Here comes the rain!

What gorgeous days are those of cloudy skies and misty rain! The soaking rains we had here in July
have made beautiful gardens, wonderful veggies and happy grass. Thanks be to God, the God of all things who loves us enough to give us what we need in such a beautiful package.

Today

Today is the only day we are promised. Tomorrow depends on what we and others do today. Yesterday is gone. Today we make our decisions and if we do not make those decision with priorities in mind we will fall and stumble no matter what our intent. We may still stumble. But if we make our decision with pleasing God in our heart God picks us up dusts us off and then says "Move on, my child". May we always appreciate Him.

Ahhhh summer

Summer... time to get out and about and enjoy what God has made out of what was at the beginning of time chaos and particles. And getting out in nature with beautiful butterflies, pollinating bees, bouncing bunnies and curious deer not to mention the white endless sands of various beaches and the glistening rocks in gurgling streams. Who could ask for more natural beauty? Thank you, God for sharing your love of beautiful things and letting us have hands-on and smells-on.

Freedom

Freedoms are very important to Americans. We celebrate the 4th with fireworks, we make sure that when someone violates our freedoms that we are advocated by a constitutional lawyer, and we make sure that everyone knows about our freedom by using the phrase "I've got my rights!!" Do we ever think about our freedom in Christ? Christ gives us such freedom, greater than governmental or personal freedoms. It's the freedom from sin. Thank you God for your Son who died for me and paid the ultimate sacrifice to free me from the sting of death.