Monday Quote

Living by faith includes the call to something greater than cowardly self-preservation.
~ J. R. R. Tolkien

Sunday Scripture

Psalm 139:14 I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.

Saturday Links

Every Sunday, The Mimosa Blossom: Reviews by Michelle shares an inspirational song video:

https://apudiem.com/2024/04/07/sunday-inspiration-238/ 

Chateaux des Fleurs shares "Flower of the Day and Still Life":

https://chateauxdesfleurs.wordpress.com/2024/04/24/flower-of-the-day-still-life-2/ 

God bless.

Favorite Book Friday

An Unexpected Miracle (Magic and Miracles: A Multi-Author Charity Anthology) by Traci Hunter Abramson contemporary. A Senior on the swim team is off the team because of academic ineligibility, but his coach is determined to help him, if he's willing to do the work. Loved it. 

Musical Thursday

Casting Crowns - All Because of Mercy

https://youtu.be/AVcR4LanaoM?si=o76e9YMQ_xmSQgQ9

Wordless Wednesday

 

Monday Quote

True education is a kind of never ending story — a matter of continual beginnings, of habitual fresh starts, of persistent newness. ~ J. R. R. Tolkien

Sunday Scripture

Ephesians 5:25 Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it...

Saturday Links

Susan Askham shared Wellbeing notes: Being peaceful in a hectic world:

https://suzanneaskham.com/2024/04/01/wellbeing-notes-being-peaceful-in-a-hectic-world/ 

Good advice from Jeff Rab over at RabBits: 

https://jeffrab.com/2024/04/04/april-4-2024-2/ 

God bless.

Favorite Book Friday

Manor for Sale, Baron Included (Romance of Rank series Book 1) by Esther Hatch historical rom-com. Amusing.

Musical Thursday

My Love - Music Travel Love and Anthony Uy (Batanes, Philippines)

https://youtu.be/h-SdLmiEXko?si=BcnBNgbw6wxoJ4De

Wordless Wednesday

 

Monday Quote

The chief purpose of life, for any of us, is to increase according to our capacity our knowledge of God by all means we have, and to be moved by it to praise and thanks.
~ J. R. R. Tolkien

Sunday Scripture

Exodus 15:2 The LORD is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation: he is my God, and I will prepare him an habitation; my father's God, and I will exalt him.

Saturday Links

Big Sky Buckeye shares a bit of Montana history regarding western artist Charles Marion Russell: 

https://bigskybuckeye.com/2024/03/30/big-sky-treasures-10/ 

Romance writer Patricia Johns eloquently defends romance novels. Well done!

https://patriciajohns.com/2024/04/02/great-expectations/ 

God bless.

Favorite Book Friday

Among Heroes: A U.S. Navy SEAL's True Story of Friendship, Heroism, and the Ultimate Sacrifice by Brandon Webb with John David Mann nonfiction. Some of the stories I knew from following the events at the time. Others, I've read in other books. Adding this book to my keeper list.

Musical Thursday

Hauser "Song to the Moon"

https://youtu.be/bnZ1rhfq1zU?si=kDAwvcJJt-58lfpK

Wordless Wednesday