So true! He wants us to be so completely aware of His presence in our minute to minute lives that prayer is basically us talking to Him all day. Trusting and believing that He is with us always so long as we are with Him. As old as I am He still gives me ah ha moments that remind me just how deep and wide His love for us really is. Happy Thanksgiving! We are so grateful.
Feels like a blessing too. I sometimes sit in amazement at the infinite variety and possibilities in God's amazing creation. We don't have enough brain power to gtasp it all. Which means the more we learn the more we find out there is to learn. :-)
❤️ What a beautiful, encouraging blog. Thank you, Michelle! Instead of thinking about garlic, I was thinking about my hyacinth bulbs. In the Netherlands, it's really time to plant the flower bulbs now. When I do that, I’ll be thinking about your blog, yes?
How blessed we are that nature seeks no such escape route. When we immerse ourselves in God's creation, we not only restore our bodies and our mental state, we join with the popes and saints who did the same and taught that God created all things not only for our enjoyment and benefit but also to instruct us. Perhaps that is why God created autumn to be so beautiful. It encourages us to lose ourselves in the stillness for a while to prepare for our next season of growth. Thanksgiving is a beautiful reminder of this.
I am continually amazed at the generosity behind a world designed for so much enjoyment! You have captured so beautifully the connection between dormancy and growth—and we get so impatient with it!
No one does beautiful book reviews like you, friend. Nobody. They are noteworthy ... like everything else you pull out of your sleeve, that spring from your heart for Jesus.
And oh the mittens. I might have you knit a pair for my upcoming 2025 great-grandbaby ...
I’m afraid that I would be stressed beyond reason at the mere thought of knitting for others! 😬😅😱
Your kind words of encouragement are always so reassuring to me because I value your input. Thank you for the gift of your eyes and your heart in this little writing place.♥️
Among the many things for which I am grateful is your writing and friendship across the miles, Michele - even though I think we've yet to meet in person!
November is warmer and but unpredictable in the Southern Hemisphere.
I have been reading 12 Faithful Women edited by Melissa Kruger and Kristen Wetherell. I bought it for my Bible study ladies. I just read the chapter on Suzannah Edward’s and am quite severely disappointed. The editors after accounts of the very hard life SE had, honed in on the fact they they owned slaves and then had to heap judgement on her about that - obviously judging the poor woman according to 21st century woke standards. The slaves were treated well but these young, I guess women seemed not to show much historical understanding as usual. …Sigh…,
We have to be so careful about chronological snobbery (a CS Lewis term) when we consider the lives of historical figures. Thinking that we are superior and casting judgment on them from our exalted position gets in the way of our ability to really study the person. Sorry you had such a disappointing experience!
The other ones that I have read about Helen Roseveare, , Esther Ah Kim and Elizabeth Eliot have been ok. Chronological snobbery is a good term. It seems like the young ones like to write about what should have been rather than what was. They even called slavery unbiblical when it was quite common in both testaments but with injunctions to treat the slaves well. With rules for setting them free.
So true! He wants us to be so completely aware of His presence in our minute to minute lives that prayer is basically us talking to Him all day. Trusting and believing that He is with us always so long as we are with Him. As old as I am He still gives me ah ha moments that remind me just how deep and wide His love for us really is. Happy Thanksgiving! We are so grateful.
I love the way you have stayed in growth mode, continually re-evaluating your thinking about God and the world he has made. That's a gift!
Feels like a blessing too. I sometimes sit in amazement at the infinite variety and possibilities in God's amazing creation. We don't have enough brain power to gtasp it all. Which means the more we learn the more we find out there is to learn. :-)
From glory to glory!
❤️ What a beautiful, encouraging blog. Thank you, Michelle! Instead of thinking about garlic, I was thinking about my hyacinth bulbs. In the Netherlands, it's really time to plant the flower bulbs now. When I do that, I’ll be thinking about your blog, yes?
Warm hugs,
Aritha
I’m picturing those beautiful hyacinths and so happy to hear about your gardening life in your beautiful part of the world!
How blessed we are that nature seeks no such escape route. When we immerse ourselves in God's creation, we not only restore our bodies and our mental state, we join with the popes and saints who did the same and taught that God created all things not only for our enjoyment and benefit but also to instruct us. Perhaps that is why God created autumn to be so beautiful. It encourages us to lose ourselves in the stillness for a while to prepare for our next season of growth. Thanksgiving is a beautiful reminder of this.
I am continually amazed at the generosity behind a world designed for so much enjoyment! You have captured so beautifully the connection between dormancy and growth—and we get so impatient with it!
No one does beautiful book reviews like you, friend. Nobody. They are noteworthy ... like everything else you pull out of your sleeve, that spring from your heart for Jesus.
And oh the mittens. I might have you knit a pair for my upcoming 2025 great-grandbaby ...
I’m afraid that I would be stressed beyond reason at the mere thought of knitting for others! 😬😅😱
Your kind words of encouragement are always so reassuring to me because I value your input. Thank you for the gift of your eyes and your heart in this little writing place.♥️
Among the many things for which I am grateful is your writing and friendship across the miles, Michele - even though I think we've yet to meet in person!
Thankful for you as well, and consider you as a mentor across the miles!
November is warmer and but unpredictable in the Southern Hemisphere.
I have been reading 12 Faithful Women edited by Melissa Kruger and Kristen Wetherell. I bought it for my Bible study ladies. I just read the chapter on Suzannah Edward’s and am quite severely disappointed. The editors after accounts of the very hard life SE had, honed in on the fact they they owned slaves and then had to heap judgement on her about that - obviously judging the poor woman according to 21st century woke standards. The slaves were treated well but these young, I guess women seemed not to show much historical understanding as usual. …Sigh…,
We have to be so careful about chronological snobbery (a CS Lewis term) when we consider the lives of historical figures. Thinking that we are superior and casting judgment on them from our exalted position gets in the way of our ability to really study the person. Sorry you had such a disappointing experience!
The other ones that I have read about Helen Roseveare, , Esther Ah Kim and Elizabeth Eliot have been ok. Chronological snobbery is a good term. It seems like the young ones like to write about what should have been rather than what was. They even called slavery unbiblical when it was quite common in both testaments but with injunctions to treat the slaves well. With rules for setting them free.