God's medicine

Don't you love it when you see something wonderful and it evokes laughter or joy enough to make you cry? Moments when you see children with child-like spirit laughing and playing or you see them spending time with their grandparents and the connection there...it's not just children, also enjoying time with family, friends, your spouse, having dinner with your spouse each night, how special is that...? I believe the Holy Spirit evokes us to emotions at times, laughter or crying with joy.


I was reminded of God's endless love for us, he delights in caring for us, not just providing for our needs, but giving us amazing gifts of friendship, laughter, joy. This verse made me think of these things...the verse in Gen. 21:6 "Sarah said, God has brought me laughter and everyone who hears about this will laugh with me." (regarding her pregnancy in a very old age). As my Bible mentioned, God is the "bringer of laughter", I would add: the bringer of pure joy!


So smile today, whether it be your children, other children, laugh at your mistakes, laugh over spilled milk and others in your presence will laugh with you :)

Birthday!

Good morning Quinn!






Present from Mom & Dad B...

I like this pic...

Quinn and Lyla and Baby B ...

Mom B. experimenting with camera...

Love you Quinn, to many more years!!

Servant

The Servant of the Lord


Isaiah 42: 1-9


1 "Here is my servant, whom I uphold,
my chosen one in whom I delight;
I will put my Spirit on him,
and he will bring justice to the nations.

2 He will not shout or cry out,
or raise his voice in the streets.

3 A bruised reed he will not break,
and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out.
In faithfulness he will bring forth justice;

4 he will not falter or be discouraged
till he establishes justice on earth.
In his teaching the islands will put their hope."


5 This is what God the LORD says—
he who created the heavens and stretched them out,
who spread out the earth with all that springs from it,
who gives breath to its people,
and life to those who walk on it:

6 "I, the LORD, have called you in righteousness;
I will take hold of your hand.

I will keep you and will make you
to be a covenant for the people
and a light for the Gentiles,

7 to open eyes that are blind,
to free captives from prison
and to release from the dungeon those who sit in darkness.

8 "I am the LORD; that is my name!
I will not yield my glory to another
or my praise to idols.

9 See, the former things have taken place,
and new things I declare;
before they spring into being
I announce them to you."

Easter 2009

I took some pics of our nephew and niece - Conner & Jaiyla - at the family Easter gathering...


Such a boy, his birthday is at the end of April, Auntie Lisa got him an ice cream cake...

Conner will be 2!

Precious...