Pausing for just a Moment Day #15 of Thankfulness

~ 30 Days of Thankfulness~

I am thankful for:

a seed planted long ago and we may have the honor of watching it grow

needs met in unexpected ways

girl sleep overs with a beautiful, godly young woman

spending time with and laughing with a friend

prayer

transportation that includes heat

our home 

people who will come and help figure out what is wrong with our heat

that which is to come

a sister in law who is hanging on to gratitude each moment

the hope in each new day

brothers that call and check on me even when they are bearing bad news

May your Sabbath day be set apart from the other days. 

In it may there be rest. 

Deep gratitude. 

Honest confession. 

Restoration for our weary souls. 

Will you pause for just a moment?

Lamentations 3:23

They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness.

The Gift of Rest Day #8 of Thankfulness

It's Sunday. 

A day of rest. 

Meant as a gift. 

Not a punishment. 

Time to reflect. 

Remember what has been done. 

Step back and renew. 

A break in the ordinary. 

Today is also a day our church votes on a new pastor. 

A time of change. 

A new beginning. 

Exciting time to see where God will lead. 

~30 Days of Thankfulness~

I am thankful for:

Dinner out with my family

memories of other dinners when Elijah was still here

saying Elijah's name over and over

a day of rest

being involved in the life of the church

a church body that desires to be the hands and feet of Jesus

the quiet in the early hours

coffee

lots of coffee

my farmer who has my coffee perking when I get up

(he's so clever that way)

hot coffee

cold coffee - not flavored coffee though

our farm boy that is stretching through these days 

for children that want to go out to dinner -

so they run to the barn to help finish chores

for a gift card found on the desk so we could go to dinner

12 more sleeps until Clarissa comes home

a new grand baby in March

the oldest daughter who cares for her family so well

for warm days in November - what a gift

learning how to trust even when it's hard

May you find rest this Sabbath day. 

Mark 2:27

And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man,

 and not man for the sabbath:

Time to reflect. 

Time spent with family. 

Will you join us in prayer as our church takes this next step and that God would continue to guide us in this process?

Delight In His Sabbath

Isaiah 41:10

Don't be afraid, for I am with you. Don't be discouraged, for I am your God. 
I will strengthen you and help you. 
I will hold you up with my victorious right hand.

Words I cling to. 

Hope I claim. 

It is Sunday morning again. 

A morning for me that will always remain hard.

The conflict of loss; the gift of the Sabbath. 
Yet isn't the gift of Sabbath because of death?
One for all.
So there might be life?
Everlasting?
He gave all so we could all have. 
The goal of Sabbath; rest.
Leaning into Christ and the promise He gave with His life.
New life. 
Shed off all that hinders today.
Look for the rest God offers.
Seek the peace He longs to share.
Open your hands to receive.
Quiet yourself to embrace God's goodness.
Look around with eyes wide open.

His beauty is there.
There is joy beyond measure.
Rest in the Lord.
Delight in His Sabbath.

Isaiah 58:13
"If you keep your feet from breaking the Sabbath and from doing as you please on my holy day,
 if you call the Sabbath a delight and the LORD's holy day honorable,
 and if you honor it by not going your own way and not doing as you please or speaking idle words,
then you will find your joy in the LORD, and I will cause you to ride in triumph on the heights of the land and to feast on the inheritance of your father Jacob." 
The mouth of the LORD has spoken.

"Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing"