Friday Foto Friends...Today

It's Friday, and this week we have had so much rain that we really haven't been out much, at least not out enough to see much that is interesting.  However, last evening after the rain, as the sun was going down over Still Waters Pond, everything was golden for a little while. 

The day had been mostly dark and gloomy and very stormy, but by evening the rains had stopped and the sun was sending out its last fleeting shining moments before darkness took over for the night.

And then this morning, when we arose from our beds and looked out over the pond, this is what we saw:

That glorious full moon, in its last reflective moments before slipping down behind the trees and giving way to the morning sun.

And now we have the morning sun rising in the eastern sky...

It  is looking a bit overcast at best, as we have more rain on the way according to the forecast.

This kind of feels like a "Genesis" moment:

"Then God said, "Let there be light"; and there was light.

And God saw the light, that it was good; 

and God divided the light from the darkness.

God called the light Day, and the darkness He called Night. 

So the evening and the morning were the first day."

Genesis 1:3-5

So, if this were the first day of the rest of your life, which it is, by the way... what would you do differently?  Would you make any changes in how you live...what you do and say, what you eat...the places you go, the things you think about or dream about...

Something to think about.  But then I read this in my little devotional book, "Choose Grace":

Ah! Good thoughts for this day...let us live fully in the present, keeping our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Finisher of our faith (Hebrews 12:2), trusting Him to guide us through each step of this day and beyond. If today were the only day I had left in this life, I would want to live it with joy and thanksgiving for this very moment, fully immersed in His grace, knowing that I am His beloved child. There could be nothing better than that...

Have a blessed and beautiful day today, my friends, whatever you do, wherever you are...be blessed.

Amen. 

On another note, Please join me in prayer for those families and people who have been affected by the terrible building collapse in Miami. My heart goes out to those who have lost loved ones, and for those who are still awaiting news of those who are still missing. Such a horrific tragedy.

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