GREET HIM WARMLY

 Do everything in love.

1 Corinthians 16:14 CSB

On a regular basis, I am home when my husband comes home from work. But one day, he got off work early and I was still out. When I saw his truck in the driveway, I had these visions of him greeting me at the door with a passionate kiss and telling me how happy he was that I made it home safely and how he missed me. Well, it went something more like this: from his easy chair with his warm blanket wrapped tight around him and his eyes glued to the tv screen, he says, "Hey."

Talk about dashing a girls dreams! I walked, more like stomped, to the kitchen hurt, offend, and angry.  God gently spoke to me. How can I expect that of my husband, when I don't do that? I normally say "Hey" from the kitchen sink as I cook, or from the computer as I type, or when the kids were younger I may have yelled from the bedroom, "Come deal with your son!"  I wasn't going to the door and greeting my husband, yet I expected that of him.

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WEEKLY BLESSINGS {6.9.25}

Continuing to count God's sweet blessings...

3900. My husband caring for me after a bad fall.

3901. Calls and texts from my kids and sweet friends checking on me.

3901. Sunday afternoon fun at the lake with our kids and grandbabies.

3903. Relaxing.

3904. Sunshine.

It's your turn! Share something you are praising God for. I would love to rejoice with you.

LIFT YOUR EYES

 I lift up my eyes to the hills.

From where does my help come?

My help comes from the Lord,

  who made heaven and earth.

He will not let your foot be moved;

    He who keeps you will not slumber.
Behold, He who keeps Israel

    will neither slumber nor sleep.

The Lord is your keeper;

    the Lord is your shade on your right hand.

The sun shall not strike you by day,

    nor the moon by night.

The Lord will keep you from all evil;

   He will keep your life.

The Lord will keep

    your going out and your coming in

    from this time forth and forevermore.
Psalm 121 CSB

Financial struggles. Lift your eyes.

Unfaithful spouse. Lift your eyes.

Prodigal child. Lift your eyes.

Loss of a loved one. Lift your eyes.

Loss of a job. Lift your eyes.

Loss of a dream. Lift your eyes.

Health crisis. Lift your eyes.

Anxiety. Lift your eyes.

Depression. Lift your eyes.

Fear. Lift your eyes.

Caring for an elderly or disabled loved one. Lift your eyes.

Loneliness.  Lift your eyes.

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WEEKLY BLESSINGS {6.2.25}

But those who trust in the Lord
will renew their strength;
they will soar on wings like eagles;
they will run and not become weary,
they will walk and not faint.
Isaiah 40:31 CSB

I've had some things thrown my way recently that have knocked me off kilter. Things that threatened my peace. And when the pain or chaos come, God brings Isaiah 40:31 to mind. If I trust in Him, He will renew my strength. No matter what happens, no matter what comes our way, we can trust in God and know He is there.

What is something you are thanking God for today?

Continuing to count God's sweet blessings...

3895. Time at the lake with my husband.

3896. Going to a baseball game with my husband and kids. We haven't been to our local MLB to watch a game for a couple of years and I've really been wanting to go. So for Mother's Day my husband bought our family tickets. It was so much fun and so great to have this time with our kids.

3897. Trying a new recipe and my husband loving it.

3898. Sunshine peeping through the blinds in the morning.

3899. Sunshine after so much rain.

It's your turn! Share something you are praising God for. I would love to rejoice with you.

IRON ON IRON

Iron sharpens iron, and

one person sharpens another.

Proverbs 27:17 CSB

We all need someone to be our iron. Proverbs 27:17 tells us that just as iron sharpens iron, we sharpen each other.

Recently I was chatting with my best friend and she was sharing some steps her family is taking as they are going through a situation. She and her husband didn't see eye to eye in one area. When she told me, it would have been very easy to simply agree with her. To tell her she was right, that I was on her side. However, on this particular situation, I didn't agree with her and I told her so. And she has done the same for me over the years.

Sometimes we want a "yes man" to be in our corner -someone who is always going to agree with us, who is always going to side with us. However, that isn't healthy. We need someone to sharpen us, to speak truth to us, to help us grow.

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