Psalm 116
This week we studied another praise psalm with an anonymous writer.  Like so many of the psalms it begins with praise, recounts a time of hardship, remembers the Lord's faithfulness and deliverance, and then concludes with praise.  It's an overall picture of our lives:  good times, hardships, questions and struggles, learning curves, restorations, good times... and the cycle repeats.Since we are entering the week of Thanksgiving, we took time to share some of the things we are thankful for this year, and I went first!  This year I am thankful for my good health.  I've spent the past two Thanksgiving weeks in the hospital recovering from surgeries.  

My latest "last"
I'm having a hard time believing that in ONE WEEK it will be Thanksgiving!!  We've had a busy fall, but it still doesn't seem like it should be this late!  Is time flying at everyone's house or is it just mine?The changes in the season also bring changes in activities at my house.  I hope to get started on Christmas shopping and decorating in the next two weeks, and then before I can turn around a time or two it will be February!!  In March (Lord willing) I will return to Israel to tour with some friends and I CANNOT WAIT for that fabulous trip!  When I return I'll be thrust into sprin

Psalm 111 & 112
I love bumper stickers.  I don't have any but I love seeing how others advertise themselves on their vehicles.  Even though the November elections have passed there are still plenty of political bumper stickers.  It is college football season so I see a lot of fans sporting celebrations their favorite teams.  Religious bumper stickers abound where I live and while some of them are amusing ("Wear your Bible belt") some are thought-provoking.  "FROG - Fully Rely On God."  "WWJD - What Would Jesus Do?"  "No Jesus, No Peace. Know Jesus, Know Peace."  I found this one particularly interesting, "Think Spiritually. Act Righteously."

"The Love Of God" lyrics
This is a gorgeous song with fabulous lyrics. I am serenaded by Mercy Me every morning as I get ready and I thought it'd be good to share. "The Love Of God"The love of God is greater farThan tongue or pen can ever tellIt goes beyond the highest starAnd reaches to the lowest hellThe guilty pair, bowed down with careGod gave His Son to winHis erring child He reconciledAnd pardoned from his sinCould we with ink the ocean fillAnd were the skies of parchment madeWere every stalk on earth a quillAnd every man a scribe by trade

Psalm 1
This is a gorgeous time of year in Virginia… the mountains are ablaze with color, the skies are clear, the air is crisp and cool.  I love unpacking my sweaters, boxing up my summer shoes and pulling out my jeans.  For the most part I like working in the yard and cleaning up the mulch beds, but I’m not all that crazy about the leaves.  I don’t have a huge yard with towering trees, but I spent several hours on Tuesday blowing and vacuuming and bagging leaves – six jumbo bags to be exact, and that was the first pass.  There will be at least one more unless I take my neighbor’s advice and just hope the wind blows them down the street.