This past week-end I had a very,VERY, successful yard sale. We had a lot of stuff left over after mom went home to heaven, plus stuff we needed to purge from our small abode. Garage sales are work and what you earn is your reward for all that hard effort. On of the items mom left behind was a metal storage box that was filled with soap, scented candles, rollers for giving a perm, in short, things I wouldn't want or need. So imagine my surprise, correct that, SHOCK, the day I began laying those items out and pricing them, and in the very bottom of the box were envelopes. Envelopes with $2400 inside! My sisters and I are each $800 richer, because I dug to the bottom of the box I was sure contained nothing I'd want, WOW!
Sometimes we can view God's word the way I did that box. We open to a passage we've read before and figure, oh I know what's here, so we skip lightly over it maybe missing a treasure He wants to reveal to us now, that didn't apply before. Dig deep in the word of God. You never know what you'll find to enrich you soul and your spirit. And it's value is priceless!

To me there is nothing more beautiful than Oregon in the spring! Flowers of every size, shape and hue back dropped by a blue sky and lots of sunshine. It takes my breath away!
In the Bible heaven is described in Revelation. And even though it's glorious I have a hard time wrapping my mind around the jewels and all that gold. So, I'll just wrap my mind around what I can see and ponder if this can't hold a candle to heaven, all I can say is WOW!
And Iget to view this glorious sight evertime I drive to Wal-Mart (which is definetly not heaven).

IT'S RAINING - IT'S POURING!
Poor Don. He has signed up and paid to be in a golf tournament that starts today!! He truly doesn't want to go but the only way he'll get a reprieve is if the man he's to partner opts out. I am amazed at how my husband 99% of the time opts to keep his commitments, regardless if the day, time, or circumstances are not to his liking. The only times I've seen him do otherwise is if he's sick. Don is a constant reminder to me of God's faithfulness to His commitments to us. He will never leave us or forsake us, my salvation is secure in Christ, He provides for all my needs, He had blessed me with every spiritual blessing in Christ Jesus etc, etc, etc. Thank you Lord for a husband who mirrors your faithfulness. May I follow his lead.