Monday, April 25, 2011

The Heart of an Owl








I never realized the shape of owls


faces were in heart shapes!


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I'm fascinated with these birds of


prey when they are rescued from


bad situations, are rehabilitated


and returned to the wild.


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I'm so thankful people have this kind


of love for our Creator's creatures.


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I wish the same could be for Florida's


alligators.


Saturday, April 23, 2011

He Has Risen!





The WORD has said to those who do

not know Christ, His words to them

are as foolishness. Praise the LORD,

that He has departed the Truth to

His own!

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I can't thank my GOD enough that

He would take upon Him my sins

as also the sins of all others.

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The penalty of sin has been paid.

Those who recognize the Truth

will one day be resurrected to

Eternal Life with Him Forever!

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To those who reject His Truth,

they will be resurrected to

damnation. What they

now deny will not matter.

The Truth will have them

bow their knee and confess

Christ is LORD to the Glory

of the Father.

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What an amazing life we have

when we know our Savior! His

Holy Spirit is with us always,

even into Eternity!

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"All Hail the Power of Jesus Name,

Let Angels prostrate fall.

To Him all Majesty ascribe;

and Crown Him LORD of All!"

Saturday, April 16, 2011

The Joy of Spring...New Life!



The birds were singing with joy

as the sun was rising, their

joyful songs unknown!

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The beauty of the trees' new

limey green growth that will

soon turn to dark green!

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The new vegetation with its

bright colors portrayed in

a natural high definition!

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The baby bunnies eating the

fresh greens of Spring!

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New Life! How exciting that

we too have been given New

Life in Christ!

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The best is yet to come!

Saturday, April 9, 2011

"He Leads Me in the Paths of Righteousness"






Thank you, Bonnie for this beautiful

picture! I'm so honored to have such

wonderful pictures from friends

who travel.

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Again, I use the phrase, "Hind sight

is 20/20." When you look back upon

your life, you can see every stop,

turn, and go that has occurred!

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One of the things most amazing are

the "stops." I am so thankful for

them in that the LORD has led me

to a place of rest when I needed it

the most!

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The "turns" have been led by my

LORD to keep me on His Path of

Righteousness. Even though there

were times I didn't want to go that

way, His Strength guided me

anyhow! I'm so thankful He did!

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Now, He has led me down a new

path...that of retirement! I have

wanted it for so long and I DO feel

His Holy Spirit's leading me this

way. So, the "go" in my life now

will be directed to new

things He has

in store for

me!

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I CAN HARDLY WAIT TO SEE

WHERE HE IS LEADING

ME NOW!

Saturday, April 2, 2011

Jesus Wept


The Weeping Willow tree's leaves are

so prominent. It reminds me of a

horse's tail flowing in the

gentle breeze.

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I've often wondered why it is called

a "weeping" willow. I guess it's

because of its hanging branches

reaching toward the ground; as does

our tears when they flow down.

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However, tears can be joyful as well

as in sorrow. How sorrowful it must

have been when Christ wept for those

that His message fell upon deaf ears.

His WORD rejected. His tears could

see what those people could not,

Eternal separation from GOD in

the Hereafter.

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Praise our LORD, GOD, and Savior;

we will have tears of joy! When that

trumpet sound comes from the

Shofar, our tears of sorrow will be

wiped away by our Savior Himself

and we will have no more sorrow

of a fallen world; only the JOY that

we now can not know!

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I choose to think of the Weeping

Willow tree to be like that of the

horse's tail, flowing in the breeze of

contentment!

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Thank you, Jesus that You allowed

me to be one of Your few to hear

of Your Salvation, accept Your

Invitation, and receive Your Gift

of Eternal Life.

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

"Like the Sands of Time Through an Hourglass..."


It amazes me how time goes faster
the older I get,
even if I do nothing but sit.
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As a child, the day was like it
would never end!
We never wanted to stop
playing with our friends.
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Then came the teenage years,
that also brought unwanted tears.
Parents just didn't understand,
We were "grown up" and had our
own plans.
Or at least we thought,
then realized what that
attitude bought!
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Soon adulthood put us on our own.
Now we could come and go from
our home.
Along with this, brought more
responsibility.
However, the older we got,
brought less agility.
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Our parents roles now became ours.
"What goes around, comes around,"
the switch of "powers!"
Working, raising kids and a house
hold of pets;
reminded us of a time passed,
de ja vu, I guess!
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The busyness of life soon brought
about an empty nest.
Now we don't know what to do with
ourselves...travel, I guess.
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The older years are suppose to be golden.
However, a lavished life has made
us beholden.
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What has all of this to do with GOD?
While upon this earth, I have
59 years trod.
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Hindsight is 20/20.
God has been in my life, plenty!
Brought up by parents who were
saved by my LORD.
Brought up by parents who
taught me His WORD.
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A path I have followed
that was previously made,
from the foundation of the
world, it was particularly laid.
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I love my GOD, who has shown
more Love to me,
than I could ever understand,
wonder, or believe.
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This side of time's life may seem near,
But in Eternity with my Holy God,
it won't be counted in years.
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The joy of my LORD and the
provisions he gives,
Assists my life and how I live.
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Jesus said, "I Am the Way, the Truth,
and the Life. NO one comes to the
Father, except through Me."
John 14:6
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I am so glad I belong to HIM.
Susan Todd

Saturday, March 19, 2011

"I Have Placed My Sign..."


The LORD has promised that He would
never again destroy the entire world
by water. The rainbow is that sign.
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The LORD has also said in His WORD
that He would give signs and wonders
before His Rapture of His Church.
ONE of those signs is "GREAT
EARTHQUAKES" in diverse places.
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Great earthquakes have been
considered by man to be 8 or more on
the Richter Scale. These quakes would
only happen in recorded history one
every so many generations. They are
now happening all over the world
within months of one another.
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Famine is another sign Christ gave
His Church.
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The earth now has over eight billion
people. Starvation has been for many
years in the "third world" countries;
either due to confiscation, drought,
over population, or contamination.
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Disease is another sign of the end
times. The drugs we have had for
years are no longer working against
these "super bugs" bringing viral
contamination and death.
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Devastation is taking place in a
country that has been prosperous
in the eyes of the world. Not only
has such devastation come upon
a thriving nation as Japan, now
its food and water have been
found to be contaminated by
radiation.
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This should make mankind think
about how truly fragile he really
is. Without our GOD, we are
nothing!
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The United States wants its
citizens to be calm about our own
nuclear plants. My state, Florida,
has three. They sit upon "holey"
ground, which is the aquifer below.
These huge caverns collect water
(when not in a drought.) With the
constant building of concrete and
asphalt, now going UP in apartment
buildings rather than OUT with just
houses, I wonder how much more
weight this shell rock can hold???
After all, this state was just swamp
and no problems for the shell rock
other that sink holes during drought
(which would present a problem
for nuclear plants!)
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Another concern is what do they do
with all of the radioactive nuclear
waste that is the result of these
plants. They have already found
some years ago that many barrels
(buried under the ground) were
leaking which brought
contamination to the ground and
who knows what else.
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My major concern against nuclear
plants, deals with terrorists.
These plants would be an ideal
target they could fly an ultra plane
over and drop in a suitcase mini
nuke (which the FBI and NCIS says
they wouldn't be surprised if these
people already have in our country,
it's just locating where they are.)
They also have reported that if one of
these bombs went off in a populated
area, it could kill up to a million
people; not to mention how that
would would multiply involving
a nuclear plant.
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The rainbow is GOD's sign to us that He
would not destroy the world again with
water. However, fire and brimstone
are mentioned. Flesh melting from the
bones before they hit the ground is
mentioned.
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Praise our Holy, Awesome, Almighty,
Creator, Savior, Father GOD; the
next Rainbow we see will be the
One that surrounds His Throne in
Heaven.
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The time is near, at hand, even at the
Door. Love our families, friends, and
acquaintances with sharing our
Magnificent GOD's salvation!