Wednesday - A Beautiful Day of Blessings

A photo from our evening walk.

Inspiration

There is life in doing what is right,

Along that path you will never die.

Proverbs 12:28 (NIrV)

Reading and Learning

"You are here, drifting, you think. Forsaken by God, you believe?" She put a hand on Lori's arm. . . . "No. Your steps are ordered by the Lord. We have learned in our years that the heart does not ache unless it seeks God."

"I almost gave up believing there will be an answer."

"The answer is that you must simply keep living. Embrace whatever God sends your way. Sorrow and joy. Trust that you are not here by accident. Every moment, every event in your life has a purpose for the welfare of eternity if you love God."

"It is hard when life seems . . . pointless. . . . I suppose there is nothing I cannot live with."

"Resignation is not acceptance. Nothing is something, ma cherie. Bitterness. Anger. We resign ourselves to live with such things. Sometimes, like weeds, they take over the garden. But would not life be better if we lived without them? Accepted pain without bitterness? From our acceptance of personal pain grows compassion for others who are hurting That is what our Lord meant when He said, Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. Blessed are the merciful, for the will be shown mercy."

"Too many questions."

"You have a journey to make. All of us make the same journey. It must begin with questions, or we will never move one step. It is when we think we have all the answers that bitterness hardens our hearts and we lose our way."

"What happened to my child is not an allegory. His death is real."

. . . .

"So much we cannot see while we live in these bodies. But it doesn't mean a larger reality doesn't exist. Of this one thing I am certain: you will see your child again one day. Scripture says that those who have left this life before us are like a great cloud of witnesses cheering us on to the finish line. Do not despair that God has found you worthy to grieve. 

. . . 

Think on these things. God will make clear the reason for your pilgrimage. . . ."

~ Bodie & Brock Thoene - Jerusalem Vigil

We didn't do as much work today as sometimes but we did get a little more done in our workbooks.

Outdoor Fun

Morning outside time

Afternoon outside time

In the Kitchen

I was blessed with some extra meat and my freezer was full so yesterday and today I canned some of it. I canned four quarts of ground turkey in broth, three quarts of shredded turkey in broth, and seven quarts of just broth. It was a very simple process, simply cook/brown the meat, put in jars, cover with broth and can in the pressure cooker at 11 pounds pressure for 90 minutes.

Quote of the Day

He who fears he will suffer, already suffers because he fears. 

~Michel de Montaigne