"Who is the man who reverently fears and worships
the Lord? Him shall He teach in the way that he should
choose. He himself shall dwell at ease...
The secret of the Lord have they who fear Him."
The secret of the Lord have they who fear Him."
Psalm 25:12-14
When I was a young girl I was always confused by the word 'fear' in the scriptures.
I thought that meant I was to be afraid of God.
I thought that meant I was to be afraid of God.
Of course as I grew and had more in depth education into the scriptures, I came to understand the word fear to mean awe.
My awe of God eventually came to manifest itself in my appreciation of all things around me.
First nature and humanity.
Especially the gift of His Son Jesus.
Especially the gift of His Son Jesus.
As I grew older and had opportunities to study music, art. medicine and literature my awe of God extended into every aspect of my life.
Gratitude became the major virtue of my understanding of the
Awesomeness of God.
Every choice in my life has been based on what I feel is my purpose in life.
Daughter
Sister
Niece
Aunt
Wife
Mother
Grandmother
Nurse
Friend
Every choice in my life has been based on what I feel is my purpose in life.
Daughter
Sister
Niece
Aunt
Wife
Mother
Grandmother
Nurse
Friend
Yesterday was our youngest daughter's 34th birthday.
We had our "girl's" celebration of her birthday last night and all day long I felt the presence of all my children and grandchildren and the miracle of their existence.
My purpose in life is to know, love and to serve God in every aspect of my life.
The guest of honor.
She loves a birthday party.
The guest of honor.
She loves a birthday party.
Next to Beth is gd Jill, gs Trenton, drs, Julia, Jennifer,
gd Cindy and daughter Rachel.
gd Cindy and daughter Rachel.
8 comments:
I is so lovely to have a girls' evening out. My family is scattered and we seldom had a chance.
Once during my dad's 80th, we had a chance, but we didn't think of it. We did have a photo of 4 sisters together.
It is rough when families are scattered. This post may look as if we don't celebrate the male birthdays, but you know girls, we just take a chance to have a girl's night out. We will have a family get together on Sunday. Except for one son in Texas all live within 60-65 mile radius.
QMM
Looks like a great family celebration. I can almost hear the chatter and laughter from here.
What a great photo of you all , I bet you will cherrish that photo. looks like a great party and such a lovely family.
God Bless
yvonne
great tradition; I can only imagine! And do you suppose 50 years from now one of the youngest will shar somehting on a future Sepia posting about that photo, the gathering and the fun times!
PS....it looks like someone did some beautiful stitchery too!
Wonderful post and grand pictures!!! Good for you!!! Cathy
BEAUTIFUL POST AND YOUR FAMILY INCLUDING YOU ARE GORGEOUS. IN THIS LATEST PICTURE YOU CERTAINLY LOOK LIKE A NURSE I USE TO WORK WITH.
HUGS
HAVE A SUGAR SWEET DAY
SIMPLY DEBBIE
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