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WORTHY THOUGHT: Reach for the Master

I had a sweet female dog named shelly, she was a mixed spaniel, and Brittany pointer I had her for about 15 years until she recently passed away. I adopted Shelly from a local pet foster home about the age of 6 yrs. The owner said Shelly had been badly abused when she took her in.

When I brought Shelly home it was very obvious she suffered some kind of trauma in her past. She was always frighten of people and loud noises. She would also run or hide under our bed and not come out for a very long time.

The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms.

-Deuteronomy 33:27

It took a lot of understanding, love, and patience to help Shelly. She was starting to heal and trust again after a year. She was still hesitant with certain people but she trusted me and knew I loved her. She knew I was her Master. When she was frighten she would reach to me because she knew I was her refuge and would keep her safe.

We all have suffered some kind of trauma in our past. Maybe even weathering some storms of life right now. God loves us, is always with us, and will never let go of our trusting hands.

We must reach for our Master-for His strength-and His presence.

The LORD himself goes before you and will be with you; He will never leave you or forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.-Deuteronomy 31:8

~ Angela Lipe- Pattengill

Never Ending Love 

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You see me

You know me

I am the centre of Your world

I am never alone

You spoil me

Sing over me

You fight for me

When I don’t even know

You are my Bridegroom

I am Your bride

You are my Beloved

I am Your friend

In this never ending love of Yours

I found myself

In this never ending love of Yours

You have healed my heart

In this never ending love of Yours

I have found my home

You love me

Sing over me

I am Your number one

I am never alone

I am highly favoured

Your darling daughter

I cannot give one step

without You in my life

You are my Bridegroom

I am Your bride

You’re my Beloved 

I am Your friend

In this never ending love of Yours

Our covenant grew stronger

In this never ending love of Yours

We are inseparable

In this never ending love of Yours

You are my hiding place

You pursue Me

Long for me

You are my Knight in shining armour

You have rescued me

You are my keeper

Dance over me

I have found myself

The moment I said “yes” to You

You are my Bridegroom

I am Your bride

You’re my Beloved 

I am Your friend 

In this never ending love of Yours

I know my worth

In this never ending love of Yours

Our love grew stronger

In this never ending love of Yours

I am forever consecrated unto You

~ Ebigale Wilson 

  Never Ending Love 

     The Journey 

Pause Button 

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   I haven’t really been able to blog much this past month. I feel like my inspiration flew out of me and perched itself on a far away tree branch. It’s not that I am sad or upset. I am sitting in a pause button mode. 

I’m like a character on a program and I just got stopped in mid air…a freeze frame. Everywhere I go I’m getting these deep thoughts watching my surroundings. If I wrote about them you would think I had flipped my lid. For example, right now I see a sweet slow elderly couple walking out of a restaurant. I pause to watch them. She is eating her ice cream cone. He is walking ahead watching out for her. I’m thinking if she only knew how that ice cream is made. I was just made aware by my daughter who works there. How long have they been married? Were they on a date? 

Lord, don’t let anyone ambush them. It’s dark and probably past their bedtime. I know it is mine. I whisper a prayer of protection over them. 

I’m now freeze framing them in my mind and coming up with my own dialogue about their life. 

 Lately, I have been saying “live in the moment“, “enjoy each day” as if to bottle it up and stick it in a jar. I want to keep it preserved on a shelf to pull down later and remember it all over again. See that’s my deep thinking!  

     It’s hard sometimes to let your kids go off to college when they have lived with you their whole life. It’s challenging to have them come back at times and refit back into their spot of departure. It’s disheartening to look at your youngest and know she too will be leaving soon to do the whole college thing. We know seasons change. We know it’s weird to stunt their growth and keep them in diapers. Can we not stick them in those same jars and neatly stack them on our shelf? These are all inevitable happenings of life. You can’t push the pause button here and stop the natural progression of life. 

So you ask what’s my point??
I think just a friendly reminder to……
Push the button and take a pause!

Stop and take time each day to notice new people, places and things. 

Nouns on Notice!!

Take delight in them and continue onward tucking away any new found discoveries. 

Push & Pause, 

Kelley Allison 

Psalm 46:10 “Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.”

Psalm 37:4 “Take delight in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart.”