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In peace I will both lie down and sleep; for You alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety. Psalm 4:8

Hi friends! I am gathering some materials for a fellow friend who inquired about researching. I am came across an older post I thought was wroth re-sharing. God bless you! * I don’t know about you, but there are times that I just go and go and go, usually running on fumes. Often I don’t even realize how much I’ve been trying to handle things on my own. I’m too busy living! Too busy trying to take care of all my responsibilities, too busy meeting the needs of others. And I’m too busy driving, creating, teaching, researching, washing, cooking, cleaning… and worrying. Sooner or later, the busyness of our lives, the sorrows we carry, and the distractions and temptations of this world will drag us down into the mire. We were never meant to shoulder some of the burdens we do. When our thoughts are scattered, our energy is depleted, and our hearts are heavy –when we just can’t… He can. The below song is a reminder that when we hit a wall, we need to tell Him: “I can’t, but I know You can. You have my faith.” Bart Millard of MercyMe said of their band’s song: “God is worthy long before any of those circumstances even showed up. This song is a declaration to God that even if He went silent and never said another word, He’s still worthy to be praised and that He’s our greatest hope in the midst of the trial.”

Happy birthday to all the January babies!

Felix and I are praying that your 2026 is filled with abundant answers and blessings. Thank you for being a part of this sweet little online community this past year. You're family.

Fun kicking off the end of the year/New Year with a misspelled Comedy WEDNESDAY cover! Yay me! I'm terribly flawed, don't like following most rules, I forget stuff, and I eat way too many cookies. But, I'm also a goofball and my DM box is always open if you want to reach out. Let's celebrate the new things the LORD does in 2026! Together, maybe with a cookie, maybe with a meme, but always with Jesus.

A prayer for the New Year...

The Ask: What if one million Americans dedicated one hour a week to praying for our country and our people? The Invitation: Will you join with at least 10 people to meet each week for one hour to pray for America? The Opportunity: As we celebrate 250 years of freedom, this is an opportunity to rededicate ourselves to the principles that gave birth to this land of liberty. As George Washington famously said in his Farewell Address, “Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, religion and morality are indispensable supports. In vain would that man claim the tribute of patriotism who should labor to subvert these great pillars of human happiness, these firmest props of the duties of men and citizens.” https://www.whitehouse.gov/america250/america-prays/

“As we prepare to celebrate two and a half centuries of freedom, I am inviting America’s great religious communities to pray for our nation and for our people. From the beginning, this has always been a country sustained and strengthened by prayer. So important, if we bring religion back stronger, you’re going to see everything get better and better and better. You are going to see it get better and better. So, as we chart our course for the next 250 years, let us rededicate ourselves to one nation under God.” – President Trump, Iowa, July 3, 2025

"Because children have abounding vitality, because they are in spirit fierce and free, therefore they want things repeated and unchanged. They always say, "Do it again"; and the grown-up person does it again until he is nearly dead. For grown-up people are not strong enough to exult in monotony. But perhaps God is strong enough to exult in monotony. It is possible that God says every morning, "Do it again" to the sun; and every evening, "Do it again" to the moon. It may not be automatic necessity that makes all daisies alike; it may be that God makes every daisy separately, but has never got tired of making them. It may be that He has the eternal appetite of infancy; for we have sinned and grown old, and our Father is younger than we." G.K. Chesterton, Orthodoxy

"Rejoice, you that are marred and broken, like vessels spoiled upon the potter's wheel, your great Creator puts his hand a second time to work, and resolves to form you for himself that you may show forth his praise." C.H. Spurgeon Read his sermon here.