The Blessings of the Lord!

"The blessings of the Lord

Are new every day;

He addeth no sorrow,

Only takes it a-way!"

I'm in Jacksonville, Florida over the Memorial Day holiday...

Visiting with my grandchildren is always a joy. Right now, there are two little girls hiding under blankets as I type. They're playing turtle. One tells me turtles have hard shells and the other says that the shell is like a house they carry around. They peak out from under their blankets and say "Hello!" every so often and crawl down the hall and back discussing turtledom in the most fanciful of ways. Their sweet little voices fade as they head into their room to play awhile.

When they weary of that, the blankets become royal robes and the princesses settle in for tea. Lillie and Skittles (the cats) get drawn into the play - but they do not linger long. It seems cats don't want to play royalty (maybe to a cat's mind, they're already royal enough).

One is away at school, the rest are on the road coming from Virginia and will be here later today; and in the midst of the preparations, I'm taking time to reflect on the blessings of grandchildren who love Jesus, who quote and sing Bible verses, and who make my heart sing with thanksgiving at the goodness and mercy of the Lord.

"The mercies of the Lord

are new every day;

He addeth no sorrow,

Only takes it a-way!"