Answered Prayer

This morning I had to make an important phone call, but I had a problem - the number I had was not correct. I tried several things, even punching in random extensions, but to no avail. Finally I gave up and just told God, "It's in your hands now. I can't do a thing about it." Not really a prayer request, but more of a giving-up-in-despair request. :)

Immediately the thought came to me to look in the back of an old phone book where we kept special numbers. I was thinking ok, why would we have that number there? but i looked anyway and, to my surprise, there was a number in my Mom's handwriting, albeit a few years old. I tried it and got right through and had no problems doing what I needed to do.

I asked my Mom about the number and she did not even remember writing it there. She even had to get the phone book and look to verify my story after I told her. Coincidence? No! I'd go with Providence! Praise God!

The Comfort of Contentment

As grieved, but always rejoicing; as poor, but enriching many; as having nothing, and possessing all things. ~2 Cor. 6:10

God's grace is always enough to meet and surpass our needs. Rather than wanting more, we should learn to be content and seek to be more generous.
In spite of circumstances that, to the world without Christ, seem to strip everything good away, we can "rejoice always," "enrich many" (generosity and the message of the Gospel), and "possess all things."

Ephesians 1:3
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ:

I have been playing around with a photo editing program on my computer. Here are some samples.

Esther's Openhouse

A picture of Esther and me at Esther's openhouse! Yes. I am bald!

River Walk

Yesterday, I went for a walk along the Boardman river with my sisters and Maria. It was beautiful!


We saw this butterfly drying its wings right after emerging from its cocoon.


Maria and me on a little overlook of the river.



Me with Esther and Sarah on the overlook.

Ireland

Just a pic of me in Northern Ireland. I had a blast! There are literally thousands of pictures on Facebook and elsewhere. Here's one of me sitting on a rock on a small island after crossing the Carrick-A-Rede rope bridge. Absolutely amazing!