Spiritually Healthy

O how happy I am to see - and smell - that spring, at last, has come to our neck of the woods. I know that the whole country has had a rough winter filled with ice and snow but new beginnings are right around the corner! 'Tis the time of renewal and rebirth: spring!   Here are some pictures that I took... :-) Well, I pray that going into this week that you all remember this:  that God is The God of new beginnings! "They are  new every morning: great is  thy faithfulness." Lamentations 3:23 "...joy cometh in the morning." Psalm 30:5 Blessings, Sarah

I know that I just posted yesterday, but I've been working on this post for weeks and I'm just now getting to post it.   What does that mean?  More than my necessary food?  Well, let's look at a few different Bible translations of Job chapter 23, verse 12a. KJV - "...I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food." NKJV - "...I have treasured the words of His mouth More (not sure why this word has a capital letter) than my necessary food ." YLT - "...Above my allotted portion I have laid up The sayings of His mouth." The Young's Translation is one of my favorites in this case. חֹק - Choq (necessary) means " limit".  This (and a past Sunday's sermon) really hit home for me.  His Word is to be more satisfying than that of my daily portion of food.  Wow.   I know that I'm not the only one who struggles with this.  Food is good.  It makes you feel better when you are having any kind...

James 1:12 "Blessed  is  the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life,  which the Lord hath promised to them that love him."  KJV "Happy the man who doth endure temptation, because, becoming approved, he shall receive the crown of life which the Lord did promise to those loving Him." YLT   I am reminded of James 1:12 which says it is a blessing to  patiently  endure.  Endure means "to remain".  To p atiently remain where I am.  Why, O why is this easier said than done?  I know that I am not the only one who has hard days, but sometimes doesn't feel like you are having a hard month, maybe even a hard year?  His Word says  " Happy the man who doth endure..."    Remember what that word means? To remain i.e. abide, not recede (go or move back or further away from a previous position)  or flee.  To preserve: under misfortunes and trial...

Thank you, Heidi P.  for tagging me in this sweet award!  I've never been awarded anything so this should be fun. :-)  Here goes... Rules: 1. Share 11 facts about yourself. 2. Answer the questions set by your Nomination Blogger. 3. Nominate 11 bloggers -  not sure I know 11 other bloggers who will  participate; I think I only know of two who might. :-/  4. Set questions for the nominated bloggers. My random 11: 1 - I like hats but never wear them 2 - I'm not a fan of wearing  necklacess, though I own a lot of them 3 - Summer and fall are my favorite seasons 4 - I love the smell of freshly cut grass 5 - I don't like being in water but I love the sound of it - rivers and streams are my favorites 6 - I've been crocheting since I was 7 7 - Wacky Cake is one of my favorite cakes (even though I can't eat it) - you can get the recipe  here 8 - I am training for my second 5k - you can read about it in ...

I am quite excited about telling ya'll about these books because I have been reading them for almost 10 years - wow, okay I just felt REALLY old! My sister Emily found these books through the  CBD  catalog; ordered them and almost instantly they became a favorite.   The first series by Bryan Davis is called "Dragons in our Midst".  The names in order are: book (1) Raising Dragons; book (2) The Candlestone; book (3) Circles of Seven; and book (4) Tears of a Dragon. My favorite out of DIOM series: The Candelstone.  After these books there is another series, "Oracles of Fire". The order they go in this: book (1) Eye of the Oracle; book (2) Enoch's Ghost; book (3) Last of the Nephilim; and book (4) The Bones of Makaidos. My favorite out of OOF series: the first and last books (Eye of the Oracle and The Bones of Makaidos). Now the last series is called "The Children of the Bard".  These books, in order, are: book (1) Song of the Ovulum; ...

Boy what a crazy start to March it has been!!  It surely does come in like a lion... Back in the last week of February my Pop surprised my Mama with a trip to New Jersey for her nieces' (our cousin) baby shower, and all of us girls got to go. :-)  We decided to keep it a secret from our cousin and not tell her that we were coming.  Let's just say that she was shocked!  :-)  It was SO nice to be able to surprise her.  Such a blessing to have been able to go and see family.  I got to meet my second little cousin who is not yet a year old (he will be next month) which was really exciting (I met my first little cousin in 2012 during a trip to the Outer Banks, he was just three or two then, I think.). And I must say that when I held this little baby my heart melted and I turned into a puddle of mush; I about lost it.  He was content in my arms after just meeting me, which made me adore him even more (he never cried, whined, or fussed).  He'...