2 CORINTHIANS 4:16-18 NEVER GIVE UP!

Therefore we do not give up. Even though our outer person is being destroyed, our inner person is being renewed day by day. 
For our momentary light affliction is producing for us an absolutely incomparable eternal weight of glory. 
So we do not focus on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.

EACH DAY

 ON THE DAY I CALLED, 

YOU ANSWERED ME,

YOU MADE ME BOLD 

WITH STRENGTH IN MY SOUL.

PSALM 138:3

LOVING HANDS

Hands that pulled up anklet socks

and buckled leather shoes.
That rolled my hair in pin-curls
for Sunday morning do's.
Homemade cakes they baked and iced
for family and friends.
They hung out clothes upon the line
held fast by wooden pins.
Mother's hands were full of love;
gentle was her touch.
Her hands were busy dawn 'til dark
because she loved so much.

By Karen, in memory of Mother

Your love has given me much joy and comfort...your kindness has often refreshed the hearts of God's people.
Philemon 1:7

SPRINGTIME IN MY SOUL

 

THERE IS SPRINGTIME
IN MY SOUL TODAY

FOR WHEN THE LORD IS NEAR,

THE DOVE OF PEACE
SINGS IN MY HEART,

THE FLOWERS OF GRACE APPEAR.

-ELIZA HEWITT

WE HAVE SEEN HIS GLORY,
THE GLORY OF THE ONE AND ONLY SON,
WHO CAME FROM THE FATHER,
FULL OF GRACE AND TRUTH.
JOHN 1:14

LIVING WATER

Whoever believes in me,

as the Scripture has said,
 ‘Out of his heart will flow
rivers of living water.
John 7:38

 In our ladies' Bible study group, I have many friends with disabilities and limitations, but the grace on their lives makes their smile even brighter, and their testimony sweeter. Our teacher is 88 years old, and full of joy, in spite of chronic illnesses. She inspires us to keep on keeping on!