I know it's a little late, but this is a photo from a Valentine's Day dinner we attended, and I thought the decorations were simple and sweet. I just wanted to share.
Happy Monday Friends! Sorry I'm posting so late this morning, but I've been busier than I anticipated.
This week's lesson is entitled "transplanting grace," and I have not read it yet. I'm hoping I can read it later on this afternoon.
This promises to be a busy week for me. I'm traveling to North Alabama tomorrow to have lunch with a few of my high school friends, and I'm sooooo looking forward to it! I also have more appointments this week, including a follow-up with my oncologist on Wednesday. What are your plans this week?
Here is this week's scripture:
Prayer Requests:
- Kitty asks that we pray that her Grandson Connor and his dad will make amends; Son Mike will find a job; and Son in law Eric will be able to manage his cervical dystonia.
- Sam is back to his monthly Drill schedule with the Wisconsin National Guard. Prayer request is for strength and wisdom. Longer drill periods have been set for this year. Pray for the 157th!
- A group of Wisconsin National Guard will be deploying to Syria. Please continue to pray for our military and military families.
- Remember Rita's daughters in your prayers as they head into their spring semester of graduate studies while working full-time. She is particularly concerned about their levels of stress.
- Carla asks that we please pray for COMMON SENSE regarding the border to prevail. And as the Texas National Guard vs. The Border Patrol, may the hearts of these brave sons and daughters not get corrupt by government, but know what is best for the PEOPLE of this beloved country. Pray for the fallen and the injured in the recent attack on our troops in Jordon. May our military feel our prayers and support.
- Pray for the health of all our family members.
- Prayers please for Kris's SIL as he was in a terrible car crash a week ago.
- Travel mercies for Kris and Terry as they drive to Tennessee to pick-up a rescue Basset Hound!
I'm getting off the internet and making some coffee. It's a little late for my first cup (it's already after 11:00 AM CST), but I need a wee bit of fuel to continue my day! ;P
Until next time...
Blessings!
Ricki Jill
Ricki Jill
Yay, it's Friday! Do you have any special plans for the weekend? After a rainy night, it is supposed to be beautiful today and for the rest of the weekend. I'd like to go to the lake at some point. I need to spend some time in the sunshine!
This week's devotion is entitled "seed grace." I absolutely loved it: the vignette of a family lovingly planting a garden; the lesson of how all feasts begin with something small; and the reminder of how God provides for us. While reading it I also was reminded of the parable of the mustard seed. What about you? Thoughts?
Here is the scripture from the lesson:
And God said, "Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is on the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed in its fruit. You shall have them for food."~Genesis 1:29
Prayer Requests
- Kitty asks that we pray that her Grandson Connor and his dad will make amends; Son Mike will find a job; and Son in law Eric will be able to manage his cervical dystonia.
- Sam is back to his monthly Drill schedule with the Wisconsin National Guard. Prayer request is for strength and wisdom. Longer drill periods have been set for this year. Pray for the 157th!
- A group of Wisconsin National Guard will be deploying to Syria. Please continue to pray for our military and military families.
- Remember Rita's daughters in your prayers as they head into their spring semester of graduate studies while working full-time. She is particularly concerned about their levels of stress.
- Carla asks that we please pray for COMMON SENSE regarding the border to prevail. And as the Texas National Guard vs. The Border Patrol, may the hearts of these brave sons and daughters not get corrupt by government, but know what is best for the PEOPLE of this beloved country. Pray for the fallen and the injured in the recent attack on our troops in Jordon. May our military feel our prayers and support.
- Pray for the health of all our family members.
- Praise: Baby J is home and feeling better! Pray for Rita's eldest daughter who has a nasty stomach bug. Pray that God will heal and protect her family.
- Pray for Lenten Blessings for all the families represented here on this blog!
- Praise: God is good!
I hope you have a peaceful weekend!
Until next time...
Blessings!
Ricki Jill
Ricki Jill
Happy Monday, Friends! This week's devotion is entitled "seed grace," and the gardening theme encourages me that spring will arrive along with the opportunity to dig a little in the dirt. That promise means a lot to me after the cold weekend we had, but today promises to be sunny with a high of sixty degrees.
Here is this week's scripture:
Prayer Requests:
- Thank-you, God, for your constancy in answering our prayers!
- Kitty asks that we pray that her Grandson Connor and his dad will make amends; Son Mike will find a job; and Son in law Eric will be able to manage his cervical dystonia.
- Sam is back to his monthly Drill schedule with the Wisconsin National Guard. Prayer request is for strength and wisdom. Longer drill periods have been set for this year. Pray for the 157th!
- A group of Wisconsin National Guard will be deploying to Syria. Please continue to pray for our military and military families.
- Remember Rita's daughters in your prayers as they head into their spring semester of graduate studies while working full-time. She is particularly concerned about their levels of stress.
- Carla asks that we please pray for COMMON SENSE regarding the border to prevail. And as the Texas National Guard vs. The Border Patrol, may the hearts of these brave sons and daughters not get corrupt by government, but know what is best for the PEOPLE of this beloved country. Pray for the fallen and the injured in the recent attack on our troops in Jordon. May our military feel our prayers and support.
- Pray for the health of all our family members.
- Praise that Little Snickers is walking again, however, he could improve even more. Keep praying!
- Pray for Lenten Blessings for all the families represented here on this blog!
I don't know about you, but I have a lot to do today.
Lots of errands!
I'm making coffee to go this morning, and I'm hoping I can finish most of my errands before noon.
What's in your cup or mug this morning?
Until next time...
Blessings!
Ricki Jill
Ricki Jill
Happy Friday, Friends!
I hope that you had a wonderful Valentine's Day, Mardi Gras, and a calm and peaceful beginning to the Lenten Season.
I was very inspired by this week's lesson. Entitled "humble grace," Ann shares with us about her son's stay in a children's hospital for about forty-eight hours. There is nothing in the world more humbling than witnessing the suffering of children. It is so frightening when any of our little ones are ill, and it is also humbling recognizing God's gift of health.
Have you noticed that Ann has many epiphanies in her laundry room? I like that. Do you have any thoughts about this week's devotion? I liked her wisdom about how expectations can ruin a relationship, especially our relationship with God.
Speaking of laundry, winter is visiting again this weekend in Central Alabama. I will be keeping sweaters and throws close at hand! I'm hoping we can have a peaceful weekend with little activity because this week has been so busy for us. We've had tons of activities at church, mostly for Mardi Gras and Lent. I started a Lenten study that meets at our church weekly. We had a nice Valentine's Day dinner, too. Also, I had my mammogram, and it looked great, and my healing/scars (internally especially) has improved exponentially from last year. Thank-you so much for your prayers, and I'd like to praise God for always answering our prayers and for forgiving us and healing us of all our diseases (Psalm 103:3-5).
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Here is this week's scripture. I apologize for not posting it on Monday, but I had a hard time with this graphic.
Prayer Requests:
- Thank-you, God, for your constancy in answering our prayers!
- Kitty asks that we pray that her Grandson Connor and his dad will make amends; Son Mike will find a job; and Son in law Eric will be able to manage his cervical dystonia.
- Sam is back to his monthly Drill schedule with the Wisconsin National Guard. Prayer request is for strength and wisdom. Longer drill periods have been set for this year. Pray for the 157th!
- A group of Wisconsin National Guard will be deploying to Syria. Please continue to pray for our military and military families.
- Remember Rita's daughters in your prayers as they head into their spring semester of graduate studies while working full-time. She is particularly concerned about their levels of stress.
- Carla asks that we please pray for COMMON SENSE regarding the border to prevail. And as the Texas National Guard vs. The Border Patrol, may the hearts of these brave sons and daughters not get corrupt by government, but know what is best for the PEOPLE of this beloved country. Pray for the fallen and the injured in the recent attack on our troops in Jordon. May our military feel our prayers and support.
- Pray for the families of the Marines who were tragically killed in the helicopter crash in California. Pray for all our Gold Star Families.
- Pray for the health of all our family members.
- Praise! for my most excellent mammogram!
- Praise that Little Snickers is walking again, however, he could improve even more. Keep praying!
- Pray for Rita's cancer-surviving sister's MRI on Tuesday on her lower back. She is a breast cancer survivor of 8 years had an MRI for her lower back. She's been in pain since the day after Christmas, finally went to an ortho end of Jan, and an x-ray showed L4 fracture, but her doctor wasn't sure if it's an old or new fracture, hence the MRI. She had to have a pacemaker placed a year ago (on the side where she had radiation treatments), and will have to have her pacemaker checked out after the MRI to make certain no malfunctioning there. Keep praying for her, and that her medical team can treat her back in the best possible way (best practices).
- Pray for Lenten Blessings for all the families represented here on this blog!
Trip and I were able to sleep in today! His case was cancelled, and the dogs actually allowed us to sleep-in. I think they've been tired, too!
Now I'm off to make some Peet's coffee and do a little reading!
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Stay warm this weekend, Friends!
Until next time...
Blessings!
Ricki Jill
Ricki Jill
Valentine's Day is Wednesday, Friends! It's also Ash Wednesday, so I have to ask: Are any of you giving up sweets or chocolate during Lent?
This week's devotion is entitled "humble grace" as seen in the graphic, above. This is a good week for humbling ourselves, isn't it!
Prayer Requests:
- Thank-you, God, for your constancy in answering our prayers!
- Kitty asks that we pray that her Grandson Connor and his dad will make amends; Son Mike will find a job; and Son in law Eric will be able to manage his cervical dystonia.
- Sam is back to his monthly Drill schedule with the Wisconsin National Guard. Prayer request is for strength and wisdom. Longer drill periods have been set for this year. Pray for the 157th!
- A group of Wisconsin National Guard will be deploying to Syria. Please continue to pray for our military and military families.
- Kris asks that you pray for grand dog Snickers. She is her daughter Kim's dachshund. She has major back issues after a seizure a year ago and was doing better but now has had a relapse and cannot walk again. Hoping and praying the meds will work again and she can resume function.
- Remember Rita's daughters in your prayers as they head into their spring semester of graduate studies while working full-time. She is particularly concerned about their levels of stress.
- Carla asks that we please pray for COMMON SENSE regarding the border to prevail. And as the Texas National Guard vs. The Border Patrol, may the hearts of these brave sons and daughters not get corrupt by government, but know what is best for the PEOPLE of this beloved country. Pray for the fallen and the injured in the recent attack on our troops in Jordon. May our military feel our prayers and support.
- Pray for the families of the Marines who were tragically killed in the helicopter crash in California. Pray for all our Gold Star Families.
- Pray for the health of all our family members.
- Please pray for a normal mammogram for me on Wednesday.
- Pray for Rita's cancer-surviving sister's MRI on Tuesday on her lower back.
- Pray for Lenten Blessings for all the families represented here on this blog!
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I hope y'all have a wonderful week!
Let your little light shine!
Until next time...
Happy Mardi Gras and Valentine's Day!
Ricki Jill
Hello, Friends! I hope you have a Happy Friday! How has your week been so far? I've accomplished quite a bit of spring cleaning. It feels great!
Valentine's Day is next Wednesday, and I have my annual mammogram. Thankfully it's in the morning, so after it's over I can enjoy the rest of the day! It's also the beginning of Lent (Ash Wednesday). I'll probably attend the midday service since I will be halfway to church after my appointment.
With Lent so early, it means that Easter will also be early. Hopefully Punxsutawney Phil was correct in his prognostication of an early spring!
This week's devotion is entitled:
small grace
And here is this week's scripture:
At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, “Who, then, is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” He called a little child to him, and placed the child among them.~Matthew 18: 1-2
I learned that Jesus probably said these words at Peter's house, and the child was more than likely Peter's.
Thoughts?
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Prayer Requests:
- Thank-you, God, for your constancy in answering our prayers!
- Kitty asks that we pray that her Grandson Connor and his dad will make amends; Son Mike will find a job; and Son in law Eric will be able to manage his cervical dystonia.
- Sam is back to his monthly Drill schedule with the Wisconsin National Guard. Prayer request is for strength and wisdom. Longer drill periods have been set for this year. Pray for the 157th!
- A group of Wisconsin National Guard will be deploying to Syria. Please continue to pray for our military and military families.
- Kris asks that you pray for grand dog Snickers. She is her daughter Kim's dachshund. She has major back issues after a seizure a year ago and was doing better but now has had a relapse and cannot walk again. Hoping and praying the meds will work again and she can resume function.
- Remember Rita's daughters in your prayers as they head into their spring semester of graduate studies while working full-time. She is particularly concerned about their levels of stress.
- Carla asks that we please pray for COMMON SENSE regarding the border to prevail. And as the Texas National Guard vs. The Border Patrol, may the hearts of these brave sons and daughters not get corrupt by government, but know what is best for the PEOPLE of this beloved country. Pray for the fallen and the injured in the recent attack on our troops in Jordon. May our military feel our prayers and support.
- Pray for the families of the Marines who were tragically killed in the helicopter crash in California. Pray for all our Gold Star Families.
- Pray for the health of all our family members.
- Please pray for a normal mammogram for me on Wednesday.
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Until next time...
Blessings!
Ricki Jill
Ricki Jill
Happy Monday, Friends! It poured rain all day yesterday, and it's doing the same in the wee hours of this morning. I'm not really complaining because we could always use the rain, but it's a very cold, windy, and steady heavy rain, which means I will not leave the house today if I can help it!
Because of the rain, our neighbor's yard is a mud hole. I was just looking at it: It's a mess over there, and I can see tons of water reflecting in their flood lights. Ours doesn't look as bad, but I'm just guessing as it's still fairly dark outside.
So now you know why I'm in a brown mood. Plus I need lots of coffee this morning before Bible study. I love this time of day when I'm the only one awake. :D I know I'm rambling a bit, but I just wanted to share what I'm thinking about: rain, mud, and coffee.
I have not read the lesson for this week yet...sometimes I do read ahead on Sundays, but I didn't read it yesterday. Here is the title for this week's lesson and the scripture:
Prayer Requests:
- Thank-you, God, for your constancy in answering our prayers!
- Kitty asks that we pray that her Grandson Connor and his dad will make amends; Son Mike will find a job; and Son in law Eric will be able to manage his cervical dystonia.
- Sam is back to his monthly Drill schedule with the Wisconsin National Guard. Prayer request is for strength and wisdom. Longer drill periods have been set for this year. Pray for the 157th!
- A group of Wisconsin National Guard will be deploying to Syria. Please continue to pray for our military and military families.
- Kris asks that you pray for grand dog Snickers. She is her daughter Kim's dachshund. She has major back issues after a seizure a year ago and was doing better but now has had a relapse and cannot walk again. Hoping and praying the meds will work again and she can resume function.
- Remember Rita's daughters in your prayers as they head into their spring semester of graduate studies while working full-time. She is particularly concerned about their levels of stress.
- Carla asks that we please pray for COMMON SENSE regarding the border to prevail. And as the Texas National Guard vs. The Border Patrol, may the hearts of these brave sons and daughters not get corrupt by government, but know what is best for the PEOPLE of this beloved country. Pray for the fallen and the injured in the recent attack on our troops in Jordon. May our military feel our prayers and support.
- Pray for the health of all our family members.
Please let me know if I left off a request. I promise a prettier, less brown post on Friday!
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Starbucks has two new drinks for Valentine's Day: Chocolate-Covered Strawberry Crème Frappuccino® drink or Chocolate Hazelnut Cookie Cold Brew.
I've tried the new cold brew, and it is delicious!
Shelley asked me to share ;P
Until next time...
Blessings!
Ricki Jill
Ricki Jill
Happy Groundhog's Day, Friends!
How has your week been so far? Mine has been super-busy as I've spent most of it in our laundry room and running errands!
Here is a reminder of the title of this week's devotion, and below is the scripture.
Although this one is a sad devotion, let's also focus on today, and not worry about when the other shoe will drop.
Perfect advice from our Perfect Savior
As always, I welcome and enjoy your comments about our lessons.
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Prayer Requests:
- Kitty asks that we pray that her Grandson Connor and his dad will make amends; Son Mike will find a job; and Son in law Eric will be able to manage his cervical dystonia.
- Pray that God will keep a hedge of protection around each of our families, especially concerning our health (physical, mental, and spiritual).
- Thank-you, God, for your constancy in answering our prayers!
- Pray for unity in our country, and that God will show us mercy and continue to bless us.
- Carla has a request for her community as crime is increasing. She also requests that we pray for courage for the citizens of Cameron.
- Sam is back to his monthly Drill schedule with the Wisconsin National Guard. Prayer request is for strength and wisdom. Longer drill periods have been set for this year. Pray for the 157th!
- A group of Wisconsin National Guard will be deploying to Syria. Please continue to pray for our military and military families.
- Kris asks that you pray for grand dog Snickers. She is her daughter Kim's dachshund. She has major back issues after a seizure a year ago and was doing better but now has had a relapse and cannot walk again. Hoping and praying the meds will work again and she can resume function.
- Remember Rita's daughters in your prayers as they head into their spring semester of graduate studies while working full-time. She is particularly concerned about their levels of stress.
- Carla asks that we please pray for COMMON SENSE regarding the border to prevail. And as the Texas National Guard vs. The Border Patrol, may the hearts of these brave sons and daughters not get corrupt by government, but know what is best for the PEOPLE of this beloved country. Pray for the fallen and the injured in the recent attack on our troops in Jordon. May our military feel our prayers and support.
Please let me know if I've left off any prayer requests from today's list. Thank-you!
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I hope you have a wonderful weekend full of peace, love, warmth, and coffee!
Until next time...
Blessings!
Ricki Jill
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