It’s the birth of a new week. It’s my oldest son’s 36th birthday, my neighbors just celebrated the birth of their first grandchild a couple of days ago…in most cases a birth brings with it Love, Joy, Happiness… Along with…Responsibility, Nurturing and Care…

Isaiah 9:6 NCV “A child has been born to us; God has given a son to us. He will be responsible for leading the people. His name will be Wonderful Counselor, Powerful God, Father Who Lives Forever, Prince of Peace.

If you are a parent you already know a love that has no boundaries. A love you yourself can’t really explain or describe. It’s a bubbling well within you that constantly flows. Our children can and will make mistakes, we as children made mistakes. Still, in most cases after the offense we still loved and or were still loved. We suffered the consequences of our actions but were still loved. BUT…maybe you weren’t, maybe you were loved only by merit. The better you were or did the more you were loved. If you misbehaved you were ostracized or made to feel unworthy.

1John 3:1a NCV “The Father has loved us so much that we are called children of God. And we really are his children.”

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.”

1 Corinthians 13:4-8 NCV “Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous, it does not brag, and is not proud. Love is not rude, is not selfish and does not get upset with others. Love does not count up wrongs that have been done. Love takes no pleasure in evil but rejoices over the truth. Love patiently accepts all things. It always trusts, always hopes and always endures. Love never ends.”

WOW, I don’t know about you but that last scripture seems a bit daunting and for us and our flesh it is…but here’s the good news…all we have to do is ask Jesus to help us become more like…HIM!!!

Best News of All…He loves US like that! He doesn’t keep score, he doesn’t stop loving because you made a mistake, fell, missed the ball by a long shot…acted out, got angry at someone, spoke cruelly…any and all of the above, why? Because we have a God who walked amongst us, who understands and experienced human emotions, who loves us in spite of our behavior or actions. Who will love us into Eternity ❤️❤️❤️

So, if you take anything with you today, please, take with you; You are wonderfully made and wonderfully loved…no merits required. I pray for you a Blessed Day!!! Thank you for joining me 🥰

Thanks for joining me! Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton

The Journey Begins

Good morning, Happy Sunday to you…

Sundays are my favorite days of the week! There’s something special in a Sunday. Sundays remind me of summer days, beautiful white railings around a wide sweeping porch, where family and friends met, visited and drank lemonade served from a frosty glass pitcher filled with ice. Cookies, cake or pie was served and you could smell the fried chicken that was sizzling in the black skillet in the kitchen for dinner, mom’s wore aprons and the world seemed simple… believe it or not there was a time when Sundays were just this…gatherings after Church.

Sundays are meant to be a day of rest! Genesis 2:2-3 NLT “On the seventh day God had finished his work of creation, so he rested from all his work. And God blessed the seventh day and declared it holy, because it was the day when he rested from all his work of creation”

Are you one of these types, Sunday naturally brings a quiet peace to your spirit? OR are you one of the types who can’t set still, must be doing something all the time? I am a balance of busy and knowing when I need to stop or slow down. My husband however is a doer, a goer, a goal setter. I appreciate his tenacity however I am working on getting him to realize that if God can take a day of rest so can you…AND SO CAN YOU!!!

Our minds and bodies were created to need rest and nourishment to refuel…you aren’t being lazy if you set in your lawn chair and enjoy a good book, take a nap in the hammock, throw that fishing line into the lake…rock your grandbaby to sleep and then just sit and enjoy the feel of holding that bundle of sleeping love ❤️

It’s Sunday, Our Lords day of rest…Perfect time to give it a try…kick back, take some time to yourself you deserve it. God Thinks So…Have a Very Blessed Day… Thank you for joining me 🥰