Tea Cup

Those of you that know me know I collect tea pots and tea cups.  As I look around my house I see all the beautiful tea cups and tea pots God has blessed me with. I enjoy having tea parties and drinking tea in special cups.  I have been sort of busy lately and have not had a tea party in a while.

Sort of busy...  Sometimes we get so busy doing busy things we forget to do the things that are most important like having ladies over for tea and maybe talking about God's Word together.  Or maybe just taking time out to pray and study God's Word alone.

You know if that tea cup gets empty there is no more tea in it!  We are the same way.  If we don't keep filled up on God's Word we become empty.  Satan just hangs around for that time.  Are you empty?

Fill that cup!

Butterflies

Butterflies have been swarming around here.  In fact as you drive down the street you have them hitting your windshield in large numbers.  The butterflies are one of God's many creations and so pretty.  It hurts to see them die in such large amounts.  There is nothing we can do about that except maybe park our cars.  A coworker of mine said her grandaughter was picking the dead ones out of the grill on her truck.  The granddaughter looked up at her like she was a murderer!  Another friend said he tried slowing down so that maybe it wouldn't be so bad.  They die if you are going 60 or 70.

Those butterflies will never be back but God will send others to brighten our day.  A lot of things that happen in our lives are sad.  Maybe a good friend moves away or we loose a job or a loved one finds out they have a dreaded diesease or maybe there is an accident.  These are all sad things but you know what?  In Jeremiah 29:11 God says He has a plan for us and a hope and a future.  Isn't that a great thought?

Changes

Lots of changes going on in many of my friends lives.  Just visited with a friend that moved away and is living in Arizona.  We think of Arizona as being very hot and it is in some places at some times.  She lives on a mountain and there was a big snow storm there last week end.  Another friend is building a new house that will be ready in a few weeks.  She will be moving away.  Another friend that has already moved away is building a new house but it just started today.  Another friend is expecting a new grandbaby any day now.  Another friend is getting a new sewer system but the blasting they are doing to get it in the ground is unnerving to her!

Me well I am just getting fatter and sassier but who knows a big change might be coming my way too.  A new house not likely.  A new sewer system no we have a septic tank.  A new grandbaby well now that is posssible! (I have a married daughter.)

Sometimes changes are good and fun but sometimes not so good and fun.  Whatever is going on in your life I hope is good and fun. 

Mary

I just read a blog written by a beautiful Christian Mother.  She was holding her sons hand during communion on Sunday morning.  She reflected on Mary the mother of Jesus and how Mary must have felt watching her son die on that cross and how she must have wanted to take His hand and care for the nail holes there.  How she stood at His feet watching Him struggle to breath and then hear Him give her to John.  She knew He was God's son.  She knew why He had to do what He did but she was still His mother and the hurt was there.

Those mothers of us that have believing children feel a sigh of relief knowing that someday they will be with Jesus in heaven.  Some of us have unbelieving children.  Maybe they just haven't taken that step.  Maybe they don't feel they can be perfect enough.  Whatever the reason we ache for them.  No one wants anyone to die and miss out on spending eternity in heaven with Jesus.  Don't give up mothers just keep praying God will send just the right person to aid them in their decision to become a child of God.

Hmmm

Last night we had a Bible Study with some very special people.  That got me to thinking (here I go again!).  I have a lot of special people in my life.  So many friends from way back and many special people in my life now.  There are many special people in my life that I have never had a Bible Study with.

Hmmm!

What If!

When my children were little they would say but what if.  I told them we don't do what ifs.  They didn't happen and no point in thinking about them.

Last night Doug and I watched a movie called "What If".  It was similar to "It is't A Wonderful Life" and another movie I can't think of the name of.  Anyway it got me to thinking which can sometimes be dangerous.

We had a friend stop by after we had seen the movie.  Doug was telling him about the movie and he began to say some "What ifs".  Things like What if you had not moved here, What if you had not ever met each other.  Stuff like that.  Some of that could be scarry.  (That is one reason I didn't like for my children to think about What Ifs.)

But what if Jesus had not died for our sins?  What if there was not a heaven?  What if God did not love us?

I am thankful for salvation.  I am thankful there is a heaven and that God loves us.  I am thankful for forgiveness.  We don't have to do "What Ifs" and isn't that great!

I climbed the rock again!

My daughter and her husband and two dogs came for a visit.  We all went to Enchanted Rock.  I climbed it again!  This time we followed the trail up and down.  No sidetracks for us.  The younger ones went to explore some caves. 

While we were up on top Doug and I were thinking about "The Flood".  Doug said this rock/mountain was covered in water.  Then I began to think about the Himalayan Mountains.  They are really tall mountains.  The Bible says all the earth was flooded.  That was a lot of water.  Our God is so awsome.  He made those majestic mountains and then covered them with water.  He washed away all the sin that was in the world at that time. 

When we are baptized all of our sins are washed away.  After the flood it did not take man long to begin sinning again.  How long after all of our sins are washed away do we begin sinning again?

On Sunday I am sure you heard a sermon about Jesus' death on the cross.  How His blood was shed for us.  He did that for us.  How soon after that lesson did we begin sinning again?

Something to think about!

Alpha and Omega

Everywhere you look you see the beautiful spring flowers.  Here in Texas bluebonnets, Indian Paints, flox, Lavender, etc. is filling the fields and road sides. In my yard the roses are blooming, my shamrock plant, my easter lily  and lots of petunias are blooming.  God is in charge.  He made all these flowers and they know when to bloom.  It isn't because of anything I did.

I have a friend Terry.  Terry is a very good photographer.  He posted a picture on facebook of dandilions.  One was yellow and the other was ready for a child to pick and blow away!  Beautiful.  He titled it Alpha and Omega.  The beginning and the end.  God is the beginning and the end.  Everything we do from beginning to end we do for the glory of God.

Have a great day from beginning to end!

Study and Age

As I get older it is harder for anything to stick in my brain. Or maybe it sticks so tight that it is hard to retrieve it. On Sunday morning we are studying the book of John in Bible Class. On Wednesday evening I am teaching the Old Testament and we are at the plagues. The kids are enjoying it so that is good. I am starting the study of the Gospels with the Digging Deeper in God's Word group. Now on Tuesday evenings we are going to have a class that will study the book of Acts. I sure hope my old brain can keep everything straight!



Studying God's Word is a great thing no matter your age.