Be Thou My Vision

Quiet. The only sound is a slight wind rustling the leaves, ever so gently.  Everything else is still. No birds singing, no car engines, no clamor and hurry of the city.  Reflect.  "Be still and know that I am God."  I know why the Lord said that to us.... I know that I need quiet to be able to focus. Noise, bustle and adventure are all nice, but after a while, it grates on the nerves. I continue to reflect on love, the topic at a recent Bible conference I attended. What is true love? How can I consistently love my family in simple, small ways? Cleaning a room, washing the dishes, cleaning the bathroom, reading a book to a younger sister, giving a piano lesson, talking in kindness, patiently listening, not leaving a job for "someone else" to do. The list could go on and on.  Really, it is all about my heart. If my heart is in tune with the Lord and has been conditioned after reading His word for the da...

Verses I have been thinking of recently: "You are worthy to take the scroll, And to open its seals; For You were slain, And have redeemed us to God by Your blood Out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation, And have made us kings and priests to our God; And we shall reign on the earth.” Revelation 5:10  Then I turned to see the voice that spoke with me. And having turned I saw seven golden lampstands,  and in the midst of the seven lampstands  One  like the Son of Man, clothed with a garment down to the feet and girded about the chest with a golden band.  His head and hair  were  white like wool, as white as snow, and His eyes like a flame of fire;   His feet  were  like fine brass, as if refined in a furnace, and His voice as the sound of many waters;  He had in His right hand seven stars, out of His mouth went a sharp two-edged sword, and His countenance  was  like the sun shining in ...

We had an ice storm in early December. The trees were so beautiful with the ice on them.  A reminder to give thanks, painted by one of my sisters.  Thanksgiving Supper 2015. We had three international students over for the day. We enjoyed playing Scrabble, making sweet potato rolls, talking and laughing with them. Thanks for stopping by!  What did you do for Thanksgiving?