Thank You Lord For Everything

God is so good. So many songs go thru my heart when I stand at the ocean, "Our God is a awesome God"," How great Thou art" and my favorite "It Is well with my soul "

John and I were able to go to the coast for a few days.  It was so nice to not have a schedule. Nice to be able to enjoy God's creation. How could anyone say there is no God? I saw his power thru the waves crashing down. I felt the breeze against my face as my Lord gently touch my face.  I saw saw God's creation in the changing of time and seasons as the tides went back and forth.

We are given a free gift, that sometimes we take for granted. The gift of  life, peace and silence. The gift of God.  We can get so busy in this life..... this life God gave us.  We get so busy being busy that we can miss the peace that can be found in silence.  Silence that brings forth the sound of birds, trees rustling in the wind. As we silently use our eyes to see that beautiful sunset break across the sky. Our ears taking in God's creation.  We can see and hear all this when we stop and push away the busyness and focus on our creator.

Stand Up For Pigs

National Pig Day recognizes and gives thanks to domesticated pigs. For some unknown reason, big, pot-bellied pigs seen in zoos, are often the symbol of the day. Pigs are clever and intelligent animals. But, most people are unaware of this high level of intelligence. They can be taught to do tricks. Some people even keep them as pets. Today is a day to give pigs the respect that they deserve.

National Pig day is celebrated by zoos, too. Activities include Snort Offs, Pig Outs, and online Pig Chats. However you choose, do not miss celebrating this day.

Ellen Stanley, a Texas art teacher created National Pig Day in 1972. Her intent was to to recognize and be thankful for pigs as intelligent domestic animals.

There is no evidence to suggest that this is truly a "National" day, which requires an act of congress.(http://www.holidayinsights.com/other/pigday.htm)

Book to read: Three little pigs

Looking Back-God Will Take Care Of Us

This morning I was sitting in our sun room,watching the birds so eagerly eating food at the feeder.  Seems like there are so many lessons to be learned from birds.  There is a pecking order for sure.  A oriole was being pushed back out of the way by a tiny  little sparrow.  I thought it was kind of funny considering oh big the oriole is.  But than I thought of David and the giant.  The giant laughed when he saw David come out to do battle.

As I sat there for my morning devotions, I considered some of the needs that I and others have.  Those birds come flocking to the feeder because they expect food to be there.  If the food is not there, God has still provided for them. There is seed in the grass and surrounding flowers.






Mat 6:26

Do we come to God expecting? Our heavenly Father tells us we are so much better than the birds.  I am reminded of a time in our marriage when  John had lost his job and we had no money, for housing or food or gas.  We saw God provide for us in ways we didn't think possible.  From unheard of directions.  Nevertheless God provided for us.    Because of proving God a match for the difficult times, I know nothing is too hard for my God.

The secret?  Put God first. We paid our tithes first.  We trusted God even when we didn't understand. Jumped up with our testimony of how good it was to serve God.

Lessons we learned? God became our Redeemer, our Father, friend, healer and provider.  We learned that if God did it for us that time , He would do it again.  We learned it was not important for us to have the answers.  But we learned that God already had the answers.


Going thru difficult times is not fun or easy but it enables you to become a victorious christian.

Musical Monday

Days of Elijah