10,000 Reasons (favorite song)

Bless the Lord O my soul
O my soul
Worship His Holy name
Sing like never before
O my soul
I’ll worship Your Holy name

 

 

The sun comes up
It’s a new day dawning
It’s time to sing Your song again
Whatever may pass
And whatever lies before me
Let me be singing
When the evening comes

 

 

You’re rich in love
And You’re slow to anger
Your name is great
And Your heart is kind
For all Your goodness
I will keep on singing

Ten thousand reasons
For my heart to find

 

And on that day
When my strength is failing
The end draws near
And my time has come
Still my soul will
Sing Your praise unending

Ten thousand years
And then forevermore

 

 

May you be blessed as much as I have from these words!

What is your favorite song?

Goodnight~

Maggie

 

Sunday || Psalm 1

   

 

~Psalm 1~

"Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.

 But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.

 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.

 The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.

 Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.

 For the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish"

 

 

Many Blessings~

Maggie ♥

♥ Be It Unto Me ♥

 While reading my Bible early yesterday morning, I was re-reading the whole Christmas story from Luke....the verse that jumped out at me was Luke 1:38. It is after the angel tells Mary that she is the chosen one to bring Jesus into the world. Her reply was this,
"And Mary said, behold the handmaid of the Lord;
be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her."
(Luke 1:38)

The thing that spoke to me was her submission. She did not see her future laid out before her; she did not see her baby's  future. She did not know what her tomorrows would like.
But she was resting in the Lord and trusting in Him, so, she humbly, submissively, replied,
"be it unto me according to thy word."

What a beautiful example of submission for us to learn from....sometimes we cannot see what our future looks like. We don't know what God will call us to do....maybe be a missionary, housewife, doctor, farmer, veterinarian, etc. We just do not know....but may we be ready when He calls us, to reply with a submissive heart and spirit, 
♥"be it unto me according to thy word." ♥ 
 
I just love it when God reveals things like this....it helps mold me for becoming the woman in Christ that I strive to be, every day. I'm SO thankful for Mary and her Biblical example!
Blessings and love to you all...
Goodnight~ Maggie ♥

Reflecting...

As we look back at the month of November, we reflect on all we have to be thankful for.

Thankful for the gift of salvation and trusting in Christ by faith....not of our own works or the

'mechanical stuff'....but by faith. Surrending it all to the One who gave it all,

so that we may have life and a home in heaven.

Thankful for family and the amazing strings that knit us together....

the memories that we hold and cherish.

The good times that are such a blessing...and the hard times that mold us and shape us for who we will become. Thankful for the wonderful experiences that we have had together...and thankful we have each other, every single day. Thankful for the joy of living in a home and sharing this journey of life with the most amazing brothers and sisters that anyone could ever ask for...thankful for parents who continue to train and guide us in the ways of  God.....thankful that they are always there to talk with us. (even into the wee hours of the morning.) That's love. Thankful that they want to raise us with a muti-generational vision so that one day when they launch us out from their quiver we can continue the heritage and pass on the faith to our children....and grandchildren.

 



Thankful for the awe and wonder of God's marvelous creation....

what more can be said when we see His hand in everything that we do?

 And now, as we wrap up this thanksgiving season....we enter into the season of celebrating Jesus's birth. May that be what our focus is this season...not on shopping, gift wrapping, parties, etc.

But on taking time to celebrate Jesus....the little baby in a manger who was born to die upon Calvary. He suffered our sin to forgive.....born to die upon Calvary, He was wounded so that we might live!

How precious...

 

 

Many blessings to you all as you prepare to celebrate the greatest birthday ever...

the birthday that has changed so many lives!

 

"For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved."

~John 3:17

{by: Maggie}

bring //JOY//

"The point is...bring
j o y
to your surroundings."

~Emilie Barns~

 

 

Many Blessings to you on this lovely summer day!

 

Seek Him (from the heart)...

"When thou sadist, seek ye my face, my heart said unto thee; Thy face, Lord, I will seek."

~Psalm 27:8

 

 

Many Blessings to you~

 

 

~HE IS RISEN~

 

"Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them.

 And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre.
And they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord Jesus.
 And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments:
And as they were afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said unto them,
Why seek ye the living among the dead?
{He is not here, but is risen.}"
Luke 24:1-6a

May you all have a blessed resurrection Sunday celebrating the Lord of life and love!
Praise Him...
He Lives!
Blessings...

 

A love like this.....

These lyrics really touched me this morning...."the heart that bled, took all my sin...and bore it instead."

Truly........."how b e a u t i f u l".

 

"This is my commandment, That ye love one another, {as I have loved you.}" ~John 15:12

 

Enjoy listening to this lovely song this morning!

I hope that all of you will have a lovely day filled with the mercies of the Lord!

Love~
Maggie

Thankful Homemaker: Thoughts to Ponder as You Celebrate Christmas {shared post}

 

"Thankful Homemaker: Thoughts to Ponder as You Celebrate Christmas:

As I'm writing this post I am in the midst of the busyness this season seems to bring about.  Baking, cooking, and wrapping.   I continue to pray to the Lord to remind me to have the heart of Mary and not get caught up with the attitude of Martha in all that needs to be done....."

 

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Please go over and read this post!

It really blessed us and it was a great reminder of what

our focus  s h o u l d  be this season!

Really, it is to celebrate the birth of the Saviour of the world!

How. wonderful.

 

 

 

Blessings to y'all on this lovely evening!

Love~

Maggie Faith

 

 

 

 

Happy :)

We are so happy that our picture issue is fixed! Thanks to our personal IT person....whom we are blessed to call daughter/sister, Jessica! Thank you!!

 

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A couple weeks ago, we were blessed by this sweet package that came from our dear friend, Mrs.Stephanie!

There was lovelies inside...and it was a sweet blessing (and surprise!) to receive!

Thank you so much...we are enjoying using all the goodies! :)

In fact....we made them our table topper for this season!

 

 

As we come into this season....may we take time to reflect on the true meaning and reason for this wonderful celebration!

 



 

Merry Christmas from our home to yours!

What is your favorite Christmas song?
Enjoy this wonderful season~

Maggie

...this is love...

We have this really neat book here at our home titled

"The Power for True Success", I love reading out of it, as it has LOTS of different character qualities broken down into a study format...my favorite one recently has been to read the one about

l o v e. (the foundational quality) So, with all of that being said, I had to share it with YOU....our sweet readers!! *anything in italic  is from the book* I am just giving you my highlights.....I wish that I had time to type the whole study!! It is just THAT GOOD, my dear friends. (!!!)

 

 

 

"Love is giving to the basic needs of others so that their authorities get the credit...God gets the glory...and we have the

joy of eternal rewards.

Genuine love is giving without expectation of personal gain.

Love is the only badge of discipleship that the world recognizes..."By this shall all men know that ye are MY disciples, if ye have love one to another." (John 13:35)

Love is enjoying the fellowship of another by

laying aside personal rights.

Love is seeing in others what Christ saw in them when he created them." 

 

Wow. that is the part that really gets me....

I believe that when Christ created us He

looked and saw treasures,

 priceless. treasures. Now......when I look at others, am I looking at the outside only and seeing a person as __________

(fill in the blank) and not truly seeing what treasure lies on the inside of that person, many times (in my life) this is the case. When I read this, God really spoke to my heart and said " learn to love people with a pure, no wrong motives, no hidden agenda type love." It seems that since this has been brought to my life that the Lord has given me many opportunities to just  l o v e. To just sit and give people my undivided attention to listen to what they have to say to me to just. simply. love. like. Christ. This is what I am working on in my life right now, and I ask y'all to pray for me!!

 

Well...thank y'all for reading! I pray that you have been

blessed by this!

Enjoy the rest of your Sunday!

Love in Christ~

Maggie

 

"Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created."

-Revelation 4:11

 

 

::Wednesday::

"But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with {wings as eagles}; they shall run, and not be weary; they shall walk, and not faint."

~Isaiah 40:31

(photo credit: C.T.---thank you for letting us use your picture!)

 

Have a blessed Wednesday evening y'all!

Blessings~

Maggie

Seek...

Remember...

We glorify God by the fruit that we bear when we follow His ways!

Keep seeking His will and face and always press on towards Jesus Christ!

 

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"Seek the Lord and His strength, seek His face evermore." ~Psalm 105:4

 

 




 

 

 

 

 

Blessings~

 

quote {fall beauty}

"Live as if Christ died yesterday,

rose again today,

and is coming back tomorrow. "

 

 - Martin Luther

 

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 // some fall lovelies for YOU //

 

 

 

 

 

"While all thy wonders are displayed where err I turn my eye,

 

if I survey the ground I tread,

 

or gaze upon the sky!"

 

Soak up the ::fall beauty:: my friends!

 

God is good!

 

{Posted by: Maggie}

 

Picture credit...my lovely mother!

 

Sunday

"Rejoice in the Lord always; and again, I say, rejoice. Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand. Be careful for nothing; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your request be made unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely,, whatsoever things are of a good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise..........

{think on these things.} "

Philippians 4:4-8

Photo credit: www.abidingradio.com

 

Have a wonderful blessed Sunday!

 

A Thought...

{photo credit: Abiding Radio}

"The Christian life is not a quest to keep a list of rules,

it's about Jesus,

treasuring Him with all our hearts,

loving Him more than anything else."

~Tim Knaus

 

                                                                       {fall beauty}

 

♫ Oh, victory in Jesus! My saviour forever...He sought me and bought me, with His redeeming blood! He loved me ere I knew Him, and all my love is due Him, He plunged me to victory....beneath the cleansing flood! ♫ 

 

 

This quote sparked the question...

"do I love Jesus more

than anything else?"

Then... I read that chorus and knew

that I did!

Jesus has truly sought and bought me with His blood and now,

all my love is due to HIM! I pray that answer is a positive YES for you as well, my friend!

 

 

Blessings on the rest of your September!

Love~

Maggie

 

{Thank you so much, Mom for all the lovely pictures that you were able to take while on your sabbatical with Dad...they are lovely!}

 

 

*Psalms*

"Whom have I in heaven but thee? and there is none upon earth that I desire beside thee. My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever. For, lo, they that are far from thee shall perish: thou hast destroyed all them that go a whoring from thee. But it is good for me to draw near to God:

{I have put my trust

in the Lord God,}

that I may declare all thy works."

~Psalm 73:25-28

 

God bless you all~

Maggie

 

::Sunday Morning::

\\ b e a u t y \\

 

 ^"It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.

 They are new every morning:

{great is thy faithfulness}.

 The Lord is my portion, saith my soul;

therefore will I hope in him.

The Lord is good unto them that wait for him,

to the soul that seeketh him.

It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the Lord."

Lamentations 3:22-26

 

Blessings to everyone today...

I hope that y'all have a lovely Sunday!

Love In Christ~

Maggie

 

Enjoy = )