tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58022228596675517962024-03-05T02:06:58.703-07:00Bee JoyfulJoyfully sharing life with YOUJoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04763398176182413836noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5802222859667551796.post-74877714775602456212013-11-20T14:06:00.000-07:002013-11-20T14:08:08.440-07:00We're FREE!!!
I was reading in Galatians this morning. Before I started reading, I prayed, "Lord, I'd like to find a verse and a photo to put it on today." While I was reading this verse stuck out to me. I knew just the photo I wanted to put it on, so after my Bible time I searched for it. I knew I'd seen it, but it was hard to track down the info.
Feel free to copy it, Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04763398176182413836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5802222859667551796.post-86863121875785000502013-05-12T10:13:00.003-07:002013-05-12T10:16:34.442-07:00Happy Momma's Day to all you beautiful moms!!!Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04763398176182413836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5802222859667551796.post-40217978305769380912013-02-06T10:23:00.001-07:002013-02-06T10:54:33.864-07:00What's On Your Walls?
This beautiful scripture print is available from "Blessing Another" at Etsy.com. Thank you Cindy for letting me use your art on my blog post.
I’ve been looking at Christian art lately and posting some on my facebook page. Why? Because I think it is of utmost importance to have Bible verses and promises, reminders of God’s love everywhere in our homes.
Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04763398176182413836noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5802222859667551796.post-35429282300619404622013-01-15T10:52:00.001-07:002013-01-15T11:35:08.550-07:00Another Great Day to Praise the LORD!!!
Today is the day the Lord has made!
I will rejoice and be glad in it!!!
It’s 37 degrees in Peoria, AZ this morning. All I wanted to do was stay snuggly warm
under the covers.
Didn’t happen! I went
outside to turn off the water that we let trickle during the night to keep the
pipes from freezing, and that’s when I saw them, all around me in the rocks ---
tiny seedlings of Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04763398176182413836noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5802222859667551796.post-22243885226305084552012-12-18T09:46:00.000-07:002012-12-18T09:47:12.875-07:00A Ray Of Morning Light
I was asking the Lord this morning to help me to love His
Word. I had just awakened and I knew I
needed to read my Bible before I started the day, but my heart just wasn't in
it.
I remembered a time several years ago when I read the 119th
Psalm every day for a month. It was an
exercise I chose to do. I don’t remember
the reason, but the outcome was Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04763398176182413836noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5802222859667551796.post-12797640115368594082012-09-21T12:45:00.001-07:002012-09-21T20:08:01.349-07:00
This is one of my "life" verses.
I was reading it yesterday morning.
Just wanted to share.
Over the past three years, I have been battling hormonal depression. It's not been an easy fight and sometimes I don't experience the victory I should as a "Child of the King". Anyway, yesterday was one of those days. I woke up and just wanted to pull the covers up over my headJoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04763398176182413836noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5802222859667551796.post-34443738282686964532012-08-30T10:51:00.002-07:002012-08-30T10:54:49.147-07:00
This is what I read this morning! I love this Psalm!
Just wanted to bless your life with it today. Thanks!
Joy
Psalm
136 (NAS)
Give
thanks to the Lord, for He is good,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting.
2 Give
thanks to the God of
gods,
For His lovingkindness is everlasting.
3 Give
thanks to the Lord of
lords,
For His lovingkindness is Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04763398176182413836noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5802222859667551796.post-10832306498326858512012-08-22T22:05:00.002-07:002012-08-22T22:17:26.578-07:00CHARM & BEAUTYJoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04763398176182413836noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5802222859667551796.post-39075254888433568602012-08-14T19:36:00.000-07:002012-08-14T21:01:09.341-07:00Fear --- What? Why?
The Lord is my light and my salvation —
whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the stronghold of my life—
of whom shall I be afraid?
Psalm 27:1 (NIV)
This verse from the Psalms has always been a favorite of mine. In fact, this entire Psalm is one that I consider one of my "life's" Psalms.
There have been times when I've been afraid, frustrated, down or depressed that Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04763398176182413836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5802222859667551796.post-79793774956230174682012-07-24T10:38:00.002-07:002012-07-24T11:08:12.245-07:00Be Joyful
Hand Embroidery Pattern from Prim and Proper Cottage
The Apostle Paul said, "Be Joyful, Be Constant, Be Hopeful, Be Always Rejoicing, Be Anxious for Nothing ..." There's a whole swarm of "bees" in his teachings. What do bees do besides be bees? They pollinate! How do we pollinate --- by spreading the word of God --- by being all these things through Christ whoJoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04763398176182413836noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5802222859667551796.post-8576424756857280172012-07-21T16:18:00.002-07:002012-07-21T16:51:05.403-07:00God of hope, joy & peace
The last few days have been an adventure you might say. An adventure in learning, accepting and trusting in God --- our God, the Lord God Almighty --- who gives us hope and joy and peace, no matter what we see around us. This is what I've learned. (I sure hope I've learned it. LOL)
"No matter what we see, no matter what we hear, no matter what it seems is happeningJoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04763398176182413836noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5802222859667551796.post-53545517489852789582012-07-07T11:29:00.000-07:002012-07-21T16:38:16.331-07:00
Yesterday, I had this particular scripture in mind, John 14:27. I wanted to do it in calligraphy so I looked it up in several (15 or more) different Bible translations to see which one I wanted to use. I read and re-read the scripture and the surrounding text over and over. I couldn't choose one.
I picked up my calligraphy pen and started to write. Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04763398176182413836noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5802222859667551796.post-48139704687593121262012-06-26T11:05:00.002-07:002012-07-24T10:20:49.221-07:00Be Still ...Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04763398176182413836noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5802222859667551796.post-35964543129645820102012-06-25T17:43:00.000-07:002012-08-22T21:15:48.978-07:00Listen! Creation is telling about our Creator!
The heavens tell about the glory of God.
The skies announce what his hands have made.
Each new day tells more of the story,
Each night reveals more and more about God’s power.
You cannot hear them say anything.
They don’t make any sound we can hear.
But their message goes throughout the world.
Their teaching reaches the ends of the earth.
Psalm 19:1-4 (ERV)
Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04763398176182413836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5802222859667551796.post-13121903320998269132011-07-01T13:36:00.000-07:002011-07-01T13:36:02.243-07:00A BIG BITE OF CHEERFULNESS W' A HELPING OF HUMILITY“A big bite of cheerfulness with a helping of humility” --- This phrase is what I woke up with running over and over in my mind this morning.
Praise God! For starters: I’m alive! That’s a major plus.
Yesterday, I was foolish --- very foolish! After reading about “wisdom” in the Proverbs and praying for God’s help with the same, I proceeded to take my bicycle on a ride to the post office.
Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04763398176182413836noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5802222859667551796.post-61606111648925393622010-10-22T12:45:00.002-07:002010-10-22T12:50:10.141-07:00"Miss Abby"Here's a story that I felt like the Lord gave me before I got up last Sunday morning. Enjoy!
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She was approaching marrying age. She was beautiful --- “show-stopping” gorgeous. She had kept herself chaste. She was a pure delight! Soon she would belong to someone.
She had hopes and dreams. She sang as she went about her work. She wanted children, a dozen of them Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04763398176182413836noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5802222859667551796.post-4887657048486751412010-01-24T15:01:00.005-07:002010-01-24T15:11:47.420-07:00CHOOSE JOY!(I wrote this in my journal in December and ran across it again recently so I thought I’d share it with you.)Today is a day to choose joy. Stop mourning over past sins and mistakes. Let Godly sorrow have its work and lead you to repentance. Repent! And then choose joy!In Nehemiah, chapter 8, the people of Israel were listening to the words of God’s Law being read once again in their home-land.Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04763398176182413836noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5802222859667551796.post-61058937870423430002010-01-06T10:56:00.015-07:002010-01-06T12:36:05.570-07:00TEACH US TO PRAYOur Father, who art in Heaven…Dear Heavenly Father,Holy, Holy, Holy is Your name.May Your kingdom come and Your will be done on Earth as it is in Heaven, (even though we know that for that to really happen, things will get to looking a lot worse here before they start to get better). We still want Your will. Amen!Give use this day our daily bread --- and thanks, God, that our daily needs never Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04763398176182413836noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5802222859667551796.post-13100693148990035302009-12-26T12:25:00.001-07:002009-12-29T03:36:42.385-07:00NEW BOOK ON THE MARKETHello dear family and friends!Oh, what a joyous occasion this is: Jonathan's book CHRISTIANITY FOR BEGINNERS went on the market today. Within the next few days it will also be available on Amazon.com and in the newsletters to bookstores, libraries, and online booksellers around the globe. Celebrate this day with us! This is a day the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it! We are Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04763398176182413836noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5802222859667551796.post-19537270410882603762009-12-07T11:00:00.000-07:002009-12-07T11:30:17.289-07:00HEAVENLY ADDITIONExcerpts and renditions of the 2nd letter of Peter in the New TestamentFrom: Simon Peter, the apostle of Christ Jesus to all believers, grace and peace come from the knowledge of God and Christ Jesus.God, Jesus, have given us everything we need for life and godliness --- these also come through our knowledge of Him (God, Jesus) who called us and saved us. Because of what He’s given us for lifeJoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04763398176182413836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5802222859667551796.post-76844034974592304392009-11-24T08:45:00.000-07:002009-11-24T09:36:02.041-07:00PRAISE GOD FOR A NEW DAYWell, it’s a gorgeous day! It’s gonna be a good one.I had my new favorite breakfast drink: a whole sweet potato and orange juice, blended to liquid. It’s not my favorite because of how it tastes, even though it tastes good. It’s my favorite because it puts me on the road to healing. Yes!!!Yesterday was good, too. I got to go to lunch with my good friend Jan and hear how her novel is comingJoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04763398176182413836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5802222859667551796.post-70220818621985346492009-11-11T19:36:00.000-07:002009-11-24T09:02:35.751-07:00A PSALM OF JOYJeremiah 31:3 The Lord appeared to us in the past, saying: “I have loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with loving-kindness.”Psalm of JoyLord,Can a believer sit with You as she works on her needlework?Can she worship as she’s sewing?Can she praise you with the works of her hands?Will You speak to her as she pens your words?Will You water the seeds she’s sowing?Will you walk Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04763398176182413836noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5802222859667551796.post-65380389818918420772009-10-21T08:15:00.000-07:002009-11-25T00:49:41.245-07:00Free Print offer!Hey guys! I guess this is a way to offer to you a free print after all.Pick out any scripture calligraphy, scripture photo print or hymn print that you want and I'll send it to you free. If you want the pdf or jpg to print yourself, I'll send it by e-mail (no shipping). If you want the print already printed on parchment or photo paper, I regret that I'll still have to charge the $3.00 shippingJoyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04763398176182413836noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5802222859667551796.post-54859025962036695292009-08-26T20:51:00.000-07:002009-10-10T10:21:52.719-07:00TWO GIFTSI just love to go writing with my friend Jan! We have the best time. We each start with the same prompt and our stories sure take a different route. It's a lot of fun seeing where they go. This one is from Tuesday, August 25, 2009. It's called: TWO GIFTSShe was 24, a new graduate and a visitor in this remote village. "Now, why had she come here?” she asked herself again. Another morning Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04763398176182413836noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5802222859667551796.post-51358269773129928372009-08-22T07:27:00.000-07:002009-08-22T07:39:03.554-07:00My Latest Writing AdventureMy friend Jan & I were at it again. We had another writing date and this is what I wrote. I hope you enjoy it! Please comment to give me any suggestions. I like your input!SOMEONE IS WATCHING…She discreetly placed the book on the table in the food court, then walked away. She needed to clock in at “Soupy Suds” to start work. This was not going to be just another boring day in the food court. Joyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04763398176182413836noreply@blogger.com1