Happy Valentine's Day!

Enjoy your day! 

Love your family.

Bless your husband.

Hug your children.

Praise God.

Spread some cheer.

Smile at the cashier.

Buy some candy.

Call a friend.

Send some flowers.

Write a note.

Mail a package.

Eat some chocolate.

Snuggle up with a good book.

Laugh. A lot.

Sing a song.

Dance.

Text someone.

Run to the mailbox.

Share a story.

Draw a heart.

Walk with a spring in your step.

Love.

Love.

Love.

Give it all you've got to give. 

Till He Come

Lately my days are filled with just getting done what HAS to be done.

Inspiration and Creativity have departed for warmer climes.

I so wish I could have gone with them.

Jesus told a parable in Luke 19 about a man giving talents to his servants and telling them to 'occupy till I come'.  Occupy did not mean to sit back idly as the one servant did.  It meant to work, stay busy, do the ordinary life things, make increase, etc.  Just till he came back.

He didn't tell them how long he would be gone.  Neither did Jesus tell us how long till He returns.

But the parable applies.  Occupy 'Till He Come'.  Go about daily life.  Even if it means just getting done the things that are absolutely necessary and nothing extra.  Brighter days will come.

We heard a quote recently at church: 'If all you do in this life is praise God then you have done what you were intended to do'.  So if I can just praise God even in the midst of winter I am doing all that is required.  (along with cooking, laundry, school... just keep praising Him along with all the things that are needful)

Till He Come.  This too shall pass!  He is coming again and heaven will be our reality! That is reason enough to praise Him!

To HIM who is able to keep you from falling and to present you before His glorious presence without fault and with great joy -- to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore!  Amen.

                                                       Jude 24&25

Jude was my Bible reading this morning.  The last 2 verses just sang to me!  How could I not fall on my face before Him and praise Him!  He who made the earth, the planets, the sun, the stars, the whole universe and everything in it - then He made us. Knowing we would sin.  He knew before hand!  And He created us anyway.  AND He masterminded the plan of salvation, sending His SON to die for us.  All we have to do is accept Jesus as our Savior and follow Him.

And He will present us WITHOUT FAULT to God the Father, our creator.

Truly, how can I not praise Him?

Picture painted by Akiane Kramarik when she was 8 years old.

I first saw it in the book 'Heaven is for Real'.  I beg you to buy and read this book.  It is truly amazing.