Good morning. dear Friends and Prayer Partners! This is the DST day that the Lord has made and we will rejoice and be glad in it! It seems really weird to step outside and have the sky dark and stars shining at 7 AM. It takes me awhile to get used to springing forward.
Yesterday I was able , thanks to the kindness of Brian to stay with Louis, to go to Weedon Island to see and hear Jeff Klinkenberg give a presentation about alligators. He was promoting his new book, "A Pilgrim in the Land of Alligators." The parking lot and room was packed. I had to park out by the street, and extra chairs were brought in, so I got a seat in the very back, but felt good to have it because some people had to stand for an hour and a half. Jeff is one of my favorite writers for the St. Pete Times, so I bought the book and had him autograph it. I have emailed him several times when I really enjoyed one of his articles. God is Good!
From the book Quiet Moments with God for Teachers:
Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and light unto my path.
Psalm 119:105 KJV
A woman confessed to a friend her confusion and hesitancy about an important life decision she was facing. She professed to believe in God but could not bring herself to rely on her faith to help choose her path.
"How can I know I'm doing the right thing?" she asked. "How can I possibly believe my decision will be right when I can't even see tomorrow?"
Her friend thought and finally said, "Here's how I look at it. You know when you're driving down a dark country road with no streetlights to give you any notion of where you are? It's a little scary. But you rely on the headlights. Now, those headlights may only show you ten yards of road in front of you, but you see where to go for that little stretch. And as you travel that ten-yard stretch of road, the headlights show you ten more yards, and ten more, until eventually you reach your destination safe and sound.
"That's how I feel about living by faith. I may not be able to see tomorrow, next week, or next year, but I know that God will give me the light to find my way when I need it."
When you come to the
edge of all the light
you know and are about
to step off into the
darkness of the
unknown. Faith is knowing one of two
things will happen.
There will be something
solid to stand on, or
you will be taught
how to fly.
Barbara J. Winter
-- I always give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers, with thanksgiving, joy and love!
Love and hugs,
Amaryllis
Monday, March 9, 2009
Friday, March 6, 2009
Wise words from Colossians
Good morning, Dear Friends and Prayer Partners! This is the beautiful day that the Lord has made and we will rejoice and be glad in it! I did get up earlier than usual, and saw the stars in the clear sky, but could not find the moon. I am planning to go to bed and hopefully sleep by 9 PM tomorrow night, since the time changes then. Sigh. I will probably feel the effects for a couple days.
Yesterday, I saw a young peacock with his tail feathers spread. I never noticed before how much prettier the young cocks are in color. It seems to be brighter and the "eyes" more pronounced in the tail feathers than the old guys. God made them very beautiful and colorful. Well, a leaf vacuum has been sweeping up the Park and it looks better...doesn't get up all the leaves, but most of them and is an improvement.I took some brownies over for Mike, but he had apparently left early, so I will try again. I also took some to my across the street neighbor, who very kindly came over and used her chain-saw to cut up a large branch that fell from our tree. She was a blessing!
From the Promise Bible NLT:
Colossians 3 excerpts:
Since God chose you to be holy people whom he loves, you must clothe your selves with tenderhearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. You must make allowance for each other's faults and forgive the person who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others. And the most important piece of clothing you must wear is love. Love is what binds us all together in perfect harmony. And let the peace that comes from Christ rule in your hearts. For as members of one body you are all called to live in peace and always be thankful'
Work hard and cheerfully at whatever you do, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people. Remember that the Lord will give you an inheritance as your reward, and the Master you are serving is Christ. But if you do what is wrong, you will be paid back for the wrong you have done. For God has no favorites who can get away with evil.
I always give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers with thanksgiving, joy and love!
Love and hugs,
Amaryllis
Yesterday, I saw a young peacock with his tail feathers spread. I never noticed before how much prettier the young cocks are in color. It seems to be brighter and the "eyes" more pronounced in the tail feathers than the old guys. God made them very beautiful and colorful. Well, a leaf vacuum has been sweeping up the Park and it looks better...doesn't get up all the leaves, but most of them and is an improvement.I took some brownies over for Mike, but he had apparently left early, so I will try again. I also took some to my across the street neighbor, who very kindly came over and used her chain-saw to cut up a large branch that fell from our tree. She was a blessing!
From the Promise Bible NLT:
Colossians 3 excerpts:
Since God chose you to be holy people whom he loves, you must clothe your selves with tenderhearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. You must make allowance for each other's faults and forgive the person who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others. And the most important piece of clothing you must wear is love. Love is what binds us all together in perfect harmony. And let the peace that comes from Christ rule in your hearts. For as members of one body you are all called to live in peace and always be thankful'
Work hard and cheerfully at whatever you do, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people. Remember that the Lord will give you an inheritance as your reward, and the Master you are serving is Christ. But if you do what is wrong, you will be paid back for the wrong you have done. For God has no favorites who can get away with evil.
I always give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers with thanksgiving, joy and love!
Love and hugs,
Amaryllis
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Print It!
Good morning, dear friends and Prayer Partners! This is the cool, sunny day that the Lord has made and we will rejoice and be glad in it! I overslept again this morning,...seems like I do that a lot lately, so when I arose, no stars, just daylight and tons of oak seeds all over everything. We live in a yellow world these days, with the pollen flying around. Achoo!!
Even the Park is covered with seeds and oak trees. Not a good time for walking for those with allergies. I saw the reflection of an ibis in the canal and it was so old Florida. It looked beautiful , perched and waiting for lunch to swim along. God is good!
From the book Quiet Moments with God:
Be very careful then how you live. Not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity.
Ephesians 5:15-16
When we come to the end of the day and wonder why things went wrong, we usually don't have to look very far to discover the answer. Somehow, we lost our sense of direction and couldn't seem to get back on track. To ensure this doesn't happen again, or at least not as often, we can take some advice from National Geographic photographer Dewitt Jones.:
1. If there's a problem at work that
has you stymied, try looking at it from different
points of view. Pray for the eyes of your
understanding to be enlightened. (See Ephesians 1:18.)
Before he goes out to shoot, Jones knows he has
to have a good camera with the right lens.
Different lenses give different perspectives.
Jones experiments until he finds the right one.
2. Another important factor is focus.
A picture can be razor sharp, or if Jones prefers,
just the subject in the foreground will
be clearly in focus.
3. We sometimes become so focused on one aspect
of a problem, we lose sight of the big picture--
of other circumstances influencing the situation
or how the problem is going to affect others
if it isn't resolved properly. Look at the big
picture, then consider all individuals involved.
Jones allows his creative instincts to drive him
to find more than one "right" way to shoot a
photo. He uses about 400 rolls of film per
article--and each published article uses
approximately fifty photos.
4. Don't be afraid of experimenting with new
ideas and methods. Ask God to show you
great and mighty things that you haven't
known before. (See Jeremiah 33:3) When
Dewitt Jones empties his camera at the
end of a shoot, he knows he's given it his
best shot. He's looked at the subject he's
photographing in a many different ways
as he can think of.
If we've found the right perspective, stayed focused on what's truly important; been willing to try something different; and refused to let fear of failure paralyze us; we, too, can look back at our day and say, "Print it!"
No life ever grows great until it is focused, dedicated, disciplined.
Harry Emerson Fosdick
I always give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers with thanksgiving, joy and love!
Love and hugs,
Amaryllis
Even the Park is covered with seeds and oak trees. Not a good time for walking for those with allergies. I saw the reflection of an ibis in the canal and it was so old Florida. It looked beautiful , perched and waiting for lunch to swim along. God is good!
From the book Quiet Moments with God:
Be very careful then how you live. Not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity.
Ephesians 5:15-16
When we come to the end of the day and wonder why things went wrong, we usually don't have to look very far to discover the answer. Somehow, we lost our sense of direction and couldn't seem to get back on track. To ensure this doesn't happen again, or at least not as often, we can take some advice from National Geographic photographer Dewitt Jones.:
1. If there's a problem at work that
has you stymied, try looking at it from different
points of view. Pray for the eyes of your
understanding to be enlightened. (See Ephesians 1:18.)
Before he goes out to shoot, Jones knows he has
to have a good camera with the right lens.
Different lenses give different perspectives.
Jones experiments until he finds the right one.
2. Another important factor is focus.
A picture can be razor sharp, or if Jones prefers,
just the subject in the foreground will
be clearly in focus.
3. We sometimes become so focused on one aspect
of a problem, we lose sight of the big picture--
of other circumstances influencing the situation
or how the problem is going to affect others
if it isn't resolved properly. Look at the big
picture, then consider all individuals involved.
Jones allows his creative instincts to drive him
to find more than one "right" way to shoot a
photo. He uses about 400 rolls of film per
article--and each published article uses
approximately fifty photos.
4. Don't be afraid of experimenting with new
ideas and methods. Ask God to show you
great and mighty things that you haven't
known before. (See Jeremiah 33:3) When
Dewitt Jones empties his camera at the
end of a shoot, he knows he's given it his
best shot. He's looked at the subject he's
photographing in a many different ways
as he can think of.
If we've found the right perspective, stayed focused on what's truly important; been willing to try something different; and refused to let fear of failure paralyze us; we, too, can look back at our day and say, "Print it!"
No life ever grows great until it is focused, dedicated, disciplined.
Harry Emerson Fosdick
I always give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers with thanksgiving, joy and love!
Love and hugs,
Amaryllis
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
No Longer Enemies
Good morning, Dear Friends and Prayer Partners! This is the day that the Lord has made and we will rejoice and be glad in it! Well, daylight savings time will be here Sunday, and I can see why. When I stepped outside much earlier, the daylight had already obscured the stars. Still, I wish we would stay on Eastern all year. Sigh.
I took a courageous trip to Walmart yesterday and God was good to give me a close by parking space to the retail door. Apparently, they once more have rearranged the store, so the aisles are wider and the store looked very clean. Lots of Easter candy and baskets taking up a couple aisles. So I got my exercise inside, rather than outside.
We did drive through the Park and saw lots of people enjoying the crisp air and walking dogs. Turtles were sunning, as usual, and anhingas were drying out the feathers. the azaleas are really pretty there this year, even though they were trimmed down a lot last year.God is good!
From the book Quiet Moments with God:
"The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid, and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together, and a little child shall lead them."
Isaiah 11:6 KJV
The orange kitten was hungry. The grizzly bear was lonely. The man was apprehensive.
The cat weighed no more than 10 ounces when he first slid under the fence into the bear's pen. The man was almost in a panic, thinking the hungry grizzly would kill him with one swat and eat him for dinner.
The grizzly, whose name was Griz, had come to the Oregon wildlife center in 1990, when he was just a cub. Hit by a train while foraging on railroad tracks in Montana, he suffered severe head injuries and was deemed unfit to return to the wild.
The kitten was one of four kittens abandoned at the center early in the summer. Volunteers were able to find homes for the rest of the litter, but Cat, as he was now called, somehow eluded them.
Then, one day in July, Cat turned up in Griz's pen. Afraid to do anything that might alarm Griz, the man just watched, expecting the worst. As the 650 pound grizzly was eating his midday meal, something extraordinary happened. The bear very gently picked out a chicken wing with his forepaw and dropped it near Cat.
From that moment on, Griz and Cat became something of a slapstick animal act. Cat would lay in ambush, then leap out and swat Griz on his nose. Griz would carry Cat in his mouth. Cat would ride on Griz's back, and sometimes Griz would lick Cat.
Their friendly relationship defies both the patterns of nature, as well as their own troubled life histories. Griz never took advantage of Cat's weaknesses, and each animal has accommodated the other's needs.
What a lesson Griz and Cat offer! We can help each other break free from the patterns of our pasts that keep us from loving each other. As we pray for and care for others with the love of Jesus Christ, we obtain healing by the grace of God, both for them and ourselves!
Love is the by-product of our capacity to give what is deepest within ourselves, and to receive what is deepest within another person.
LLoyd J. Averill
I always give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers with thanksgiving, joy and love!
Love and hugs,
Amaryllis
I took a courageous trip to Walmart yesterday and God was good to give me a close by parking space to the retail door. Apparently, they once more have rearranged the store, so the aisles are wider and the store looked very clean. Lots of Easter candy and baskets taking up a couple aisles. So I got my exercise inside, rather than outside.
We did drive through the Park and saw lots of people enjoying the crisp air and walking dogs. Turtles were sunning, as usual, and anhingas were drying out the feathers. the azaleas are really pretty there this year, even though they were trimmed down a lot last year.God is good!
From the book Quiet Moments with God:
"The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid, and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together, and a little child shall lead them."
Isaiah 11:6 KJV
The orange kitten was hungry. The grizzly bear was lonely. The man was apprehensive.
The cat weighed no more than 10 ounces when he first slid under the fence into the bear's pen. The man was almost in a panic, thinking the hungry grizzly would kill him with one swat and eat him for dinner.
The grizzly, whose name was Griz, had come to the Oregon wildlife center in 1990, when he was just a cub. Hit by a train while foraging on railroad tracks in Montana, he suffered severe head injuries and was deemed unfit to return to the wild.
The kitten was one of four kittens abandoned at the center early in the summer. Volunteers were able to find homes for the rest of the litter, but Cat, as he was now called, somehow eluded them.
Then, one day in July, Cat turned up in Griz's pen. Afraid to do anything that might alarm Griz, the man just watched, expecting the worst. As the 650 pound grizzly was eating his midday meal, something extraordinary happened. The bear very gently picked out a chicken wing with his forepaw and dropped it near Cat.
From that moment on, Griz and Cat became something of a slapstick animal act. Cat would lay in ambush, then leap out and swat Griz on his nose. Griz would carry Cat in his mouth. Cat would ride on Griz's back, and sometimes Griz would lick Cat.
Their friendly relationship defies both the patterns of nature, as well as their own troubled life histories. Griz never took advantage of Cat's weaknesses, and each animal has accommodated the other's needs.
What a lesson Griz and Cat offer! We can help each other break free from the patterns of our pasts that keep us from loving each other. As we pray for and care for others with the love of Jesus Christ, we obtain healing by the grace of God, both for them and ourselves!
Love is the by-product of our capacity to give what is deepest within ourselves, and to receive what is deepest within another person.
LLoyd J. Averill
I always give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers with thanksgiving, joy and love!
Love and hugs,
Amaryllis
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Character
Good morning, Dear Friends and Prayer Partners! This is the chilly day that the Lord has made and we will rejoice and be glad in it! It was hard to climb out of the warm covers this morning, but the day will warm up and later this week will be Hot! Yay!
I saw two fat gators lazying on the bank of the borrow pit lake yesterday and people were stopping their cars and running to take photos. Of all the gators I have seen at the Park over the many years I have been walking, I still get excited about seeing them in the wild. I also enjoy seeing the intense look in the great white heron's eyes as he looks for an unwary fish to swim by. I also saw the large, old gopher tortoise once again at the fence, trying to dig under. If he only would walk a little ways, he would find no fence, but I guess his little turtle brain does not know that. :o) God is good!
On a sadder note, I heard the Coast Guard plane flying over our house this morning, still searching for the three men lost in the Gulf. The CG does a tremendous job with their search and rescue duties! I pray for their safety.
From the Promise Bible NLT:
Will God do anything to change my character, or it it all up to me?
Galatians 5:22-23 When the Holy Spirit controls our lives, he will produce his kind of fruit in us: love, joy, peace, patience, k9indness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Here there is no conflict with the law.
Philippians 2:5, 12-13 Your attitude should be the same that Christ Jesus had....Dearest friends, you were always so careful to follow my instructions when I was with you. And now that I am away you must be even more careful to put into action God's saving work in your lives, obeying God with deep reverence and fear. For God is working in you, giving you the desire to obey him and the power to do what pleases him.
A transformed character reflects God's work within us and our own choices. The Holy Spirit awakens our desire for love, integrity, and responsibility, but we must choose these in every situation.
What does God promise as we mature in godly character?
Matthew 5:8 God blesses those whose hearts are pure, for they will see God.
We will experience an increasing sense of God's presence and his blessing.
James 1:4 When your endurance is fully developed, yuou will be strong in character and ready for anything.
Romans 5:3-5 We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they are good for us-they help us learn to endure. And endurance develops strength of character in us, and character strengthens our confident expectation of salvation. And this expectation will not disappoint us. For we know how dearly God loves us, because he has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love.
As we mature in our faith, we will become stronger and stronger people. Character is like a muscle-it gets stronger with exercise. As our character develops, our confidence in our salvation increases, and the assurance of God's love fills our hearts.
I always give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers with thanksgiving, joy and love!
Love and hugs,
Amaryllis
I saw two fat gators lazying on the bank of the borrow pit lake yesterday and people were stopping their cars and running to take photos. Of all the gators I have seen at the Park over the many years I have been walking, I still get excited about seeing them in the wild. I also enjoy seeing the intense look in the great white heron's eyes as he looks for an unwary fish to swim by. I also saw the large, old gopher tortoise once again at the fence, trying to dig under. If he only would walk a little ways, he would find no fence, but I guess his little turtle brain does not know that. :o) God is good!
On a sadder note, I heard the Coast Guard plane flying over our house this morning, still searching for the three men lost in the Gulf. The CG does a tremendous job with their search and rescue duties! I pray for their safety.
From the Promise Bible NLT:
Will God do anything to change my character, or it it all up to me?
Galatians 5:22-23 When the Holy Spirit controls our lives, he will produce his kind of fruit in us: love, joy, peace, patience, k9indness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Here there is no conflict with the law.
Philippians 2:5, 12-13 Your attitude should be the same that Christ Jesus had....Dearest friends, you were always so careful to follow my instructions when I was with you. And now that I am away you must be even more careful to put into action God's saving work in your lives, obeying God with deep reverence and fear. For God is working in you, giving you the desire to obey him and the power to do what pleases him.
A transformed character reflects God's work within us and our own choices. The Holy Spirit awakens our desire for love, integrity, and responsibility, but we must choose these in every situation.
What does God promise as we mature in godly character?
Matthew 5:8 God blesses those whose hearts are pure, for they will see God.
We will experience an increasing sense of God's presence and his blessing.
James 1:4 When your endurance is fully developed, yuou will be strong in character and ready for anything.
Romans 5:3-5 We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they are good for us-they help us learn to endure. And endurance develops strength of character in us, and character strengthens our confident expectation of salvation. And this expectation will not disappoint us. For we know how dearly God loves us, because he has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love.
As we mature in our faith, we will become stronger and stronger people. Character is like a muscle-it gets stronger with exercise. As our character develops, our confidence in our salvation increases, and the assurance of God's love fills our hearts.
I always give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers with thanksgiving, joy and love!
Love and hugs,
Amaryllis
Monday, March 2, 2009
A Daily Prayer
Good morning, Dear friends and Prayer Partners! Well, March roared in like a lion yesterday, but we were able to get to church in the rain without getting too damp. But today, while chilly, is still the day that the Lord has made and we will rejoice and be glad in it!
Since I parked under an oak tree at church, all the seeds fell all over the van, and I tracked in a lot getting into the car. Oh, well, I swept most of them out, but now the van really needs washing. I almost took it to the car wash Saturday, and am very glad I didn't!
After the clouds passed over, we got out to run a couple errands, and drove through the almost deserted Park, We saw a large gator sunning on the bank of the borrow pit lake and the gopher tortoise was in his usual spot at the fence. On the way home, the kingfisher was on the line overlooking Lynch Lake. God is good!
The following is a prayer sent to me by Lon Allison, director of the Billy Graham Center:
A Daily Prayer
"I discovered this prayer and find it deeply helpful in my own prayer life. I commend it to you on your journey of life with God."
O Holy Spirit of God, visit now this soul of mine, and tarry
within it until eventide.
Inspire all my thoughts.
Pervade all my imaginations.
Suggest all my decisions.
Lodge in my will's most inward citadel and order all my doings.
Be with me in my silence and in my speech, in my haste and in my leisure, in company and in solitude, in the freshness of the morning and in the weariness of evening;
And give me grace at all times to rejoice in thy mysterious companionship.
From "A Diary of Private Prayer" -John Baillie
I always give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers with thanksgiving, joy and love!
Love and hugs,
Amaryllis
Since I parked under an oak tree at church, all the seeds fell all over the van, and I tracked in a lot getting into the car. Oh, well, I swept most of them out, but now the van really needs washing. I almost took it to the car wash Saturday, and am very glad I didn't!
After the clouds passed over, we got out to run a couple errands, and drove through the almost deserted Park, We saw a large gator sunning on the bank of the borrow pit lake and the gopher tortoise was in his usual spot at the fence. On the way home, the kingfisher was on the line overlooking Lynch Lake. God is good!
The following is a prayer sent to me by Lon Allison, director of the Billy Graham Center:
A Daily Prayer
"I discovered this prayer and find it deeply helpful in my own prayer life. I commend it to you on your journey of life with God."
O Holy Spirit of God, visit now this soul of mine, and tarry
within it until eventide.
Inspire all my thoughts.
Pervade all my imaginations.
Suggest all my decisions.
Lodge in my will's most inward citadel and order all my doings.
Be with me in my silence and in my speech, in my haste and in my leisure, in company and in solitude, in the freshness of the morning and in the weariness of evening;
And give me grace at all times to rejoice in thy mysterious companionship.
From "A Diary of Private Prayer" -John Baillie
I always give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers with thanksgiving, joy and love!
Love and hugs,
Amaryllis
Friday, February 27, 2009
Time
Good morning, Dear Friends and Prayer Partners! This is the day that the Lord has made and we will rejoice and be glad in it! When I stepped outside much earlier, the stars were not visible, and dawn had not peeked through the trees yet. It was a little strange that the sky looked like an unpainted canvas.. not black and not blue.. just sort of blank. But now, the sky is blue, and it looks like a very warm day again, before another cold front shows up. Tomorrow is the last day of Feb. We will see if March comes in like a lion!
Well, Louis got his new wheels yesterday... three of them on his new walker. He is now using it instead of the cane, and with good results. It is a little more work for me to get it into the back of the car after putting him in, but it is very good for his balance. It squeezes together to get into small spaces, so he can take it through the bathroom door with no problem. God is good!
We drove through the messy park yesterday and I noticed the piles of oak leaves everywhere. It used to be so neat with all the leaves raked up and blown off the road daily. Sigh. Not any more. But the azaleas are still blooming and pretty and the turtles were sunning again. Maple seeds are all over the boardwalk, so spring is almost here! Yay!
From the Promise Bible NLT:
Ecclesiastes 3
There is a time for everything,
a season for every activity under heaven.
A time to be born and a time to die,
A time to plant and a time to harvest.
A time to kill and a time to heal.
A time to tear down and a time to rebuild.
A time to cry and a time to laugh.
A time to grieve and a time to dance.
A time to scatter stones and a time to gather stones.
A time to embrace and a time to turn away.
A time to search and a time to lose.
A time to keep and a time to throw away.
A time to tear and a time to mend.
a time to be quiet and a time to speak up.
a time to love and a time to hate.
A time for war and a time for peace.
And one of my favorites; Ecc.4:9
Two people can accomplish more than twice as much as one. They get a better return for their labor. If one person falls, the other can reach out and help. But people who are alone when they fall are in real trouble. And on a cold night, two under the same blanket can gain warmth from each other. But how can one be warm alone? A person standing alone can be attacked and defeated, but two can stand back-to-back and conquer. Three are even better, for a triple-braided cord is not easily broken.
I always give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers with thanksgiving, joy and love!
Love and hugs,
Amaryllis
Well, Louis got his new wheels yesterday... three of them on his new walker. He is now using it instead of the cane, and with good results. It is a little more work for me to get it into the back of the car after putting him in, but it is very good for his balance. It squeezes together to get into small spaces, so he can take it through the bathroom door with no problem. God is good!
We drove through the messy park yesterday and I noticed the piles of oak leaves everywhere. It used to be so neat with all the leaves raked up and blown off the road daily. Sigh. Not any more. But the azaleas are still blooming and pretty and the turtles were sunning again. Maple seeds are all over the boardwalk, so spring is almost here! Yay!
From the Promise Bible NLT:
Ecclesiastes 3
There is a time for everything,
a season for every activity under heaven.
A time to be born and a time to die,
A time to plant and a time to harvest.
A time to kill and a time to heal.
A time to tear down and a time to rebuild.
A time to cry and a time to laugh.
A time to grieve and a time to dance.
A time to scatter stones and a time to gather stones.
A time to embrace and a time to turn away.
A time to search and a time to lose.
A time to keep and a time to throw away.
A time to tear and a time to mend.
a time to be quiet and a time to speak up.
a time to love and a time to hate.
A time for war and a time for peace.
And one of my favorites; Ecc.4:9
Two people can accomplish more than twice as much as one. They get a better return for their labor. If one person falls, the other can reach out and help. But people who are alone when they fall are in real trouble. And on a cold night, two under the same blanket can gain warmth from each other. But how can one be warm alone? A person standing alone can be attacked and defeated, but two can stand back-to-back and conquer. Three are even better, for a triple-braided cord is not easily broken.
I always give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers with thanksgiving, joy and love!
Love and hugs,
Amaryllis
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