Psalm 46:10a
Lord, things SEEM strange. Yet, I feel your presence and your comfort. Thank you.
And you? How do things feel in your life?

by Mary Bonner | Feb 15, 2012 | Uncategorized | 6 comments
Lord, things SEEM strange. Yet, I feel your presence and your comfort. Thank you.
And you? How do things feel in your life?
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I read these verses this morning as part of @stephanieweinert chapter a day challenge
It has been months since I have shared in this space. A lot of hard things have happened.
Tomorrow it will be four months since the sudden death of a close family member that was in his mid-fifties.
The grief is palpable. The loss is cavernous.
And life goes on.
And I remember that “he is my help and my shield.” And I will be thankful.
#thankfulthursday #psalm33 #chapteradaychallenge
Nov 19
Peace comes when I let go of my troubles and worries.
Peace comes when I let go of my fear.
Peace comes when I stop thinking about the “what-if” and the “if only” and begin looking to the present.
When I hang on tightly to my worries and troubles, things can go south in a hurry.
It is only when I take my troubles to Him that I have peace.
It is then that I find contentment.
Peace comes when I say “thank you, Lord.”
It comes when I make more space for Him and less space for me.
And this happens when I cast my cares at His feet and leave them there.
If you haven’t listened to Give Me Your Peace by Gateway Worship, I suggest you give it a listen. You can hear a small clip in my story today.
#happyfriday friends. May your weekend be filled with peace and rest.
#hope #prayer #peace #1peter57
Jul 17
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.
#psalm3815
#psalm397 #hopeinthelord
#godisincontrol #ThankfulThursday #ThinkPositiveThursday #ThoughtfulThursday
Jul 16
Reminding myself that I belong to Him and I am covered by his wings.
#psalm914 #corrietenbom
#prayer
Jul 11
Today marks 28 years since she was born.
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
Jun 9
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Love the snow scene and the "Be still" verse–
Well, things are feeling really cluttered around my house with the tail end of this remodeling but I guess strange in a way also–go to the entry hall for salt and pepper–go to the dining room for a pan to fry the eggs in–go to the den for the other spices–go to the new pantry for some wesson oil–well, you get the picture–I never thought I was an organized person but I guess I am at least sorta–
The really strange thing is that this is not driving me to distraction–ha ha–I have so many more wonderful things (things God is doing) to focus my attention on and it is good–all He does is good!
Mary, I have sensed this "strange" before too! Alot of times, my mind wants to "fly the coop" and become anxious & fearful. And looking back, God was definitely at work preparing me for the next step – may have been a great lesson to be learned, but gaining strength beforehand – and realizing HIS presence was near.
Winter is always a little "strange" for me as I am usually more reflective, quieter, knitting and spinning, taking pictures and reading more…It seems God draws me away during the winter months to fill me for the coming more active months ahead….I actually like all the seasons as I find that God is the same yet different in each season.
I love this post because it has caused me to ponder even more…"Be still and know that I am God"…..love this verse..
Well–this is interesting–I am not having to look for the salt shaker in the hallway like Dianne–that is an obvious reason one might be feeling a little off balance–but she seems okay with it. Like Nancy–you have me pondering if I am feeling a little 'strange' too. hmmm Something to think about–PS–I am back–these little letters to prove I am not a robot make me feel a little weird–because I can barely make them out. 🙂
I love quiet and calm. I just think it is refreshing and peaceful, a 'sort of resting place' in order to find strength for what is to come.
Remember we hear him better when the quiet is louder than our thoughts.
You know what? I think if everyone in the world just slowed down a bit and were still for just a little while we would see a lot of conversions. Noise can drown out that still, small voice.
We have zero snow here. I mean, I can see my grass (well, my weeds) and we still have bugs in February! I killed two mosquitoes yesterday and I'm not joking. Usually you never see them up here after October. Other than that freak October storm we haven't had any snow either. It's weird. I'm pretty sure we usually get 90 to 100 inches of snow a year, but not this year.