Photo credit: Darrell W. Nygaard, my wonderful dad.
I was overcome by trouble and sorrow.
Then I called on the name of the Lord; “O Lord, save me!”
The Lord is gracious and righteous; our Lord is full of compassion.
The Lord protects the simplehearted; when I was in great need, he saved me.
Be at rest once more, O my soul, for the Lord has been good to you.
~Psalm 116:3b-7
In a few weeks, I’ll hopefully be sitting back at this piano, trying to capture in digital form what is in my heart. If any of you remember to say a prayer during that time, beginning August 5, I would so appreciate those prayers. I just want God to be happy with the cries of my heart, for Him to know how much I love him. Excited and thankful, Lisa
“Lord…teach me to live this moment only,
Looking neither to the past with regret,
Nor the future with apprehension.
Let love be my aim and my life a prayer.”
~Roseann Alexander
Have a blessed 2014! Slainte, Lisa
It’s been one of those mornings….not smooth, not quiet, not problem-free. I feel like I’m walking in the Burren area of Ireland…you pick your way carefully, rock by rock, carefully placing your feet so you don’t fall down into a crack, and eventually, you come to some smoother rocks and green grass again. But the amazing thing about the Burren is that there are many flowers and vegetation growing in the midst of this craggy landscape. They thrive and ornament in the midst of hardship. I want to be like those flowers, beautiful, providing hope and joy in the midst. Pray for me to be that, and let me know how I can pray for you today. Blessings, Lisa
These two bovine creatures are on edge, on the wrong side of the fence, living dangerously. This was taken approaching Dingle, and we felt bad for their precarious situation, but didn’t want to make it worse by “helping” them back. And as we know nothing about cows….Plus these two seemed quite content in their spot of choice.
Sometimes people put themselves in bad situations; we want to help, but we don’t know how. We talk to them, we try to reason…but unless they want to get out of the craziness, they’ll just go back. So then I pray, because God can talk them back from the edge in a way that I just can’t. 🙂 Blessings for your Monday, Lisa
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