13 LETTER WORDS!

AI showed me the most commonly used 13 letter words in English. 

Who cares?.....you probably ask. 

I, being fixated as I am on words, counted the list to find that 1/4 of said words included ended in s. Plurals no less. In my opinion that's a cop-out. Superfluous and needless.

The 13 letter word I'm obsessing on this morning was on my Word-A-Day calendar. Unputdownable.

Engrossing or riveting, usually in reference to a book

My focus then began with Bible in hand opened to the book of Ezra. Ezra means help, helper and strength. (Hebrew 'azar--aid protect, support) Azaryahu = Yahweh Helps. I need help to put down things not needed, aka fear, worry & self-protection. Self anything.

Bible in one hand and chocolate in the other.

Which one should be unputdownable?

May the LORD stir up my spirit to put down chocolate things of the world but not my Bible.

God's Word is unputdownable!

BIRDS! BIRDS!! BIRDS!!!

A bird lover resides here! Hubby tends and feeds his birds well! Some even swoop in and out as if to remind him more food is needed.

So grateful for this poster from JA.

On the 5th day, God created birds. (Genesis 1:20)

Birds teach us the beauty of simple living as they often work together to care for their families!

Obviously our Heavenly Father uses hubby as part of His divine provision to feed His birds (Matthew 6:26)

Allow God to use you!

As the temps cool!

"CHOOSE-DAY" TUESDAY!

A text from sweet friend JA had me thinking of all the best things to choose for this Tuesday.

Admittedly, I had to choose to quit complaining first so all the joy could spring forth!

Choose love, joy, peace, kindness, goodness and gratitude❣️

In a nutshell....

CHOOSE JESUS!*

*A reminder I see daily in my prayer room!

HOPE -FILLED LIFE!

Hope---as an acronym or acrostic?? Does the linguistics matter?

Regardless of the etymology for hope; hope involves wait.

Think a positive expectancy even in difficult situations. Optimistic!

Note "holding" as verb (Present Participle/Gerund) indicates an on-going action. That's what hope is......on-going!

As I often say.......Enough said!

55 "BER-SARRY YEARS" & COUNTING!

"Whom God hath joined together".......

.....let no man put asunder!

A big thanks for the above text from JoLynn to all the texts, cards & calls from family and friends with lots of memories----from the Greystone Inn where they would hang our napkins on the back of our chairs if we left the table, to boat rides and golf carts to the swoosh of desending on ice-cold sliding Rock. Some of the calls included "Ber-sarry" singing which had us smiling and remembering the "old days.

A BIG thanks to all❣️

GOD LISTENS! GOD HEARS!

God not only listens! God truly hears!!

Above all, hold unfailing your love for one another, (1 Peter 4:8a, RSV)

A privilege of true fellowship!

FRIDAY FAREWELLS !

Two grandsons with varying last names but sharing an unusual middle name, (Davenport) are leaving one  dwelling place and heading for another.  Actually the new dwelling places are oh so similar but in different states. AR and NC. Think campuses! 

LEAVING FLORIDA

WITH A UNIVERSAL DETOUR!

How time has flown!

A NC car full!

WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA UNIVERSITY BOUND

Where has time gone?

From South Holmes to tp a  campus dorm.

.....ALBRIGHT # 307 ..........

FULLY DECORATED AND ORGANIZED BY THE WHOLE FAMILY

Cousins with not only blood connections but spiritual ones as well!

HALLELUJAH!

ISAIAH 40:8 !

A picture that includes the verse that says it all.

May I always remember this OT truth!

JOMC

Just One More Chapter!

Read it on Goldie's shirt as she reads sprawled on the porch!

Readers in S's prayer chair.

Readers on the floor in the bookstore.

Readers in the grass. 

Readers in a library. 

Readers old and young together, in NYC, no less.

Readers together in bed.

Reading. Reading. Everywhere.

Granddaughters after my own heart through the years.

Just One More Chapter!

🎶MUSICAL PRAISE! 🎶

LYRICS LEADING TO PRAYER!! 

🎶I love you, Lord🎶 a short worship song written in 1978 has been my lead-in to my night-time prayers for family recently. When John Tagliarini, Music Director at BC FBC, led the choir in singing it during Sunday's Worship my spirits were lifted! Plus, the lyrics "sealed the deal" as a quiet prayer of praise for me to use repetitively (4x) in my God-pleasing personal worship.

(Laurie Klein, 1978)

In heartfelt declaration of love to the Father who sent His son, Jesus, to Him be the glory!