Praise; Merriam-Webster defines; “to express a favorable judgment of”, “to glorify (a God or saint) especially by the attributes of perfections”, “an expression of approval” …Commendation, Worship, Value, Merit.

I am a big believer in praise and personally I don’t believe that there is enough of it going around…Praise can elevate our feelings, make us feel more motivated, appreciated and even noticed. Praise can be as simple as a high five, great job as you walk by your teen in the middle of a school project or a co-worker going above and beyond. Praise doesn’t mean get out the harps and angels and start singing. Tho it can!!! LOL!!!

Praise needs to be kept light and simple so as not to produce unwarranted pressure, especially in children. “You’ve been such a good boy today, I love you so much when you’re a good boy.”. Ok, so you only love me when I’m good. In some people praise can have the opposite effect. Why was it whenever I told my children how good they were being and how proud I was of them, the tide completely turned and monsters appeared. Why!! Because, it just became in their minds now an expectation and a chore to now have to behave.

If you’ve noticed any thing about me by reading my posts it’s that I like to feel good and help people around me feel good. I enjoy life (well most of the time) and wish to share that. Do not get me wrong, I’m not Glenda the Good Witch by any means and I don’t float around in a beautiful pink gauze gown, even tho I would love it…I have bad days and trials in my world just like everyone else, it’s how you choose to react and the position you choose to take; I can stay in my funk, in my mood or on my pitty pot and have a miserable day or days (and I’ve been known to do just such) but it just makes the days twice as long…and really accomplishes nothing or I can climb out of said mood. What in the world does this have to do with praise???

I shall tell you. It’s as simple as changing your mind set. You can stop, take a breath and a look around… there’s always something beautiful to look at, just take the time to look for it. Go outside and look at the sky and the clouds, breathe in the fresh air. Put your earbuds in and play your favorite music, pull out your favorite book of scripture, quotes or bathroom quips find a quiet spot and read a few find whatever may produce: peace, a smile or a chuckle…

I pray my way out of a mood, hurt or funk… amazing what talking to our Creator does for the spirit, spill your heart out, he’s there, he’s just waiting for a conversation with you. I can sometimes hit a wall where I can’t pray at the moment…just can’t…things aren’t supposed to be like this and I’m in the middle of a tornado…in these emotional times all I may get out are a couple verses of “Jesus Loves “Me” from Bible School…repeat that a few times!!! So juvenile simple but sometimes that’s just what we need…simple!

Take the time today to praise yourself. You know the progress you are making, you know the project you just completed, you know that step of Faith you just took and are hoping it was the right one, you know how hard you are trying or working, so give yourself a high five and a smile…they change the day the really do!

My prayer today is you find something to be thankful for as that is what Praise is…Being Thankful and Expressing It!!! I am thankful for all of you. Have a most blessed day and Thank you for joining me.🥰

Anyone who knows me very well knows I love animals. I have always had a serious sensitivity and compassion for them. I can remember as a little girl, watching “Gentle Ben” and “Lassie” at my grandma’s and crying every episode because that big ol’ bear or that beautiful dog always got into a mess… they always got out of said mess, but still!! I remember my dad asking me why I got so upset, I knew Timmy was going to save the day…I just couldn’t help it!!! Still Can’t!!!

The Sarah McLachlan and World Wildlife Foundation commercials send me running. I give to these organizations but still cannot watch or hear of the: abuse, neglect, hunger, or distinction. I so worry about the Polar Bears as our world continues to get warmer and the seams of our earth appear to be cracking everywhere.

Global warming and animal abuse isn’t where I am going this morning even though both are warranted subjects. I want to talk about “Love” … The kind of love you receive from our furry canines. A dog loves with every ounce of it’s being, it is loyal to death, they will protect their people with their lives and not give a moment of thought to the danger they could be putting themselves into.

Can you EVER walk in your front door from being away and receive a greeting from any person you know like the greeting you get from your dog? Probably not, just saying … There are as many types of dogs as there are people. Some people continue having the breed of dog they grew up with, some have breeds that work alongside or assist in a therapeutic or physical compacity and some have breeds that look just like their owners. I’m not sure what that says about me because I have a miniature schnauzer…she has a mustache and a beard. LOL…I’m of Jewish descent, so to be honest if I didn’t tweeze and pluck I would too … 🙄

I of course have no idea if when God told Adam he could name all the animals if he called the Dog the Dog because of the selfless manner in which they give and love… because if you turn the spelling of dog around, what do you get? God!!!

The correlation between the spellings and examples of love might just be in my head but if the shoe fits!!! Here are some examples of God’s Love…

John 3:16 NCV “God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son so that whoever believes in him may not be lost, but have eternal life.”

Romans 8:37-39 NCV “But in all these things we are completely victorious through God who showed his love for us. Yes, I am sure that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor ruling spirits, nothing now, nothing in the future, no powers, nothing above us or below us, nor anything else in the whole world will ever be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

Psalms 86:15 NCV “But, Lord, you are a God who show’s mercy ( compassion or forgiveness) and is kind. You don’t become angry quickly. You have great love and faithfulness.”

Psalms 136:1-3 NCV “Give thanks to the Lord because he is good. His love continues forever. Give thanks to the God of gods, His love continues forever.”

I don’t know if you know God’s Love, I sure hope you do but if you don’t…take some time to observe your dogs love and flip it around and you’ve got God’s. Take the time to ask him to show you his love and to become real in you, and that in time we may reflect his kind love to others…our world sure could use it right now!!!

As for me and my mini Schnauzer, Bella who is blissfully snoozing beside me…we wish you a most blessed day and sunshine on your shoulder. Thank you for joining me🥰

Names, it’s how we are known and identified. Names or at least the surname origin carry meaning, descriptions, the root of where it began. The beginning of who you are.

Social scientist believe that names produce a Dorian Gray effect, influencing personality, how we’re perceived and even physical appearance. “When internal factors such as personality influence external facial appearance this has been termed “the Dorian Gray effect”

Often times names have a certain sound or feel: Ezekial or Zeke for short… definitely conjures the picture of a strong male, it’s Hebrew origin means; “God will strengthen” OR … here’s an example of something a bit more modern how about: Ryker…in Danish means “Super Strong”. These names produce a strong viral male picture…as opposed to: Conner this name has a gentler feel – it’s meaning is “Friend to Everyone”, OR … Paul, A Disciplined Fellow…These names bring a softer male image…safe!

Girls names are a lot more fun: Abigail (Abby) – “A Fathers Joy”, Isabelle–“God is my strength, devoted to God”, Nora-“Shinning Light”, Sophia-“Wisdom” and Zoe-“Life” … We can also associate names by characters in the books we read, movies we watch, the stars who play the roles, stars or sports figures themselves, people you went to school with or work with…you know that battle when trying to pick out a name for your unborn. Yikes!!!

BUT… There is a name above all names and that name is Jesus…The name Jesus is derived from the Hebrew name Yeshua, which is based on the semitic root, meaning “to deliver, to rescue”

Isaiah 9:6 NLT “For a child is born to us, a son is given to us. The government will rest on his shoulders. And he will be called: Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace”…

Phillipians 2:9-11 NLT “Therefore, God elevated him to the place of highest honor and gave him the name above all other names, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, In Heaven, and On Earth, and Under the Earth, and every tongue declare that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.”

In prayer when praying in “The Name of Jesus Christ” there is abundant power…however calling upon Him in prayer is not a magic amulet that will ensure you get what you are praying for but moreover it’s telling our Lord that we are laying down our personal desires and our way of getting things done. By a prayer honoring “in his name I pray” we commit to follow God, his way, his time and upon doing so bring honor to him.”

Luke 22:42 NIV “Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done.” This is the prayer Jesus prayed in the garden of Gethsemane before he was arrested and crucified. So, if Jesus our Lord can pray the prayer of not my will Lord but yours, maybe we should too because he wants nothing but the best for you and me.

To all my favorite names that go with all my favorite faces…have a most blessed day and Thank you for joining me🥰

Death, that’s a dark word for a blog called sunshine. I’m not even sure where I am going with this, it’s in the hands of the Holy Spirit. I pray before each blog, asking the Lord; who do you wish to touch today and what do you wish to say and away we go…So here we go!

When we think of death, we think of someone or something dieing. Sadly in the physical realm, yes death means the end of the physical being or it’s previous life form…

Some synonyms are: end, expiration, passing and grave. Still pretty gloomy here Sunshine…But…here are some antonyms: beginning, birth, launch, and morning!!! Good morning!!! it’s a new day, yesterday has passed and is gone. The Lords grace and mercy is new everyday. He’s forgotten your yesterday so, so should you. Unless it was maaawwwvelous then cherish the memories and tuck them away for a rainy day.

When we are to make changes in ourselves or our lives the old has to die away so the new can begin. Is this easy? NO!!! I believe anytime change is involved it’s hard. I personally struggle with change even when it’s change I want.

This death, could it be a move from the place you grew up, where you knew everyone and they knew you to start a new life with your new husband? You’ve graduated from high school and college is looming both exciting and fearful. You’ve graduated from college and the work world awaits big and scary. You’ve accepted a new position and that requires the whole ball of wax change… excruciatingly painful… You’ve just retired and feel a bit lost with what to do with your days!!! All Deaths but All New Beginnings.

Changes within ourselves are the ones that seem to be the hardest…death of attitude, character traits about yourself you don’t care for, a family inherited trait you wish to break, moving to the physical changes we may need to work on, there’s certainly going to be a death there: your eating habits, your exercise routine. I’m not talking the gym, maybe just dance around the kitchen as you clean it. I personally water my flower pots with a little bucket so I have to make many trips to the rain barrel…death of flabby thighs and padded hips.

Spiritually, possibly Our Lord has been tapping you on the shoulder… whispering in your ear something he wishes you to do; check out that church you drove by, call that friend he’s been laying on your heart, pick up your Bible and read a verse or 2…not sure where to go? Start with Psalms…is there a website or two he’s been suggesting you stop visiting, are you a shopper and you need let this spending habit die.

One of my favorite sayings is “If God brings you to it, He will bring you through it”. Are you mourning the loss of a loved one? 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 NLT “All praise to God the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is our merciful Father and the source of all comfort. He comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort others. When they are troubled, we will be able to give them the same comfort God has given us”. Psalms 34:18 NLT “The Lord is close to the brokenhearted; he rescues those whose spirits are crushed”

Whether your Death is of the spiritual or physical realm; Ecclesiastes 3:1 NLT “For everything there is a season, a time for every activity under heaven”. Maybe that little niggle is telling you it’s time. Isaiah 41:10 NLT “Don’t be afraid, for I am with you”. Exodus 15:2 NLT “The Lord is my strength and my song; he has given me victory.”

If you are mourning the loss of a loved one , I pray for you peace and a little lightness of heart, If you are mourning the junk food isle, I am your partner and understand and will pray for you strength and resolve. If you are mourning the loss of being a couch potato, I pray for your strength and determination. If you are mourning the death of depression, drugs or alcohol, I pray for the proper help and lots of peace and joy in your spirit. If you are mourning your health, I pray for you doctor’s and treatments that are the best and our Lord’s healing upon you. In anything you want to do or even may not want to do but know you must…He is with you always…just look up and say; “Help Me, Please Lord Jesus”. He’s right there! ❤️ No matter how many times a day you may need to look up and say “Help Me”

I pray for you all today, a day of sunshine on your shoulder, peace in your heart, a smile on your face and joy in your spirit. Have a Blessed Day…Thank you for joining me🥰

I listened to a powerful message by Steven Furtick of Elevation Church, yesterday morning, please look him up on U-Tube he’s a powerful teacher!

Anyway…he made a statement within his message that was an arrow that went straight to my heart and a similar one taught by my much-loved Pastor Lynn.

“Pray with a lens, not a list!”

In other words; don’t head into prayer with, “Lord, change that spouse of mine! Lord, make this, this and that, that! Lord, I need…”

We would be better off if we headed to the throne and our Lord with prayers a bit closer to this; “Lord, I know there is strife, please show me where my faults lie so they can help my spouse see the example of you in me! Lord, help me to rest in your plan, Lord, I thank you my needs are met.”

It stems from our attitude when we pray, when we start from within, everything on the outside to fall into place.

Romans 12:2 ESV “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of the mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.”

James 1:5 ESV “If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.

Without Reproach! Meaning, we don’t have to fear God being disappointed with us because we don’t understand, because we ask, because we wonder, because we sometimes doubt, because we’re confused, lost, forlorn, angry, sad, rude, cranky, impatient. After all, we question because we don’t understand and he invites us to come to him without fear or hesitation.

1 Corinthians 14:33a ESV “For God is not a God of confusion but of peace.

2 Timothy 1:7 ESV “For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.”

So the next time you find yourself in a prayer that sounds more like a list to Santa, stop and try rewording using instead of ‘Lord, I need ~to ~Lord, help me to see.’

Be blessed today and thank you for joining me. 🥰

With head bowed and knees bent I come before you this morning Father God. I lay at your feet my shortcomings, my attitudes, my fears, my questions, and wonder! I have nothing to offer but my love and sincere desire to serve you.

I fall short of your kingdom and glory every day in so many ways that I often wonder why you still put up with me and live thankfully every moment that you do.

I thank you, Lord, for loving me just as I am right where I am. I thank you even more for never letting me stay there but are constantly moving me and growing within.

The times when you are working on our behalf, the raging battles in the heavenly realm often leave us feeling like you are gone, distant, not around. It can feel like our prayers are hitting the storm clouds above and bouncing back. I know this to not be true, you are always with us, we have the life of the Holy Spirit within.

So, if our prayers are hitting the ceiling we have two things to do! One, Lord help us to know what is going on within us that needs to be repented, restored, and received. Two, we need to trust that you are working on our behalf and reflect on the prayers we have presented that you are busy taking care of.

Your word tells us you will never leave us, nor forsake us! Help us to remember this when you seem distant and we feel lonely. Sometimes we talk and you listen…sometimes you talk and we listen…possibly quite possibly we are too busy talking that we can’t hear you!

I love you Lord and I thank you so much for your love. I pray these words today, on your blessed day, Sunday! May you hear and feel the bells and choirs singing your praises this morning. May you hear our hearts! In your name Lord Jesus, I pray. Amen

I love the beach and I know I am not alone in this sentiment. There is nothing as beautiful as the Ocean on a bright blue sunny day. The sun glistens on the water sending prisms of sparkling diamond rays everywhere. The ocean roars as it sends it waves crashing onto the shore all but then to gently have them swirl around your feet, sand filling in between your toes.

You watch the seagulls dive into the water on their quest for lunch their voices carry across the sky blending into the salt air, a perfect picture from God…some things just go together and one without the other wouldn’t seem right. There’s something ethereal in the ocean, one of Gods most powerful churches. I can’t ever stand and look out at the ocean that has no end and not think of a scripture that always puts things in perspective for me.

Isaiah 40:12 NLT “Who has held the oceans in his hand? Who has measured off the heavens with his fingers? Who else knows the weight of the earth or has weighed the mountains and hills on a scale?”

What does that say to you? To me, it says that no matter how big my problems seem, there is nothing on this Earth that I am going through that is to big for God!!! Nothing!!! If my God who not only created the earth and all the waters can hold them in the palm of his hand…Thats a big hand and my big problems or woes are tiny in comparison.

Are you feeling exiled in your land of Egypt? Is life making you feel: Burdened, Weighed Down, Abused, Used, Hopeless, Defeated…Tired!!!

Are you trying to escape the bondage of: Debt, Anger, Depression, Drugs or Alcohol, A Nowhere Job, No Job, A Relationship…your prison can be anything that has a hold over you that you seem to have lost control of or it feels so big that there seems no way out!!!

The Jews in the 13th Century felt the exact same way!!! They prayed to God asking for deliverance from their bondage of slavery in Egypt. God heard their prayers and sent them a man named Moses…now deliverance came but it wasn’t without work and help from everyone and it didn’t happen over night but the take away is they never ceased in prayers or faith and the day came of their Exodus.

But…the fight wasn’t over. They were delivered but they still had to walk in their new path and obstacles were encountered and once more prayer was the key…it’s one of the most famous stories in the Bible…The Parting of the Red Sea. Can you imagine how cool that was walking on the floor of the ocean with a wall of water as still as glass on each side of you. I imagine as cool as it was to watch the sea life in their inhabitant, (God’s first aquarium) that it was also a bit unnerving to be in such a precarious predicament…

However, they kept walking forward…they got tired, they got discouraged, some even quit…but for the ones who held on, kept walking, kept praying and believing…they made it to the land of milk and honey.

Mark 11:22-24 NCV “Jesus answered, “Have faith in God. I tell you the truth, you can say to this mountain, ‘Go, fall into the sea.’. And if you have no doubts in your mind and believe that what you say will happen, God will do it for you”

I have had a few mountains in my life that I have prayed into the sea. I’ve stepped out on a path or two that was as intimidating as the walls of water and had to walk in faith, never giving up on that mountain being gone or the end of the path arriving. BUT, they are gone, and with each new mountain comes my visit to the beach and my new prayer of Exodus.

Don’t ever give up, don’t ever stop striving and believing in not only Jesus but yourself as well. You got this…Have a most Blessed Day…Thank you for joining me 🥰

Opposites make the world go round! With every push, there’s a pull…for every up there’s a down. Are you an introvert? Tend to possibly be shy and quiet. Enjoying your own time as opposed to a room full of many. Abit more reserved and inward as compared to it’s cohort the extrovert…Did you just mention Extrovert…HEY!!! I’m over here!!!…These people tend to be outgoing, friendly, the ones who get noticed in social settings as they themselves enjoy people and socializing. OR…Maybe you are a balance of a little of both just depends on the situation or settings.

Are you a Happy person or a Grouchy person? Is your glass half full or half empty? When it rains do you only see the inconvenience, wet and mud… OR … do you get out and walk in it, enjoying the fresh cleansing as God has turned on his sprinkler and is watering his grounds…do you stop then to notice how good everything smells after the rain, the beautiful raindrops still clinging to leaves like crystals and best of all the glorious Rainbow that is not only a spectacular view but a promise from God that he would never destroy all life again with a flood.

We are who we are by our personalities and characteristics. I personally an optimist! I don’t bury my head in the sand regarding life and its challenges and I think I look pretty good in my Rose colored glasses so I choose to keep them on. I don’t judge the pessimist who grumbles and expects the worst as they hide behind their dark colored glasses. BUT, I don’t have to accept or adopt this behavior nor do I need to apologize for being one who would rather see the beautiful rose as opposed to it’s thorns.

It’s not wrong to be Shy or Outgoing…Its not wrong to be Positive or Negative…Its not wrong to be Happy or Grouchy. Our world is made and run on polar opposites…God’s ways, thoughts and ideals are OPPOSITES of our worlds ways, thoughts and ideals…

Isaiah 55:8-9 “The Lord says, “My thoughts are not like your thoughts. Your ways are not like my ways. Just as the heavens are higher then the earth, so are my ways higher then your ways and my thoughts are higher then your thoughts.”

Matthew 5:44-45a NIV “But I tell you: Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be son’s of your Father in Heaven”

How’s that for a polar opposite… pray for your enemy or enemies. I have to be honest I still struggle with this. Its ok to struggle with any of God’s commands because they usually are opposite to what we’ve been taught, watched and learned. Someone hurts you, you hurt them back and a bit more! Right? No!…Not in God’s World…We are not of this World!!!

I challenge myself each day to be a better me. A person I am inspiring to become. Do I do this on my own…No!!! I have to pray and ask for his help, strength and guidance daily. James 1:5 NIV “If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.”

Matthew 26:41 NLT ” Keep watch and pray, so that you will not give into temptation. For the spirit is willing but the body is weak.”

So, I challenge you this week…step out of you comfort zone. Try something opposite! Go talk to that person who you really want to get to know but are to shy…chances are they want to talk to you too but your shyness might be read as aloofness and disinterest. If you wear a bun in your hair and a frown on your face…get in the car, let your hair down and sing loudly to the radio…I dance and sing in the car all the time…do people probably think I’ve lost it probably but then there’s someone else in another car like me thinking…she’s having such a great funday…whatever your norm that you’d possibly like to change or tweek…look up, ask for his help, keep asking change doesn’t come over night but it will come…

Have a most blessed day…Go enjoy the sunshine…Thank you for joining me.

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Do you feel invisible? One definition defines the word as “treated as if unable to be seen; ignored or not taken into consideration” unless it’s by a police officer as you speed by his hidden car or your teacher/ boss when you don’t have the answer to their question. Being made to feel invisible is one of the saddest feelings I can think of.

Don’t get me wrong, we all have feelings of Waldo in this world. Our earth feels as though it is spinning faster even though we know it isn’t. The hands on the clock seem to spin faster but we know they aren’t and our heads feel like they are spinning at the same velocity often making it hard to catch a breath.

I think it’s up to us to slow our world down. Stop, reflect, ask yourself some hard questions…Why do I Feel Invisible? Who’s making me feel invisible? Are you taking on to much and it’s wearing you down? Are you in the wrong place, job, marriage/relationship or sadly even the wrong church?

Maybe you have been hurt by someone or something and have possibly put up a wall or placed a hedge of protection around you that could silently be sending a message of keep your distance? Are you in the right location or vocation? Is your partner treating you as though you are a ghost or only noticed when they want or need something? There can and are many scenario’s that leave us feeling: sad, lonely, ignored … Unworthy!!!

BUT…here’s the good news! We have someone who understands all your emotions and his name is Jesus.

Luke 12:6-7 NCV “Five Sparrows were sold for only 2 pennies, and God does not forget any of them. But God knows how many hairs you have on your head. Don’t be afraid. You are worth much more then Sparrows.

Psalms 56:8 NLT “You keep track of all my sorrows. You have collected all my tears in a bottle. You have recorded each one in your book.”

Psalms 121:8 NLT “The Lord watches over you as you come and go, both now and forever.”

This is good news… I can be by myself and I enjoy my alone time however I know I am never alone…My Lord is always with me, He is my Best Friend and he can be yours too…Just look up and start talking…he loves to share your day with you…He’s the passenger in your car however he doesn’t count for the carpool lane…He’s at lunch time with you as you eat your sandwich outside under a tree or reading a book in your car… simply, He’s wherever you are…you are not alone and definitely not invisible.

So, I hope you will take these words of love into your heart and walk with them and Him always. Have a most Blessed Day!! Thank you for joining me 🥰

Some might say I live in a fantasy world…Cool!!! I am a 60 year old woman who still has the heart of a 10 year old girl. I have a room in my home that is pink and stuffed full of me. It’s my comfy spot, my hideout and my safe haven. There are stuffed animals galore, who I know talk to each other when I’m not in there, My porcelain Gibson Girl figurines who look down their noses at everyone, a few collector Barbies still cool and beautiful as ever…she’s a bit older then I am yet still no wrinkles or sag-how does she do it…bookshelves crammed with a myriad of books, treasures and framed photos of loved ones smiling back at me.

When I go to Disneyland I’m as bad as the grandkids…for I forget when I’m talking to Tinkerbell that she’s an actress and I’m glad that I do. I’m blessed with 3 granddaughters ranging in ages from 22 mos. to 10 years of age. I’m so blessed as I still get to watch mermaid teen adventures with my oldest, watch for glimpses of fairies and their twinkling fairy dust lights just before dark with my 5 year old and the joy of teaching all these mystical wonders to my littlest one.

I see the realist over in the corner a wrinkle between his brow and a look of “astound” on his face … Mermaids, Fairies, Leprechauns, a roll of the eyes… God? Sadly, many live in a world where if I can’t see it, touch it or smell it then it isn’t real…End of Conversation…or is it!

It can be the end of the conversation, I don’t want to make any assumptions that a realist can’t believe in a spiritual being but it’s probably just a bit harder. You can’t see the air but it’s there, you can see the affect the air has but you can’t see it…we can’t see electricity but we can see it’s affect when we turn on the lights.

Same goes with God!!! We can’t see him in the tangible form but his affects are everywhere, that is if you believe he is our creator. All you have to do is look around you: the sunrise/sunset, the high and low tides of the ocean, the breeze whispering through the trees, the beautiful smell of flowers wafting by, the vast sky and his awesome cloud paintings. The peace you get in your spirit when you whisper his name.

The tomb was empty, strips of burial cloth everywhere; where is Jesus? That Sunday evening after the tomb was discovered empty some of the disciples we’re meeting when all of a sudden Jesus appeared right before their eyes. “Peace be with you”, he said and showed them his scars and hands. The disciples we’re overjoyed!!!

One of the twelve disciples Thomas of the Doubting Thomas’s told the others, “I won’t believe until I see the nail holes in his hands and put my fingers in them, and place my hand into the wound on his side”. John 20:26-28a NLT “8 days later the disciples we’re together again and this time Thomas was with them. The doors were locked; but suddenly, as before, Jesus was standing among them. ‘Peace be with you’, he said. Then he said to Thomas, Put your finger here, and look at my hands, put your hand into the wound on my side. Don’t be faithless any longer. Believe!!!

John 20:29 NLT “Then Jesus told him, “You believe because you have seen me. Blessed are those who believe without seeing me”.

You can see him, he’s everywhere from the grandeur of mountains to the innocent smile of your first baby. Reach out take his hand, ask him to stroll with you as you breathe the fresh air we’re blessed with and the glorious beauty your surrounded in…ask him to help you … Believe!!!

Make it a peaceful day. I pray for sunshine in your skies and a smile in your heart. Have a Blessed Day!!! Thank you for joining me 🥰