Changes for 2020 ~

It was a cold frosty day as I walked along the creek
on our quiet mountain road.
I snapped these photos trying to capture the beauty
of the icy covered creek.

Why, even the willow branches were graced with ice crystal's.

A beautiful sight for sure!

Winter is my favorite season and I believe we can enjoy

it's beauty if we go through our days with a right heart attitude.

God's creation with all four season's is magnificent 

and each season has a purpose that unfolds amazing beauty
for our everyday enjoyment.
Thank you God!

"To every thing there is a season, 

and a time to every purpose

under the heaven."

~ Ecclesiastes 3:1 ~

There is One who keeps the world (and our lives) in order,

that is God.

He is the One who causes all things to happen in their "seasons"

and gives everything a "purpose".

I see the season's changing in my own life.

With much quiet time and prayer with the Lord,
and contemplating over a few of my own personal reasons 

I have come to the decision of not continuing with my Blog.

It will be a change for sure, but I believe God has a purpose 

for my stepping away ~ from the computer especially.

This month marks three months short of six years when I wrote my first post here

and it was such a huge step for me!
I sincerely believe that God directed me to Blogging 
and had a purpose for my life with this Blog, at that time for certain.

God has certainly been the center of each posting,

all 201 postings infact. 😊

Having this Blog has allowed me to share with so many of you

my love for Jesus and it has been pure joy!

I have met and made some wonderful friends establishing 

some very beautiful friendships that I pray will continue

outside of this Blogging community.

While I will not be posting, I will continue to leave my Blog live
allowing God to use the postings He has faithfully guided me to share
in the hearts of those who may visit here.

My prayer is that readers will be blessed as they visit.

I see God taking me in a different direction now

and while I'm one who tries to do it all, I just can't, and God knows I can't;

therefore His plans and His purpose for me, are changing.

Thank you, for faithfully following, visiting and connecting 

with me through your most delightful comments.

You have been awesome!

These last six years with my Blog have changed my life

in more ways than one, and ALL my praise goes to God!
"Praise ye the Lord: for it is good to sing praises 
unto our God; for it is pleasant 
and praise is comely {beautiful}."
While I'm looking to spend my time going down different avenues, 

you may very well see a visit from me from time to time as I know I'm going

to want to swing by and see not only YOU, but your beauty.

~ ~ ☆ ☆ ♡ ☆ ☆ ~ ~

Each season has a joy it brings and with it's own song it sings ~
Each season represents a new cycle of life
as a reminder of God's loving grace.
God is so good to us!
As we allow Him into our lives, He will guide us lovingly, 
step by step in the direction and down the paths 
He has precisely chosen for each and every one of us.
God's purpose and plan for our lives is always for our very best!
Thank you God, for Your love towards us!
❤

Joy!
Debbie

Sending some Love ~

Isn't the Christian life beautiful, sweet friends?

God would have us to make a joyful noise, and praise His Holy Name
as we go through our day trusting that in all things, it is good.

I trust your days are pleasantly filled with the joy of the Lord?

~ My lovely tea cup was a special gift through Stephanie's Tea cup Exchange ~

Last week I received a precious e-mail from a dear friend

 here in our blogging community, and she was asking on behalf of another

blogging friend to send out a birthday card to a lady

who could use some encouragement through receiving and opening up

some birthday cards sent on her special day.

I didn't know this dear soul, but what a privilege to share in the joy of her special day.
Well...I wasn't about to miss out on an opportunity to send some love

and encouragement to this lady for her birthday.
I'm sure we can all attest to enjoying sweet sentiments from others
on our very own birthdays, there's just something special about our birthdays.

I wasn't going to town on the day I wanted the card mailed,

so I asked my husband if he could drop it in the mail box

as it needed to make its way sooner than later to arrive on time.

Not recognizing the name on the envelope
 my husband asked just who this lady was, and so,

 I began to explain what was asked of my blogging friend.

He was awe struck, which led to our conversation of how beautiful

our blogging community is and how real the friendships are

here in cyber space.
I told my husband that blogging is a community of friends
 who are real, who care, who love,

who are there for you in your time of need, 

who have common attitudes, interests and goals, and there is

a feeling of sweet fellowship one with another.

My husband and I shared in the sweetest conversation over the beauty

of our blogging community.
 Dear friends, isn't blogging beautiful?!

In April of 2014 I began blogging after watching my Stephanie with her own blog. 

I was inspired by the friendships made and the love that 
was graced through the lives of those of you dear blogging souls.
Stephanie would share with me time and time again of the different
ladies she was becoming friends with, and those friendships were real.

Over the years as I too have connected with our circle of blogging friends
I have experienced the love and beauty that reaches out to others
as a community built around friendships.
You, dear friends, welcomed me so graciously when I wrote my first post
 and began this journey of blogging.
You have reached out to me with your love, care, concern, 
prayers, cards and even gifts of love when I was going through life circumstances.
You have been my friends, and you have been real!
Blogging is certainly a community built around friendships
and where lives are enriched through people of all walks of life
and in all parts of the world where I may never have the chance to travel to,
but through YOU, and your blogs I have had the joy of seeing God's marvelous world
and making some of the most wonderful and meaningful friendships.
And that my friends ~ is pure joy!
~ ♡ ~ ♡ ~
From deep within my heart, and sincerely with all my love,
 thank you for your precious friendship
found here in our blogging community,
where people are real!

Joy!
~Debbie ~