SABBATICAL HIGHLIGHT AND A GOD MOMENT TODAY

IT HAS BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE I HAVE WRITTEN ON MY BLOG.
WE HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH SOME HEALTH ISSUES.
I HAVE BEEN STRUGGLING.
BOB WENT WITH A DEAR FRIEND ON A WEEK LONG CANOE TRIP AND I GOT TO GO TO THE BEACH!!!!!!!! 

MY DEVOTIONAL THOUGHTS HAVE BEEN BE STILL AND BE QUIET AND KNOW.

TODAY WAS AMAZING AS I WITNESSED THE LORD'S BLESSINGS IN SO MANY DIFFERENT WAYS.  THE HIGHLIGHT OF MY AFTERNOON STARTED LIKE THIS....
I WENT TO THE GOODWILL HERE TO GET SOME HYMN BOOKS TO DO LITTLE WATERCOLOR DRAWINGS FOR MY QUIET TIMES.  I PURCHASED TWO OF THE SAME HYMNAL, WONDERING WHY I GOT TWO OF THE EXACT SAME ONES.
THIS IS WHY!!!!!!

WHILE VISITING MY FAVORITE GIFT AND GARDEN SHOP, PICKETS, I MEET A DELIGHTFUL YOUNG ARTIST AND HER MOM WHILE VISITING WITH THE OWNER OF PICKETS, ANOTHER DELIGHTFUL LADY.  I FOUND OUT THE YOUNG 19 YEAR OLD GIRL WAS AN ARTIST TOO.  SHE WAS ON CRUCTHES.  I ASKED HER WHAT HAPPENED TO HER LEG.  SHE LEFT ME SPEECHLESS AS I FOUND OUT SHE HAD BEEN ONE OF THE SHOOTING VICTIMS AT THE AURORA THEATER.  I WAS ABLE TO GIVE HER THE HYMNAL I HAD PURCHASED....TWO COPIES.  GOD KNEW I WOULD GIVE IT TO HER FOR ENCOURAGEMENT AND FOR HER BEAUTIFUL ART WORK.  SHE IS EXTREMELY TALENTED.  I KNOW ONE DAY SHE WILL ILLUSTRATE A BOOK....PROBABLY A CHILDREN'S BOOK. 

SHE TOLD ME GOD HAD WORKED THIS TRAGEDY FOR GOOD IN HER LIFE AND THE LIVES OF OTHERS.  WOW!!!!!


BE STILL AND QUIET AND KNOW


SHE WAS MY "GOD MOMENT" TODAY AND SHE GAVE ME A HUGE DOSE OF HOPE AND ENCOURAGEMENT.  OUR GOD IS BIG.  HE WORKS ALL THINGS TOGETHER FOR THE GOOD OF THOSE WHO LOVE HIM!!!!



 A FUN YARD ART AT PICKETS

I FOUND THIS CROSS ON THE BEACH DURING MY MORNING WALK

ALONG WITH THE SHELLS!!!!!