No Words

N o  words can express my excitement on

receiving this...

This is a scripture bag made by my daughter, Tammy.

She surprised me with this treasure for my birthday.

I think it is gorgeous.

♥

And there's more....

A matching Bible cover...

♥

And there's more...

A matching bookmark...

♥

And there's more....

Personalized gift wrap,

awesome !

Tammy, these are beautiful..♥

N ot enough beautiful words to say

Thank You..

Linking with

Jenny Matlock for Alphabe-Thursday

Until Next Time

For He will command His angels concerning you

to guard you in all your ways.

Psalm 91:11



Picture Gallery

Do you have a picture gallery at your house?

I am such a 'picture freak,'

I've always had a picture gallery wall at my house.

This wall is in my very small entry,

but it has not hindered friends and family

gathering here to share memories.

Twin grandsons, Jason and Cody, have visited with their

friends and spent most of the time in front of these

pictures.  They laughed and told stories and had the

best of time.

The same is true of Tara and her friends.  All those

teen age girls giggling and squealing..So precious...

(giggling and squealing over Tara's brothers and boy cousins)

This wall is just before a small hallway,

there I have pictures of the grandkids when

they were little.  That is always a 'hit' with them.

They love to showing it to their friends.

Even family gatherings will find one of us here,

loving great memories.  Doesn't matter that we've looked

at these same pictures many times, they still are reminders

of a life shared, we are a family.

I love to linger here, to hold these beautiful people in my heart.

This plaque was a gift from our children for our

40th Wedding Anniversary.

Mr D and I were so touched and honored.

It appropriately hangs on the picture wall.

Yes, the printer made a mistake..their, not there.

(Doesn't matter, Mr D and I got the message,

loud and clear.

Our love to:

Tracey, Tammy, Peggy and Rusty

Linking with:

Shannon @ Cozy Home Scenes

for

Until Next Time



The blessing of the Lord makes one rich,

and He adds no sorrow with it.

Proverbs 10:22



Peace

Peace, my word for 2012

The word "peace" occurs approximately 400 times in the Bible.

In the Old Testament  the word for peace is the Hebrew word

"shalom."  The basic meaning or that word is "wholeness."

In Israel today, Jewish people greet one another with that word.

It is their way of saying, "May you be completely whole in every area

of your life.  May you experience wholeness spiritually, physically,

financially, emotionally, and relationally."  When one person says,,

"Shalom!!" to another person, he is speaking a blessing over that

person's life.

In the New Testament, the word for peace is the Greek

word "eirene."  The basic meaning of that word is

"oneness."  In the New Testament, the word "eirene" implies

that a person is experiencing a sense of oneness with God,

with others, and with himself.  Nothing is out of alignment.

Nothing is out of balance.  The person who has "eirene" is

living a life that is lined up right vertically, horizontally,

and internally.  God want us to experience both "shalom" and

"eirene."  He wants us to experience both "wholeness" and

"oneness." 

 If we were asked to take those two concepts of

peace and create our own definition, perhaps it would go

something like this:

Peace is an inner calmness of spirit resulting from an

inner confidence in God leading to an obvious change

in the way we approach life.

Taken from:

"How To Have a Peaceful Heart"

by Jon Redmond

FBC Pasadena Texas

Until Next Time

I wish you eirene..

Shalom