In the Morning When I Rise

Cause me to hear Your lovingkindness in the morning,

For in You do I trust;

Cause me to know the way in which I should walk,

For I lift up my soul to You.

Psalm 143:8

Hydrangeas

The flowers appear on the earth 

The time of singing has come

Song of Solomon 2:12

I have enjoyed walking in the local gardens since the weather has been so nice. Today I found this lovely spot with dozens of hydrangeas and rose bushes. The wind was sighing in the pines and I could hear church chimes in the distance.

This is a new addition to the cemetery where my son is buried. Etched into the stone wall nearby is the comforting verse from Revelation:
I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.

In the Garden

My son Cameron sent this photo from Kansas.

A hymn that he and I liked to sing together in the evening when he was a child was
In the Garden

He walks with me and He talks with me

And tells me I am His own.

And the joy we share as we tarry there

None other has ever known.

Simply Trusting

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Do but stand still in the hour of trial,
and you will see the help of God,
if you trust in Him,
But there is so often a forsaking
the ways of the Lord
in the hour of trial,
and thus the food of faith,
the means whereby
our faith may be increased,
is lost.
George Mueller

Trust in the Lord with all your heart

And lean not on you own understanding.

In all you ways acknowledge Him

And He will direct your paths.

Proverbs 3:5-6 

Little Ones

Only be careful, and watch yourselves closely so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen or let them fade from your heart as long as you live. Teach them to your children and to their children after them. 
Deuteronomy 4:9 NIV
I saw a goose yesterday with 13 goslings trailing behind her, and I have a robin on my window ledge sitting on a nest with four blue eggs.  I am always amazed at the patience of these Mommas.