Tuesday, March 17, 2009

NEW ROCKERS, OLD QUILTS and the PROMISE OF A NEW DAY!






WELL, IT'S FINALLY SPRING BREAK IN NORTH TEXAS! THIS IS WHERE I HAVE SPENT SEVERAL OF MY MORNINGS...SIPPING HAZELNUT COFFEE FROM MY FAVORITE MUG AND ABSORBING THE DAY'S DEVOTIONAL WORDS, UNDER THE RIPPLING SHADOWS OF OUR COUNTRY'S FLAG!


HAVE YOU EVER RELIED ON THE MORNING SUN TO WAKE YOU AS IT SPLASHES ACROSS THE BED? YOU OUTTA TRY IT SOMETIME, IT WILL RECHARGE YOUR SPIRIT AND FILL YOU WITH A TRUE SENSE OF WHAT LIFE IS. OUR LIVES ARE FULL TO THE HILT OF STUFF THAT REALLY DOESN'T MATTER IN THE END, WHEN THE GATES ARE SHUT AND THE CATTLE ARE IN FOR THE NIGHT.
AS I SAT, LOOKING OUT OVER THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE FARM, I READ ABOUT HOW IMPORTANT IT IS FOR US TO BE PATIENT AND KNOW THAT GOD IS IN CONTROL. THAT TRIALS MAKE US THINK, THINKING MAKES US WISE AND WISDOM MAKES LIFE PROFITABLE. WHEN PRAYING, IT'S BETTER TO HAVE A HEART WITHOUT WORDS THAN WORDS WITHOUT HEART. REMEMBERING THAT ONE SMALL STEP OF OBEDIENCE AND APPRECIATION IS A GIANT STEP TO A BLESSING!


AS THE SEASONS CHANGE; THE DAYS GROW LONGER AND THE EARTH WARMS... SLOWLY SHOWING THE PROMISE OF NEW GROWTH, LIFE AND SECOND CHANCES. APPRECIATE EACH BREATH AND EACH RAY OF SUN...AND FEEL GOD'S LOVE DRENCH YOU!




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