January 20, 2023
Pain will not go away
for years didn’t go away
Asked God to take it away
but pain will not go away
A Daily Dose of how God blesses me in face of severe pain and memories from my past. “We might be confined to the house for the rest of our life. But if you have an adventurous spirit, the world will exist in your heart.” From The Autumn Ballad episode 14
January 10, 2023
We celebrate marriage today
We celebrate the years together
We celebrate our children
We celebrate our united family
We celebrate the people we served
We celebrate the hard times
We celebrate the pain we face
We celebrate the loss in our lives
{Today the pain was terrible and over the last month I have grown so weary of over seven years of intense pain. I am sitting on empty in so many ways. I am so sorry I am not there for others because I really am not there, or here.}
12/28/2022 Ephesians 1:17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him,
It is not enough to know about the glorious God or even to know Him but we must spend our lives seeking the wisdom and knowledge of the “Father of glory” through God revealing Himself to us.
12/27/2022 Galatians 6:14 But God forbid that I should boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.
The wonder of Jesus Christ dying on the cross and becoming sin for us should make us spend the rest our lives boasting of God’s love. Even that wouldn’t be long enough.
12/26/2022 2Corinthians 4:15 For all things are for your sakes, that grace, having spread through the many, may cause thanksgiving to abound to the glory of God.
Recognizing what we have reveals the grace of the glorious God for all of us! Give thanks for what you do have and the more becomes too much.
12/25/2022 MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! (mas means flesh. The Christ has come in the flesh!!!)
“At that time the Roman emperor, Augustus, decreed that a census should be taken throughout the Roman Empire. (This was the first census taken when Quirinius was governor of Syria.) All returned to their own ancestral towns to register for this census. And because Joseph was a descendant of King David, he had to go to Bethlehem in Judea, David’s ancient home. He traveled there from the village of Nazareth in Galilee. He took with him Mary, his fiancée, who was now obviously pregnant. And while they were there, the time came for her baby to be born. She gave birth to her first child, a son. She wrapped him snugly in strips of cloth and laid him in a manger, because there was no lodging available for them. That night there were shepherds staying in the fields nearby, guarding their flocks of sheep. Suddenly, an angel of the Lord appeared among them, and the radiance of the Lord’s glory surrounded them. They were terrified, but the angel reassured them. “Don’t be afraid!” he said. “I bring you good news that will bring great joy to all people. The Savior — yes, the Messiah, the Lord — has been born today in Bethlehem, the city of David! And you will recognize him by this sign: You will find a baby wrapped snugly in strips of cloth, lying in a manger.” Suddenly, the angel was joined by a vast host of others — the armies of heaven — praising God and saying, “Glory to God in highest heaven, and peace on earth to those with whom God is pleased.” When the angels had returned to heaven, the shepherds said to each other, “Let’s go to Bethlehem! Let’s see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.” They hurried to the village and found Mary and Joseph. And there was the baby, lying in the manger. After seeing him, the shepherds told everyone what had happened and what the angel had said to them about this child. All who heard the shepherds’ story were astonished, but Mary kept all these things in her heart and thought about them often. The shepherds went back to their flocks, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen. It was just as the angel had told them.” (Luke 2:1-20 NLT)
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