JOY INCREASING!

Happy First Day of Spring! 

Memphis has flowers and our snow has dissipated! (Pradip pic)

Just the thought of springtime brings me JOY!

In every season.....winter, spring, summer, fall, ordained by God;

Focus on Him. 

Lean in to others in the "church."

Result = JOY 

Think increasing JOY!

Come let us sing for "JOY to the Lord"! (Psalm 95:1a) for "all my springs of joy are in you." (Psalm 87:7)

Everlasting JOY!

SPRINGTIME IS HERE!

LENTEN ROSES. Bowing their heads at 4:24 CST to welcome spring!

Maybe we should all bow our heads in worship for the Creator. 

He changes time and seasons. (Daniel 2:21, ESV)

There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heavens: (Ecclesiastes 3:1, NIV)

Springtime is one of my favorite.

PANDEMIC PROTOCOL

To everything there is a season or as Solomon says in Ecclesiastes 3:1, There is a time  for everything and a season for every activity under the sun. He even says in Ecclesiastes 3:8b a time for war and a time for peace.

Yesterday the President in his report on the coronavirus pandemic, used the analogy of being at war with an invisible enemy. The CDC warned that people need to stay home and heed the warning of exposure to others. So.....what does one do?

My grands have been following the protocol from  FL, MA, NY, Tennessee & Texas.

Turning the kitchen table into a ping-pong table....

....the front door into a basketball goal and the hallway into the court.The Texans 5 boys comprise their own team.

Finding a cozy chair for some device time......

......and a chair on the porch just to be outside,

and an inside chair to share with brother.

More sibling time as one reading the same book as her friend for a bookclub which is monitored by Alice's grandmother but takes time to include her baby sister.

Hand washing is important---sometimes one needs the whole sink to do it.

Factoring in fun & laughter (Ecclesiastes 3:4) to keep up brother's spirit! **that video is not working so enjoy J's PT. His breathing shows he is working hard to improve his "walk" . Will post the "funny" video when I can make it work.

Practicing the pandemic protocol is so important to stem the spread of this disease. 

So glad my grands are doing their part.

Spring: Day 1

3/20/12 Many writers speak of springtime as the season that eases in or tiptoes in with scents to tickle our noses and blooms to delight our eyes. A time of no extremes. A time of transition between the chill of winter and the heat of summer.

Weather wise, spring of 2012 entered weeks before its designated calendar day and defied such descriptors. It blew in with gale force winds, tornados, flooding and record-breaking high temps that would then plummet without warning. 

Today’s powerful wind gusts scattered the petals of our "early blooming" cherry tree far and wide---and even into our living room through our pane-less frame. The Window World gal said it was “magical” to see all that pink whirring around. Pink cotton candy. (My thought---it looks like we just had a wedding in here.)

None of this surprises our Creator. As our earth revolves, seasons will continue. “While the earth remains, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night, shall not cease.” (Genesis 8:22) We just get to enjoy each of them.

There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: 2 a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot, 3 a time to kill and a time to heal, …….... 4 a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance, 5 ……….. a time to embrace..... (Ecclesiastes 3:1-5)

 Spring: a favorite season for many----embrace it and enjoy!