their leaves stay green,

and they never stop producing fruit."

(Jeremiah 17:7-8)

(Continuing the counting of 1000 Gifts in 2012 #682-716)

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