Dear Lord and Father of mankind, forgive our foolish ways. Reclothe us in our rightful mind, In purer lives They service find, In deeper rev'rence praise.
In simple trust like theirs who heard, Beside the Syrian sea, The gracious calling of the Lord, Let us, like them, without a word, Rise up and follow thee.
O Sabbath rest by Galilee, O calm of hills above, Where Jesus knelt to share with thee The silence of eternity, Interpreted by love!
Drop they still dews of quietness, Till all our strivings cease; Take from our souls the strain and stress, and Let our ordered lives confess The beauty of they peace.
Amen.
Words: John G. Whittier (w. 1872)
September 23, 2009
September 2, 2009
New LIfe, God's Miracle
In the midst of a typical evening at home, watching TV, eating dinner, cleaning the kitchen, time on the computer with friends...there she was. Attached to an email sent by our son, Kyle, was the first real picture of our next granddaughter, Olivia Kathryn Martin. We can see her face, and her developing small frame. As my husband pointed out, we can't call her "Peanut" anymore. She is a real, living breathing person. It just boggles my brain every time I think about women carrying life inside of our bodies. As a mother, I am still awestruck by God's miracle of life. Only our God in heaven could create this amazing reproduction of life.
Here she is. Olivia! Beautiful, perfect, little creature of God's creation and
she gets to be part of our family on earth. How privileged I feel. Why God thought Aidan and Regan and now Olivia should be in our family and part of our lives, I don't now. What I do know is I am so grateful for our granchildren. It has been such a joy to observe Aidan and Regan grow, learn and develop their own uniqueness. Soon we will be allowed to do the same with our unborn grandaughter. What an honor for us!
We are all looking forward with baited breath for November to meet Olivia, our third granddaughter. Her parents, Kyle and Amanda, are already wonderful parents to our yet to be born granddaughter.
My friend, reminded me of this special verse from God's word.
Here she is. Olivia! Beautiful, perfect, little creature of God's creation and
she gets to be part of our family on earth. How privileged I feel. Why God thought Aidan and Regan and now Olivia should be in our family and part of our lives, I don't now. What I do know is I am so grateful for our granchildren. It has been such a joy to observe Aidan and Regan grow, learn and develop their own uniqueness. Soon we will be allowed to do the same with our unborn grandaughter. What an honor for us!We are all looking forward with baited breath for November to meet Olivia, our third granddaughter. Her parents, Kyle and Amanda, are already wonderful parents to our yet to be born granddaughter.
My friend, reminded me of this special verse from God's word.
Before I formed you in the womb I knew you,
before you were born I set you apart. Jer.1:5
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