God's winter beauty

A cold winter day at the beach, Olcott Beach, Lake Ontario.  Brrr, brrr!  Actually was warmed up to about 37 degrees, but that wind was making it feel much colder and this was a warm up for us.  Back down to the 20's this week, from up from the single digits we've been having.  I just felt so cooped up I had to get outside and take a few photographs. 

Enjoying His creation even in the cold temperatures you can find beauty. 
Blessings, Michelle

Coffee for your Heart

Today's theme:  is "You're Loved", from Holley Gerth, linking up over here:  http://holleygerth.com/youre-loved-coffee-for-your-heart/

Grab your coffee, smoothie, tea, lemonade, water bottle, or milkshake and sit and soak in these beautiful words form His book.

Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God.  Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.  Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.  This is how God showed his love among us:  He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him.  This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.  Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.  No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made compete in us.  --1st John 4:  7-12

Amazing how much our Father loves us, no one can take that away from you, relish in it, give Him thanks and praise and glory!

Blessings my friends, xoxo Michelle, loved by God

Coffee for your Heart

I'm joining in with Holley Gerth each Wednesday for the "Coffee for your Heart" Encouragement Challenge for 2014. Today is the first. Make sure you stop over and visit all the other great links. http://holleygerth.com/


This week Holley's prompt was: “What encouraging words do you want the people you care about to hear as they begin a new year?”. So grab your coffee, tea or water bottle and spend some time filling your heart and mind with the good stuff.


Reading through scripture these verses spoke to me: Jude 1:1-2 Christians everywhere--beloved of God and chosen by Him. May you be given more and more of God's kindness, peace, and love.


What an awesome way to start the new year to mediate on how we were chosen by Him and that we are His beloved, isn't that beautiful, doesn't that make you smile and feel good. To wish you this New Year more and more of God's kindness, peace and love, who doesn't want more and more of that, yes please! Amen.


Blessings, Michelle, child of God, chosen and beloved.


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