Our verse for today:
"God is able to provide you with every blessing
in abundance,
so that by always having enough of everything,
you may share abundantly in every good work."
- 2 Corinthians 9:8
We need to remember today that God is able.
Day 39 - gifts from God:
1. a cheerful and caring pastor
2. friends with great laughs
3. JV's suitcase weighing in at 28 pounds
4. JV's handsome passport picture
5. time to talk with Vic on the drive
6. praying for my husband
7. a husband willing to take a risk for God and the good of his family
8. always welcoming friend
9. wonderful children who care
10. the sound of our dishwasher washing
With gratitude,
Sally
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Something New
From "A Holy Experience" today:
Isaiah 43:19
" For I am about to do something new.
See, I have already begun!
Do you not see it?
I will make a pathway through the wilderness.
I will create rivers in the dry wasteland."
Lord, I know you are doing something new.
I'm just not sure which something new it is.
Help us to see it.
Thank you for the pathway.
Thank you for the rivers.
Day 38 - gifts from God:
1. children who pitch right in
2. Margaret's hand on my back
3. wearing a funny, pretty hat
4. plenty of vegetables from our little garden
5. surprised by a visit from our dear friends finally home
6. beautiful, sweet smelling roses on the tables
7. birthday ladies celebrating each other
8. the princess table and Cathy finding me in the kitchen
9. our company ladies coming again
10. Vic fixing a steak send-off dinner for John Victor
With gratitude,
Sally
Isaiah 43:19
" For I am about to do something new.
See, I have already begun!
Do you not see it?
I will make a pathway through the wilderness.
I will create rivers in the dry wasteland."
Lord, I know you are doing something new.
I'm just not sure which something new it is.
Help us to see it.
Thank you for the pathway.
Thank you for the rivers.
Day 38 - gifts from God:
1. children who pitch right in
2. Margaret's hand on my back
3. wearing a funny, pretty hat
4. plenty of vegetables from our little garden
5. surprised by a visit from our dear friends finally home
6. beautiful, sweet smelling roses on the tables
7. birthday ladies celebrating each other
8. the princess table and Cathy finding me in the kitchen
9. our company ladies coming again
10. Vic fixing a steak send-off dinner for John Victor
With gratitude,
Sally
Monday, July 18, 2011
Make a Difference
From Upper Room devotion:
"Yes, our efforts may be small, but that does not mean they are insignificant.
God can use even the most ordinary people and actions to make a difference in someone's life."
"Prayer: God of all being, thank you for the small joys and surprises of each day.
Help us to be aware of you in the little and big moments of life.
Help us to let our light shine for you. Amen."
Everyday You give us opportunities to make a difference, Lord.
Open my eyes and help me to see all the opportunities around me each day.
Help me not to miss an opportunity to make a difference for You.
Day 37 - gifts from God:
1. early morning light on the porch
2. roses: yellow, red, light pink, dark pink
3. nail polish the color of pink crepe myrtle blossoms
4. Stephanie working me in on a Friday afternoon
5. Miss Rachel calling me in to give me vine ripe tomatoes
6. being missed at church
7. listening to Margaret
8. receiving encouraging pretty thank you note from our Sarah
9. sweet strawberries
10. praying with Benjamin
With gratitude,
Sally
"Yes, our efforts may be small, but that does not mean they are insignificant.
God can use even the most ordinary people and actions to make a difference in someone's life."
"Prayer: God of all being, thank you for the small joys and surprises of each day.
Help us to be aware of you in the little and big moments of life.
Help us to let our light shine for you. Amen."
Everyday You give us opportunities to make a difference, Lord.
Open my eyes and help me to see all the opportunities around me each day.
Help me not to miss an opportunity to make a difference for You.
Day 37 - gifts from God:
1. early morning light on the porch
2. roses: yellow, red, light pink, dark pink
3. nail polish the color of pink crepe myrtle blossoms
4. Stephanie working me in on a Friday afternoon
5. Miss Rachel calling me in to give me vine ripe tomatoes
6. being missed at church
7. listening to Margaret
8. receiving encouraging pretty thank you note from our Sarah
9. sweet strawberries
10. praying with Benjamin
With gratitude,
Sally
Sunday, July 17, 2011
Blessings
What if our heartbreaks, our dark days, our mistakes,
are really blessings in disguise?
Day 36 - gifts from God:
1. two girls grown up into lovely young ladies singing "Blessings"
2. finishing the puzzle
3. watching the soccer final with Ben and Margaret at Zaxby's
4. Victor's thin and crispy delicious potato chips
5. colorful children's dresses hanging across sanctuary
6. praying for John Victor and mission team
7. Victor getting to service in time to pray
8. Almost all of Karen's crosses being taken at service for donations
9. vine ripe tomatoes
10. pretty handmade red bird pillow
With gratitude,
Sally
are really blessings in disguise?
Day 36 - gifts from God:
1. two girls grown up into lovely young ladies singing "Blessings"
2. finishing the puzzle
3. watching the soccer final with Ben and Margaret at Zaxby's
4. Victor's thin and crispy delicious potato chips
5. colorful children's dresses hanging across sanctuary
6. praying for John Victor and mission team
7. Victor getting to service in time to pray
8. Almost all of Karen's crosses being taken at service for donations
9. vine ripe tomatoes
10. pretty handmade red bird pillow
With gratitude,
Sally
Saturday, July 16, 2011
Divine Control
The verse for today from "My Utmost For His Highest" is Matthew 7:11:
"How much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things
to them that ask Him?"
When the circumstances in our lives are out of our control it is so important
to remember that our lives are in God's control.
And God wants to give us good things.
We only need to ask and to trust Him.
Day 35 - gifts from God:
1. a day with nothing pressing
2. sitting out in the swing with a dog on either side
3. a cool breeze
4. roses blooming again
5. sitting round the supper table talking and talking (and talking with Margaret)
6. possibilities
7. Ben's excitement over his new soccer cleats
8. a hug from John Victor
9. a phone call from dear cousin Miller who's taking Sarah to brunch
10. invitation to a very special dinner
With gratitude,
Sally
"How much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things
to them that ask Him?"
When the circumstances in our lives are out of our control it is so important
to remember that our lives are in God's control.
And God wants to give us good things.
We only need to ask and to trust Him.
Day 35 - gifts from God:
1. a day with nothing pressing
2. sitting out in the swing with a dog on either side
3. a cool breeze
4. roses blooming again
5. sitting round the supper table talking and talking (and talking with Margaret)
6. possibilities
7. Ben's excitement over his new soccer cleats
8. a hug from John Victor
9. a phone call from dear cousin Miller who's taking Sarah to brunch
10. invitation to a very special dinner
With gratitude,
Sally
Friday, July 15, 2011
Trustworthy God
God has a plan for our lives.
God wants the best for us.
When we don't understand.
When we don't know what to do.
When we don't know what comes next.
We choose to trust God.
Because God is worthy of trust.
"My thoughts are not your thoughts,
neither are your ways my ways," declares the Lord.
(Isaiah 55:8)
Day 33 - gifts from God:
1. working with my hands
2. Victor's yogurt swirl and surprise in the soup
3. my brother Lee coming to the restaurant
4. Ben having lunch with Lee, but both pitching in during unexpected lunch rush
5. hugs from dear, faithful restaurant friends and their smiling faces on envelope
6. three generation birthday celebration with especially lovely ladies
7. another visit from Chicken-of-the-Sea folks from here and there
8. encouraging Miss Kay
9. the sweet spa ladies
10. Margaret and John Victor coming home from mission to homeless
With gratitude,
Sally
God wants the best for us.
When we don't understand.
When we don't know what to do.
When we don't know what comes next.
We choose to trust God.
Because God is worthy of trust.
"My thoughts are not your thoughts,
neither are your ways my ways," declares the Lord.
(Isaiah 55:8)
Day 33 - gifts from God:
1. working with my hands
2. Victor's yogurt swirl and surprise in the soup
3. my brother Lee coming to the restaurant
4. Ben having lunch with Lee, but both pitching in during unexpected lunch rush
5. hugs from dear, faithful restaurant friends and their smiling faces on envelope
6. three generation birthday celebration with especially lovely ladies
7. another visit from Chicken-of-the-Sea folks from here and there
8. encouraging Miss Kay
9. the sweet spa ladies
10. Margaret and John Victor coming home from mission to homeless
With gratitude,
Sally
Without Complaint
This passage from I Peter speaks to my heart right now.
"Above all, keep fervent in your love for one another, because love covers a multitude of sins.
Be hospitable to one another without complaint.
As each one has received a special gift, employ it in serving one another
as good stewards of the manifold grace of God."
(I Peter 4:8-10)
We all need to be covered in love.
True hospitality is without complaint.
We have received so many special gifts to put to work serving one another.
All this--the manifold grace of God.
Day 33 - gifts from God:
1. mother with daughter home for a visit from Hawaii and Japan coming to lunch
2. miracle flea pills
3. tiny star cookies with red sprinkles
4. banana blueberry smoothie
5. low country boil in blue dish
6. hearing compliments about Benjamin
7. Miss Rachel missing us
8. timely radio programs speaking straight to my needs
9. pink crepe myrtle blossoms outside restaurant kitchen window
10. lady with Monroeville roots coming to lunch
With gratitude,
Sally
"Above all, keep fervent in your love for one another, because love covers a multitude of sins.
Be hospitable to one another without complaint.
As each one has received a special gift, employ it in serving one another
as good stewards of the manifold grace of God."
(I Peter 4:8-10)
We all need to be covered in love.
True hospitality is without complaint.
We have received so many special gifts to put to work serving one another.
All this--the manifold grace of God.
Day 33 - gifts from God:
1. mother with daughter home for a visit from Hawaii and Japan coming to lunch
2. miracle flea pills
3. tiny star cookies with red sprinkles
4. banana blueberry smoothie
5. low country boil in blue dish
6. hearing compliments about Benjamin
7. Miss Rachel missing us
8. timely radio programs speaking straight to my needs
9. pink crepe myrtle blossoms outside restaurant kitchen window
10. lady with Monroeville roots coming to lunch
With gratitude,
Sally
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