The one about belated Easter pics...

Maybe one of the reasons I am so impatient for spring this year is that Resurrection Day (Easter)was so early this year. I think once that came around on the calendar I expected the weather to warm up quickly. It has not.
Because of that, I think I am behind in putting up some spring pictures, which I will try to remedy now. Here are a few pics from our Resurrection Day....

The one about a happy spirng...?

I'd like to say that, "Happy Spring!" but I just don't feel like it has arrived yet. We get a few great warm days and then the weather turns cold and rainy again and just gets plain cold. It's going to happen again in a few more days:
http://www.wowt.com/weather

My tulips say it's spring. My grape hycnthia say it's spring, but I do not say it's spring yet.



I told someone the other day that I wasn't even going to attempt spring cleaning until we had five days of 70 degree of above weather.

The one about verses for this week...

Romans 12:9-13
Let love be genuine. Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good. Love one another with brotherly affection. Outdo one another in showing honor. Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord. Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer. Contribute to the needs of the saints and seek to show hospitality.
ESV

Ok, so over the next four weeks I will be memorizing a chunk of verse out of Romans chapter 12. It looks as though I'll be memorizing verses 8-21 through May 11th. I hope I can stay on target with this. It will be hard, but worth the effort, of course.

The one about a new verse...struggle, and blessing.....

Well, I had gotten behind again on my fighter verses, but last night I said two of them to my pastor and caught myself up for the week, so I am now working on the
verse(s) that are due for Sunday the 13th.

Proverbs 15:1 (ESV)
A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
Proverbs 16:24 (ESV)
Gracious words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body.

It makes me think about how our words really do affect people and how we are affected by others words. I was affected by some words spoken to me by a "friend" the other night (hurt, felt degraded) and I can say it's been something I have been struggling with all week. I don't like it that I let what was said and how it was said, "get to me" and it shows me how weak I am about not just letting go and just forgiving others...whether they ask for it or not. I am NOT to hold on to bitterness or let it take root in my heart.

It also makes me think of the many times I've opened my big mouth and said things that were out of line and how much mercy and grace I've received over the years. I need to exhibit some of that now!!

I feel like these verses need to be tatoo'd to my heart, brain, and tongue so I remember how I felt and to really guard my mouth, because I do not want to make anyone feel the way I felt the other night, and have been feeling this last week. It reminds me of another verse:

James 1:19
Know this my beloved brothers, let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger. (ESV)

By the way, I was blessed this week with a new English Standard Version Bible from a very kind friend. I have wanted one for awhile and I'm VERY thankful! If you are reading this....thank you for the blessing!!!