the gentle whisper

so it is said that God speaks in the gentle whisper....while my two adorable blessings are speaking in more of a rolling thunder on yet another day off from school (yes, we are closed today!) here are some things i hear God whispering to me:

*rejoice, again i say rejoice
*this is the day I have made, rejoice and be glad
*do all things without complaining
*your children are a blessing to you, a gift from me
*love Me with all your heart, soul, mind
*for I know the plans I have for you (funny....b/c i had all sorts of plans for myself today!)
*I told you I had a great sense of humor!!!

that is just a sampling of what i have heard God say to me in the past hour!! i guess He has so much to teach me through his great sense of humor!!

honestly, i'm truly thankful that we have a dry house (mostly) and power on. i've never seen so many roads in my town shut down!!

oh...how could i forget!??!? we think, THINK, the bat might be gone!!! praise God for that!!

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the pastor's wife said…

i thought of you yesterday as i was working out at the gym! i was watching the news and saw plymouth was closed!! i said a prayer for you:) hopefully next week will be "normal". when are you wanting to go shopping??

January 12, 2008 at 11:53 AM

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