10 then i thought, to this i will appeal: the years of the right hand of the Most High.
11 i will remember the deeds of the Lord; yes, i will remember your miracles of long ago, 12 i will meditate on all your works and consider all your mighty deeds. 13 your ways, o God, are holy. what god is so great as our God? 14 you are the God who performs miracles; you display your power among the peoples, 15 with your mighty arm you redeemed your people,
psalm 77:10-15

snowdrops seen outside our window this week

sunday scripture

consider it all joy, my brethren,
when you encounter various trials,
knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance.
james 1:2-3

sunday

I will give thanks to the LORD with all my heart;
I will tell of all Your wonders.
I will be glad and exult in You;
I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High.
psalm 9:1-2

sunday

matthew 11:28-30
"come to ME, all you who are weary and burdened, and i will give you rest.
take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for i am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
for my yoke is easy and my burden is light."

sunday scripture

psalm 19:1



the heavens are telling of the glory of God;
and their expanse is declaring the work of His hands.

looking forward

i know the plans i have for you, says the Lord
plans for welfare and not calamity
to give you a future and a hope.
jeremiah 29:11

sunday scripture

"and the LORD will continually guide you,
and satisfy your desire in scorched places,
and give strength to your bones;
and you will be like a watered garden,

and like a spring of water whose waters do not fail.
isaiah 58:11

even the winds and sea obey Him

(overlooking the gulf at panama city beach from my and olivia's hotel room)

and on that day, when evening had come,
He said to them, "Let us go over to the other side."
and leaving the multitude, they took Him along with them, just as He was , in the boat;
and other boats were with Him.
and there arose a fierce gale of wind and the waves were breaking over the boats so much that the boat was already filling up.
and He Himself was in the stern, asleep on the cushion; and they awoke Him and said to Him, "Teacher, do You not care that we are perishing?"
and being aroused, He rebuked the wind and said to the sea, "Hush, be still." and the wind died down and it became perfectly calm.
and He said to them,
"Why are you so timid? How is it that you have no faith?"
and they became very much afraid and said to one another, "who then is this,
that even the wind and the sea obey Him?"

spring rain

Hosea 6:1-3

1 "Come, let us return to the LORD.
For He has torn us, but He will heal us;
He has wounded us, but He will bandage us.
2 "He will revive us after two days;
He will raise us up on the third day,
That we may live before Him.
3 "So let us know, let us press on to know the LORD.
His going forth is as certain as the dawn;
And He will come to us like the rain,
Like the spring rain watering the earth."

all things new

And He who sits on the throne said, "Behold, I am making all things new." And He said "Write, for these words are faithful and true."
revelation 21:5

2 Corinthians 4:16
So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day.

He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.
For by Him all things were created, both in the heavens and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things have been created through Him and for Him.
He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.
He is also head of the body, the church; and He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that He Himself will come to have first place in everything.
For it was the Father's good pleasure for all the fullness to dwell in Him, and through Him to reconcile all things to Himself, having made peace through the blood of His cross;
through Him, I say, whether things on earth or things in heaven .
colossians 1:15-20

you are loved

1 Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed on us, that we should be called children of God!
i john 3:1

photo by recklessxbaby

"I have loved you with an everlasting love;
Therefore I have drawn you with lovingkindness.
jeremiah 31:3

photo by pawnee_child

"you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart,
with all your soul,
with all your strength."
deuteronomy 6:5

photo by kisslizz

"we love Him because He first loved us."

i john 4:19

i love church

(this is not my church. this is a favorite church of mine, bruton parish church in williamsburg, va). i had plans to take a picture of my church after church today, but my dear father in law fell on his way out the door and we hurried him home to care for him. he is okay, but his right hand and knee are badly bruised/scraped.

i was glad when they said to me, "let us go to the house of the Lord."
psalm 122:1

surely goodness and lovingkindness will follow me all the days of my life,
and i will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.
psalm 23:6

"Thine, O Lord, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, indeed everything that is in the heavens and earth; Thine is the dominion, O Lord, and Thou dost exalt Thyself as head over all."
I Chronicles 29:11

i love sunsets

praise the Lord! praise the Lord from the heavens;
praise Him in the heights!
praise Him all His angels;
praise Him, all His hosts!

praise Him, sun and moon;
praise Him, all stars of light!
praise Him, highest heavens,
and the waters that are above the heavens!

psalm 148:1-4