Email From Gradma Ginny

One day a woman's husband died, and on that clear, cold morning, in the warmth of their bedroom, the wife was struck with the pain of learning that sometimes there isn't "anymore". No more hugs, no more special moments to celebrate together, no more phone calls just to chat, no more "just one minute." Sometimes, what we care about the most gets all used up and goes away, never to return before we can say good-bye, say "I love you."

So while we have it, it's best we love it, care for it, fix it when it's broken and heal it when it's sick. This is true for marriage.....And old cars... And children with bad report cards, and dogs with bad hips, and aging parents and grandparents. We keep them because they are worth it, because we are worth it.

Concerning My Fears

"What will God do if ... ?"

He WILL:

perfect everything that concerns me (Psalm 138:8, KJV).
work all things together for my good (Romans 8:28).
contend with those who contend with me (Isaiah 49:25).
fight this battle for me (2 Chronicles 20:15).
equip me with divine power (2 Corinthians 10:4).
delight to show me mercy (Micah 7:18).
meet all my needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus (Philippians 4:19).
give me grace that is perfectly sufficient (2 Corinthians 12:9).
do immeasurably more than all I could ask or imagine, according to the power that is at work within me (Ephesians 3:20).



(Beth Moore book)

Something That We Do ~Clint Black

I remember well the day we wed
I can see that picture in my head
I still believe the words we said
Forever will ring true

Love is certain, love is kind
Love is yours and love is mine
But it isn’t something that we find
It’s something that we do

It’s holding tight, lettin’ go
It’s flying high and laying low
Let your strongest feelings show
And your weakness, too

It’s a little and a lot to ask
An endless and a welcome task
Love isn’t something that we have
It’s something that we do

We help to make each other all that we can be
Though we can find our strength and inspiration independently
The way we work together is what sets our love apart
So closely that you can’t tell where I end and where you start

It gives me heart remembering how
We started with a simple vow
There’s so much to look back on now
Still it feels brand-new

We’re on a road that has no end
And each day we begin again
Love’s not just something that we’re in
It’s something that we do

We help to make each other all that we can be
Though we can find our strength and inspiration independently
The way we work together is what sets our love apart
So closely that you can’t tell where I end and where you start

Love is wide, love is long
Love is deep and love is strong
Love is why I love this song
And I hope you love it too

I remember well the day we wed
I can see that picture in my head
Love isn’t just those words we said
It’s something that we do
There’s no request too big or small
We give ourselves, we give our all
Love isn’t someplace that we fall
It’s something that we do

Drinking Up Love

two of the most important people in my life have told me that i "drink up love." the first was my mom... she says that i take and take and never give. i drain people's love tanks but never refill them. i ceaselessly "drink up love." I am needy. the second was Seth. He told me that I am more like a Labrador than a pit-bull...no matter how much love someone can give me I can take it all and more. Does this mean he thinks I am never satisfied? or high maintenance? do i make him feel like his love is insufficient? Am I never satisfied? Do I drain love tanks?

this question is almost too much to answer...it requires looking a little too deeply into myself. who am i? I AM A CHILD OF GOD. believe feel believe trust know...yes. no doubt no question.

so do i drain love tanks? yes, i do. the question is, do i pour out love? am i needy to the point of co-dependence, where everything is never enough? no. not anymore. i am co-dependent indeed, but only on Christ. I need Him always. always with me, always in me,every decision helping me decide what to do and who to be. I am ONLY who He says I am.

Lord, fill me up with Your Love, so that my love tank is forever full and ever ready to pour. God is Love. I Love Love!