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Praise the LORD, my soul, and forget not His benefits- who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion, who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's. Psalm 103:2-5 Expect the unexpected. Plan for the unknown. Save up for a rainy day. We have all heard these things...probably even said one or two a time or so. Is it possible? How do we do it? Should we, even? There is a song that we used to sing back in the day based on Psalm 1 that comes to mind in order to begin finding the answers to those questions... "Jesus is my Savior, I shall not be moved. In His love and favor, I shall not be moved. Just like a tree that's planted by the waters, I shall not be moved." The other lines continue... "In my Christ abiding...In His love I'm hiding, I shall not be moved. On His Word I'm feeding...He's the One t...

Is it not simply wonderful when you are able to mark off another item on your list?  The latest checkmark went down on my list of "States I've Visited" beside Louisiana, number 31 of 50.  Mainly remaining are the New England states, with a few others scattered throughout the country. The weekend of the 2nd, we went for a couple's weekend to New Orleans.  It was, in one word, perfect. Perfect timing.  Perfect weather.  Perfect everything. Beautiful day flying into New Orleans Busy Mississippi River Thought this was appropriately captured...there is literally jazz on every corner. Someone loves LSU...Geaux Tigers! A little street music to enjoy. Pecan Cobbler with Vanilla Bean Ice Cream...delightful! The first hot dog vendor I have seen with my own two eyes. View for my morning workout...from the roof of Hotel Monteleone Sunday morning walk through the French Quarter French Quarter  Le Garage thrift store had some...

Psalm 91 The one who lives under the protection of the Most High dwells in the shadow of the Almighty. will say to the L ORD , “My refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.” He Himself will deliver you from the hunter’s net, from the destructive plague. He will cover you with His feathers; you will take refuge under His wings. His faithfulness will be a protective shield. You will not fear the terror of the night, the arrow that flies by day, the plague that stalks in darkness, or the pestilence that ravages at noon. Though a thousand fall at your side and ten thousand at your right hand, the pestilence will not reach you. You will only see it with your eyes and witness the punishment of the wicked. Because you have made the L ORD - my refuge, the Most High - your dwelling place, no harm will come to you; no plague will come near your tent. For He will give His angels orders concerning you, to protect you in all your ways. ...

You will keep the mind that is dependent on You in perfect peace, for it is trusting in You.  Isaiah 26:3 Is anything more difficult than waiting on something? Your birthday...Christmas...graduation...vacation...a job...marriage...a baby...an answer to prayer...test results. The days seem to drag on, especially as the big event draws closer. When I wrote I can relate. , I had some things in mind that maybe one day I would be writing about from past experiences.  I had no idea the first follow up post would be about something that has just occurred in the past week. NOTE:   personal story of the female kind ahead...FYI. Therefore let us approach the throne of grace with boldness, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us at the proper time. Hebrews 4:16 As of right now, I am awaiting results on a biopsy taken this morning of calcification desposits located in my left breast. Sometime between Friday and next Wednesday one of three findings wi...

Happy Birthday, Alex! Today we celebrated Alex's 11th Birthday.  It began early...and ran late.  He and Tim are just getting off to bed now.   It has been a week long celebration beginning in IN over last weekend with my family.  Usually we take off school on the boys' birthdays, but because he had his golfing and birthday celebration with Nana and Pawpaw on Monday, we had school today...after the annual stop at Duncan Donuts for two round goodies with holes in the middle (three if you count the FREE one he was given, too, but hasn't devoured yet).  I cannot complain for I was introduced to pumpkin spice {decaf} coffee today.  I am in love.  Yes, in LOVE! Moving on...even though I could really go for another cup of that amazing brew... DD, school, and lunch with Grandpa and Grandma Roth completed our morning.  Alex chose to eat lunch at the Downtown Grill.  It was a wonderful surprise that he chose this particular restaurant be...

I pray that you, being rooted and firmly established in love, may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the length and width, height and depth of God’s love, and to know the Messiah’s love that surpasses knowledge, so you may be filled with all the fullness of God. Ephesians 3:17b-19 There are times when I can so relate to certain folks in the Bible.   As I read the adventures of success and failure, good times and bad, I sometimes wonder if they (whomever it is at the time) had any clue that many moons later their story would have an effect on a life in the 21st century.  And, is it not just like God to use His living and active Word (Hebrews 4:12) to bring relevance and hope to life today through the experiences of His people years ago?   Personally, I think it's awesome. Today, the pretty life is what is mostly displayed for the world to see.  All things great, comical, or otherwise happy are okay to share across social media.  Or major c...

The Spirit of the Lord God is on Me, because the Lord has anointed Me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners; to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor, and the day of our God’s vengeance; to comfort all who mourn, to provide for those who mourn in Zion; to give them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, festive oil instead of mourning, and splendid clothes instead of despair. And they will be called righteous trees, planted by the Lord to glorify Him. Isaiah 61:1-3 This past weekend I had an opportunity to catch up with some dear friends from my college days at Taylor...Fort Wayne.  The hours spent reminiscing on Saturday were sweet.  The joys of actually being live-and-in-person with people whom mean so much to me...whom have influenced my life for the better...whom know me and still love me anyway, are unending. Our paths crossed, in time, ...