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Thank You...

Good morning!

Good morning! (I know, I know. I'm still in Morning Mode.) This is another one of those messages I didn't know I needed. Well, that I needed right here and now. Not next week, or a few months from now, or when I feel like I had a breakthrough with some issues. Nope. God knew I needed this at 12:50 in the afternoon today when I was scrolling through my desktop files looking for something to post. Can I get an Amen from anyone else who felt God's hand strike their heart's chord when they heard this prayer? Love to you, Precious Friends.

Hosanna!

Courtesy of @CallToBattle

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Above all, work on deepening your relationship with the Lord. Praying without ceasing, in my humble opinion, is staying in consistent contact with the One you love, with the One Who loves you most. It’s bending our thoughts more to His ways. It’s finding more reasons to love and adore Him. He’s got this. All of it. The World cannot break you.

God loves us so we must not worry (Matthew 10:28-31), right? Let the World, world. Make time for the tangled recipes because the end result can tickle the taste buds. Make time for delighting the fauna and beholding the flora. Make time for silliness and dirt. Doodle on the pretty paper and dance in the kitchen. Stay in your pajamas and drink hot chocolate. Send a card. Say hello to a stranger. Sing out loud. Breathe deep, grateful for the air ballooning in your lungs. Watch a fat bumble bee, gaze at the night sky. Make your home accessible, unshakeable, comfortable. Smile every day.

In between the hay and mud, in between the liveliness and noise, in between the feeding and messes, in between the care and the smiles… Memories are taking root not just in the mind, but in the heart. Where it Matters Most. And that’s what it’s all about. It’s taking what God gifts –the sunshine and bright skies, the colors, sounds and smells, the flowering, the creatures, the progeny– and cherishing His craftsmanship. But, it’s also appreciating the storms –the hard days, the difficult people and the stressful moments because it reminds us that we do not have to face these occasions without Him. It’s the complicated circumstances and exhausting experiences that allows us to stretch our spirit muscle, strengthening our faith. The world is getting more gritty, more frowsy, more disparate. As it does, the more we should walk in quietude because we are seeking refuge with the only One Who can grant us calm and rest.

I took the kids to a goat farm Monday morning. There’s something about Getting In A Car and driving away from home that stirs the Frenzy inside kids. It was Super Chilly, but oh so sunshiny as we toured the homestead. The kids fed the goats then frolicked with them –and the chickens!– and they got to try their hand at milking a goat. We learned about the process for making soap, peeked at some cured ones then picked out some items to bring home. Watching Goat Antics is a hoot! Watching your own kids’ antics? Not so much! Stick with me…