Hi Siestas! I’m writing this while visiting one of my baby grandsons. I have found a whole new level of delight, watching the world unfold before his sweet, young eyes. Whimsy and wonder, sheer gut-wrenching joy in the simplest of new experiences. The giggles, unencumbered, the wide-eyed enchanting outlook on life. He teaches me, he inspires me, and I know beyond a shadow of a doubt that one of my main purposes in grandparenting will be sharing our awe in the wonders and majesty of Jesus. Generation after generation. So…
Nancy Mattingly from Houston, Texas
“God is magnificent; He can never be praised enough. There are no boundaries to His greatness. Generation after generation stands in awe…” Psalm 145:3,4 – The Message
I pray that for you and yours as well…total awe at His greatness and goodness. May the simple, profound love of Jesus pour over each of you as you continue to meditate and memorize His perfect Word.
Jan Jensen from Waterloo, Iowa “the faith and love that spring from the hope that is stored up for you in heaven and that you have already heard about in the word of truth, the gospel…..” Colossians 1:5 NIV
Kerry from Houston, TX:
But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the surpassing greatness of the power may be of God and not from ourselves.
2 Cor. 4:7 NASB
Jennifer Olmstead
Janesville, Wisconsin
Psalm 33:22 (NIV)
May Your Un-failing Love be with us, Lord, even as we put our hope in You.
Psalm 25:17-18 (NIV)
17 Relieve the troubles of my heart
and free me from my anguish.
18 Look on my affliction and my distress
and take away all my sins.
Vicki Bolton, Lubbock, TX
Take delight in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart.
Psalm 37:4
NIV
Judy Pauley, Norfolk, Va.
Psalms 145:3 NIV
Great is the LORD and most worthy of praise; His greatness no one can fathom.
Brenda, Ottawa, Canada
The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord, and He delights in his way. Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down; for the Lord upholds him with His hand.
Psalm 37:23-24 NKJV
Jana- Garland Texas
Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path.
Psalm 119:105 NIV
Jennie Knoll, DeWitt, AR- Ephesians 6:13 (NIV) Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.
Julie Foster from Niceville,FL
Let the words of my mouth
and the meditation of my heart
Be acceptable in Your sight,
O LORD, my strength
and my Redeemer.
Psalms 19:14 NKJV
Ginni Bartlett. Winter Park FL
“Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.””
Matthew 11:29-30 NIV
Antoinette, Hoofddorp, The Netherlands
God heeft u lief broeders en zusters. Wij weten dat Hij u heeft uitgekozen:onze verkondiging aan u overtuigde immers niet alleen door onze woorden, maar ook door de overweldigende kracht van de Heilige Geest. 1 Tessalonicenzen 1: 4,5 (NBV)
Cassia from Spring, TX
“And since I am sure of this, I know that I will remain and continue with all of you for the sake of your progress and joy in the faith, so that what you can be proud of may increase because of me in Christ Jesus, when I come back to you.”
Philippians 1:25-26 NET
Denise Hoft, Columbia, SC
“Consider my enemies;
they are numerous,
and they hate me violently.”
Psalm 25:19
HCSB
Kelly Snodgrass
Rogersville, TN
Psalm 31:14-15 NET
But I trust in you, O LORD!
I declare, “You are my God!”
You determine my destiny!
Rescue me from the power of my enemies and those who chase me.
Christina, Flower Mound, TX
“The righteous person faces many troubles, but the LORD comes to the rescue each time.”
Psalms 34:19 NLT
Terry, Odessa, FL
“The meadows are covered with flocks and the valleys are mantled with grain; they shout for joy and sing.” NIV
Kathy
St. Louis, MO
“Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we must give account.” Hebrews 4:13(NIV’84)
SKay Fires, Possum Kingdom Lake, near Graford, TX
Daniel 9:11 (HCSB)
All Israel has broken Your law and turned away, refusing to obey You. The promised curse written in the law of Moses, the servant of God, has been poured out on us because we have sinned against Him.
Cher Goeder, Toledo, OH II Timothy 4:8 HCSB
“There is reserved for me in the future the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give me on that day, and not only to me, but to all those who have loved His appearing.”
Terri Tripp from Winchester, VA:
“Forgetting what lies behind and reaching forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.”
Philippians 3:13-14
Kathy Leamington Ontario Canada
“My goal is that they may be encouraged in heart and united in love, so that they may have the full riches of complete understanding, in order that they may know the mystery of God, namely, Christ.” Col. 2:2
Memorizing Col 2:2-15 with my ll yr old granddaughter for her principals’ “challenge.”
Jessica Lance
Shelby, NC
James 4:8 AMP
“Come close to God and he will come close to you. (Recognize that you are) sinners, get your soiled hands clean; (realize that you have been disloyal) wavering individuals with divided interests, and purify your hearts (of your spiritual adultery).”
Stacy Roznovak, Taylor,TX
“The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.”
John 10:10 (NIV)
Anne from Parma, OH
“…and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross.”
Colossians 1:20, NIV
I am still confident of this: I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living!!
Sarah LeJeune, Fairview, TN
“For it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose.” Philippians 2:13 NIV
Diane LeJeune, Fairview, TN
“For it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfill his good purpose.” Philippians 2:13 NIV
If my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.
2 Chronicles 7:14 (NIV)
Shantha, Tampa, FL
Lisa-Devils Lake, ND
“If you believe you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer “. Matthew 21:22
Teresa, Tyler TX
“God is magnificent; He can never be praised enough. There are no boundaries to His greatness. Generation after generation stands in awe…” Psalm 145:3,4 – The Message
Carrie Gill
Tyler, TX
“See how numerous are my enemies and how fiercely they hate me!”
Psalm 25:19
NIV
COLOSSIANS 2:6,7 NKJV.”AS YOU THERFORE HAVE RECEIVED CHRIST JESUS THE LORD, SO WALK IN HIM, ROOTED AND BUILT UP IN HIM AND ESTABLISHED IN THE FAITH, AS YOU HAVE BEEN TAUGHT, ABOUDING IN IT WITH THANKSGIVING.”
-Isaiah 43:1 (NIV): “But now, this is what the Lord says–He who created you, Jacob, He who formed you, Israel: ‘Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are Mine.'”
April from Vermilion, Ohio
Saying with a loud voice, “Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might and honor and glory and blessing!”
~Revelation 5:12 (ESV)
Marcy from Vincennes, IN
“Because he loves me,” says the Lord , “I will rescue him; I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name. He will call on me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honor him.
Psalm 91:14-15 NIV
Karlys Fortner, LaPlace, LA
You will be enriched in every way to be generous in every way which through us will produce thanksgiving to GOD.
2 Corinthians 9:11 ESV
Jeanne Adams, Keller, TX
Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. James 4:8a NASB
Louise-Gaithersburg MD. Psalm 121:3-4
He will not let your foot slip. He who watches over you will not slumber;
Indeed he who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.
Jacqueline, calhoun LA I forgot to post :/
“Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving; make melody to our God on the lyre! He covers the heavens with clouds; he prepares rain for the earth; he makes grass grow on the hills.”
Psalms 147:7-8 ESV
Amy from Everett, WA
The words of the LORD are pure words;
As silver tried in a furnace on the earth, refined seven times.
Psalm 12:6 (NASB)
Dawn-Mount Olive, NC
Luke 6:31 HCSB
“Just as you want others to do for you, do the same.”
Liz Scherer
Fort Worth, TX
“The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.””
Deuteronomy 31:8 NIV
Tracee McFarland, Morristown, TN
Learn to do right; seek justice.
Defend the oppressed.
Take up the cause of the fatherless;
plead the case of the widow.
Isaiah 1:17 NIV
“For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joint and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.” Hebrews 4:12, NIV
Mildred from Montserrat
1 In my distress I cried out to the LORD and he answered me.
2 I said, “O LORD, rescue me from those who lie with their lips and those who deceive with their tongue. Psalm 120: 1-2 (NET)
Cast all your anxieties on Him, because He cares for you. I Peter 5:7 ESV
Alaina //Flint, Texas
God is magnificent; he can never be praised enough. There are no boundaries to his greatness. Generation after generation stands in awe.
Psalm 145:3-4 MSG
Kristin, San Marcos, Ca , “Surely goodness and love will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.” Psalm 23:6 NIV
Brenda Loyd of Talala,Ok says Jeremiah 31:3
The Lord appeared to us in the past saying: “I haved loved you with an everlasting love; I have drawn you with loving kindness. KJV