Be Strong and Courageous

The blessing just keep coming, counting them always and more often. Finding the JOY in all things, of course god has been so gracious to bless with the easy as of late and I am thankful. Today's post by Ann is such a rich blessing, to see so many will have the opportunity to take in her story and begin their own journey of gifts. Every day that I come to blog land and read the eloquent words of many  of you, I am blessed beyond measure with the grace and mercy of our LORD.  Our days are filled with the mundane so much, the dishes, the laundry, gathering of things. But to daily seek the joys and grace that our Lord has to offer readily to us is more than blessings for this one soul. I love this community of believers who wants to take it in and then pass it along to help others see the deepness and richness of His blessing pouring out, not just in the Pollyanna sunshine of the days, but in the darkness of the sorrows of ones spirit. He is there, walking along side, ...

I have been listing my gifts for a few months now and have passed the 500 mark. I have found that I seek to find the beauty in all things with greater ease as  I continue on this journey. There is just a broader presence of God in my days. Of course not every day is 'beautiful' in the moment but I have now learned that every day is a gift. It is in the breath that fills our lungs that even in the dark of night or turmoil we can see that God's hand is holding us together. One night after dropping Keith to work I was greeted with this sunset and had to stop. The Shekinah Glory that streamed down was amazing to behold. I googled Shekinah and came HERE  and loved what it to say about His Glory. The word shekinah does not appear in the Bible, but the concept clearly does. The Jewish rabbis coined this extra-biblical expression, a form of a Hebrew word that literally means "he caused to dwell," signifying that it was a divine visitation of the presence or dwellin...