JanBeek

Happy Ash Wednesday and Valentine’s Day, my friends!
Today’s writing prompt from JetPack
asked for a suggested title
for a biography should there be one written about me.

Daily writing prompt

If there was a biography about you, what would the title be?

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One of my devotionals this morning was about “A Closed Door.”
It used this scripture as a prompt for the commentary:

Matthew 6:6
“But whenever you pray, go into your room and shut the door
and pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father
who sees you in secret will reward you.”

There may be a need for some people to pray behind a closed door,
but my favorite prayer room is up my circle staircase in our entryway
to my cozy 12’x12′ “Sanctuary” where I am never alone.
The Holy Spirit is alive and well up there…
and the front door in that entryway
always is open for you to come and join me.
My life is An Open Door – an open book!
If you’ve followed my blog for awhile,
you know I am quite a transparent person.
I have nothing to hide!
And my Father is not “in secret.”
He has an open door for you, too!
Go – and sit with His heart –
and Let Him into yours!!
Open up your heart and let the Son shine in!!

If you have time, and if you can,
click on this delightful children’s song below
It will make you smile.
It’s guaranteed to make you want to sing along,
and open up your heart…
the door to heart can remain open
without fear
if the Son shines there!

“An Open Door – a biography about Jan Beekman“
Waiting to “bee” written – someday – hah!

Meantime,
let me share openly with you about
this little light of mine
that I always try to shine.

1 Corinthians 15:14

“Let all that you do be done in love.”

Today is Ash Wednesday when we begin a 40 day period of waiting with love for Easter (Lent). It is a time to reflect on the great gift of eternal life that Jesus made possible through His life and death and resurrection. May we celebrate Lent with the same fervor that we acknowledge February 14th each year as Valentine’s Day! 

My dear friends, Lee & Loleta, know how to celebrate Valentine’s Day in style.
And Bob & I celebrated Valentine’s Day early in 1962
by using that red & white, hearts & flowers theme
for our wedding.

Here we are 62 years later:

Yup, still celebrating our love…
with an open door to our hearts and our home.

Today we’ll get a cross of ashes on our foreheads
that will symbolize our devotion to the One
who brought us together and whose mercy and grace
has kept us together all these years.

Yes, He prays with us
He stays with us
His heart is an open door
Mine is, too.
Is yours?

I pray that it is!!

Happy Valentine’s Day!
Happy Ash Wednesday!

I send my love your way,
JanBeek