Orange Cosmos Wonder

Cosmos:
any complete and orderly system;
harmony; order

Cosmos:
complete Wonder in one small bloom

Thank You, Creator God, for these wonders of Your love:
1221. knowing what to do and what not to do
1222. so many pets!
1223. a visit from Sarah
1224. laughing, laughing, laughing around the supper table
1225. Victor buying plenty of steaks on sale and grilling them
1226. enough pink roses for a welcome
1227. "made the dean's list" (at 12:24 a.m.)
1228. dear Duston and this is gonna be a "slam-dunk"
1229. running into friends here and there
1230. "My Life with the Saints"

With gratitude,
Sally

Blue Morning Glory Wonder

"I pray You, show me Your glory!"
(Exodus 33:18)

Thank You, God!

Thank You, glorious God, for these wonders of Your love:
1211. a lovely day
1212. a hint of fall in the air
1213. breezes fluttering leaves on trees
1214. bright eyes
1215. pomegranate popsicles
1216. finding "Tis a Gift" in my notes
1217. Faith taking her vows
1218. the butterfly brochure
1219. a red and white quilt in my room
1220. the Gospel of our Lord

With gratitude,
Sally

Wally Wonder

This is Wally with her four kittens:


Oh, the wonder of a mother's love!
God's love is like that!

Thank You, God, for these wonders of your love:
1201. going to Green Bough
1202. a minor wreck
1203. the sound of a son's voice
1204. God meeting us in the messing up
1205. being able to help
1206. Victor's encouragement of this vision
1207. sitting on the porch
1208. seeing a hummingbird
1209. the weekend
1210. beginning the work

With gratitude,
Sally

The Wonder of My Rock

Most mornings
when I am at Sumatanga
for The Academy of Spiritual Formation
I go to the lake
and go to my rock.

There, I sit.

I am stilled.

I am filled.

I know God.

I am renewed and redeemed.

The wonder is:
I don't have to be at Sumatanga to go to my rock!

Any morning,
where ever I am,
I can go to my rock
and be renewed and redeemed!

"Let the words of my mouth
and the meditation of my heart
Be acceptable in Your sight,
O Lord,
my rock
and my Redeemer."
(Psalm 19:14)

Thank You, Lord, for these wonders of Your love:
1191. I woke up this morning feeling fine
1192. Kimberly's meditation on God's timing
1193. scratching Little Darling behind her ears
1194. Cornerstone passed with flying colors
1195. Victor calling me to go to lunch
1196. Sarah finishing her summer semester (with flying colors)
1197. writing joy
1198. watching Mama Wally with her kittens
1199. Katherine having a good first day with her first graders
1200. Margaret's celebrity drawing. . .wow

With gratitude,
Sally

Beautiful Blurry Butterfly Wonder

Lately,
I have enjoyed watching butterflies.

". . . behold the beauty of the Lord."
(Psalm 27:4b)

So,
is beholding beautiful blurry butterflies
beholding the beauty of the Lord?

Yes.
Yes!

Thank You, Lord, for these wonders of Your love:
1181. opening my Bible to look up a verse
1182. and finding the book I thought I had lost!
1183. rereading and remembering
1184. thoughtful notes received electronically
1185. a midweek reprieve of laughter at church
1186. how Bible study brings questions that need to be answered
1187. the crush-the-flea-pill-in-peanut-butter trick
1188. grace girls
1189. and wonder women
1190. coming back to covenants

With gratitude,
Sally

Wonder of a New Day Dawning

A new day is dawning in my life.
I am filled with wonder.

Thank you, God, for these wonders of your love:
1171. prayer making a difference
1172. shiny red toenails
1173. Berklee's leg not being broken
1174. tasty leftovers
1175. going to Flow
1176. walking the dogs
1177. candlelight through a glass of water
1178. Ben calling just when Berklee fell
1179. companions
1180. letting go of longing

With gratitude,
Sally

Wonder of Being Filled

Before we can be filled
we must be emptied out,
all the dirt and debris gathered up and removed,
stripped of the tattered and torn pieces,
patched where we are broken and cracked,
sanded and smoothed in our rough places,
and covered with protection where we are worn and rusting away.




Only then can the new be installed.

Only then can we be refilled.

Only then are we able to refresh.

Lord, thank you for going to all the trouble,
thank you for doing all the work,
thank you for not just giving up
and saying what's the use.
Lord, thank you for restoring, refilling, refreshing.

"Therefore repent and return,
so that your sins may be wiped away,
in order that times of refreshing may come
from the presence of the Lord."
(Acts 3:19)

Thank You, God, for these wonders of Your love:
1161. a beautiful blue almost full pool
1162. Victor's vision
1163. family teamwork
1164. children who can do just about anything
1165. cherries
1166. watermelon
1167. blueberries, strawberries, and blackberries
1168. "always we begin again"
1169. great just-what-we-needed gift
1170. letting go and letting God

With gratitude,
Sally