broken

There really are no words to describe the emotions that tragedies of this magnitude bring out of our souls. So many unanswerable questions. So much sadness. So much loss. The sweet babies taken way before their time. Families robbed of memories. Futures erased in an instance. 

He heals the brokenhearted

and binds up their wounds.

He determines the number of the stars;

he gives to all of them their names.

Great is our Lord, and abundant in power;

his understanding is beyond measure.

The LORD lifts up the humble;

he casts the wicked to the ground.

        (Psalm 147:3-6 ESV)

 May the Lord bring peace to the families that have lost so much. May he comfort them. Heal their broken hearts and lift them up. Our hearts are broken but I ask that you, O Lord, bring good from that which was intended for evil.

May we remember in our prayers the families of those that have lost so much to this terrible senseless violence.

Savior Forever

Just finished my #shereadstruth devotional today. We are going through this advent season together :) L.O.V.E  it.  Today as I sat and read the excerpt shared from The Jesus Storybook Bible, by, Sally Lloyd-Jones. I sat there nearly in tears. I had never heard the promise of Jesus' rescue told in such a beautiful way. So personally. So lovingly. So beautifully. A message from God to me. Oh my heart could burst.

(based on prophesies from Isaiah 9, 11, 40, 50, 53, 55 & 60)

Dear Little Flock,You’re all wandering away from me, like sheep in an open field. You have always been running away from me. And now you’re lost. You can’t find your way back.
But I can’t stop loving you. I will come to find you. So I am sending you a Shepherd to look after you and love you. To carry you home to me. 

You’ve been stumbling around, like people in a dark room. But into the darkness, a bright Light will shine! It will chase away all the shadows, like sunshine. 

A little baby will be born. A Royal Son. His mommy will be a young girl who doesn’t have a husband. His name will be Emmanuel, which means “God has come to live with us.” 

He is one of King David’s children’s children’s children.
The Prince of Peace. 

Yes, Someone is going to come and rescue you! But he won’t be who anyone expects. 

He will be a King! But he won’t live in a palace. And he won’t have lots of money. He will be poor. And he will be a Servant. But this King will heal the whole world. 

He will be a Hero! He will fight for his people, and rescue them from their enemies. But he won’t have big armies, and he won’t fight with swords. 

He will make the blind see, he will make the lame leap like a deer! 

He will make everything the way it was always meant to be. 

But people will hate him, and they won’t listen to him. He will be like a Lamb – he will suffer and die. 

It’s the Secret Rescue Plan we made – from before the beginning of the world! 

It’s the only way to get you back. 

But he won’t stay dead – I will make him alive again! 

And, one day, when he comes back to rule forever, the mountains and trees will dance and sing for joy! The earth will shout out loud! His fame will fill the whole earth – as the waters cover the sea! Everything sad will come untrue. Even death is going to die! And he will wipe away every tear from every eye. 

Yes, the Rescuer will come. Look for him. Watch for him. Wait for him. He will come!
I promise. 

Love, God 

I hope that blessed you as much as it did me. If you are looking for some scripture to walk through to prepare for Advent- The celebration of our Savior who came- check out the devotional by she reads truth on You Version.

New Endeavors

My poor blog got put on the back burner there for a couple of weeks. The wait is over for all my anxious readers... you know, all 5 of you :) 

Actually, after getting back in town from our thanksgiving fun, I have been working hard on editing photos & my newest endeavor- DIGITAL PHOTO CHRISTMAS CARDS! This is good news, people! I am now designing Christmas cards and the best part is, you can have it printed anywhere you want or not at all. You could just use it to send your holiday greeting online, saving yourself time & money! I'm really excited about this and I hope that at least some of you will allow me to design your Christmas cards this year :) I am actually teaming up with In His Grace Photography to make purchasing easy and seamless :) 

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I hope to back again this week- honestly, I hope to back tomorrow to share more of what we've been up to recently :) Missed my little space here :) Hope you are all enjoying this beautiful time of year!!!