If I want to walk down the wrong road, I must begin by silencing 

God’s Divine Voice 

within me.

Psalm 119:133

Direct my footsteps according to your word. 

Let no sin rule over me.

Fearfully and Wonderfully Made From Max Lucado, 

Every year tens of thousands of women attend the Women of Faith conferences. One reason they do is to hear words of comfort. After hearing one speaker after another describe God’s compassion for each of his children, an attendee sent this e-mail.

In the movie Hook, Peter Pan had grown up, become old and overweight, and looked nothing like the Peter the lost boys knew. In the midst of the boys shouting that this was NOT Peter, one of the smallest boys took him by the hand and pulled him down to his level. He then placed his hands on Peter’s face and proceeded to move the skin around, reshaping his face. The boy looked into Peter’s eyes and said, “There you are, Peter!” 

I brought a lot with me to Women of Faith, things that only God could see. But throughout the weekend I could feel God’s hands on my face, pushing away all of the “stuff ” I had brought. And then I could hear Him say, “There you are. There you are!” 

Shhh. Listen. Do you hear? God is saying the same words to you. Finding the beauty the years bury, the sparkle that time tries to take. Seeing you and loving the you he sees. “There you are. There you are.”

According to him you were “skillfully wrought” (Ps. 139: 15). You were “fearfully and wonderfully made” (Ps. 139: 14). He can’t stop thinking about you! If you could count his thoughts of you, “they would be more in number than the sand” (Ps. 139: 18). Why does he love you so much? The same reason the artist loves his paintings or the boat builder loves his vessels. You are his idea. And God has only good ideas. “For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago” (Eph. 2: 10 NLT).

Sometimes you receive a gift that you know it will be one of your treasured possessions. I was given one at Christmas from my daughter. 

She has my Mom's bible and was able to take a copy of a verse that Mom had wrote in her own handwriting and had it engraved on a bracelet. 

Now I can look down at my arm and be reminded of three things 

(four if you want to count how wrinkled my hand is!) 

 I am reminded of my Mom's love for the Lord and her advice to me, 

my daughter's thoughtful and loving ways, 

and a continual reminder to 

"Trust in the Lord."

Beautiful Birds

Had a couple of encounters with two different beautiful birds. The first in my own backyard. A hawk was perched on a chair in our yard near the lake.

I started out taking pictures from a good distance away, but when he didn't fly away I got closer and closer until I was right in front of him. I kept thinking if he attacks, my first thought will be, "You knew better!"

I kept snapping until the wings ruffled and lifted up. I think that was my warning. I blinked first and backed away.

My second encounter was an eagle in the wild. At Shiloh Tennessee, in the middle of the battlefield and canons, a pair of eagles have built nest and had babies.

The nest was enormous.

Would love to go back when the babies start to fly.

To Infinity and Beyond

Buzz has had such a busy week being a super hero.

He had to hurl rocks at the enemies….

Blast off into space to save little kids

Race to save a little puppy in the street…

Then return to the docking station to spend a little time with his "super hero"

This is Buzz Lightyear signing off till the next adventure…

Be safe out there!