Showing posts with label Love. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Love. Show all posts

Friday, February 26, 2016

Refrigerator of Memories


I LOVE the person who created the refrigerator! Oh, yes, those of you who know me know that I love to eat. However, that is not the reason I adore my fridge. I think the person who invented the refrigerator was a mom and/or a grandma. They intentionally made it magnetic so that all sorts of nonperishable items could be attached on the outside of it. These items are not things that will make your belly full, but things that will make your heart full!

My piles of papers tend to get completely out of control. I know if I put certain things in a pile, we will never see them again. I like to have them right under my nose,so I hang them on the refrigerator. I approach that appliance several times a day so it only makes sense to have that as my reminder zone. The youth group schedule  is hung there so that every week we can quickly see what the boys will be doing. Our sports schedule is definitely to be posted there since we have several events a week involving that with practice and games and meetings.

We add the fun little magnets with special sayings, but they serve an even more important purpose: holding our memories in place.   They secure the pictures of our children, our grandbabies, our church "kids", and of course the masterpieces that our grandchildren make for us.  We have a 9 year old granddaughter and when she is turned loose with the magnetic letters, we always have a special message in place to surprise us.

Every time I go to the refrigerator I am met with smiling faces, beautiful memories, and works of art that touch my soul!

Building Memories!

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Sunday, February 21, 2016

Jesus loves me this I know!


"Jesus loves me this I know 
for the Bible tells me so.
Little ones to Him belong.
They are weak but He is strong.
Yes! Jesus loves me!
Yes! Jesus loves me! 
Yes! Jesus loves me!
The Bible tells me so!"


How can one simple truth also be so profound.   Jesus loves ME! I know me and there are many times that I am not very lovable. Yet Jesus LOVES me!  It is almost too big to wrap my mind around at times.   I have many friends and family members that love me, but to think that JESUS loves me is overwhelming.  A man, a brother, my Savior, my King who chose to die for me says that He loves me. 

Isn't it funny that everything we are told in the Bible all stems back to something that we learned when we were probably three years old.   Why should we go into all the world to make disciples of all nations? Because Jesus loves me.  Why should I love my neighbor as myself? Because Jesus loves me.  Why should I love God with all my heart, soul, mind, strength? Because Jesus loves me. 

If we truly understood all that Jesus has loved us through, we would not hesitate to love others through everything they are going through.   Forgiveness becomes easier when we realize the things from which we have been forgiven. 

Go out today and show the love of Jesus to others. Show them what true love looks like. Introduce them to the One who loves them!