Porch #131 🎨 A February Treasure Chest

hand-selected wise, wonderful, whispered, & whimsical gems to bring a smile

PORCH is a Christ-centered weekend newsletter featuring gentle conversation, calming snapshots, uplifting linkage, & occasional surprises

Valentine’s card

SOMETHING WISE
‘One of the best parts of learning to open myself up to God and allowing Him to sit with me in my joy and grief is this - I have learned to see myself as He sees me … During our hardest, scariest times - whether our bodies feel stressed and jumpy or sluggish and slow - God is there to reassure us that we are not defined by our best days or our worst days. We are His beloved.’
Try Softer: A Fresh Approach to Move Us Out of Anxiety, Stress & Survival Mode — & Into a Life of Connection & Joy
Aundi Kolber, (pages 86-87)

SOMETHINGS WONDERFUL

old shed

Adirondack icicles

cookie time

be mine

beach dune

baking day

wintertime buoys

Connecticut sunset

SOMETHING WHISPERED
As we entrust our dreams, hopes, and desires to His tender leadership, He gives us light for each moment and sweet reassuring glimmers of the road ahead.  He holds us close to His beating heart as He carries us safely through those treacherous valleys that would easily swallow us alive if we were venturing alone.

His loving guidance fills us with hope and assurance as He whispers, 'peace, be still.'  For He knows the end from the beginning.

Keeping in pace with His sacred rhythms frees us from having to figure out every last detail.  And choosing to invest our energy in enjoying His companionship rather than playing the know-it-all grows our faith ... and gets us where we're going in a much calmer frame of mind.

He leads.  We follow.  Our souls overflow with unspeakable gratitude.

SOMETHING WHIMSICAL

Coldwater Creek Enchanted Mesh Maxi Dress

My August grandmother of the bride dress 💞 …
Linda

🎨 Our February Listening Life Book Club is still alive and kicking. Come on over to get a peek at what others are saying. Or better yet, leave your own thoughts. I’d love to meet you there. And thanks to friends Paula and Joanne for featuring the Book Club on their blogging homes.

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