~A Thought On My Heart

As I sit here in our cozy little home, I reflect on the many blessings that God has allowed into my life, The main one being Jesus my precious savior.  With out Jesus my life would be dark and hopeless, but Jesus has given me light in my life with His love and mercy.  The blood Jesus shed for many on the cross has washed away my sins and made me anew by sending the Holy Spirit to dwell within me.  I no longer long for the sinful things this world offers and I try not to sin with all of my heart.  When I do sin, I have a heart that quickly repents and try's not to sin again, all the while resting in the knowledge that I can have peace because of God's mercy and grace and because I belong to Christ. When I look at our world and how so many people seem lost and carry rage and hatred in their hearts these days, I often wonder how we got here and how can we change things.  I believe we should start with prayer for our world, prayer is powerful and truly makes a difference.  I also believe that we must fight the urge to place judgement on one another, because that is a job left to God.  He alone knows the hearts of man and the circumstances of their entire lives.  So I believe we should be kind and loving to each other, even when kindness is with held to us.  As children of God's family we should not allow the yeast of evil in this world to infect us in a way that we do not radiate the love of  the Lord.  I believe we should speak Biblical truth but with a humble heart that has love for our fellow man, and never out of rage.  The saying hate the sin love the sinner is something I think we should follow, even though at times it can be very difficult.  We are called to have a gentle spirit, this is one of the things I pray the God will help me to have, as it can be hard at times when our emotions get in the way. 

When I ponder on how we can truly bring about change in our world the place to start is in our own hearts and minds. 

This is just a thought on my heart that I am sharing in case it may be of help to someone who reads my blog.  God bless you and keep you in His loving care.  Hugs to you.  ~Juli 

 

 Today I would like to share what has been on my heart this last week.  I want to start by saying that no matter how demonic the world around us becomes, we know that for those of us who abide in Christ, we are being held in His precious arms until our time on this Earth comes to a close.  Yet the knowledge of such evil acts that seem as if they are becoming all the more common still cause pain to our hearts.  

As children of God we must understand that it is so very important to not loose heart, the battle is won for those who belong to the Lord.  I believe we should ask the Lord to show us daily how we can serve Him and help further His kingdom during our time on this Earth.  The workers are few and the harvest is plenty, so we must be willing to be a missionary for Christ.  Our lives are not our own for those who belong to Him.  Our lives were bought at a very dear price.  Jesus gave to us everything, and so we should strive to give to Him all that we are and all that we have to give.  

I have been in deep prayer for the world and all of those who do not belong to Christ.  Please remember that even when we are old and feeble, we can still be prayer warriors and our world needs prayer more than ever. So please do not loose heart or let the demonically led events of this life cause you to loose hope.  The battle is won for those who abide in the Lord.  

I wrote a poem this week and I thought I would share it in case it would be a blessing to anyone who reads my blog.

The Mist Of A Shadow

Eyes on a shadow room from within.  In the deep mist of yesterday I wait to begin. To let go of hurts buried deep deep inside. Wondering if this pain shall ever subside.

Tomorrow brings sunshine and freedom to grasp. Yet I hold in my heart the strings of the past.  I sing to the Lord who has made me anew. I give glory to God in all that I do. The Lord gives me comfort and peace from within. He knows my heart and He forgave my sin.

My savior is Jesus and He guides my life. I no longer shall wander alone and in strife.  For God is my strength and His Holy Spirit is with in and gives light to my life and frees me from sin.

Thank you for taking time to stop by my blog.  May God bless you and keep you in His loving care.  Hugs to you. ~Juli

              

~ A Thought On My Heart

 Today I would like to share some thoughts that are on my heart.  I have been thinking about trusting in Jesus and what this truly looks like in our daily lives.  One of the biggest ways that I believe we can trust Him is with our salvation.  When we have asked Jesus to save us, with a true and humble heart that knows we are sinners in need of a savior, then we will receive the Holy Spirit to dwell within us and He will teach us and show us the areas that we should work on or illuminate to live in a way that is pleasing to God.  

The gift that Jesus gave to us on the cross insures those who truly have a close and personal relationship with Jesus will one day receive eternal life in Heaven.  To have a personal relationship with Christ is to put Him into the center of all areas of our life.  We must seek to walk with Him each moment of each day and do all the work we do to the glory of the lord.  We must pray through out our day and not just when we go to church.   We do not earn our own salvation by doing good works, because none of us could ever earn salvation on our own.  The gift of salvation comes only from the blood of Jesus that was shed for many on the cross.  He is the way the truth and the life and no one comes to the Father except through him.  

When we are truly saved and love the Lord above all else than we long to do His will in this life. So our good works comes from a place where the heart longs to please the Lord and not to earn our own salvation.  Only through Jesus do we have salvation.  We do His will because of our love for Him and knowing that we belong to Him and should have a servants heart.  When we belong to the Lord we become His missionary's during our time on this Earth.  We should long to further His holy kingdom and point others to Jesus so that He can save them.

So I pray that our hearts may be right with the Lord and love Him with all of our hearts and seek to see other's through the Lords eyes and love our brother's and sister's as Christ loves us and them.  

This is just what has been on my heart and I want to share it in case it may be helpful to someone who reads this.  Thank you for visiting my blog.  May God bless you and keep you in His holy care.  Hugs to you.  ~Juli

~A Peek Into Our Week

I love how our little kitchen looks in the evening when it is clean and tidy and ready for tomorrow's use.  

Our little grand daughter Mia loves her swing.  She just used it today for the first time.  

This is a book I am reading.  It is really a blessing.

I put my Alexa device behind this vintage radio and enjoy listening to Audible play my Laura Ingalls Wilder books.  I like to do this in the evening and I feel as if I am listening to an old time radio show.

I love art so very much and I greatly enjoy my gallery walls.

 I have been thinking a lot about aligning my will to God's Holy will in all areas of my life.  I know that God knows far more than I do and so I trust Him with all that I am and all that I have.  When we truly trust the Lord to guide our Earthy path then we can have peace knowing that the Lord is guiding our life.  Even when we must suffer, we know that God can use all that we walk through to help sanctify us and knit our hearts even closer to Him.

Here is a prayer that Mother Teresa used to say often.

"My God, behold me in thy presence; do with me and all that I have as thou pleasest"  

Trusting in Jesus gives to me a peace despite my circumstances, it is a gift of God to have faith that is truly all trusting in the Lord.  I think it is like the kind of trust a young child feels with their parent.  So today it is my prayer that we all can give the Lord all areas of our life where we may have fear or worry and rest in the peace of the Lord.

I want to thank you for taking time to visit my blog.  God bless you and keep you in His loving care.  Hugs to you.  ~Juli

~A Peek Into Our Summer

We welcomed our new little grand daughter into our family this summer!  This is Leo meeting his new sister for the first time.

Leo and Mia love each other already.  He sings her to sleep and she just adores him.

I used some fall decorations in my planner.  I wait to decorate the outside of our home until September, but since Fall is my favorite season, I have jumped the gun on my planner décor.

We took Leo to Home Depot because he loves to ride in the carts.

Here is a picture that one of my daughter's clients took of her.  

My parents went on a train trip.  It was on my dad's bucket list.  I love them both so very much, and I thank God for them.

 It has been a bit of a crazy summer for our family, but we have had a lot of special moments as well.  I suppose that is how life is, full of hardships but also full of beauty.  I choose to focus on the beauty the good Lord allows in our life and that helps my heart to be grateful and happy despite the difficult times.

I am very glad to be getting back to doing my little blog.  I am looking forward to some cooler weather because we have had our share of hot temperatures.  

I have enjoyed reading inside the airconditioned house this summer, quite a lot.  I want to thank you for taking the time to visit my little space.  May God bless you and keep you in His care.  Hugs to you.

                                   ~Juli

~A Little Summer Break

 I am going to be taking a little time away from my blog for the summer.  I will return to blogging sometime in August.  God bless you and I hope you have a nice summer.  Hugs to you.  ~Juli

~A Peek Into Our Weeks

Justin, our youngest son graduated from Highschool!  It was such a happy time for our family.  We are so proud of Justin and we love him so very much.

Megan treated Justin to a massage with hot stones for his birthday!  It just makes my heart so happy when I see how much our children love each other.

Here is my desk, I have let go of some of my more worldly décor and it just gives a nicer feel to my room.

I put my spring and summer candles out front of my no burn Yankee candle collection.

This is a drawer in my room where I keep special things.  The little prayer book belonged to my great great grandma, then my great grandma, then my grandma and then my mom and now it is mine.  This is so dear to my heart.

Here is my summer melting basket.  I don't need to purchase very much wax these days, because I still have a large stash.  I couldn't really smell for a few years,(after having long term Covid) so I couldn't melt wax.  I am so thankful I have my sense of smell back.

Here is my vender wax drawer.  I love being able to choose a scent and see how pretty it all looks.  It reminds me of my childhood candy collection.  

Here is a drawer where I keep items I use during and after a bath.  

Here is a little place in my room where I honor my grandparents memory.  I was very blessed to have these dear people in my life.  I still miss them every day, but I know I will see them in Heaven some day and that makes me so very happy.

I want to thank you for stopping by my blog.  God bless you and keep you in His holy care.  Hugs to you.  ~Juli