Monday, January 28, 2019

On the wings of a dove

In nature, light creates the color. In the picture, color creates the light.
~ Hans Hofmann




I'm still in a sense of awe over God's timing over the last few months!   The provision at the just exactly the right time (if it was one year earlier, or one year later it would of not helped) and the miracle it all was.  I have even been up at night thinking about it, how my grandmother was, (she really was a saint and that's freaking me out a little) and Gods timing of it all!

I think it all really came to me after yesterday at work, I usually get the coffee for an elderly coworker and me which leaves her alone to handle things for a short 15 or 20 minute window.  

It wasn't long after I returned that the space heater we were using caught fire.  With a very quick response, I was able to put it out immediately.   

If I wasn't there... 

God's timing is everything!

 Never early, never late.



"On The Wings Of A Dove"

 "What wings are to a bird, 

and sails to a ship, 

so is prayer to the soul."

~Corrie Ten Boom


  • My dove in the clefts of the rock, 
  • in the hiding places on the mountainside, 
  • show me your face, 
  • let me hear your voice; 
  • for your voice is sweet, 
  • and your face is lovely. 
  • Song of Solomon 2:14




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“Arise, shine, for your light has come,
    and the glory of the Lord rises upon you.
 See, darkness covers the earth
    and thick darkness is over the peoples,
but the Lord rises upon you
    and his glory appears over you.
 Nations will come to your light,
    and kings to the brightness of your dawn.
 “Lift up your eyes and look about you:
    All assemble and come to you;
your sons come from afar,
    and your daughters are carried on the hip.
 Then you will look and be radiant,
    your heart will throb and swell with joy;
the wealth on the seas will be brought to you,
    to you the riches of the nations will come.
 Herds of camels will cover your land,
    young camels of Midian and Ephah.
And all from Sheba will come,
    bearing gold and incense
    and proclaiming the praise of the Lord.
 All Kedar’s flocks will be gathered to you,
    the rams of Nebaioth will serve you;
they will be accepted as offerings on my altar,
    and I will adorn my glorious temple.
 “Who are these that fly along like clouds,
    like doves to their nests?
 surely the islands look to me;
    in the lead are the ships of Tarshish,
bringing your children from afar,
    with their silver and gold,
to the honor of the Lord your God,
    the Holy One of Israel,
    for he has endowed you with splendor.
 “Foreigners will rebuild your walls,
    and their kings will serve you.
Though in anger I struck you,
    in favor I will show you compassion.
 Your gates will always stand open,
    they will never be shut, day or night,
so that people may bring you the wealth of the nations
    their kings led in triumphal procession.
 For the nation or kingdom that will not serve you will perish;
    it will be utterly ruined.
 “The glory of Lebanon will come to you,
    the juniper, the fir and the cypress together,
to adorn my sanctuary;
    and I will glorify the place for my feet.
 The children of your oppressors will come bowing before you;
    all who despise you will bow down at your feet
and will call you the City of the Lord,
    Zion of the Holy One of Israel.
 “Although you have been forsaken and hated,
    with no one traveling through,
I will make you the everlasting pride
    and the joy of all generations.
 You will drink the milk of nations
    and be nursed at royal breasts.
Then you will know that I, the Lord, am your Savior,
    your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.
 Instead of bronze I will bring you gold,
    and silver in place of iron.
Instead of wood I will bring you bronze,
    and iron in place of stones.
I will make peace your governor
    and well-being your ruler.
 No longer will violence be heard in your land,
    nor ruin or destruction within your borders,
but you will call your walls Salvation
    and your gates Praise.
 The sun will no more be your light by day,
    nor will the brightness of the moon shine on you,
for the Lord will be your everlasting light,
    and your God will be your glory.

Your sun will never set again,

    and your moon will wane no more;
the Lord will be your everlasting light,
    and your days of sorrow will end.
 Then all your people will be righteous
    and they will possess the land forever.
They are the shoot I have planted,
    the work of my hands,
    for the display of my splendor.
 The least of you will become a thousand,
    the smallest a mighty nation.
I am the Lord;
    in its time I will do this swiftly.”
Isaiah 60

Saturday, December 15, 2018

Light on a hill 🕯

“At this Christmas when Christ comes, will He find a warm heart? Mark the season of Advent by loving and serving the others with God's own love and concern.” 
Mother Teresa 🕯

≀Merry Christmas 

I knew this month would be really busy,  so I just painted one piece based on something that caught my eye this year.  
A little village called "Nativity Village".  

A little town in Portugal nested in the valley of the Acor Mountains,   a quiet place with just a few residents.  It is named "Nativity Village" because when it lights up at night it resembles the original nativity scene in Bethlehem.   

https://fineartamerica.com/featured/light-on-a-hill-stephanie-callsen.html
I am looking forward to after Christmas when my schedule slows down. (really)  :)  Sad to say but I work alot over the next week or two,  but I will still count all my blessings this Christmas and look for the joy and peace that comes with it every year.
It always comes! :)  
Wishing friends blessings this Christmas!  Ones I get to see and ones I don't.   Have a lovely Christmas with family and many more blessings for the coming year!♡🕯
“But oh! the blessing it is to have a friend to whom one can speak fearlessly on any subject; with whom one’s deepest as well as one’s most foolish thoughts come out simply and safely. Oh, the comfort — the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person — having neither to weigh thoughts nor measure words, but pouring them all right out, just as they are, chaff and grain together; certain that a faithful hand will take and sift them, keep what is worth keeping, and then with the breath of kindness blow the rest away.” 
~Dinah Maria Mulock Craik

🎜♪What a friend we have in Jesus ♫♪

The world waits for a miracle 
The heart longs for a little bit of hope 
Oh come, oh come, Emmanuel 
A child prays for peace on Earth 
And she's calling out from a sea of hurt Oh come, oh come,
 Emmanuel And can you hear the angels singing 
Glory to the light of the world Glory, the light of the world is here 
The drought breaks with the tears of a mother 
A baby's cry is the sound of love Come down, come down,
 Emmanuel He is the song for the suffering He is Messiah, 
the Prince of Peace has come He has come, 
Emmanuel Glory to the light of the world 
Glory to the light of the world 
Glory to the light of the world 
Glory to the light of the world 
For all who wait For all who hunger For all who've prayed 
For all who wonder Behold your King Behold Messiah Emmanuel,
 Emmanuel Glo-glory to the light of the world
 Glory to the light of the world Glory to the light of the world 
Behold your King Behold Messiah Emmanuel, 
Emmanuel The world waits for the miracle 
The heart longs for a little bit of hope 
Oh come, oh come 
Emmanuel Lauren Daigle 


You are the light of the world.
 A city on a hill cannot be hidden.
 Matt 5:14 


A little short and sweet, a message of hope 
and good news,  
have a blessed Christmas! 
Titus

Feliz Natal!



Nevertheless, there will be no more gloom for those who were in distress. In the past he humbled the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the future he will honor Galilee of the nations, by the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan—

 The people walking in darkness
    have seen a great light;
on those living in the land of deep darkness
    a light has dawned.

You have enlarged the nation

    and increased their joy;
they rejoice before you
    as people rejoice at the harvest,
as warriors rejoice
    when dividing the plunder.

For as in the day of Midian’s defeat,

    you have shattered
the yoke that burdens them,
    the bar across their shoulders,
    the rod of their oppressor.
 Every warrior’s boot used in battle
    and every garment rolled in blood
will be destined for burning,
    will be fuel for the fire.

For to us a child is born,

    to us a son is given,
    and the government will be on his shoulders.
And he will be called
    Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
    Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

Of the greatness of his government and peace

    there will be no end.
He will reign on David’s throne
    and over his kingdom,
establishing and upholding it
    with justice and righteousness
    from that time on and forever.
The zeal of the Lord Almighty
    will accomplish this.
Isaiah 9 

Photo credit World Vision/ Laura Reinhardt 
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