Devotions | Proverbs 31 Ministries

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Devotions | Proverbs 31 Ministries

It's Monday!!

So come on over to my Simple Women's Daybook Blog 

and see what is going on with me today!

You will find the link to the right above my picture!

May you be blessed big this Monday!!

Jesus Gave Everything

He came not to a throne, but to a manger.
He lived not as a king, but as a servant.
He chose not a kingdom, but a cross.
He gave not just a little, but everything.
-Holley Gerth

May the incredible love of Christ the Saviour and the joy of His coming bless you anew this Christmas.

Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us.
Ephesians 5:2

It's Monday!!

Come over to my Simple Women's Daybook Blog..
and see what is going on with me today.

(the link is to the right above my picture..)

Pray you are having a great Monday!! 

Remember...

Video of Beautiful Mackinac Island in the Fall

MyNorth.com Video: Northern Michigan Color Tour: Mackinac Island in Autumn

Hope you enjoy this short video..I love Mackinac Island!  Our granddaughter Alyssa lives there year round so that makes it even more special to us!! Click on the above photo to start the video!!

Grateful Friday- November 30th

Well Friday came and went...I meant to get here and completely forgot so I am actually posting this on Monday the 3rd...will try to get it to post like it's Friday!! LOL

*Saturday* Grateful for another warmish day...especially for the end of November...Enjoyed lunch at Cracker Barrel...one of our favorite places...watched football...all in all a nice Saturday.

*Sunday* Picked up Morgan for church...had a wonderful service..great praise...great Word..

*Monday* Worked on my Bible study homework...was blessed to meet with one of the young ladies at church...had a latte and muffin with her at Tim Horton's and lots of "getting to know you stuff".

*Tuesday* Grateful for some motivation to declutter!!  Had a nice visit from Lori...Did a little Christmas decorating..

*Wednesday*  Morning Bible study...awesome time..Shopping at Walmart afterwards...got baby shower gift..nice relaxing afternoon.

*Thursday* Spent the day (10:00-5:00) with my sister.  Shopping, getting her hair done, and having lunch with her to celebrate her 82nd birthday!!  So blessed to have her in my life!!

*Friday*  Laundry, grocery shopping..sort of a catch up day!  Mexican restaurant for supper...


A moment to remember-  Another grandchild picture...Fred and I with Morgan after her first band concert.

It's Monday!

It's Monday!

Come over to my Simple Women's Daybook Blog 

and see what is going on with me today.

(the link is to the right above my picture)

God Bless and have a wonderful Monday!

Grateful Friday

Good afternoon the day after Thanksgiving!!  We had a beautiful day yesterday...wonderful to have the whole family together and to have wonderful "warm" (for us) weather!!  Being inspired by a friend who started a Friday tradition of posting her week of gratitudes each Friday on her blog, I am going to attempt to do something like that here on my blog.

*Saturday*  a beautiful fall day.  Got a lot done around the house and even grocery shopping..spent the afternoon enjoying watching Michigan football...

*Sunday* Morgan's call to ask to be picked up for church!!  Lunch at Applebee's with our son and his wife..great fellowship and "catching up".

*Monday* Lazy kind of day....cooler..good chili weather...love these kind of days.

*Tuesday* Breakfast for lunch at Bob Evans with my best friend...my hubby!!

*Wednesday* Christmas lights put on the house and the other decorations on the porch are done!! Thankful for my hubby who spent the afternoon doing this!!

*Thursday* THANKSGIVING!!  So thankful for a wonderful get together with our family and friends...

*Friday* Catch up day and supper at Red Lobster

A Moment to remember...grateful for grandkids!! Megan and boyfriend Brandon!!

Thanksgiving Blessings!!

Thanksgiving...almost here...

I am finally here again....I have been really planning on coming here and posting but always seem to put it off...so I thought with Thanksgiving just a couple days away, this was a good time...
Thanksgiving we are heading to Pam and Dan's...it will be all of our kids and their families along with extended family, and quite a few family friends..all counted we will have 40+ people all joining together to give thanks!!     Pam and Dan are fixing the turkey, potatoes, gravy and everyone else will be bringing dishes to add to the 'feast'!!  I am taking 2 different kind of rolls, a topsy turvy apple pie, and probably a veggie tray... 

I was thinking this afternoon that it didn't seem possible that a whole year had gone by and we were only 2 days from Thanksgiving and 34 days until Christmas...Jesus Birthday!!  I have been so conscious of how fast time is flying by the last few months...hubby and I have talked about it a lot..seems like the older we get the faster time goes, but then a lot of people (younger than me) also have mentioned it so anyway, here we are and as soon as we are finished with Thanksgiving I am ready to put our tree up!! It's one thing I like about the artificial tree...can put it up so much earlier. 

Today was a really lazy Tuesday for both of us..hubby decided around noon that Bob Evans pancakes would hit the spot, so instead of eating lunch we went there and had breakfast!!  I don't do pancakes so I had french toast which was really yummy...then we made a trip to Costco for a few things that we buy there.  I did splurge and buy pecans for Christmas baking...along with a few other things...tonight I found some Christmas movies on tv and I am looking forward to watching one of these.  Fred has a meeting tonight so the tv is freed up from the news station!!

Well going to sign off for now..am looking forward to keeping my blog up to date!! Lots of things going on this time of year to talk about, so it shouldn't be too hard!!  


For this Thanksgiving season I want to share this prayer....

Praying You Are...

Blessed in a way that brings God's presence closer than you have ever know it...

Blessed in a way that assures you of the plans He has for your life...

Blessed in a way that fills your heart with a thousand "thank-yous" for all that His hand will bring your way.

May the Lord continually Bless You with heaven's blessings as well as with human joys. Psalm 128:5 TLB

It's Monday!

Come over to my Simple Women's Daybook Blog

and see what is going on with me today!

(The link is to the right above my picture)..

God Bless and have a great day...and a great Thanksgiving Thursday!!

Wow! It's Monday already!!

Come on over to my Simple Woman's Daybook Blog

and see what is going on with me today.

(The link is to the right above my picture!) 

God Bless and Have a great Monday!!

It's Monday..come on over to my 

Simple Woman's Daybook Blog

and see what is going on with me today...

(The link is to the right above my picture!)

God Bless and Have a great Monday!!

It's Monday...come on over to my
Simple Woman's Daybook Blog
and see what is going on with me today..
(The link is to the right above my picture!)

God Bless and have a wonderful Monday!!

Fun on Mackinac Island

Hello...it's been a few months since I have been here..no real reason but just been lazy this summer.
Wanted to share some photos of our short to trip to Mackinac Island on September 2, 2012  It was to help our
daughter Lori and husband Bill celebrate their 28th anniversary..they renewed their vows in a beautiful garden and we had a nice lunch with them too.  Bill had arranged for us and their children to be there to surprise Lori...we had a lot of fun and it was a beautiful day...and she was surprised!!

Lori and Bill renewing vows...

Hope you enjoy the pictures...hope to get back here soon!

 (Wednesday...June 27, 2012  late getting posted!! )

Wow what a day this has been...not use to being on the go all day!! First was the Bible study brunch..left the house at 9 to go to Lori's and then she drove..had a great time..left there around 12:30 and went to Walmart and found a couple 'cheap' tank tops for around home..picked up a few other things and then headed home..got home in time to talk with Fred for a few minutes before heading off for my check up at the doctors..everything went well she said wow it's been almost a year since I seen you!! I said well I haven't been sick, and she said but I missed seeing you!! LOL  The doctors office is starting to put everything on computers..gone electronic I guess so it took a bit longer for the nurse to update all my "stuff" but no problem.  Then Dr. Guntsch and I had a nice chat about all kinds of stuff..including the tinnitus I have been having in my ears!! (which isn't new but just been a little more bothersome lately)...she gave me the name of a ENT that she recommends but said there just isn't a lot they can do about it but wouldn't hurt to have it checked out..so I may..haven't decided yet.  My blood pressure was good...130/75 said that was excellent.  Gave me paper work for my boob smash and also for routine blood work I am suppose to get every year..so nothing big..and she seemed to think I was looking good!! (for my age I guess!!) LOL

This evening I went with Pam to a dance recital.  Kelly is teaching ballet to "little" dancers and they were in the recital so we went to see them..they did real good!! Kelly is really enjoying teaching.

We have had some really warm weather this spring and this month of June has been warm like our July and August.  Tomorrow they are forecasting 100+ degrees which is unusual for us in June!! I think I will be spending some time at Lori's pool!!

Here is a little added photo of our new tenant in the fish pond....

  

We have had the pond for several years but never have been able to get a frog to stay around, so I am hoping this one does...I love frogs!!!

Have a great evening and a wonderful Friday!!

Some Spring Flowers!!

The Blessings of Spring!!

	Lovely flowers show us God's faithfulness... If God cares so wonderfully for flowers...won't He more surely care for you? Matthew 6:30 Singing birds tell us of His tender care... Look at the birds...Your heavenly father feeds them. And you are far more valuable to Him than they are. Matthew 6:26 Soft rains remind us of His refreshing grace... I will send down showers in season; there will be showers of blessings. Ezekiel 34:26 Sunny days reflect the light He brings... I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will...have the light of life. John 8:12 All of Spring proclaims the hope God gives our hearts! See! The winter is past; the rains are come and gone. Flowers appear on the earth; the season of singing has come. Song of Solomon 2:11-12

Beautiful SONday!!

Good afternoon! It's a beautiful spring day here...sunshine and blue skies...lovely SONday!!
Had a great service this morning at church...we were blessed to have Pastor Jason King preaching this morning..it's always a treat when he is there to minister to us. Now after having a good lunch of leftover Chinese we are relaxing and listening to the ball game on the radio..won't be long until we will be watching the Detroit Tigers in the regular season..

I just was checking my emails and had this great devotional in one of them and wanted to share it here with any who may stop by...be blessed!!

The Blessings of Spring

Lovely flowers show us God's faithfulness...
If God cares so wonderfully for flowers...won't He more surely care for you? Matthew 6:30

Singing birds tell us of His tender care...
Look at the birds...Your heavenly father feeds them. And you are far more valuable to Him than they are.
Matthew 6:26

Soft rains remind us of His refreshing grace...
I will send down showers in season; there will be showers of blessings. Ezekiel 34:26

Sunny days reflect the light He brings...
I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will...have the light of life. John 8:12

All of Spring proclaims the hope God gives our hearts!
See! The winter is past; the rains are come and gone. Flowers appear on the earth; the season of singing has come. Song of Solomon 2:11-12

Here are a couple pictures I took this week of Spring here in Michigan!!

May you have a wonderful day..enjoy the weekend and God Bless!!

Spring has sprung in Michigan!

It is an absolutely gorgeous day here in Michigan. We have had a very mild winter with not much snow, but it still seemed like it hung around for quite a while!! Now we are having some unusually mild March weather and I LOVE IT!!!

I took a walk around the back 'acre' to check the flower gardens, the garden and the fish pond...have lots of daffodils getting ready to burst open and the crocuses are up and beautiful...

These are first of the purple ones, the white ones have been blossoming for a few days...

My hubby is getting ready to start the seeds for the vegetable garden...it will be a couple months before the weather will stay warm enough to plant the garden so there is plenty of time to get the plants going.

I have been watching all the birds in the yard...robins everywhere, lots of blue jays and cardinals..the finches are back but not quite as many yet. I am thinking I will put the hummingbird feeder up a bit earlier this spring..(just in case!)


Praying you all are having a great week..may the Lord richly bless you!!