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Posted on 02/01/2020 4:59:25 PM PST by Kathy in Alaska
Love you Mom
Hi Everybody!
(((HUGS)))
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Amen
Good evening, onona, and a Blessed Lord’s Day to you and yours.
Mom’s know stuff.
Bible in a Year:
A crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning.
One January morning I woke expecting to see the same dreary midwinter landscape that had greeted me for several weeks: beige grass poking through patches of snow, gray skies, and skeletal trees. Something unusual had happened overnight, though. A frost had coated everything with ice crystals. The lifeless and depressing landscape had become a beautiful scene that glistened in the sun and dazzled me.
Sometimes we view problems without the imagination it takes to have faith. We expect pain, fear, and despair to greet us every morning, but overlook the possibility of something different ever happening. We don’t expect recovery, growth, or victory through God’s power. Yet the Bible says God is the one who helps us through difficult times. He repairs broken hearts and liberates people in bondage. He comforts the grieving with “a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair” (Isaiah 61:3).
It isn’t that God just wants to cheer us up when we have problems. It’s that He Himself is our hope during trials. Even if we have to wait for heaven to find ultimate relief, God is present with us, encouraging us and often giving us glimpses of Himself. In our journey through life, may we come to understand St. Augustine’s words: “In my deepest wound I saw your glory, and it dazzled me.”
How can you turn to God when you’re in trouble? What rewards can come from this practice?
Faithful God, give me the faith I need to make it through today and help me to see You at work as I face adversity.
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Good evening, ML...((HUGS))...did you and Penny get in a good hike today? Did she keep dry paws?
A Blessed Lord’s Day and Shavua Tov to you and yours.
We had a BEAUTIFUL, sunny day just barely in double digits, but on the way down. I took a few minutes to just sit and look out the window at the pretty flocked trees.
I hit the thrift stores today and found a beautiful BRAND NEW WITH TAGS pair of jeans in my size for $5.00. I bought them without even trying them on, and when I got home, they fit perfectly!
I also bought a hardcover book by Dr. Ben Carson.
It was a successful hunt. :-)
Penny and I walked to my sister’s house and visited later in the day, and she hung out with the twin grandsons.
Good evening, combat_boots, and a Blessed Lord’s Day to you and yours.
Good evening, Mayor, and thank you for today’s sustenance for body and soul.
A Blessed Lord’s Day to you and yours.
I hope you have had a good resting day.
WOW!! You scored!! So glad you had such a good day.
Shavua Tov.
Wishing all our Jewish troops, veterans, families, allies, friends, and Canteeners
a peaceful and prosperous week.
Prayers for our troops, veterans, families, allies, friends, and Canteeners
for a safe and peaceful week ahead.
He Who blessed our forefathers Abraham, Isaac and Jacob - may He bless the fighters of the Israel Defense Force, who stand guard over our land and the cities of our G-d from the border of the Lebanon to the desert of Egypt, and from the Great Sea unto the approach of the Aravah, on the land, in the air, and on the sea.
May HASHEM cause the enemies who rise up against us to be struck down before them. May the Holy One, Blessed is He, preserve and rescue our fighting men from every trouble and distress and from every plague and illness, and may He send blessing and success in their every endeavor.
May He lead our enemies under their sway and may He grant them salvation and crown them with victory. And may there be fulfilled for them the verse: For it is Hashem, your G-d, Who goes with you to battle your enemies for you to save you.
G-d bless and keep your children safe, Alouette.
I batted zero on vinyl though.
Of course, I only want Classic Rock in good condition. These are very few and far between, and are becoming rarer by the minute.
However, if I wanted Barbra Streisand, I would hit the jackpot.
The junk store bins are FULL of Barbra Streisand records.
They can’t even give them away for free.
Schadenfreude is Sweet.
God Bless our military men and women who have given their all.
Thanks, unique.
Hear! Hear!! Sweet Revenge. LOL!
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