Hope, healing, and happiness are three words I’ve longed for my entire life, and when they entered my world, it felt as if my soul was basking in the SUN, which is the reason for this post and the theme of my blog: SUNSHINE FOR THE SOUL!
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Life is Short [September 11th Quote]
” If we learn nothing else from this tragedy, we learn that life is short and there is no time to hate.”
— Sandy Dahl, wife of Flight 93 pilot Jason Dahl, in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, in 2002
The Positive Consequence of Scorching Heat
“As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, my God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God.” Psalm 42:1
At first, it may be hard to think of anything positive that can result from living in scorching heat. But there is one that came to mind this week, as the temperatures rose into the 90’s.
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Happy Fourth of July!
“The secret strength of a nation is found in the faith that abides in the hearts and homes of the country.”— Billy Graham
God bless America 🇱🇷
Keep Your Face Towards the Sun
“Keep your face always toward the sunshine – and shadows will fall behind you.” — Walt Whitman
The weather forecast says it’s all sun today! So happy!
We all love sunny days, but sometimes the shadows from the past keep our hearts covered in gloom, and we waste a day in our life, that could have otherwise been beautiful.
Cursing Into Blessing
… yet our God turned the curse into a blessing. – Nehemiah 13:2
Some days, we just get down on ourselves. Painful memories, regrets, festering wounds, images of suffering flash across our screen and newsfeed, loved ones call with tears, our bodies ache, our mind is weary. . .
We cry out to God for relief.
We ask God for mercy.
We wait, we hope…
Darn Deer!
Took this photo of my plants a few days ago, before the darn deer nibbled off the blooms! Got me thinking how life is at times. We do all we can to bloom, then something comes along to stunt our growth.
