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I had a hard time again this week trying to narrow down one day....
I have two again.....

Walk and Faint Not... based on Isaiah 40:25-31~

  This reminded me of a few years ago while I was struggling
  with homeschooling. The Lord gave me Galatians 6:9 "And
  let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall
  reap, if we faint not." It was so helpful as the Lord showed me
  it is a good thing (the well doing) to teach at home and there
  would/will be reaping in the end if I do not faint.
  Shirley makes a point in the book by saying we need to wait,
  as verse 31 in Isaiah says....wait in His presence for the strength
  to go on and not faint or grow weary.

Walk in the Good Way..... Jeremiah 6:15-17~

  I mainly liked her illustration in this one, but here's the overview:
  The Lord was telling the children of Israel to walk in the old paths,
  the good way, but they said they would not... how sad! To tell the
  Lord no......but how many times do I tell the Lord no.....We know
  the way to walk, but we refuse to do it...
  Here's the illustration.... "Some of the old train and stagecoach roads
  in the Colorado mountains contain the most beautiful scenery of God's
  creation. Although newer highways have been constructed which
  afford you to arrive at your destination more quickly, the old paths
  afford QUIETNESS, BEAUTY, and REST to the inner man."
  (Emphasis mine) I have seen some of those old roads so it is easy to
  picture the beauty, quietness & rest she is talking about.... I want to
  walk in those old paths.... how about you?

Thought for Thursday (on Friday!)

Christ liveth in me.....
                                             ~Galatians 2:20

Digging out....

I'm not sure exactly how much snow we ended up with, but I know it
is a lot! Enjoy some more pictures!

 This was the last picture I took last night....sorry for the quality, it was through
 the bedroom window & zoomed across the street. The first van is our neighbor's
 work van, then Erin's car & the Excursion is lumped in behind that!

                                         The picnic table is almost gone!

                                         There is a grill under all that snow!

 I had to take this one....can you see the tire/wheel imprint from the car? We
 shoveled it all out, then he pulled the car out & there it was! I thought it was
 neat.

Our path through the sidewalk....thankfully the neighbor has a snowblower!

The side of the excursion NOT visible from the house...that's a LOT of snow!

Erin's car almost gone. They had already cleaned the top off before I got over to
take pictures. Sorry about our shadows!

Erin & I were going to walk around town and take some more pictures but I don't
know if it'll happen....we all ended up sick with a cold. I think being all closed in
together was NOT healthy for us! I am glad church was cancelled though, we
probably would not have been able to go if it hadn't snowed! It does make for a
long Sunday.... both Erin & Josiah asked if this is how it is for people who do not
go to church. I am thankful they aren't familiar wtih that way and they desire to be
in church on Sundays!

SNOW!

So we are in the middle of a blizzard......really it is our first snow of winter!

Taken about 10 this morning

Taken about 3:30... can you find the truck?

The snow is about up to the top of the tailgate of the truck in the second picture!
There isn't too much to do living in town...Terry went out and shoveled and
Josiah took a walk through town.... we even saw 2 four-wheelers go by! That
just made everyone a little homesick for the trailer.....so much fun there in the
snow! So glad for memories!

Here's a few more pics....enjoy!

Our Camry is about gone in the snow!

That's the neighbor's van, Erin's Subaru & the Excursion parked across the street!

Here's the same pic taken 4 hours later!

This is a closer one of the truck across the street!

We are not even close to the end of this storm! It will definitely be one for the
record books! We may even have to make some snow ice cream! Wish the rest
of the family was here to join in! We'll be thinking of you!

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This week's devotional that spoke to me was the one titled
Walk and Faint not based on Isaiah 40:25- 31. We all know
verse 31 and we probably quote it often, yet the verse I like
is verse 29...." He giveth power to the faint; and to them that
have no might he increaseth strength." A dear senior saint at
church gave me this verse one time when we were on the phone
and I have been thinking it over a lot....

How often do we feel like quitting? Oh, it is in those times we
need to rely on the Lord for strength and power to carry on.
Another verse to go with that is Galatians 6:9 telling us to not
grow weary in well doing but continue on because we will reap
IF we don't faint. (Paraphrased)

So let us keep pressing on, knowing the prize is before us!

Thought For Thursday (or Saturday!)

 What counts in life is what we do for others

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Thought For Thursday

 I've been wanting to do this for a while.... I have so many of these random
 little saying written down I'd like to share....

 Life is like a coin....you can spend it any way you
 wish, but you can spend it only once! 

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I started this new devotional with the girls on the 1st....