The Lilies

Irises are in the lily family and I love all the variations of color in both lilies and irises.

We had a sweet neighbor with dozens of irises lining her sidewalk. When I would push my son Caleb who had Down syndrome in his wheel chair, he could not resist reaching over and picking one to take home.

I just watched a story on CBN of a family who adopted several children with Down Syndrome after the deaths of two of their children. They have such a beautiful family.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHYO_Wljvhk

Consider the lilies, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

Luke 12:27

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Sunrise Brilliance to Sunset Beauty

My granddaughter and I colored many Bible verses when she stayed with me after school. She liked adding the stick-on jewels.

I like Psalm 113:3 from The Passion Translation.

It reminds me of one of my favorite hymns of praise:

We praise Thee, O God! 

For the Son of Thy love,

For Jesus who died

And is now gone above.

Hallelujah! Thine the glory,

Hallelujah! Amen.

Hallelujah, Thine the glory,

Revive us again.

William Mckay

Brooks and Meadows

The Lord himself is my inheritance, my prize. He is my food and drink, my highest joy! He guards all that is mine. He sees that I am given pleasant brooks and meadows as my share! What a wonderful inheritance! I will bless the Lord who counsels me; he gives me wisdom in the night. He tells me what to do. Psalm 16:5-7 

God's Plan for You is Good

I am reading one of Corrie ten Boom's books: Marching Orders for the End Battle.

I am very thankful for our men and women in the Armed Services. I also know that all of us can do battle on our knees in prayer. The Bible tells us to pray for our nation, and our leaders, but Jesus tells us to also pray for our enemies.

"A soldier has to know his marching orders," Corrie wrote, and she quoted this Bible verse:

Don’t let the world around you squeeze you into its own mold, but let God re-mold your minds from within, so that you may prove in practice that the plan of God for you is good, meets all his demands and moves towards the goal of true maturity. Romans 12

God With Us

Someone gave me Don Moen's video in 1993 at a time when I really needed encouragement.

Tonight I ran across this song that was so meaningful to me.

I needed a song in my heart this evening.

Be strong and take courage.

Do not fear or be dismayed

For the One Who lives within you

Will be strong in you today.

https://youtu.be/9dN4xks93fo