He thrills me ...

i went for my walk today ... and it seemed that the snow was melting at a faster pace than my walking!!!  truly a beautiful day here ... 12C or 54F ... i mean really amazing weather for the prairies in march ... and it is forecast for the same highs (or dare i even say it outloud - HIGHER temps!!!) ... wow ... it's these little things that make me happy ... sunshine, health to walk ... reading the bible with my husband ... having family and friends to email, phone and visit with ... God's blessings are boundless and on a daily basis ... i thrill to be HIS child, basking in HIS Sonshine ...

i've finally been feeling better the last few days ... the cold that followed me back to canada made me a very lazy girl!!!  i was tired all the time - it was nice to have an excuse, anyway!!!!

i made a fresh poster from one of my AZ pics ... i'm glad that i dwell in GOD and can take JOY in HIS will ...

blessings on your sunday ....

i'm home ....

well i didn't go to arizona to diet!!!!  my goodness, i was taken out to so many restaurants that i thought they would tag me with one of those heavy stickers at the airport!!!

it was so nice to just go outside and see flowers and palm trees swaying, rather than the bleak whiteness of snow .... i took my coffee outside every morning and enjoyed the novelty of no snow and warmth ... it never gets old for me!!!

the sunsets are always wonderful there ... i took this picture from my cousins deck ...

and the flowers and cactus are everywhere ... the above arrangements was right by my cousins walkway ...

but 2 weeks did seem like a long time to be away ...  it WAS good to be home again (even though i brought a cold & cough home with me) ... i think leo and buddy missed me ... i know i missed them and just my routine at the condo ...

i'm thankful for safety and for the many blessings that the Lord brought my way ... now the everyday feels special all over again!!!

winter vacation

leo is sending me away for a winter vacation - again ... i feel like the most spoiled of women sometimes ... he assures me that he will manage - and we do have all our 'helps' in place ...

so i shall once again be a very scarce blog bud ... blessings on you guys, as i go in search of palm trees and desert flowers ...

where to find comfort ...

when the going gets tough

... the tough read the bible.

strength for the day ...

i was listening to a sermon by david jeremiah (author of Slaying the Giants in your Life) ...  his message was the inspiration for the above poster ... 

the thought he left at the end of his message on worry was: “Don’t worry about anything, Pray about everything” ...

by God’s grace, we can try to do that daily ... especially since we serve the God who is “I AM” ... He’s not “I WAS” – tomorrow is finished ... or “I WILL BE” – that is the future – but I AM, as in the present – so He gives us the strength for today ...

winter has arrived

right after leo's doctors appointment - the arctic air descended!!  it turned bitterly cold ... so i dressed for the weather and went for a walk ....

i was completely warm enough - except for my sunglasses ... they fogged up ... then the fog froze and i had to take them off ... then my eyeballs wanted to freeze!!!  not a very  nice feeling ...  with windchill, it was -37C ... real manitoba weather ... and they promise some colder temps to come ...

leo and buddy played 'actively' (tongue in cheek) while i battled the elements ...

maybe they were the smart ones in our household!

first post of the new year

well look at that ... it's the 11th already and all my thinking of posting haven't made it onto my blog ... i guess i better just tap tap away to remedy that ...

it's been a wonderfully mild start to the year ... today is the actual first wintery day ... it's blowing 'n snowing and just plain COLD out there ... we were due!!! 

yesterday when leo and i went to his doctor's appointment, i was wearing a light fall jacket and just so thankful that leo didn't have to venture out in below zero temps ... then to top off our 'good feelings' - when we walked into our small town clinic, the doctor was already there waiting for us - early - with leo's chart under his arm ... can you get any better than that???  i think not!

i hope that the new year has had a good start in your world too ... blessings on ya!!!

happy new year!

it really is true that as a person ages, the world spins faster and faster ... i just add my voice to everyone elses' and say 'i can't believe the year has ended' ...

my devotional reading for 2011 was Oswald Chambers "My Utmost for His Highest" ... each time i use that devotional - i am challenged in numerous ways to stretch and grow as a believer ... the devotional can be found on www.rbc.org as well ...

i'll close out my 2011 blog post with a shortened version of oswald chambers' last page of the devotional:

You shall not go out with haste, ... for the LORD will go before you, and the God of Israel will be your rear guard"  (Isaiah 52:12)

Security from Yesterday.  God reminds us of the past to protect us from a very shallow security in the present.
Security for Tomorrow.  God's hand reaches back to the past, settling all the claims against our conscience.
Security for Today.  Let the past rest, but let it rest in the sweet embrace of Christ.

Leave the broken, irreversible past in His hands, and step out into the invincible future with Him ...

blessings on my blog buds - old and new - in 2012 ... may Jesus be your security in all storms - and the centre of all your joys!

a new year approaches ...

i just finished watching the movie "soul surfer" ... wow!  i was so uplifted by the message that came through loud and clear ... it's amazing how the Lord turns adversity into opportunity ... sadness into joy ... and that He knows our load limit - and promises to limit the load!

blessings on you ...