So for those of you that read BLESSINGS FROM AFAR know I mentioned about the mantel.
You also read that I probably would change it up.
Well a total of a few hours after writing that post, I did.
All the Christmas decorations have been put away.
A few stragglers have been found lying around.
Also a few decorations bought at 75% have to be added to the multitude of Christmas bins.
I started to clean the house.
I got 5 feet done out of 1500 square feet of home.
Not bad eh?
lol
When I lit all the candles the other day, it felt like an altar.
A little place of holiness.
It's been a rough ending for 2011 for many of us.
An even more rougher 2012 beginning.
I read this to my mother last night in the hospital room that is from Streams in the Desert:
"The type of prayer that empties us of faith frequently arises from focusing our thoughts on the difficulty rather than on God's promises. Abraham, 'without weakening in his faith....faced the fact that his body was as good as dead....Yet he did not waver through unbelief regarding the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God" (Romans 4:19-20)"
"Mom, his body as good as dead! Yet he did not waver."
I shared with her that I have been wavering for a few weeks.
amen amen amen
9 comments:
Blessings sweet sis, love you.
I'm going to have to get that book! Wow! Your mom must be very comforted to have you as her daughter and friend. Praying for you! Love, Denise
Amen! Lovely 'altar.' I've missed you. I must come visit regularly again!
Angie, I will be watching for where these beauties end up next.LOL
Stay strong, Ang! Let God be strong in you 'cause when you are weak, then you are strong!
2 Corinthians 12:9 He said to me, “My grace is enough for you, because power is made perfect in weakness.” So I’ll gladly spend my time bragging about my weaknesses so that Christ’s power can rest on me. 10 Therefore, I’m all right with weaknesses, insults, disasters, harassments, and stressful situations for the sake of Christ, because when I’m weak, then I’m strong.
Love what you have done with that bit of space. You must have been very very busy putting away Christmas stuff--I saw your videos of your decorations!! My FIL whose stroke was May 2008 is doing quite well in an assisted living facility. He really enjoys it there and is very active although he is in a wheel chair. He moves it with one hand and his feet. He continues to get pt every so many months for about 6 weeks at a time and this helps him a lot! He interacts and ministers to so many people that his stroke has given him a wider range of ministry--its been amazing.
Ps love the picture of Mary and Jesus (is it?) near the candles--I haven't seen one like that.
You're a little dynamo! I think about you often, and still have youall in my prayers!
Amen and Amen!!! So very true. Wonderful post!!
Love ya!
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