© Laurie Pace Graphics One Design 2023 BEN Look below for painting shared today! Benjamin Franklin Terry Texas Ranger is the name of our precious Kerry Blue Terrier. He is in distress and we hope to be vet bound in the next hour after they open. He is a sweet baby and spoiled and not trained but he is ours. Colossians 1:13-14 us out of the power of darkness, and translated us into the Kingdom of the Son of his love, in whom we have our redemption, the forgiveness of our sins. Not sure about you, but I always used to feel that it was my duty to pray about things and then step up to try to facilitate things to work out. After all that is what a mother does. In a way I was trying to do God's job and arranging things to work a certain way. I have learned even again recently the Lord does not really want or need my help and He does a better job flying solo through these things. My job? I need to praise him and only do what He seems to push me to do.
© Laurie Pace Graphics One Design 2024 Light Before Sunset Laurie Pace The photo was taken back in late March as we headed home from church one Sunday night... and the sky was intensely vivid just before the sun began to sink. It was that moment you catch your breath and hold it as you take in the beauty of the sky. I have been catching my breath and holding it lately. Last night I struggled at one a.m. to return to sleep. Thankfully Spotify seems to work with the sound of rain ... ten hours worth, but I am awake by six. I try to visualize curling up under a soft blanket and sleeping near a small fire crackling to keep me warm. Recitations of favorite Bible verses in my memory wrap me in the Lord's word and I fall blissfully into a deep sleep. " Stress often impacts on sleep quality and duration. Stress and a lack of sleep can both have a severe impact on physical and mental health. Experts recommend that people aim for 7–9 hours of sleep a night, d