Palm Sunday

Palm Sunday..... To the people,,, it was something of great hope. Jesus, this Man was their Savior. He was coming to free them. The people waved palm tree branches honoring the believed King, thus this why we today honor this special day "Palm Sunday".

The people were expecting a mighty King, a warrior. Not a "Man" that would one week later die on a cross like other men.

The people even shouted, "Hosanna" -- save us now. And He would, it would just look different than anything they ever expected.

The people did not realize they were honoring His impending death so that He could rise again...

This week is Holy week as we prepare for the most powerful celebration in history.

Abba, for You so loved the world....Jn 3:16

Your beloved daughter,

Connie

From Grief to Tranquility

(2 Corinthians 7:7) "We were glad just to see him, but the true reassurance came in what he told us about you: how much you cared, how much you grieved, how concerned you were for me. I went from worry to tranquility in no time! "

I thought that going into management in Outpatient I would get away from the tragedy of death in the Nursing field. But you never quite do. Patients are getting sicker in every setting. Actually, I am probably more intimately involved because each situation as the manager, I have to get involved in now. So what was I thinking!

Today, as I did CPR on a gentleman for the first time in many years, my mind did not have time to emotionally connect to the details of what really happened. I only went through the mechanical motions and duties that I have become accustomed to over the past 27 years and the expectations of my role. I found that I am not in the best of shape as I use to be in and my endurance was challenged as I was doing compressions on the man's chest (all the while I am thinking to myself now I know why I don't work in the ICU) but fortunately there were enough of us to rotate so we could help try and sustain life in this man. As well, our emotions were high as we fought for his life.

We lost.

Time passed and I waited for his wife to arrive. Her cries were those that you would imagine of anyone just losing their spouse after many years of marriage. I remained composed. I did my job. But I was disconnected. Isn’t that what we as nurses sometimes do?

The Chaplain did arrive to spend time with her, letting her grieve. Yes, I too am a counselor but at this time I had to be the nurse. Waiting on the Chaplain though, I just listened. At this time, there is nothing anyone can do but listen. No words can comfort.

Eventually, it’s over. The family is gone. The patient is gone. And we are left with the details. I was numb.

Later as I am driving home, I think about why I did not feel any emotions. Why is it that I can do this job and not feel, nor cry, nor breakdown.

There is silence. No answer. That was meant to be a prayer.

But later a song comes on the radio in my jeep and I break down. There at that moment, I finally grieve.

I realize I am given the gift to do my job, pray for the family and grieve in His time so that I can go back tomorrow and do my job again.

You heard my prayer as always,

Your beloved,
Connie

Are You Tied To The Dock?

(John 10:27) "My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me;"

Yesterday I talked about waiting on our Father, waiting on His voice. So how do we know when it is He that speaks? "My sheep hear My voice", says the Lord.

What do I do when I hear Your voice? Sometimes I am paralyzed with fear. I second guess myself. And yes, I may even question You Father. I am afraid. I don't know whether to move forward. Or wait. It is amazing that at these times, I have all the patience in the world. I can wait and wait.

Oswald Chambers puts it beautifully:

"If you yourself do not cut the lines that tie you to the dock, God will have to use a storm to

sever them and to send you out to sea. Put everything in your life afloat upon God, going

out to sea on the great swelling tide on His purposes, and your eyes will be opened. If you

believe in Jesus, you are not to spend all your time in the calm waters just inside the

harbor, full of joy, but always tied to the dock.

You have to get past the harbor to get into the great depths of God, and begin to know

things for yourself----

Being to have spiritual discernment."

I so admire Abraham that he just picked up and went when You told him to. I wished I had that kind of faith.

Oh Papa, if you must,,, cut the lines that tie me to the dock.

Blessings to you all.... thanks for visiting....

Connie

The Perfect Wave

(Psalm 46:10) "Be Still and Know that I AM God"

Growing up at the beach, one of my pastimes was watching surfers. Oh, I attempted it a few times. I came to enjoy body surfing much more. There was definitely an art to surfing. I so admired them. I learned that you had to wait on just the right wave. Did I say wait? Oh my, not one of my better qualities I might add.

I would watch the surfers and they would sometimes wait for a long stretch of time before catching the perfect wave. The rewards were worth it because they would ride what seemed like eternity back to shore on the most beautiful wave. Sometimes, on top of the wave, sometime underneath the wave, the joy was the same.

Sounds a lot like our life, doesn’t it? Listening to God! Waiting on His timing. But sometimes I want to jump ahead of Him. Sometimes I do just that, jump ahead of Him. And when I do, the outcome may be a fizzled out dream or falling off the board of life into an ocean of turbulent desires.

Why is it so hard? To wait that is, on my Father’s voice? Why can’t I learn from my childhood memory? To just stand still and wait on my Abba for that perfect wave. There I can ride on the top of the world with Him and yes, I may even have to ride underneath the waves at times.

But the joy will be the same.

As it will be the perfect wave.

And I will be riding with my Abba.

His Beloved,
Connie

Sweet Caroline Goes Home

Yes.. this sweet angel is home safe and sound with her precious family.... doing great...

Oh thank you Abba... thank you....

You so amazzzzzzzzzzzzze me with Your love....and Your Amazing Grace.....

Blessings to you all for your prayers.....

welcome home Caroline, Shari and Mark....

After The Storm There is Amazing Grace

(Isaiah 25:5) " But you, shelter from the storm and shade from the sun..." The Msg

I shared the other day in my devotional I will praise you in the storm that after storms in our life there is a time when we may "Little by little come out, grab some food and scurry back into the hole just like the creatures of nature. Then the next day we do it again but this time we stay out a little longer. Eventually, we are back into the real world again."

At this point in my life, I'm still in the coming out little by little, grabbing what I need and crawling back into my hole. Is it safe? I had a significant storm in my life. I am still picking up the pieces of the damage caused by the storm. Some days I can actually stay out a little longer than others.

Try being near the top rung of the ladder in the world. The expectations are very high. You have much further to fall. The pain is great. The world sees you fall. But there was no other way. Why? Because my Great I AM had to take over. I had been in the drivers seat too long. I wasn't doing a very good job. I was in overload, burn-out, whatever you want to call it. Even so, it is not without its pain, questions or even doubts.

When a person is burned or hurt physically, it takes time to heal. To say I am impatient on healing would be a great understatement.

Therefore, I would daresay, it has been my reason for not being able to jump back into writing again. Or a good many things I use to do. I'm not quite there yet. And it may be some time before I get there.

But I am praying that God show me what He wants of me. Because writing had once been my passion.....as other things. So for now, I will wait, I will kick the dirt around and see what happens and most of all, listen to You, Papa.

so if it is my Papa's will...

Oh Daddy, your Amazing Grace still awe's me....

His Beloved.... Connie

Shine On Us

Papa...

Thank you for the sunshine this weekend.

Thank you for making Caroline better.

Thank you for holding Shari and Mark up during this time.

Thank you for my friends Gwen and Matt Sirmans and their precious children (Ivey) and the ministry their share.

Thank you for my children.

Thank you for my best friend--my lover-- my husband.

Thank you for my sister.

Thank you for my family.

Thank you for my grandma who was like my mother to me.

Thank you for my friends.

Thank you for Your Son.

And let your "Son" continue to shine on us....

Love, Your beloved....

I Will Praise You In The Storm

(Isaiah 25:1)The Message "God, you are my God. I celebrate you. I praise you…. You've done your share of miracle-wonders, well-thought-out plans, solid and sure. ……. But you, shelter from the storm ….".

Why do we have storms? Why must Shari and Mark and baby Caroline go through this heartache? Why must any of us go through that in which we do?

I can't answer that. The truth is, we may never know this side of Heaven.

We can learn a lot from nature. During these massive storms that seem to happen more and more in life, the birds and creatures of God's making will run for shelter just like we do when it becomes too much. And it's not until the storm dies down do we begin to peek out and see what is left from our shattered life's. There we see precious little delicacies all around us. Little by little we come out, grab some food and scurry back into the hole. Then the next day we do it again but this time we stay out a little longer. Eventually, we are back into the real world again.

Noah did the same thing. He was in the biggest storm in history. Afterwards, he sent out a dove each day and eventually when God's creature found land, they were able to make a new beginning.

If it had not been for some storms in our life's, we might not have sought the shelter of our Jesus.

If a storm has come into your life, you can feast on the reminiscence of the storm and find your shelter in Christ.

Let each day be a new beginning. And feast on His Word.

Blessings...Connie

Caroline is improving.... they are weening her off her drugs....They are doing a MRI of her brain today... she has been moved out of PICU to a pediatric room at Egleston. We so appreciate your prayers... and thank you so much for checking in on Caroline......

Sweet Caroline

Sweet girl... we know you can walk...just look at you go...... and we know you will be up and talking and walking soon....

She is having some problems coming back around.....Maybe it's our impatience....but we are ready for that spark of life that she holds....

The physicians are going to do a MRI of her brain and her heart today to see if anything is causing the delay of her bouncing back....

Please continue to pray.....

Mark and Shari send their love and their thanks....

and so do I...

Thank you for stopping in to check on Caroline and for your prayers.....

Connie

Sweet Caroline

Here is our Sweet Caroline......

I spoke to Shari last night.... They were able to hold Caroline most of the day....she is very tired and is sleeping most of it.

They are still waiting on a neurologist to come in and talk to them about whether she is going to have any residual effects from the length of time she had seizures. The fact that Caroline is still very sluggish. But we also know she has been through a huge trauma and she is just sleeping this off.

Her Blood Pressure has been up today. She is getting potassium, still has a central line in. And she's still in intensive care.

We will keep on praying for full recovery....

Thanks for checking in on our precious girl...

Blessings to you all...

Connie

Blessings from Mark and Shari....

Sweet Caroline

Oh Sweet Caroline... I love that song... it depicts her personality.... and her brothers Brooks, the oldest and then there is the middle child, Bryant... they love her dearly... they were crushed Friday when they found out about their baby sister....they so love her... we all do...

She is improving.... by the grace of our precious Abba....the prayers were many and we know that is why she is here...I can only imagine what Heaven must have been like this past weekend as it was overrun with zillions of prayers...

Her mom and dad were given a room at the Ronald McDonald house so they can be close to her.

Caroline still has her femoral line in (IV in her leg) ouch. They are giving her drugs for her heart. And she is still in Intensive Care.

This baby is a fighter but we found that out when she was born.... Did you guys know she had her open heart surgery last year on Valentine's Day!! How fitting....

She is so special to us all...

Keep the prayers coming.. and thank you....

Love to you all

Shari and Mark send their love.....

And so do I....

Connie

Baby Caroline

Her breathing tube has been removed!!!! She is on nasal cannula with small amount of oxygen..... but best of all, she now has her paci.....

The doctors still really do not know what is going on with her....they think this for a while and then that.... but they are not for sure what the problem is...

We need to pray that they will find out so that they can prevent this from happening again...

They are going to start her on Digoxin... a heart drug...

as well pray for her healing....

Such life in this little girl.....

Blessings, Connie

Sweet Caroline Update

I spoke to Shari last night (Caroline's mom).. and here is the update...

Caroline had a spinal tap but the results aren't back....

The doctors are going to try and ween her from the breathing tube today....

Caroline is opening her eyes more...

They started her feedings through a tube yesterday.

Her heart function is back up to normal but they do have concerns about the electrical function so they will have an EP cardiologist involved in her care. (that would be like an electrician working on your home except this is an electrician working on your heart).

The doctors are still giving her massive amounts of antibiotics.

She is still in PICU (Pediatric Intensive Care Unit).

Shari and Mark can not thank you all enough for your prayers... she knows that Caroline is where she is (improving) because of them...

Please continue to pray for Caroline's healing....

To God be all the glory....

Connie

UPDATE ON SWEET CAROLINE

The latest.... is that Caroline most likely has meningitis...

Her CT of the brain was negative (no brain insult) praise God..

She opened her eyes yesterday.... another praise....

They still had not done a spinal tap last report...

Keep praying praying praying...

Thank you Jesus

UPDATE ON SWEET CAROLINE

Update on Caroline:

The doctors have decided that she is septic.... they don't know the source and are continuing to investigate. She is not stable enough for a spinal tap.

She is having a CT scan of her brain this morning to determine if there is any brain injury from the length of time she had seizures... and was oxygen deprived...

she is more stable now than she has been...

please continue to pray for complete recovery of this precious baby....

thank you so much

And to God be the Glory...
Connie

I have an urgent prayer request... one of my nurse's (Shari Busby) little girl,,,Caroline Olivia Busby... (visit me ) or as we call her Sweet Caroline had a seizure today that took several hours to get under control... apparently related to heart failure that she is now in. ... as some may know.. she was our American Heart Walk Sponsor Child this year....

Caroline turned 1 year old last month....

Caroline was life flighted to Egleston Children's Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia this past hour and is in critical condition.

We have been on our face before God in prayer...

Please, please join us in prayer to bring healing to Sweet Caroline...

We do know our Abba is in control of this outcome..

Thank you....

Connie

Rope Burns

(1 Corinthians 10:13) "No test or temptation that comes your way is beyond the course of what others had to face. All you need to remember is that God will never let you down; He'll never let you be pushed past your limit; He'll always be there to help you come through it." (Msg)

My life as a child was a life no child should ever have to go through. I learned to become self-sufficient and independant at an early age. I learned there were very few people I could trust, and yes that included God.

Being self-sufficient and relying on God cannot coexist.

This past year has marked many defining moments in my Christian walk that have proven brutally painful. God in His tender mercies is teaching me to rely on Him and become less self-sufficient.

Just as a hunter walking through the woods, hearing the cry of an animal, finds a small bear caught in a trap, the hunter actually has to push the trap in tight and impose more pain to the small bear before the trap can release and the animal can be free. Sometimes, it appears God may be imposing more pain on us when really He is trying to release us from the trap / pain we are in.

Some have said to me lately in love (don't we always say that?? in Christian love, like it's the go ahead for whatever you are fixing to tell me??), "God will not give you more than you can handle." But the truth is, yes, He will.

Why is that?

Because He never intended for you nor me to handle any of the circumstances in our life no matter how trivial. He wants them all.

The longer we hold onto the ropes of our lives, the more painful the rope burns. Eventually, the pain becomes unbearable and we have to let go of the rope. This is when our precious Heavenly Father will reach down and pick up the rope and guide us with all the love He has.

May our prayers be that God give each and every one of us more than we can handle today and everyday, so that we may let go of the ropes and allow Him the reigns of our lives.

His beloved daughter,
Connie

see you Monday...

What is Love?

(1 John 4:11)"Beloved, if God so loved us, we also must love one another. "

What is Love? What does it look like, what does it feel like? Do you love everyone?

I'll be honest. I love some people more than others. And there are some people that I just have a hard time loving. So what is Godly love?

Is love having someone watch over me when I am alone and scared? Is love having someone comfort me when I am hurt? Is love helping me understand this ugly unloving world or someone to rebuild my broken dreams? Is love someone who will laugh and cry with me. Or is love someone who will be my friend?

Maybe. But love is more than this. I know. I have seen it. I have lived it.

I remember experiencing Jesus in human form. I was at the end of my road. As I looked into the eyes of Jesus (through this person), I cried, "But I can't, I can't do this anymore." And he said, "But I love you." I know that it was Jesus that spoke. And he stood by me all through the ugly side of my life as I began to restore my journey in Christ.

There are times that I felt like the woman at the well. Not measuring up. Less than perfect. What kind of Christian am I?

I still have those days.

That is when I see Jesus in my life and each time I hear, "But I love you." Through someone or something that God puts in my path. And each experience is so intimate that only He and I know what is happening.

Those people in my life that allowed Jesus to flow through them and showed me what love was, have taught me what Godly love is so that I might teach someone else what God's love is.

Yes, this is love.

This is Jesus. And My Jesus is Love.

His beloved,
Connie

Are You Listening?

Proverbs 18:13 "He who answers before listening that is his folly and his shame....."

When I ask you to listen to me

and you start to give advice

you have not done what I ask.

When I ask you to listen to me

and you begin to tell me

why I should not feel that way,

you have trapped my feelings.

When I ask you to listen to me

and you feel you have to do something

to solve my problem,

you have failed me;

strange as that may seem.

Listen.

All I ask is that you listen.

Not talk or do

Just listen and hear me.

I can do for myself, I am not helpless.

Maybe discouraged and faltering,

but not helpless.

You contribute to my fear and weakness,

but when you accept as a simple fact

that I do feel what I feel,

no matter how irrational,

then I can quit trying to convince you

and get about the business of

understanding what is behind

the irrational feeling

and when that is clear,

the answers are obvious

and I don't need advice....

I just need you to listen...

His beloved,

Connie

A Love Letter From God

(Matthew 6:10) "Your Kingdom come. Your will be done, on earth as it is in Heaven."

"My beloved you can't do it all. Did I not promise you that I would take care of you and every detail of your life? Don't be Martha, my beloved. Don't get so busy that you get exhausted, frustrated, and angry to the point where you start looking for the closest person to vent to, to blame, whether it is yourself and or others. Remove yourself from the responsibility of everything and replace yourself with Me. All I ask you is to show up. When I wake you up every morning I wake you up for my purpose. I will see to it that my purpose and will is accomplished and I will provide all the necessary "essential" resources to get what I want done. You may not get done what you would like to get done but I am determined to get what I want done, in spite of you. You can either fight me or allow me to work through you. Don't worry about who is doing what, how much. Close your eyes and ask yourself what would happen if I took you today. My will would still be accomplished.

Would you rest in Me?

Don't you think I know you can't do all the things that are asked of you today? Stop trying. You are stressing yourself out and everyone around you and it isn't necessary. Stop taking ownership of everything and exercise that "so called faith" you claim to have.

Be like Mary, my beloved, rest and keep your eyes on Me. I will see to it that everything that is essential, meaningful and eternal gets done. The amount of things you have to do and the amount of demands put on you does not change My power to accomplish them. Do your part by being obedient and trust in Me and I guarantee I will do my part in giving you peace.

I love you my beloved.

Now just relax.

Sincerely,

“Your Dad"

I Don't Do Mean People!

(Ephesians 2:2) "...in which you formerly walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, of the spirit that is now working in the sons of disobedience..." NASB

I don't do mean people. They send chills up my spine. I want to go pinch their heads off. I want God to come down break their legs. I want them to be stricken with some horrid ailment with gross visible sores. I want them to be publicly humiliated like I was probably just done. I want them to feel great remorse.

I know you probably think what kind of Christian must I be, right? Have you read Psalm109:1-14 ? David felt the same way. He openly cried out these words.

Now do I really feel this way? No. But at that brief moment, yes I did. And God knew I did so I expressed myself and then walked through the steps of validating my hurt and then forgiving this poor soul that I just ripped apart.

Do you remember when we were children how we expected the world to serve us at all cost? Have you watched a child lately? They became demanding to the point of a temper-tantrum if the needs or wants were not met.

For some of us as we grew older, our selfish character became our default drive. And we learned to call it self-expression, freedom of speech, and our God-given right.

I wouldn't be too quick to judge others who suddenly come to mind; we all have fallen into this category at some point in our life. Otherwise, Paul would not have felt the need to address this.

We seek a religion that fits our lifestyle. We dispose of friends because of a disagreement. We think the grass is greener on the other side. We disown our children because they don't meet our expectations. "But a wonder God didn't lose His temper and do away with the whole lot of us" (Eph 2:4)

But He didn't.

It is when we make the biggest mess of our life and fall completely broken, shattered and hopeless, that our "Abba will pick us up and set us down in the highest Heaven in company with Jesus, our Messiah." (Eph 2:6)

So I am thinking that maybe if God can be so accepting of these "Mean people" then maybe I can accept and love them through His eyes... who knows I may have even been one of those "Mean people" at some point in my life...

Rest if our Abba's arms...

Connie

Gone Fishin

(Matthew 4:19) "And He said to them, "Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men."

Gone Fishin with my Jesus....

So our Papa can clean them.....

See ya tomorrow....

His Daughter,
Connie

What is Karma?

(Job 8:20) "... God will let you laugh again...."

It's been a while since I have laughed really hard... but yesterday... oh my...

A friend of ours borrowed my husbands truck to move some furniture that she bought at an auction. When K arrived back to our house with the truck, she looked a little frazzled. I asked her how it went and she said, "I have burned some (pause)..." now there was enough of a pause for me to assume she was going to say calories. Isn't that what all menopausal women think about? Burning calories so that we can get back into that size 8, drop dead gorgeous, black skinny dress, BK (before kids) and BC (before chocolate-- not before Christ although it has been that long since I have seen size 8).

But oh no, out of my friends mouth came, "I HAVE BURNED SOME KARMA."

Of course, I had to do a double take. What in the world is Karma? Quite frankly, I was afraid to look up the meaning of karma from Websters or Wikipedia. Who knows what that may have revealed, so I decided I would invent my own definition--just knowing her!

So here it goes:

K--I could KICK myself for ever going to this stupid auction
A--Because I am ACTING like a total lunatic now
R--and please REMIND me if I ever do this again
M--As there will be a MURDER on my hands of those I love and cherish over where this furniture should go....
A--And once I get home, I will now have to grovel on my hands and knees to all as I ASK for forgiveness for making a fool of myself...

I am thinking this is what she meant by burning major KARMA....because as she walked out the door, she looked me square in the eyes and said, "If I ever say the word auction again, restrain me, shoot me, whatever it takes."

So, today, tomorrow, if you need to burn some major Karma, just know our Abba is there to laugh with us....

His Beloved
Connie

Shadows Of Our Past

(Ephesians 5:8-9) " You groped your way through murk once, but no longer. You're out in the open now. The bright light of Christ makes your way plain. So no more stumbling around...." Msg

Before the sunsets on our life, our shadow will be at it's longest. We may be called to face all that that represents.

Its darkness. Its secrets. Its unspoken tales. Its emptiness that glares into a rubble of our past.

Our shadow--unique to only us--resembles a side we can't always see nor sometimes care to face. But clearly others have seen our shadow, they may have even stepped on and over it.

Did they notice the colorless side of my life in which it stood? The life which haunted me, the life that no matter how fast I ran, no matter where I hid, I couldn't escape its presence?

The rubble that has now become my life.

The very emptiness has caused me to seek God with all of my heart and mind. My heart that aches from the loneliness that now seeks only Him. In that darkness, I seek the Light.

And as I am drawn towards the Light, through the rubble, the rubble which was done onto me, and some which happened of my own doing, I just shake off the dirt, and I now bathe in the Father's love.. I now find healing.... I find that pure Light....

No more shadows to hide from...nor fear....

And thou I walk through the shadow of death(death of my old shadow, death of the old rubble), I will fear no evil...Psalm 23

For I am His beloved....
Connie

The Masterpiece

"Do we not have a right to take along a believing wife, even as the rest of the apostles......"(1 Corinthians 9:5)

Peter was married when he became a disciple to Jesus. Jesus knew Peter was married. (Mark 1:29-31) With such controversy in some churches, why is it that our own Savior would even choose Peter as His disciple?

Was it because God created marriage? Was it because Jesus wanted us to see that it was ok to be a man of God and to be married? Maybe, but I think it goes even deeper than that. I think He wanted us to see something very special. And it will be different to each person.

You see, Jesus knew Peter was going to fail miserably at his job as a Disciple initially. But he would be called to the job anyway because God had to show Peter something. Peter had this pride thing to overcome. And he had to go through seeing his failures in the face of Christ first. Can you imagine looking into the eyes of our Savior after denying Him? Well, guess what? We do it everyday!

Maybe Peter went home and kicked the dog, or yelled at his wife. It doesn't say in the Bible. But in my situation, when things spiraled out of my control, I worked harder to fix it and when that didn't work, I directed it towards changing my husband, after all, it had to be him. I was studying scripture more than he was. I had a better channel to God (that is what I thought) so he needed to listen to me. I'm not sure how his patience didn't wear completely out.

And finally my moment came, I had denied my Lord and I no longer knew who I was. It was a pride thing or self-life that had caught up with me. But, God had a bigger, greater plan for my life. He had a masterpiece of a plan for me just as He did for Peter; just as He does for us all.

At the tender mercies of my husband, he embraced me. He reminded me of the God who loves me. It was my husband who showed me unconditional love that I had never known and reminded me that God was still in the business of miracles.

So I would daresay that God makes the plans for our life, with a spouse, without a spouse or whatever He chooses. It just has to be His decision. And that is what Jesus wanted us to see...

Jesus wanted us to see what His Papa sees

Our Beauty...

Our Abba created a beautiful Masterpiece in each of His beloved children...

Share it....

Connie

Amazing Grace

This week as I have sat through two funerals and then today at Church, I heard this song..... Amazing Grace....when this happens... I tune in.... because I begin to wonder what it is my Abba is trying to say to me...

That I am blind but one day I will see.... or maybe that my fears will be relieved....or the toils that have come will one day guide me home...

But for sure the Lord has promised good to me.....

His beloved Daughter,
Connie

Amazing Grace

"Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound,
That saved a wretch like me....
I once was lost but now am found,
Was blind, but now, I see.



T'was Grace that taught...
my heart to fear.
And Grace, my fears relieved.
How precious did that Grace appear...
the hour I first believed.



Through many dangers, toils and snares...
we have already come.
T'was Grace that brought us safe thus far...
and Grace will lead us home.



The Lord has promised good to me...
His word my hope secures.
He will my shield and portion be...
as long as life endures.



When we've been here ten thousand years...
bright shining as the sun.
We've no less days to sing God's praise...
then when we've first begun.



"Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound,
That saved a wretch like me....
I once was lost but now am found,
Was blind, but now, I see

A Homecoming

This week has been one of tremendous introspect. As I have been to the funeral of a friend and then to that of my ex father-in-law, my daughter's grandfather today, I have listened to those promises that our Lord gave us when we depart from this life into eternity.

What did our life stand for?

How will we will feel when stand before our Savior when our time comes? And it will come.

As I was thinking about these lives, I knew for a fact that the only thing they took with them was the life they stood for and more importantly was their love for Jesus and their belief in Jesus. All the things in life that we acquire, stays here.

Will those that come to pay respects share their wonderful stories? Will your life have made an impact on others. Because that is all that will remain here.

And when you stand face-to-face, will you be fully satisfied? (Psalm 17:15)

I want those that stand over me and speak the final words of my life to first say they saw Jesus in my life but then I hope they end it by saying, and now we move Connie's membership from Westminster Pres Church to Church Eternal.

And there will be a great celebration in her homecoming......

Because there will be no more night, no more tears, no more pain, never crying again, as we will live in the light of the Risen Lamb....

Celebrating the life of Janet Sloan and Roy Abercrombie.........

Blessings,
Connie

A Resurrection

Psalm 85:4 "...Why not help us make a fresh start—a resurrection life? Then your people will laugh and sing!...."

Today.. the Heavens opened up and received one of its own... Leroy Abercrombie aka Roy, Pa pee, Dad, beloved.... went home.....

His Father called him.....
"Arise, my darling, my beautiful one,
and come along.
For behold, the winter has past,
The rain is over and gone....
Arise my love....(Song of Solomon 2:10)

Now Roy sits with His Papa, rejoices with his wife and lives in a mansion that Jesus promised us long ago.

Leaving behind a family to grieve but only for a short time.

Please pray for them.... Pray for my daughter as she has lost her grandfather.

Connie