Hello, Friends! I slept in this morning. Mr. Prayer Warrior did not wake me up, neither did the Westies. I woke up to a super-quiet house. It was so nice! I needed the rest.
I'm not close to being 100%, y'all. This cold has been wicked, and it will be two weeks tomorrow. I think the problem is I start feeling better, then I do too much, and I have a setback. UGH!
What did y'all think about today's lesson? I love the title More Wonder! In order to experience God's wonderful creation we have to experience it. Did you try the social media sabbatical? I did not completely, but I did limit my time this week. And do you know what? I was able to finish a painting I'd been working on for months! I did not get to experience as much nature because our air quality has been horrendous with allergens, but at least I found joy in other ways. I did spend about half an hour this week watching the rain as it watered our flowers in our garden and containers. It was very peaceful.
This afternoon I'm making the tea recipe from last week. I will share it next Friday! :D
Please share with us what joy you found this week!
Below is a poem about learning by Amanda Gorman, and I thought it was applicable to our lesson.
Every Day We Are LearningEvery day we are learningHow to live with essence, not ease.How to move with haste, not hate.How to leave this pain that is beyond us, behind us.Just like a skill or an art,We cannot possess hope without practicing it.It is the fundamental craft we demand of ourselves.
Isn't it true that More Wonder! feeds our hope! Let's be cognizant of feeding it this next week.
Below is this week's scripture.
Prayer Requests
- Please continue to pray for Kris's MIL. Pray that she will be amenable to having the in-home healthcare help Terry and Kris found for her come into her home and help out.
- Pray for Kitty's grandson Connor as he trains as a corrections officer.
- PRAISE: Carla is getting a new family member! She's getting a daughter-in-law (Sam proposed to Cate, and she said YES)! Pray for all the pre-wedding planning and counseling for the happy couple.
- Pray for Kitty's son Mike that he can find a job that uses his talents. He is a very talented artist!
- Keep praying for Rita's daughters because they are thriving!
- Please pray for Carla's friend C.M.H who has joined the United States Army. Carla and her family are so proud of him. He will be 23 in June, and he is a dear friend of her boys. He was in their homeschool group. He is in basic training at Fort Jackson, and he is her son Atticus' best friend. What is interesting about this... Carla's son Sam also did his basic at Fort Jackson.
- Please pray for our blog friend Jenna Meon. She is currently in rehabilitation for her walking.
- Pray for Rita's neighbor who has a stage four cancer diagnosis.
- Pray for Carla and family as they decide whether or not God is urging them to move. Her village is becoming more and more draconian by the day!
- Praise! Kitty had a wonderful time with her family on her trip, and Grandson Riley even made it after coming home from South Korea for his leave.
- Pray that I can get over this cold. Please continue to pray because my asthma is also ramped-up.
- Prayer requests... for all our National Guard and also the Marines deployed in LA.
- Carla's son Sam is at Fort McCoy: please be in prayer as a protest is planned in Milwaukee.
- Let's also pray that the 250th celebration for our Army will go as planned, and pray for all the communities in our country planning on holding the "No More Kings" protests.
- Pray for our law enforcement this weekend especially!
Now I'm off to drink copious amounts of hot tea!
Until next time...
Blessings!
Ricki Jill
Ricki Jill
Good Morning everyone. I love that we are all trying to live our lives with hope. With how much the world is changing and how fast it is changing it is good to know our love for God and always having hope never changes. Wishing all of you a wonderful weekend. Prayers for all. Hugs and Love. Kris
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ReplyDeleteThank you for all the prayers.
I enjoyed this lesson so much. I pray for our young people who are so addicted to tapping the phone. I was at a graduation party talking to the graduate's brother, every 30 seconds he was tapping that phone to open the screen. It was starting to drive me crazy. Ha!
Praying for a safe weekend for our country.
Carla
This week’s lesson was joyful as always. I loved that Farrell made that silent pact to find one thing a day that gave her joy during the year that her son had cancer.
ReplyDeleteI had a joyful moment when my youngest grandchild, sweet Hayden, gave a toast to me for taking the family on our trip. It brought tears to my eyes that she was so appreciative.
Have a joyful weekend everyone and prayers for all your requests.
I didn't do very well with screen time limits, but I did savor each and every minute outside, whether on my daily walks or daily weeding in the garden. It brings me such joy!
ReplyDeleteThis week's newest praise and prayer requests are first and foremost in my mind, hopeful for a peaceful outcome everywhere. Happy Flag Day all.