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Tracking Treasures in 2012

2012-01-23T07:14:00.001-07:00

HAPPY 2012 FROM OUR HOUSE TO YOURS

A new day has dawned over the mountains.

The pinks and blues of God's kaledescope
Shining forth into this New Year.

Like a blank computer screen awaiting our words,
There are moments and days ahead,
People and places to see,
Adventures to enjoy and
Nuggets of truth and life to discover.

Kirstin and John Moore are

Tracking Treasures Around The World .

They've just blogged from New Zealand:

"Our imaginations are exploding with newfound love of and faith in God."

Kirstin and John are breathless with magical memories
Of glorious adventures and
Nuggets of truth discovered.

But we don't have to travel far--
To find the #1 Treasure.
"When you seek Me with all of your heart--then will you find me."

Karen Bland, a devoted Mom of 3 special sons--

my "Heartbeats" :)--

A woman of faith, a savvy businesswoman and domestic engineer,

Karen tracks treasures throughout her busy life

Sharing those nuggets of observation on her blog

Karen Bland's Mom-Servantions .

Karen writes: "When he (Kaleb) comes to a place where he needs some help

he doesn't look back but simply puts his hand up

with full confidence that I am there to hold it and support him.

I need to become like a child and reach out confidently to my God

who promised He will never leave me or foresake me."

The road ahead in 2012

Is uncertain.

But we're never alone

Not for one second.

Yahweh, Jehovah God, "Jesus-Priceless Treasure",
(as Johann Frank wrote in the 1600's)

Walks with us--

Loving, comforting, guiding and
Revealing.

Eager that we find Him and

A motherlode of life's treasures.

Fully human

Fully alive.

As St. Irenaeus said in the 2nd century:

"The glory of God is a human being who is fully alive."

How many Treasures can you find this year?

Seeing The Unseen

2011-08-02T09:28:00.000-06:00

"All I have seen teaches me to trust the Creator for all I have not seen."

---Ralph Waldo Emerson

"A man can no more diminish God's glory by refusing to worship Him than a lunatic can put out the sun by scribbling the word, 'darkness' on the walls of his cell."

--C.S. Lewis

Hope you're having a joy-filled week!

Encouragement for Today

2011-01-26T09:42:00.000-07:00

THE PLACE OF THE SEA

Exodus 14

Have you come to the Red Sea place in your life,

Where, in spite of all you can do,

There is no way out, there is no way back,

There is no other way but through?

Then wait on the Lord, with a trust serene,

Till the night of your fear is gone;

He will send the winds, He will heap the floods,

When He says to your soul,’Go On!’

And His hand shall lead you through, clear through,

Ere the watery walls roll down;

No wave can touch you, no foe can smite,

No mightiest sea can drown.

The tossing billows may rear their crests,

Their foam at your feet may break,

But over their bed you shall walk dry-shod

In the path that your Lord shall make.

In the morning watch, ‘neath the lifted cloud,

You shall see but the Lord alone,

When He leads you forth from the place of the sea,

To a land that you have not known;

And your fears shall pass as your foes have passed,

You shall no more be afraid;

You shall sing His praise in a better place,

In a place that His hand hath made.

--Annie Johnson Flint
1866-1932

(Praying this encourages you as it encouraged me!)

Facebook, Friends, NITA & Heaven

2011-01-16T08:27:00.000-07:00

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How many "friends" do you have on Facebook?

Would you believe,
There's a YouTube video--
"How to Get Thousands of Friends on Facebook?"

They've got to be kidding.
People who collect "friends" on F.B.--
Are not friends--
They're collectors.

A friend is: "One attached to another by affection or esteem."(Merriam-Webster Dictionary)

I'm thankful for Facebook
Because through it I connect
With family and
Real friends far away.

Also, through Facebook
I've reconnected with old friends--
Like Nita-- a friend from the 5th grade.

Eons ago in highschool,
We attended parties, proms,
Slumber parties and church together.
I spent many nights at her house--
Laughing, playing Elvis Presley records,
Making lots of noise and memories.

Then marriage, life and busyness separated us.
Until a few months ago.
One day her daughter Marcie connected
Through Facebook
Reconnecting her mom and me.

LOL--no one had called me "Babs" in years.
Nita and I picked-up where we left off.
When you have a long history with someone--
"Affection" and "Esteem"--(friends)
It's like the years of separation evaporate.
And they did.
Nita and I weren't "collectors"--
She was my dear friend.

Although thousands of miles apart,
We talked on the phone for hours,
Reminisced and shared the serious and the silly.
She talked about her family, her daughters and
Grandchildren--how proud she was of them.
We enjoyed wonderful moments--a deep connection.

We Talked About Old Times

Lots and lots of laughter--
And excitedly she planned to travel from Florida
And visit us here in Colorado.
My hubby promised to grill buffalo burgers--
Although that didn't excite her,
She was very excited about the visit.

So we planned and laughed and
Continued our wonderful talks.
Nita sounded like the happiest person in the world--
Rarely talking about herself--
Instead she talked about her family--
And asked lots of details
About my large family--
As she bubbled with laughter.

Then no more calls,
Our chatter and laughter ceased.
And yesterday Marcie called--
Nita went to Heaven.

I'll ever be grateful to Marcie for
Reconnecting us.
Her Mom was dying with cancer.
And all those hours of talking with Nita--
No one would ever have known.
Instead of complaining--
She was loving, laughing and caring about others.

Today Nita is at peace--
No more suffering and I'm sure
Her laughter, love and beautiful self
Is a delight to her Mom and others she's now with.

My heart is sad today
And especially for Nita's family--
Her husband Frank, precious daughters
Brenda and Marcie and her beloved grandchildren.
They were her wealth and treasures.

As tears fall freely this morning
I opened Author Angela Hunt's blog.
Her topic today: Where's Heaven?
I devoured every word
Knowing Nita had just arrived there.

In the great scheme of things--
I believe Angie Hunt's blog is
A beautiful design in God's masterful and loving plan.
Here's a link http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/HFlTs/~3/xKeZY8aPHTM/wheres-heaven.html
And I hope it comforts you--
As it did me.

Please pray for Nita's family
And all who are in grief today.
The joy is--
Our loving God has a masterful plan
And one day,
All who love Him--
Will pass through death
Into the gates of Heaven.

And it's my prayer for you--

That you have friends--true friends and

Most of all--

"The Friend that sticketh closer than a brother."

The High Life

2010-11-15T08:35:00.002-07:00

Where is it?
How do we find it?

Ephesians describes it.
Matthew 11:28 invites it.
Hebrews 4 emphasizes it.

Most churches say they have it.

Some ministers seem to know it.

Greats of the faith--Andrew Murray, Catherine Marshall, C.S. Lewis and Dr. Francis Schaeffer--wrote about it.

Dietrich Bonhoeffer, St. Thomas More, Perpetua of Carthage and many others--died for it.

The Apostle Paul was imprisoned and beheaded for it.

What is it?
It's the rock solid foundation that helps us face--broken hearts, the loss of loved ones, financial disaster and all of life's storms.
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It's the gift that keeps on giving-- whether we are in crisis or singing through a sunny day.

It's a life of peace, joy and laughter--a firm foundation--"the abundant life" Jesus promised in John 10:10,
"I came that they may have and enjoy life, and. . .have it till it overflows."

Jesus "is the way, the truth and the life".
Whisper His name. He's listening.
Call.
Come.
And find.