A few of my favorite things ⭐️
Gathered Thoughts
Category: Gathered thoughts
Gathered Thoughts
Yes❤️
Gathered Thoughts
So True❤️
Mothers Day 🌷
Joy in Everyday Moments
This is so true of homemaking. It’s easy to get discouraged in washing dishes, making dinner and keeping our homes clean and organized but what if we looked at it as opportunities to show love and kindness to our family & friends.
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In even these simple task there is beauty. Our littles are watching as we do these things and they are learning . Using these opportunities to teach them to love others by serving them is priceless .
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I encourage you today as you do the dishes or prep dinner, to do it with love and joy, serving your family and blessing them with your loving hands❤️
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“Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor.”
Romans 12:10 ESV
Hello Friday⭐️
Hello Friday⭐️
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Loving this beautiful mug from @shopdisney to enjoy your favorite warm beverage in.. today it’s coffee ☕️
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This weekend agenda includes ⬇️
Farmers market✔️
Secret sister reveal✔️
Coffee with a friend ✔️
Building garden beds✔️
Planting garden beds✔️
Date night✔️
Mother’s Day✔️
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Looking forward to all these moments as we step into the weekend. What’s in your weekend plans? I pray that you will enjoy each beautiful moment and soak in the memories being made❤️
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“Blessed are those who keep his testimonies, who seek him with their whole heart,”
Psalm 119:2 ESV
National Day of Prayer
One of the truths that keep popping up in the Bible as I read through it , is how powerful prayer is.
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I have recently been reading through David’s life and came across this example of prayer ⬇️
When David was running from his son Absolom and one of his top advisors had deflected to his sons side. He prayed for that the advice of that advisor would be foolish
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And it was told David, “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” And David said, “O LORD, please turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness.”
2samuel 15:31
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And then God answers that prayer ..
And Absalom and all the men of Israel said, “The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel.” For the LORD had ordainedfn to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, so that the LORD might bring harm upon Absalom.
2 Samuel 17:14
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This is just scratching the surface of this story and I encourage you to go through it and read the text commentaries @blueletterbible .. there are so many “nuggets “ like that advisor being Bathsheba’s grandfather.. and so much more.
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I think prayer is the most important tool we as Christian’s have. We get to intercede on others behalf to our Heavenly Father , we get to invite God into our daily lives , and we can raise mountains just by kneeling and inviting our Heavenly King into our daily life.
Hello April
New month.. New Opportunities ⭐️
Gathered Thoughts
Happy Friday⭐️
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A few weekends ago , we took our puppy for her first grooming appointment . We had no idea how she would do since it would be several hours she would be there . Just for reference >The only time she had been in kennels with other animals was after her surgery as she waited for us to pick her up when we officially adopted her.
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I suddenly had one of those moments that don’t happen very often but where God allows me a glimpse of his amazing love for us . Wait what??? You see our puppy had no idea what to expect. She was already happy and content with her hair being longer , teeth not clean and nails long. What she did probably experience in some way was anxiety and maybe fear when she was dropped off . Are my owners coming back? I’m afraid.
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Then the grooming. They cut her hair, washed her , brushed her teeth and cut her nails. Oh so good!
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Ok so how does that reflect and show Gods amazing love for us? How often are we comfortable just staying where we are because it’s comfortable. Just like our puppy.
Then God opens a door to do something different and we often allow fear and anxiety to creep in instead of trusting that our Heavenly Father has a plan. Then as we walk in it and stretch in different ways it’s often so good and so much better for us . Oh how I want to be more willing to see the challenges or new opportunities that God is allowing in my life as opportunities to become better then I am.
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Thank you God for these sweet glimpses in everyday moments of your amazing love for me.
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“Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.”
Isaiah 43:19 ESV
Happy Valentines Day
