Finding Joy in the Journey with God, Family, and Furry Friends! Inspiring Books and Devotions by author Leila Grandemange
Have you ever asked this same question when the storms of life are beating down and you’re barely holding yourself above the waters? When your heart is broken, pain overwhelms and life seems unfair? When you’re feeling insecure, unhappy, or unworthy?
Dear God, help me to believe that I am loved. Amen
There is no surprise more magical than the surprise of being loved: It is God’s finger on man’s shoulder. – Charles Morgan
When my beloved poodle looks at me, I feel like he’s saying, “You are really really loved! You are cherished, accepted, beautiful, my favorite person…and everything’s going to be okay!”
I believe that God says all these things to His children when He sees them. He loves each of us as if we were the only one. Continue reading “When My Poodle Looks at Me”
Merciful God, release us from the time of trial and oppression that we may witness to the eternal hope of grief becoming joy and life rising from death. Amen. — Unknown
Happy Thanksgiving, dear friends! Join with me in giving God thanks by meditating on this beautiful Thanksgiving prayer/poem by Ralph Waldo Emerson.
by: Ralph Waldo Emerson
For flowers that bloom about our feet,
Father, we thank Thee.
For tender grass so fresh, so sweet,
Father, we thank Thee.
For the song of bird and hum of bee,
For all things fair we hear or see,
Father in heaven, we thank Thee. Continue reading “A Beautiful Thanksgiving Blessing [by Ralph Waldo Emerson]”
Dwell on all things beautiful!
Sometimes thoughts come to remind us of past hurts. Those thoughts sneak in unannounced, and are unwelcome. Immediately our gaze lowers, our heart aches. Dear friends, this does not have to be… Continue reading “When The Past Still Hurts”
