tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1040784823068949642024-03-18T20:00:28.457-07:00clouds and sky 365jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03505222109646759130noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-104078482306894964.post-47796788185687195352011-09-06T18:12:00.000-07:002011-09-06T18:12:40.865-07:00do not be anxious.<div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I was dealing with lower abdominal and back pain the past week and I will admit I was a little concerned and anxious. I've never experienced anything like it before so I was nervous. After 2 days I knew I had to get in to see the dr. And I wanted to especially before we left for the weekend. I was going to call that morning.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0V0ghj5jzVfct0sGNRy2VL29BF-iHZg6IM6ZZz1kMI7SPGP1HRZbHvUHRlgrW5Lroy4NN8NNCc_UAo4K3VmJ2cwQfpYMVLbyeePZMkzUrzi0gIWQtB0sTZA8oJ4AcVnm2H3aQxw4Zuo8U/s1600/photo-789907.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="478" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648713460361990210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0V0ghj5jzVfct0sGNRy2VL29BF-iHZg6IM6ZZz1kMI7SPGP1HRZbHvUHRlgrW5Lroy4NN8NNCc_UAo4K3VmJ2cwQfpYMVLbyeePZMkzUrzi0gIWQtB0sTZA8oJ4AcVnm2H3aQxw4Zuo8U/s640/photo-789907.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">As I opened up my devotion that morning, this is what I read: Philippians 4:6-7</div><div style="text-align: center;">"Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." And I reread it about 5 times. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I love when God talks to you through His word. It is the ultimate comfort and constant reminder that He is always with you and will never leave you. This verse continued to play over and over in my head throughout the day.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Then I called the dr to get in. The first available was wed. :/ But, when she checked again for me my dr had a cancellation that day and was able to get me in at one. It couldn't have worked out more perfect (Bobby's lunchtime so he dropped me off and grabbed lunch with the boys and was back in time for me to finish.. and it left me enough time for me to pick up Ella after I dropped him back off). I was so thankful.</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I was also thankful to learn that it was a ruptured cyst and nothing more serious. I know a lot of women get them really bad and it's very painful. Luckily, my body has handled it ok and the pain should subside within a week. Phew. I felt relieved. And definitely acknowledged my answered prayers.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Such a blessing to know God's hand was on my situation.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Thank you, God, for never leaving my side and for always helping me find peace in your word.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div></div>jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03505222109646759130noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-104078482306894964.post-1036529158074354842011-08-25T19:01:00.000-07:002011-08-25T19:02:58.224-07:00thankful=joyful.<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGx81WoA2qiYdMBPJGUgZ0mKRlTZn9abD-eKQkDmf69IkhBsItYpGt6wU8afSuBrOjKDUT73wvozhkPUv6ZJ3NLMBxNwbO4P4ENPBwFdoBR1ENPt7jY-3-9xbPGwpxPz4IjsoZJfu1i3Cn/s1600/photo-763684.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="478" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644451881201352018" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGx81WoA2qiYdMBPJGUgZ0mKRlTZn9abD-eKQkDmf69IkhBsItYpGt6wU8afSuBrOjKDUT73wvozhkPUv6ZJ3NLMBxNwbO4P4ENPBwFdoBR1ENPt7jY-3-9xbPGwpxPz4IjsoZJfu1i3Cn/s640/photo-763684.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Thankful=joyful. This has never made more sense to me than it has now. I have been compiling a list of daily gifts for months now, after being inspired by the book, One Thousand Gifts, by Ann Voskamp. I can actually see how it has changed my way of thinking and how I view my everyday life. Ordinary things are now seen as gifts.. moments are not taken for granted, but are seen as the biggest blessings. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I have found that being thankful for everything..good or bad..big or little..can truly make you joyful. God surrounds us with gifts everyday..be it a pretty sunrise, puffy clouds, a smile, laughter, flowers, hugs and kisses, messes to clean, patience, struggles..there is always an opportunity to thank our Maker. He is so good to us and is constantly seeking a relationship with us. He loves and cares about us so much and always wants what is best for us. Be it trials or open doors, He has a plan..guiding us through this small period of time here on earth before we get to be with Him for eternity. He is so worthy of our praise in good times or bad. And it is such an awesome feeling to think He puts these gifts in our lives every single day. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8H-_XtVpi1K4fRLfLPmYbBdYz59EjhrN3W7tnZnGvp04d00LzNCZjkqO2w2o_Wa9jRwLQ6i_k4BGFcem-VpV8MlguzcRxSY2HsBTMcxITOL9r1GFruI57HknF2PMw-mQIw_c0R9LUnj-C/s1600/photo-785557.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="478" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644451975675456530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8H-_XtVpi1K4fRLfLPmYbBdYz59EjhrN3W7tnZnGvp04d00LzNCZjkqO2w2o_Wa9jRwLQ6i_k4BGFcem-VpV8MlguzcRxSY2HsBTMcxITOL9r1GFruI57HknF2PMw-mQIw_c0R9LUnj-C/s640/photo-785557.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I find when I get off track, when my priorities are out of order, when I lose focus of what is really important, or when I simply stop acknowledging my gifts..I not only feel, but know I'm not at my best. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I know I am at my best and the most joyful when I am reading His word daily, nurturing my relationship, praying and talking to Him throughout my day, asking for help, praising Him, being thankful, meditating on verses I write on my chalkboard, setting an example, teaching my children and being mindful of my gifts. Without a doubt everything else just falls into place.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Thank you, Jesus, for being the greatest example of love. Thank you for loving me even though I am so undeserving. Thank you for your forgiveness. Thank you for your mercy and grace. Thank you for my so many blessings. And thank you for the gifts you place in my life everyday.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVFOw1LaLrY5QFugt_a8UkyUVSfv21oJJa7rr_00HhE-kU5bdRx88-cLIHGOJnVB4dZyNhDic2kIKcTB9hyd0xzpEFAq9M4qEh5bnDA6zLA462QKftxbzxbjaEo1ho45GNnlfYuF1wrCpN/s1600/photo-799589.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644452029668229026" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVFOw1LaLrY5QFugt_a8UkyUVSfv21oJJa7rr_00HhE-kU5bdRx88-cLIHGOJnVB4dZyNhDic2kIKcTB9hyd0xzpEFAq9M4qEh5bnDA6zLA462QKftxbzxbjaEo1ho45GNnlfYuF1wrCpN/s640/photo-799589.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03505222109646759130noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-104078482306894964.post-14075936342940389922011-08-23T22:15:00.000-07:002011-08-23T22:15:37.837-07:00Matthew 22:37-40<div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcdzuoka6ijVIyfWnFiahLGX7Y6vXhU2b7kgReXtDBCoWAQK4IuIZySF6X_n4er328C3byQtL42QCrxZMP5Ou4a-RvGjQuabWNU05Yb3wA2dUMTxBHFqCeAyfHQsUYLYR_hDYFgwcgc7Dv/s1600/photo-721730.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="494" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642229479410605266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcdzuoka6ijVIyfWnFiahLGX7Y6vXhU2b7kgReXtDBCoWAQK4IuIZySF6X_n4er328C3byQtL42QCrxZMP5Ou4a-RvGjQuabWNU05Yb3wA2dUMTxBHFqCeAyfHQsUYLYR_hDYFgwcgc7Dv/s640/photo-721730.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: center;">Jesus replied: "love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. this is the first and greatest commandment. and the second is like it: love your neighbor as yourself. all the law and the prophets hang on these two commandments."</div>jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03505222109646759130noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-104078482306894964.post-54706332117138253262011-08-23T22:12:00.000-07:002011-08-23T22:13:08.857-07:00colossians 3:1-2<div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDC9maipHYwhgrjaElhXODKe95IkdsMdRnVYqEVHvemSXcJhV79lZKqf_7HnN4SWqp5NUaCBTTSYFdtKaBsaTW2qZOAVURa-aAkxFz8No4apjrVm4k5PuXCqp4-RaqkT-L1wH9TagGfEUi/s1600/photo-714203.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641905610376586338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDC9maipHYwhgrjaElhXODKe95IkdsMdRnVYqEVHvemSXcJhV79lZKqf_7HnN4SWqp5NUaCBTTSYFdtKaBsaTW2qZOAVURa-aAkxFz8No4apjrVm4k5PuXCqp4-RaqkT-L1wH9TagGfEUi/s640/photo-714203.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: center;">since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.</div>jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03505222109646759130noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-104078482306894964.post-50450212166088320442011-08-23T22:09:00.000-07:002011-08-23T22:09:51.878-07:001 peter 1:3-9,<div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidh6_y1D3Hq7kMU4nq-LEAlgI3EOJ7jAQ9ggOspe8QR7AFTRaIbpV7W2XBT-NuAPY9auSFFYSh2UhXfZDWm_kpLQbdza79ljT-kucic53nBDOzotfAwBbxljFNYeSqk5A8F1YBCqQU2jvr/s1600/photo-789969.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641905511001155730" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidh6_y1D3Hq7kMU4nq-LEAlgI3EOJ7jAQ9ggOspe8QR7AFTRaIbpV7W2XBT-NuAPY9auSFFYSh2UhXfZDWm_kpLQbdza79ljT-kucic53nBDOzotfAwBbxljFNYeSqk5A8F1YBCqQU2jvr/s640/photo-789969.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: center;">praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! in his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade. This inheritance is kept in heaven for you, who through faith are shielded by God's power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to e revealed in the last time. in all this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. these have come so that the proven genuineness of your faith-of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire- may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed. though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though ou do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy, for you are receiving the end result of your faith, the salvation of your souls.</div><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: center;">love this.</div>jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03505222109646759130noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-104078482306894964.post-64899167446316358112011-08-16T10:02:00.000-07:002011-08-16T10:02:34.045-07:001 thessalonians 5:18<div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfb8krNhuYM-IVbhMUv1XFiTlYMSpg4LduWZy6nagzvWMRMQcpeE3HvlKw8oujWO3JkCcIQoUHxfPNbPpk60p-1F2FMKe3Xh1lQF0kAxAah7CSbreDXSxf3LFoAwO7EvmKgZ4vi2XjSwLU/s1600/photo-786784.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="478" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640203396443964898" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfb8krNhuYM-IVbhMUv1XFiTlYMSpg4LduWZy6nagzvWMRMQcpeE3HvlKw8oujWO3JkCcIQoUHxfPNbPpk60p-1F2FMKe3Xh1lQF0kAxAah7CSbreDXSxf3LFoAwO7EvmKgZ4vi2XjSwLU/s640/photo-786784.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: center;">give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.</div>jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03505222109646759130noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-104078482306894964.post-56401754058272653092011-08-13T10:17:00.000-07:002011-08-13T10:17:28.871-07:00matthew 6:9-13<div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpb0kFpSA20P2jQtdGk6S72qV_3iBhgpZfCv-oAuOiuwZvin8OVUkJy5sRTjwqJ9c2eBMJFHniYh7SrIyNS4jzPIkGWpvIT5ET6C0pQVsoWBOiZgcpALR_d4i9U2ImiA3LIhY9D7VXXpl7/s1600/photo-728860.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="553" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639076152504615170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpb0kFpSA20P2jQtdGk6S72qV_3iBhgpZfCv-oAuOiuwZvin8OVUkJy5sRTjwqJ9c2eBMJFHniYh7SrIyNS4jzPIkGWpvIT5ET6C0pQVsoWBOiZgcpALR_d4i9U2ImiA3LIhY9D7VXXpl7/s640/photo-728860.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: center;">our Father in heaven, </div><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: center;">hallowed be your name,</div><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: center;">your kingdom come, </div><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: center;">your will be done, </div><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: center;">on earth as it is in heaven.</div><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: center;">give us today our daily bread.</div><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: center;">and forgive us our debts,</div><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: center;">as we also have forgiven our debtors.</div><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: center;">and lead us not into temptation,</div><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: center;">but deliver us from the evil one.</div>jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03505222109646759130noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-104078482306894964.post-51791484327146319682011-08-09T08:27:00.000-07:002011-08-09T08:27:42.881-07:001 peter 3:3-4<div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBNreWpoogmXqJfSkP_yYTFpqHwhkXfvXO1Fj2XdjOkcCe7T_Kcd4UYy3FnjDnueY-9Xm9SpVg7i1x-ObVZaelEbeXtIwCzGikjov6A_-Y-V-jYtk_O-YkGsh08OpKG77h2SW0r375c3GZ/s1600/photo-718687.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="478" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636500416430464706" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBNreWpoogmXqJfSkP_yYTFpqHwhkXfvXO1Fj2XdjOkcCe7T_Kcd4UYy3FnjDnueY-9Xm9SpVg7i1x-ObVZaelEbeXtIwCzGikjov6A_-Y-V-jYtk_O-YkGsh08OpKG77h2SW0r375c3GZ/s640/photo-718687.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: center;">your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as elaborate hairstyles and the wearing of gold jewelry or fine clothes. rather, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God's sight.</div><div class="mobile-photo" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03505222109646759130noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-104078482306894964.post-70015859811738078772011-08-08T10:49:00.000-07:002011-08-08T10:49:14.005-07:00colossians 3:15-17<div class="mobile-photo"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpXGP-Cnzpux14S0jfh6uBw0p6wgSx5MpITyUUoEQ3gX3jSaWS9XIvuVZOnC6hNI3V78QZu2JT7H868dPiSFBT8HDOi1CzGL46wiwf8cGMdZFQU8As5LqX7lvaeHPRccAA8tTrcEs_Fmqu/s1600/photo-790794.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="478" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636500291827878530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpXGP-Cnzpux14S0jfh6uBw0p6wgSx5MpITyUUoEQ3gX3jSaWS9XIvuVZOnC6hNI3V78QZu2JT7H868dPiSFBT8HDOi1CzGL46wiwf8cGMdZFQU8As5LqX7lvaeHPRccAA8tTrcEs_Fmqu/s640/photo-790794.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. and be thankful. let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, ad songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts. And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.</div></div>jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03505222109646759130noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-104078482306894964.post-557456910025953152011-08-01T13:04:00.000-07:002011-08-01T13:04:43.434-07:00proverbs 31:26-27<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtJglpOHXwxvKhbfuY2Nj4MsmirpkPSnLtq1lqJKs2fNeVgdqp9UXO3HSDZjeHqz4VsG_W-Sas610OftAFW8oTO8Yk2d_rGGI08jTRWFgNuiG9Wk_aWnbjEwawQP2rqxeVPgGdP14TPKBo/s1600/photo-704880.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" height="478" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635978084743834530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtJglpOHXwxvKhbfuY2Nj4MsmirpkPSnLtq1lqJKs2fNeVgdqp9UXO3HSDZjeHqz4VsG_W-Sas610OftAFW8oTO8Yk2d_rGGI08jTRWFgNuiG9Wk_aWnbjEwawQP2rqxeVPgGdP14TPKBo/s640/photo-704880.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">she speaks with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue.</div><div style="text-align: center;">she watches over the affairs of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness.</div>jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03505222109646759130noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-104078482306894964.post-80593974711555466042011-08-01T12:36:00.000-07:002011-08-01T12:36:51.028-07:00luke 8:16<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiwhlY9_Qfm_7kM7tih0zxhF-w2QDPaWxtsh7mcyPqJNl3Uf9hgo5KnLsh6KzRQh9jFn_OEy8nb5sFIvIOSOnvOMzHFRDbyK0TGtJgaR6O-YTxrqJs5aqExT5hb0Buphr006v8RoZBsh32/s1600/IMG_3756.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiwhlY9_Qfm_7kM7tih0zxhF-w2QDPaWxtsh7mcyPqJNl3Uf9hgo5KnLsh6KzRQh9jFn_OEy8nb5sFIvIOSOnvOMzHFRDbyK0TGtJgaR6O-YTxrqJs5aqExT5hb0Buphr006v8RoZBsh32/s640/IMG_3756.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
no one lights a lamp and hides it in a clay jar or puts it under a bed. instead, they put it on a stand, so that those who come in can see the light.jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03505222109646759130noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-104078482306894964.post-1924819802890588132011-08-01T12:27:00.000-07:002011-08-01T12:29:58.036-07:002 timothy 2:23-24<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://photo.blogpressapp.com/show_photo.php?p=11/07/27/4493.jpg"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://photo.blogpressapp.com/photos/11/07/27/s_4493.jpg" style="margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px; margin-top: 5px;" width="400" /></a></div>don't have anything to do with foolish and stupid arguments, because you know they produce quarrels. and the Lord's servant must not be quarrelsome but must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful.jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03505222109646759130noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-104078482306894964.post-60498282521320353452011-07-25T10:17:00.000-07:002011-07-25T10:17:44.240-07:00july 24th, 2011<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #666666; font-family: Merriweather; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyJWWkF0zwq-xb5W9Ky3KjPBDTy98OunUeS_f9Efq_hvzJZUyPt-PkhuTR9BQFrhqOtd8FFSSMs_Sq7_4lR96N7WPBbhCzCVGgsoE3X3LTurJ4DszFvCrhDbjg-tS4CHcqvdDSLGxdpjo/s1600/photo-713327.JPG" style="color: #2198a6; text-decoration: none;"><img alt="" border="0" height="640" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633113383440549026" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyJWWkF0zwq-xb5W9Ky3KjPBDTy98OunUeS_f9Efq_hvzJZUyPt-PkhuTR9BQFrhqOtd8FFSSMs_Sq7_4lR96N7WPBbhCzCVGgsoE3X3LTurJ4DszFvCrhDbjg-tS4CHcqvdDSLGxdpjo/s640/photo-713327.JPG" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 8px; padding-right: 8px; padding-top: 8px; position: relative;" width="478" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;">today i reflected on</div><div style="text-align: center;">lessons learned:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Hebrews 12:11</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">"No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it."</div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
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</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">1 John 1:9</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">"If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness."</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">it seems no matter how old we get, we will always be faced with issues, trials, sinful wrongdoings. it is a constant reminder that we are only human. and a constant reminder of such a faithful, loving God, that cares enough to be there for us, in good times and bad..in good choices and bad choices.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">as i was doing my devotion yesterday, these verses just struck a chord. i really felt God speaking to me. i feel like the past couple of weeks, it has really been put on my heart to make things right. be it the way i live, the example i set, my relationships, forgiveness, showing love, and just trying to be a better person. i feel like i have really gotten off track and have hit some major bumps and setbacks along the way. i feel like i was turning into a person i wasn't proud to be, be it through thoughts, words and actions. i am so grateful that no matter how horrible i can be, God is always there to correct me. always there with open arms. always ready to give me a second chance. always loving me, even though i feel so undeserving of it. underserving of His sweet mercy and grace. being human can just plain be a struggle at times. i have so many shortcomings. but, i know with each new day comes a new start. i want to live so that others may come to Jesus through the example i set. actions can speak so much louder than words.</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">love. forgiveness. second chances...what great gifts they are.</div><br />
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</div>jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03505222109646759130noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-104078482306894964.post-369741654218409942011-07-16T23:18:00.000-07:002011-07-16T23:19:30.551-07:00the beginning.<div style="text-align: left;">i love everything about the sky. the clouds. the sun. the weather.</div><div style="text-align: left;">it has always intrigued me. </div><div style="text-align: left;">i love sunrises, sunsets, puffy clouds, clear skies and storms.</div><div style="text-align: left;">i feel like when i look up, i am the closest to God.</div><div style="text-align: left;">i have such an appreciation for the beauty that lies in the sky.</div><div style="text-align: left;">it is an inspiration to me.</div><div style="text-align: left;">and i feel like He speaks to me through this.</div><br />
i have always loved taking pictures. capturing moments in time and saving memories. but, my love for photography has grown more so over the past couple of years. more than just capturing moments, but, truly appreciating it for the art that it is. and with this i am enjoying developing myself and who i am as the person behind the camera. my style. discovering my loves. developing my eye for things. and always searching for a uniqueness.<br />
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this was my first task in a recent photography workshop i took...i took it from my other blog, <a href="http://jessicasphotolove.com/">photo love</a>, and thought i would share it here as well. it sort of sums things up for me.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: 'Mountains of Christmas'; font-size: 16.6667px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 27px; text-align: left;">"<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #707070; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; line-height: 14px;">A something that you only need to look at, remember, or imagine that instantly comforts, or delights you?" </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: 'Mountains of Christmas'; font-size: 16.6667px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 27px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #707070; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 10px; line-height: 14px;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Mountains of Christmas'; font-size: 16.6667px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 27px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #707070; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; line-height: 16px;"><div class="separator" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; clear: both; font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">soulhappy. just the mere sound of it made me immediately think of my family..my husband and 3 children. but, as i began pondering more, it felt like that was the obvious. i wanted to capture something that encompassed everything that makes me soulhappy.</div><div class="separator" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; clear: both; font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; clear: both; font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"></div><div class="separator" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; clear: both; font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;">i absolutely love the many ways God speaks to us. the settle and not so settle ways, His word, the world around us. everyday God speaks to us. i can’t help but find myself looking up. the sky. so majestic. showing so many different facets of Him. from a powerful storm to a beautiful sunset. there are so many times i just sit in wonder and awe. a reminder of God’s constant presence..knowing He is always with me. and i can’t help but feel so grateful for the endless blessings in my life. my family, health, home..His love, mercy and endless grace. it’s the simple joys around us that are so easily taken for granted, but truly are a gift from our wonderful Creator.</div><div class="separator" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; clear: both; font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: left; vertical-align: baseline;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: 'Mountains of Christmas'; font-size: 16.6667px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 27px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #707070; font-family: Verdana, Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 10px; line-height: 14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; line-height: 16px;">it has been stormy here the past few days. i was hoping there would be a break in the clouds to capture what i was envisioning. close enough. ;) i love how the sun illuminates the clouds as if to symbolize Him. my soulhappy.</span> </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: 'Mountains of Christmas'; font-size: 16.6667px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 27px; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: 'Mountains of Christmas'; font-size: 16.6667px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 27px; text-align: left;"></div><div style="color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">i feel like recently i have really been pondering...i want to capture this inspiration and i want to journal it. so, i thought, "what if i capture the sky everyday for 365 days?" i have continued to think about it for a couple of weeks now. i've even bounced the idea off of a few people. i am falling more in love with this idea the more i think about it. i'm excited to see what i will capture and eventually make it into a book, but, more than that, to see how HE will speak to me through this journey. </div><div style="color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div style="color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">and what better way to journal than to start a blog? want to follow along? ;)</div>jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03505222109646759130noreply@blogger.com2