Monthly Archives: July 2023
Today we celebrate Fran DeLeonard’s life. She is now with Jesus, Whom she loved and served. When I think of Fran, I sing to my own soul the hymn we sang together, “My Jesus, I Lovce Thee.” These words were written in 1862 and loved by the church ever since (Hymnary.org)
1 My Jesus, I love thee, I know thou art mine; for thee all the follies of sin I resign; my gracious Redeemer, my Savior art thou; if ever…..
One of my favorite verses in the Bible is from Lamentations. I quoted it yesterday, so forgive the repetition: “Because of the Lord’s great love, we are not consummed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning, great is Your faithfulness.” (Lamentations 3:21-22.
Here’s what comes before that. Does this sound like the woes many face today trying to live life on their own and running on a treadmill backwards? We need this message more today than we…..
In this present situation, selling our “forever” home and recognizing that we can’t continue its maintenance, we are once again in transition. The Psalms have been a great comfort as we admit that age is a definite factor in our daily lives, and we need to make wise decisions while we are able.
Psalm 4 has been a comfort to me as my role as homemaker comes to a close. From now on, Ev and I can have meals prepared…..
Too much to do today. Starts off with dentist visit and four (count them) antibiotic pills to protect my hip. I don’t do well even with one. Didn’t sleep much either last night. So…
Used to conduct the Hope College Chapel Choir for morning worship several days a week. This hymn was meaningful to me then and now: “New every morning is the love Our wakening and uprising prove, Thru sleep and darkness safely brought Restored to life and power…..
1 O beautiful for spacious skies, for amber waves of grain; for purple mountain majesties above the fruited plain! America! America! God shed his grace on thee, and crown thy good with brotherhood from sea to shining sea.
2 O beautiful for heroes proved in liberating strife, who more than self their country loved, and mercy more than life! America! America! May God thy gold refine, till all success be nobleness, and every gain divine.
3 O beautiful for patriot…..
God is good. Today we met the buyer of our home. She has the same first name as our neighbor across the street and her married name is Jackson. Godincidence, of course. She is delightful and loves our home as much as we do.
We will go today to measure our new apartment and make sure our furniture fits and all is in…..
Six months from today is New Year’s Day. It’s a day of resolutions that won’t be kept, it’s the beginning of election year, it’s football and parades and fireworks and family gatherings, and a time to renew hope that it will be a year of peace, prosperity, kindness, love, gratitude, and all things pleasant.
Promises, promises, promises. So, let’s look realistically at each day with an attitude of gratitude. Each day is New Year’s Day. Each day is an opportunity…..