Thursday

Purification



















Purification

Lord Jesus,
I sin---- Grant that I may never cease grieving because of it,
never be content with myself,
never think I can reach a point of perfection.
Kill my envy, command my tongue, trample down self.
Give me grace to be holy, kind, gentle, pure, peaceable,
to live for thee and not for self,
to copy Thy words, acts, spirit,
to be transformed into They likeness,
to be consecrated wholly to Thee,
to live entirely to Thy glory.
Deliver me from attachment to things unclean,
from wrong associations,
from the predominance of evil passions,
from the sugar of sin as well as its gall,
that with self-loathing, deep contrition, earnest heart searching
I may come to Thee, cast myself on Thee, trust in Thee, cry to Thee, be delivered by Thee.
O God, the Eternal All, help me to know that
all things are shadows, but Thou are substance,
all things are quicksands, but Thou art mountain,
all things are shifting, but Thou art anchor,
all things are ignorance, but Thou art wisdom.
If my life is to be a crucible amid burning heat,
so be it,
but do Thou sit at the furnace mouth
to watch the ore that nothing be lost.
If I sin willfully, grievously, tormentedly,
in grace take away my mourning and give me music;
remove my sackcloth and clothe me with beauty;
still my sighs and fill my mouth with song,
then give me summer weather as a Christian.

Monday

39 Years of Marital Bliss!!! - Saturday, July 24, 2010



Lynda & Diana were my bridesmaids....


Wayne and Harold were the groomsmen...




....off to Colorado!!
(was that a foreshadowing of future events??)

Wednesday

Many People Enduring Difficulties and Trials - be encouraged!

When your faith endures many conflicts and your spirit sinks low, do not condemn yourself. It was David in haste who said, "I am cut off from before your eyes" (Ps. 31:22). Yet there is David now in the blessed heavenly choir, for even here on earth he was a man after God's own Heart. (Sam. 13:14) There is a reason for your season of heaviness. Great soldiers are not made without war. Skillful sailors are not trained on the shore. It appears that if you are to become a great believer, you will be greatly tested. If you are to be a great helper to others, you must pass through their trials. If you are to be instructed in the things of the kingdom, you must learn from experience. The uncut diamond has little brilliance, the unthreshed corn feeds no one, and the untried believer is of little use or beauty. There are great benefits to come from your trials and depression. Many people have a comparatively smooth path through life, but their position is not the equal of the tested believer. The one who is much plowed and often harrowed will thank God if the result is a larger harvest to the praise and glory of God by Jesus Christ. If your face is now covered with sorrow, the time will come when you will bless God for that sorrow. The day will come when you will see great gain from your losses, your crosses, your troubles, and your afflictions:
From all your affliction His glory shall spring, 
And the deeper your sorrows, the louder you'll sing.

~"Beside Still Waters", by C. H. Spurgeon

Saturday

Presley's 6th Birthday - January 4th


Presley turned 6 years old January 4th!
We gave him a "Cowboy" Party and
this poster was on the front door!


Instead of cake he got two pies:
Chocolate and Coconut!
(and we sang to him twice too!)

Opening gifts~


 
Better be careful of that
Cowboy, Presley!

christmas memories







We had the privilege of Texas visitors Christmas Day:
Lavan Watts, Chandler & I,
Mark & Amy Wyche and their
girls, Natalie & Ruth.

Friday

Christmas 2009

Hopefully this is the last late-night-wrapping-marathon before Christmas!!!





Tuesday

Spurgeon

When your faith endures many conflicts and your spirit sinks low, do not condemn yourself. It was David in haste who said, "I am cut off from before your eyes" (Ps. 31:22). Yet there is David now in the blessed heavenly choir, for even here on earth he was a man after God's own Heart. (Sam. 13:14) There is a reason for your season of heaviness. Great soldiers are not made without war. Skillful sailors are not trained on the shore. It appears that if you are to become a great believer, you will be greatly tested. If you are to be a great helper to others, you must pass through their trials. If you are to be instructed in the things of the kingdom, you must learn from experience. The uncut diamond has little brilliance, the unthreshed corn feeds no one, and the untried believer is of little use or beauty. There are great benefits to come from your trials and depression. Many people have a comparatively smooth path through life, but their position is not the equal of the tested believer. The one who is much plowed and often harrowed will thank God if the result is a larger harvest to the praise and glory of God by Jesus Christ. If your face is now covered with sorrow, the time will come when you will bless God for that sorrow. The day will come when you will see great gain from your losses, your crosses, your troubles, and your afflictions: From all your affliction His glory shall spring, 
And the deeper your sorrows, the louder you'll sing.

~"Beside Still Waters", by C. H. Spurgeon