I love full moons...just saying!

I was on my way to bed last night and looked outside. I saw this in the sky - right in front of me. These heavenly objects never cease to amaze me and cause me to think of my Creator. And His word:

"In the New Jerusalem, "the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and its lamp is the Lamb."

What a day THAT will be!

The Veil is torn - not put on a shelf!

Doing some reading this morning for a question that stumped me in the Bible Study I'm doing with the sweetest group of ladies in Bradford :). I LOVE this section of a message by Charles Spurgeon speaking on the torn veil in Hebrews 10:20 -

""Who shall separate us from the love of God?" Only one veil was made, and as that is rent, the one and only separator is destroyed. I delight to think of this. The devil himself can never divide me from God now. He may and will attempt to shut me out from God; but the worst he could do would be to hang up a rent veil. What would that avail but to exhibit his impotence? God has rent the veil, and the devil cannot mend it. There is access between a believer and his God; and there must be such free access forever, since the veil is not rolled up, and put on one side to be hung up again in days to come; but it is rent, and rendered useless."

Daughters & Mother's Day

So...this happened!

My daughter's words blessed my heart and made it swell.

The picture she used...well. I'll not speak to that.

Mother's Day - Slow down...please.

WOW - what a week!! And I am very grateful for TWO Facebook posts that make me excited for THIS Mother's Day.

I want to thank our gracious God for the privilege of having loved 2 mothers and for the privilege of having 2 precious children to love and be loved by!!

The SECOND Facebook post was this song by Nicole Nordman, "Slow Down". It so clearly expresses my feelings about BEING a mother right now. If you're a mom...get the tissues ready. With the post of the song she wrote:

"I don't know of a more uttered or whispered phrase from a mother of any age, about her child of any age, than 'It's going by too fast.' I feel like I spend my life trying to slow time. Trying to celebrate the growth and the milestones of my children, and then secretly day dreaming about building a time machine in my garage, so I can return to rocking my babies at midnight. If you've ever looked at your child running across a field, or striding across a graduation stage, or walking down the middle aisle of a church clutching a bouquet, you'll know why this song is special to me. Please enjoy the video below, remembering the moments we wish we could slow down, and sharing them with those we love most.” - Nichole Nordeman

The FIRST post was last Tuesday when I read about "pre-grieving" Mother's Day. It was JUST what I needed this year.

I have lost two mother's. My biological mom I had for the first 15 years and the "acquired" mom I had for the next 50 years until she passed away at the precious age of 99 last September. For the second time I was again mother-less.

I have also lost a daughter at birth.

So THIS year was starting to hit me hard. BUT...this year we would also be celebrating my oldest child's birthday! And I did not want anything to detract from his special day.

SO it was such a blessing to read Anna Voskamp's Post last Tuesday about PRE-grieving. Which is what I did this week.

So, with a spirit of much thankfulness to God I am ready to celebrate this Mother's Day!!