You have called me to this passage ...

Jesus, Draw Me Ever Nearer: A Cappella

Jesus, draw me ever nearer,

As I labor through the storm.

You have called me to this passage,

And I’ll follow, though I’m worn.

Jesus, guide me through the tempest;

Keep my spirit staid and sure.

When the midnight meets the morning,

Let me love you even more.

Let the treasures of the trial

Form within me as I go,

At the end of this long passage,

Let me leave them at Your throne.

May this journey bring a blessing;

May I rise on wings of faith;

And at the end of my heart’s testing,

With Your likeness let me wake.

~ Margaret Becker

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On Singleness of Heart + Today

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Only when we pursue God with singleness of heart do we find the peace that comes from integrity. If we seek with less than the whole heart, the result will be less than total joy ... In the end, will we look back and see that many good things were lost because we lingered in indecision? While we delayed, with hearts divided and minds not made up, did we forfeit many of the blessings that could have come from disciplined action?

      May we aspire to the joys of the united heart. May we be devout in our devotion and wholehearted in our holiness. May God help us to make up our minds.

Gary Henry, Diligently Seeking God: excerpt from Jan 23

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 Today: 

~ Worship

~ Embroidery

~ Watching Woodlawn with the family

~ Getting ready for the week and for starting a new job (!!!!!!)

~ Blogging and perusing pictures from our Thanksgiving Day walk to post

~ Vanilla ice cream with Pioneer Woman's homemade caramel sauce. Just YUM. :O)

My land of counterpane ....

Have a fantastic week!

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A Day Out

Back in July I went antique shopping in an old church building that had been converted to a delightful antique shop, and found some equally delightful things! The building was very cool -- I guess it was the first church building built in the old town we were in, which I loved for the historic factor.

The garden in front was a lovely, old-fashioned, overgrown thing ... roses, daisies, lavender, hens-and-chicks, a garden gnome. I love over-grown gardens that manage to look picturesque rather than messy. I just wish I could figure out the whys-and-wherefores because MY garden is generally of the messy overgrown variety. ;o)

See what I mean? Very cool.

 Lots of books!

 Look at those rafters!

And the windows ... love.

Here are my treasures:

This lovely quilt rack, which I have definitely been needing. Required a little dusting and a bit of Old English, and now it's perfect!

And this:

A sewing firkin!!! SO cool -- and actually I did not spot it, my mom did. #creditwherecreditisdue
 I l.o.v.e this thing!!

Fun, huh? I love those kinds of days when the findings and the locations are perfect, dahling. :o)
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