Wonders…they are all around me…wonders in what I see…wonders in what I do…wonders in what I hear…wonders performed by Him…ALL performed by Him.
These pictures were taken in Yellowstone National Park in June of 2008. Nature is just one of the many wonders I encounter every day. I think this is called Yellowstone Falls…absolutely breathtaking…and this picture doesn’t do it justice!
This is Old Faithful…I was fortunate enough to actually get a picture when it was “doing it’s thing!”
Sometimes I wonder…why God is so good to me? …why is He so good to His children? It is because he LOVES me. He LOVES us.
Lord, thank you for the wonder of your love. For the way you manifest it in my life and for the way you manifest it in the nature around me. The birds, the trees, the sun, the rain, the tears, the laughter, the joy, the sadness…the peace that comes from knowing YOU. Knowing YOU are in charge, knowing YOU care for me, knowing YOU care for those I love. For Jesus your son you sent to the cross to bear my sins and rose again that I might have eternal life…Lord, I cannot begin to thank you for the way you have blessed me, for the way you have shown me in the midst of all that is going on that YOU are there. You are waiting for me to let you lead me through this busy time. Thank you, Lord, for the wonder of all you do.
Friends, I don’t know how long it will last…but I have a peace about all the chaos going on around me and I am so thankful…THAT is my Wednesday Wonder…what is yours?
May you experience God’s peace in your life today…
Beautiful post my precious friend. I think that is the true miracle–peace in the midst of all the chaos.
We all know Jesus can save us from disaster and does many many times. But to me the biggest miracle of all is the peace in the midst of extreme trouble and storms in our lives.
Mary, I am so happy for your peace and thank God for it. We know that true peace only comes from Him. May you continue to feel the warmth of His love and His peace in your life. Praying for you. ~a
As the weeks have drug on it has been easy for me to lose hope.
Will things ever get back to some type of normal? People were not created to live in isolation.
Will we be able to see someone smile or will we always look at them and only see their eyes?
Will people gather without having to sit 6’ apart?
I don’t know the answer and I’m not posting this to debate the news media’s portrayal of the pandemic.
I’m sharing this today because I spent some time with the Lord thanking him for the things I DO have and not focusing on the things I don’t have. The things I have lost since March.
I looked up scriptures about hope.
I made a list in my prayer journal of things I’m grateful for.
Life goes on. Life crisis continues even during this pandemic. People die naturall and tragically. And babies are born. And weddings happen and new lives begin.
This crisis in our world isn’t a surprise to God.
And my hope and security is in Him.
If you scroll through the photos, you see things that made me smile this morning and reminded me of the goodness of God - even now.
With all the grief and sadness in the world I wasn’t sure how I would handle today. How I would allow myself to grieve this loss? Today when there has so much WRONG in our world. In a post @deidrariggs shared today she reminded us that life goes on. And I realized that today this is my life. And I can grieve this loss. My life goes on... I am thankful for the 4 days we had her. On Friday I will remember each event of her last day and I will remember her dying in my arms.
And I will be both sad and grateful. #infantloss #trisomy18 #stlouischildrenshospital
Love those. I have never been there, but always wanted to go.
Beautiful post my precious friend. I think that is the true miracle–peace in the midst of all the chaos.
We all know Jesus can save us from disaster and does many many times. But to me the biggest miracle of all is the peace in the midst of extreme trouble and storms in our lives.
Love,
Dianne
Your photos are amazing! This post is an encouragement – thank you.
Mary,
I am so happy for your peace and thank God for it. We know that true peace only comes from Him. May you continue to feel the warmth of His love and His peace in your life.
Praying for you.
~a