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Farming, Family, and Faith

This is Your Day

5/2/2016

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The sunrise was magnificent this morning, brushing the sky with pink and orange and red. There were clouds thick above the farms and ranches and the glowing ball only had a few minutes when it was not obstructed by earth or storms. I snapped this picture and stood back to stare.

​I could feel God's peace surrounding me, in me. The girls were still asleep. The birds were trying out their voices. The day was beginning.

Oh, God, I prayed, I just want to stay here. I wish I could pause indefinitely.

​Then I felt a stirring, an answer. And I could almost hear His voice.
I think that if I had listened more carefully I would have heard Him say,

​"Daughter, I have made this day for you. It is perfect.
​Little girls will wake hungry, impatient, and you will be taught to think of others.
​The air will be chilly at first and it will remind you to be thankful for warmth and shelter.
​Your oldest daughter will have one of those days where she whines and it will teach you patience.
​Your youngest daughter will need more hugs today and it will make your heart grow just a little bigger.
​There will be phone calls to make so that you can be kind to strangers.
​There will be a point, right before naptime, where you are sure you will lose your mind, and that is when you will remember to come back to Me.
​And when the day is done, and the girls giggle in their beds, you will sip a cup a tea and see that I am Lord of all.
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I made this day for you. And I made yesterday and tomorrow. You have nothing to be afraid of.
This is your day, my daughter. This is your day."
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"For I know the plans I have for you, "declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."
​Jeremiah 29:11


2 Comments
Sharon Harris
5/2/2016 09:00:37 pm

And as we return to Him during the day he gives us the renewal that we need.

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Lora Armendariz
5/2/2016 09:12:16 pm

Amen. :)

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