as beautiful as this sunset
You love me at all times.
You teach me.
When I come to You and I am dirty from my sins and my choices, you wash me clean with Your blood.
When I tell you I am sorry for what I have done wrong, you welcome me with open arms.
You whisper Your directions, Your way, the best way to proceed.
Sometimes You correct me when I am not listening. Sometimes, Your correction is very unpleasant or even painful. That is the way of all loving parents.
I welcome Your corrections because You are shaping me more and more into the child You want me to be.
You comfort me through all that life throws my way, including the problems that were caused by my own choices.
You see all my “boo boos.” You put your band aids on them and help me with my healing.
You always watch over me, allowing me to choose my path, nudging me along the right path but never forcing Your way.
If I were to stop listening and caring, You would still nudge but Your voice would get fainter.
Please help me never to allow that to happen.
When my choices cause the inevitable problems, You help me. There is never an “I told you so” or “you got what you had coming” even though I would so deserve those, even though I have been guilty of saying those to others.
You are so much better to me than I deserve.
Your love is so incredible.
I am so wonderfully blessed to be Your little girl, Jesus, I can’t wait to see Your loving face in person when I get to heaven. I can’t wait for a real hug from my “Daddy.”
See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are!
1 John 3:1
looking across the Racquette River
Loving Father, You make all things beautiful.
You renew us with Your love
Brook near Buck's Bridge, NY
River in Buck's Bridge, NY
You
are My Awesome Father
You are Lord and Maker of all that existsYou are all powerful
You existed from before the beginning of time
You are the Great I AM, the Great Jehovah
You are the Prince of Peace and the Might of the Nations
You have endless names and titles
You are the greatest of all beings
You are not a creature but rather the creator
You are faithful from forever to forever
You are too wonderful for words
There are not words sufficient to describe You and Your qualities
But the greatest of these is love
And You are love incarnate
I love because You loved me first
How blessed I am to be Your creature and Your child
And to know You are my awesome Father who loves me!
We love because He first loved us. 1 John 4:19
Give thanks to the God of gods. His love endures forever. Psalm 136:2
Father, You are so much more faithful
than the seasons that follow each other.
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Book Review
90 Minutes in Heaven by Don Piper
Would you like to find out what happens when you die? Would you like to hear from someone who was dead for an hour and a half and came back? Is heaven for real? Read about someone who experienced just that first hand. This is a very interesting and inspirational book. I borrowed it from the Knapps Station Library.
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Knapps Station Community Church
Stay tuned for more information about Operation Arctic Vacation Bible School July 10-14 at Knapps Station Community Church. It promises to be very COOL!
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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Musical presented
by the home schoolers at the Christian Fellowship Center in Madrid, NY! Tickets
by the home schoolers at the Christian Fellowship Center in Madrid, NY! Tickets
May 4, 5, - 7:00
& 6th- 1:30 & 7 pm
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I invite you to check out the blog post of my friend Jean Oathout. Many posts center around the importance of prayer. This one discusses dealing with the trials that life throws your way.
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Please pray for our brothers and sisters who do not have the freedom to worship as they choose.
Many suffer and die for their faith.
We are so blessed to worship as we choose.
Many died to give us this freedom
May we never lose this freedom.
And may we never take it for granted.
Many suffer and die for their faith.
We are so blessed to worship as we choose.
Many died to give us this freedom
May we never lose this freedom.
And may we never take it for granted.
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Blessing:
May you be blessed to know that you have a heavenly Father who loves you dearly.
May you always know that He is closer to you than you can possibly imagine.
And may you remember that He is always listening, patiently waiting for you to ask so He can answer.
Know it will be in His time, His will and His way
and it will be perfect.
and it will be perfect.
May God bless you greatly,
my friend!
my friend!
All photos taken by Debbie and Tim McEwen unless otherwise noted-
All bible reference from the NIV
unless otherwise noted
unless otherwise noted
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The next post will be May 20, 2017
My heart sings with the new life of spring.
God is renewing the earth and me as well!
Finding it seemed like finding a treasure.
Finding God is the best possible treasure.
Debbie, finding this blog post in my inbox this morning was a treasure. And you are a treasure! Your poems and photos, as well as the words of Scripture, felt like refreshing water to my soul. Thank you! Thanks, also, for mentioning my blog.
ReplyDeleteYes, Debbie, your work is appreciated! To read what the Lord speaks to you is refreshing and so applicable to our own lives. We can feel your heart in what you've written. Keep up the good work. I've given a link to this on my blog for Saturday. jean-oathout.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteI plan to post this good word on the 23rd of May, not this Saturday.
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