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Happy December First, Friends!
My hope and prayer is that we have the most blessed Advent and Christmas season ever!!!
What are your thoughts about this week's devotion? I thought it was a bit difficult to follow; I had to read it a couple of times! But once I focused on her message, I got it. I thought that Ann was being way to hard on herself, but I get her point that making gratitude a habit is pointless without removing the habit of grumbling. Also, I loved the C.S. Lewis quote:
If you think of this world as a place intended simply for our happiness, you find it quite intolerable: think of it as a place of training and correction and it's not so bad.
Here is the scripture:
Prayer Requests
- Please pray for our family friend Mrs. Powell as she is in the hospital.
- 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.
- Thank-you, God, for your constancy in answering our prayers!
- Pray for unity in our country, and that God will give us mercy and continue to bless us.
- Pray that we will have a very blessed Christmas season with family and friends, and that we will be able to focus on what's truly important.
Have the very best weekend, Friends!
Until next time...
Blessings!
Ricki Jill
Ricki Jill
Street light Christmas decorations in Frankenmuth, MI
Happy Monday, Friends! How was your Thanksgiving? We had a great time: Ann Arbor was the place to be last Saturday, especially if you follow college football!
This week's devotion is entitled "hammering grace." I haven't had a chance to read it yet today, but I should be able to read it later this afternoon.
Here is the scripture for the lesson:
Praises:
This week I want to PRAISE GOD for answering our prayers in the affirmative. God is being so good to us all! I want to thank you especially for your travel mercy prayers. We had the easiest flights and airport experiences ever on this heavily traveled weekend. I am also praising God for answering our prayers about Julie and Kris (so happy you're better Friend!)...
On Friday I will begin with a brand new list of requests. Please email me any updates you may have, or list them in comments.
I'm off to make something hot and read the devo.
Have a great week!
Until next time...
Blessings!
Ricki Jill
Ricki Jill
The Christmas Season is almost here!
Happy Black Friday, Friends. Do y'all participate in all the Black Friday madness? Our daughters want to go to three shops this morning while Christopher is on call, then we'll drive over to Frankenmuth, Michigan, and check-out their Christmas activities.
This year is unique in that Advent begins in December: There are four Sundays in December before Christmas!
This week's devotion was not what I thought it was going to be about. Entitled "all here grace," it's about being in the present, in the here and now where we can love God. I thought it was sweet, and it was applicable to the beginning of the holiday season where so many distractions compete for our time with God.
What did you think about it? Are you enjoying this devotional?
This week's scripture:
- Please pray for Kitty's DIL, Julie, that her heart will change; for SIL, Eric, that he will see some relief for his cervical dystonia; and for her son, Mike, that he will get a job.
- Pray that God will place hedges of protection around all family members of every reader of this blog. I feel like we are under attack.
- Please pray for Kris as she has a very nasty case of COVID. Pray that she can get relief from her coughing, and that she can get healing rest. Also pray that God will comfort and heal her immediately!
- Please pray for me because my heart rate has been dropping very low, and my doctor has ordered me to wear a monitor for two weeks.
- Pray for Carla's family and my family as we will be traveling this week.
- Also pray for Rita's daughters in travel mercy prayer, and her other family members who are traveling for this holiday week.
Blessings!
Ricki Jill
Happy Thanksgiving Week! I hope you have plans with family and friends. I have a fun question: What is your favorite kind of Thanksgiving pie? Mine is pecan!
This week's devotion is entitled "all-here grace." That sounds like a great title for Thanksgiving week, doesn't it! I haven't read it yet, but I am very thankful to have an "all-here" Thanksgiving holiday planned!
Here is this week's scripture:
Prayer Requests
- Please pray for Kitty's DIL, Julie, that her heart will change; for SIL, Eric, that he will see some relief for his cervical dystonia; and for her son, Mike, that he will get a job.
- Praise! Trip made it home from Minnesota, and he had a great week.
- Pray that God will place hedges of protection around all family members of every reader of this blog. I feel like we are under attack.
- Please pray for Kris as she has a very nasty case of COVID. Pray that she can get relief from her coughing, and that she can get healing rest. Also pray that God will comfort and heal her immediately!
- Please pray for me because my heart rate has been dropping very low, and my doctor has ordered me to wear a monitor for two weeks.
- Pray for Carla's family and my family as we will be traveling this week.
- Also pray for Rita's daughters in travel mercy prayer, and her other family members who are traveling for this holiday week.
Now I'm off to make myself a PSL and read the devotion!
Have a very blessed week, Friends!
Until next time...
Blessings!
Ricki Jill
Ricki Jill
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