Having by the same spirit the same faith as David had when he said, “I believed, and therefore have I spoken:”
I also believe, and therefore I speak ~
knowing that he who raised up the Lord Jesus, shall raise up me also by Jesus, and shall present me with you ~
2nd Corinthians 4:13-14 Mace New Testament
I can make all kinds of grand plans…but if the Lord hasn’t green-lighted them, they’re likely to tank…so it saves time and has a chance of success when I consult Him first.😊
~ Cale
Proverbs 16:9
A man’s heart plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps.
John 15:5
I am the vine and you are the branches. The one who remains in Me, and I in him, will bear much fruit. For apart from Me you can do nothing.
Proverbs 19:21
Many plans are in a man’s heart, but the purpose of the LORD will prevail.
Jeremiah 29:11
For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, to give you a future and a hope.
https://lindaghill.com/2026/02/25/one-liner-wednesday-plans/
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Happy Sunday, everyone is welcome! This first music vid is my new favorite worship song–oooh, I just feel it all the way to my toes!! Can’t keep my arms from raising, feet from dancing as I praise the Lord!
… Patchwork life
patched-up heart
fading patchwork brain
patchwork thoughts unraveling
mismatched memories
tear
remain…
but patchwork soul
is prized posession
redemption stitched
with reddest thread
(Jesus bled)
’round each stained square ~
~ Cale
https://sammiscribbles.wordpress.com/2026/02/21/weekend-writing-prompt-456-patchwork/
https://estherchilton.co.uk/2026/02/18/writing-prompts-103/
Ah yes, I’m a grateful gal!!
The “gigantor totes project” is nearly finished, and still thrilling me. Thankful they are good quality plastic and quite reasonably priced…I probably only need 2 more, yippee!
Very thankful for my “Russian doll”, caregiver extraordinaire. Even after falling and wounding both wrists she was still eager to help me–I felt a bit guilty, needing her to use the difficult can opener on 6 small cans of tuna last Monday, but she insisted so I sent her home with another home-baked cake. Her big smile makes my heart happy!
And yesterday I learned she’s just as good with communication skills, as with shopping and household stuff. That was a huge relief…I can tell her things, not keep them bottled up for fear she’ll quit.
Very grateful to have a good speaker at church today–the message was “What Do You See?”, and Pastor talked about how we view folks, impacts how we’ll treat them. Do we see them through the lens of bias or bitterness? We’re all made in God’s image, and we need to see everyone as HE sees them, with LOVE.
I ordered some yummy mini dumplings from Amazon–oh my, they’re like small potstickers filled with seasoned chicken and cabbage…delightful!
The temps were cold…then last night warmed up and we have serious rain–all of which I’m thankful for indeed (no snow).
I managed to finish the 1000-piece puzzle (with much frustration–but hey, squinting through cataracts, that’s a grateful victory)!
Both of my neighbor’s cats are in heat…after a 2-day absence, they were quite happy to see me (not sure what that means, but I’ll take it as a positive–they weren’t snarling at me).
Thankful for blogging: the socializing (within my comfort limits), and knowing I can still “write something”.
Always and ever grateful that I’m a beloved child of God, and He is for me!
Amplified Bible
Therefore become imitators of God [copy Him and follow His example], as well-beloved children [imitate their father] Ephesians 5:1King James Bible
When I cry unto thee, then shall mine enemies turn back: this I know; for God is for me. Psalm 56:9
Life is precious because there are no limits to the fineness of human sensitivities. We are capable of responding to the good, the true, the beautiful. We have the capacity to love and to respond to love.” ~ Norman Cousins
~💖~
Love cares about people. What they feel. What they need. Where they live. Love hopes for God’s best. Always. In everything.” ~ Ann Kiemel
February sky
dove-gray clouds shot through with peach
day to night praise-prayers
~ Cale
One of my favorite Bible passages:
The Cloud on the Tabernacle
15Now on the day that the tabernacle was erected, the cloud [of God’s presence] covered the tabernacle, that is, the tent of the Testimony; and in the evening it was over the tabernacle, appearing like [a pillar of] fire until the morning. 16So it was continuously; the cloud covered it by day, and the appearance of fire by night. 17Whenever the cloud was lifted from over the tent (tabernacle), afterward the Israelites would set out; and in the place where the cloud stopped, there the Israelites would camp. 18At the LORD’S command the Israelites would journey on, and at His command they would camp. As long as the cloud remained over the tabernacle they remained camped. 19Even when the cloud lingered over the tabernacle for many days, the Israelites would keep their obligation to the LORD and not set out. 20Sometimes the cloud remained only a few days over the tabernacle, and in accordance with the command of the LORD they remained camped. Then at His command they set out. 21If sometimes the cloud remained [over the tabernacle] from evening only until morning, when the cloud was lifted in the morning, they would journey on; whether in the daytime or at night, whenever the cloud was lifted, they would set out. 22Whether it was two days or a month or a year that the cloud [of the LORD’S presence] lingered over the tabernacle, staying above it, the Israelites remained camped and did not set out; but when it was lifted, they set out. 23At the command of the LORD they camped, and at the command of the LORD they journeyed on; they kept their obligation to the LORD, in accordance with the command of the LORD through Moses. Numbers 9:15-23 Amplified Bible
I like Winter–I can hibernate and no one accuses me of isolating…I’m very social, me & everything in the “treats” cupboard!😁🍩🍟🍪🍫
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(Nehemiah 8:10)
The word of the LORD came to me, saying, “Jeremiah, what do you see?” And I said, “I see the branch of an almond tree.” Then the LORD said to me, “You have seen well, for I am [actively] watching over My word to fulfill it.”
Jeremiah 1:11-12, Amplified Bible
Image: Public Domain, Vincent_van_Gogh_-_Almond_blossom_-_Google_Art_Project
Poetry ~ Cabbage After Christmas 