December birthdays shared with Christmas and New Years celebrations often are slighted, but not Bob’s!
Bob was treated royally by Brother Bruce, his wife, Ann, and their son, Nephew Matt & his wife, Sarah. He may not look delighted here, but he was!
We started our day with the former pastor of this church in Ceres, Brent Mitchell. Sooo good to see him. Then we attended service and saw old friends at Harvest Presbyterian in Ceres, CA. Pastor Jim Stochl gave a delightful sermon.
Then we met friends at a Mexican restaurant for lunch. So good to see Isy & Dick again. And the wait staff sang to Bob & gave him an ice cream treat. Happy 86th, Bobby Bee!!And a Happy New Year to you all. God bless you!
I am going to take a break from my daily posts while we spend quality time with family here in California. I didn’t take with me the paperwork I needed in order to continue the Word of the Day activity… so I will resume it when we get back to Montana. Meantime, have a very Merry Christmas, my friends, and a Happy New Year!
If something unusual happens here that I feel I just NEED to share with you, I’ll check in… otherwise, I’ll see ya next year. “Bee” well!!
My soul magnifies the Lord, too. He is so faithful to hear us and to answer our prayers! I was so concerned yesterday because we are traveling today to spend the next three weeks in California with our son and extended family… and Bob was short on a medication that he NEEDS. I prayed fervently to God for the medication to arrive before we had to leave this morning. And yes, you guessed it… At 5:00 PM last night, it arrived at our door. My soul magnifies the Lord. He is My Savior.
I hope He is yours, too. Magnify the Lord… and praise His name. In His hands I place my trust.
What image comes to your mind with the word MAGNIFY?
See ya tomorrow for the next Word of the Day. Meantime, please pray for our safe travel. We are flying from Montana to California today.
All the AI images depicted a man’s hands with tools.
Is that what image comes to mind when you think of the word REPAIR?
Since I am in a healing mode after my nasty fall when we were in Italy, and my leg is healing from an ugly cut earlier this month, my image for repair comes from a different place. I am looking for God to repair my body! Here is scripture assuring me, He will do that!!
“For I will restore health to you, and your wounds I will heal, declares the Lord…”
God uses the healing hands of His servants to help repair our bodies when they need it. I am so grateful for the physical therapist, the nurses, and the doctors who help to repair our wounds, our breaks, our cuts, our boo-boos!!
What comes to mind for you when you think of the word REPAIR?
Maybe it is the repair of a broken relationship. If so, I willl pray that this Christmas season with God’s help, you can do that! God bless you with whatever repair you need. I pray it will come to pass!
Using the prompts from @sanctifiedart, I am enjoying the opportunity to share the “Words for the Beginning” each day with you during this Advent season.
Today’s Word is: WORTHY
AI generated that picture above when I put in the prompt. The guy looks a little like my grandson, Jordan. Jordy was adopted into the Beekman family as a 3 year old. His birth mother couldn’t stay off drugs long enough to keep him. What a shame, huh? The courts took him away and put him in foster care more than once. His birth mother was given many chances. He was worthy of a loving, drug-free family. So when I think of the word WORTHY, our grandchildren come to mind. Our son and daughter-in-law adopted four worthy children. We are so blessed!
Ty is on the left. Monika is on the right. They are the “worthy” adoptive parents who opened their homes and hearts to those dear children… and the blessings continue. What picture comes to your mind when you think of the word “worthy“?
“Worthy is the lamb” came immediately to my mind… but it’s not that kind of lamb, It is the Lamb of God. Do you know that song?
“You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they were created and have their being.” Revelation 4:11
You are loved. You are blessed to be a blessing. You are enough! Have a blessed Sunday, dear friends. And tell me, what image comes to your mind when you think of the word, worthy?
Come back tomorrow for the Monday Word of the Day.
Using the prompts from @sanctifiedart, I am enjoying the opportunity to share the “Words for the Beginning” each day with you during this Advent season.
Today’s Word is: GOODNESS When I put the prompt in AI, it generated an assortment of blond, blue-eyed, smiling 20-year-old females. I kept asking AI to try again until finally it generated something different. I got this!
Goodness me! That’s not what the word conjures up in my mind. When I think of goodness, I think of the innocence of babies and young children and the unconditional love of our furry friends (maybe that’s what that AI image is depicting).
These are the images that come to my mind when I think of the word GOODNESS.
I also think of the goodness of a meal lovingly prepared and shared generously with friends.
I asked Bob what image comes to mind when he hears the word GOODNESS. His answer surprised me. He said, “Mothers… and the loving environment a good mother creates. THAT’S GOODNESS!”
The goodness a good mother exudes is certainly multiplied when she has the support of her children’s father, too. Loving families RADIATE goodness!
What does the Bible say about goodness?
There is more about the root word, GOOD, than there is about GOODNESS.
So, goodness is a God-like quality in people. It is a purity and innocence in children and animals. It is a gift of delectable taste from a skilled chef. It is a unifying force in a family.
You don’t have to be a 20-something, blue-eyed blond to exhibit goodness!! You are in the land of the living… and goodness is in you and all around you. All you have to do is open your heart to it and exhibit the goodness that is in you!
Aren’t you grateful for that?
What image does the word GOODNESS bring to your mind?
Join me again tomorrow for another Word of the Day.
Love ya, JanBeek
P.S. My maiden name is DeAngeles. It means “Of Angels.” Do you see the angelic goodness in me?
Happy Friday the 13th to you! Using the prompts from @sanctifiedart, I am enjoying the opportunity to share the “Words for the Beginning” each day with you during this Advent season.
Today’s Word is:
When I put the prompt in AI, it generated the word above. What image would you display if you were depicting enough? Here is my choice:
Bob Perks wrote that poem Unfortunately, he often doesn’t get credit for it. He has a book by the same title, but it is no longer in print. I love this poem… and Bob Perks!
Several others have used his theme and written their own “Enough” poems. Here is another.
This poem was posted on New Years Eve 2013 Posted by blogger, Doina , at 11:11 PM
I want to join the bloggers who are wishing you enough. May you live with a sense of “Enough” by: 1. Counting your blessings 2. Knowing you have more than 99.9% of all the folks on earth 3. Focusing on your can’s, not your can’ts 4. Appreciating your HAVEs and not worrying about the HAVE NOTs 5. Reaching out in love to those who have less 6. Prioritizing your needs – and allowing your faith to guide you
My office used to look a little like this:
Obviously I had more than enough “stuff.” Getting rid of the excess, Clearing out the clutter Helped me receive that sense of ENOUGH.
My desk will never look as clean as these:
If I had to maintain that level of cleanliness, I would be fired in a nano-second! So, there is a middle ground on this sense of “enough.” God does bless us with “stuff.” It’s not all bad. But the key is moderation, don’t you think?
Share what you have. Reach out to those without. God will bless your generosity. Ask for what you need. That’s okay!! And remember, YOU are enough, too!!
If you have “enough,” make your requests on behalf of others’ needs!
God bless you, dear blogging friends. May this be a day of “Enoughness” for you. Friday the 13th can be your lucky day!
Happy Thursday to you! Using the prompts from @sanctifiedart, I am enjoying the opportunity to share the “Words for the Beginning” each day with you during this Advent season.
Today’s Word is:
When you think of that word, what picture comes to mind? I asked AI to generate a picture and this is what they sent:
I was happy to see AI’s first response was people connecting, not some mechanisms!
I imagine the image below is not the kind of connection that @sanctifiedart envisioned when they selected CONNECTION for today’s Word.
When I think of connection, I think about social media and about telephone connections and about the way we feel when we maintain long-distance relationships.
Media type connections can be a blessings or they can be a curse.
When we see people ignoring their companions-at-hand while they keep their focus on their cell phones, it feels like such a waste!
For me to make connections that really matter, connections that last over time and that satisfy my heartfelt needs, I need physical contact. I need hugs. I need face-to-face. I need kisses.
How about you??
What images does that word CONNECTION conjure up for you?
What connection in your life fills your heart with love hope and joy?
Besides my dear husband with whom I will celebrate 63 years next February, the other vital connection is described in this scripture:
I imagine myself as a Child of God, reaching out constantly to connect with God.
My fingers grasp His Hand just like a little child reaching for his or her father. My connection to God, my Heavenly Father, is my most important CONNECTION.
WHAT’S YOURS?
See you tomorrow with the next Word of the Day. Thanks for visiting JanBeek and following along. I appreciate my connection with YOU!
Using the prompts from @sanctifiedart, I am enjoying the opportunity to share the “Words for the Beginning” each day with you during this Advent season.
Today’s word is: PEACEMAKER
I don’t know who this guy is that AI generated when I put the word in. Do you? He doesn’t look like someone I’d turn to when I was wanting some peace. Does he look like a peacemaker to you?
My idea of a peacemaker is:
… the One who holds the world in His hands … the One who made the world and sent His Son to save us … the One who gave His life that I might have eternal life
My Peacemaker lifts me up when I fall He reaches out to the lost and brings them in He reaches into our hearts and saves us from our sin He shows us the Way to live in love and harmony
I hope you know my Peacemaker He lives in my heart I hope He lives in your heart, too I pray His peace permeates our world We need Him now more than ever!
The peace of Christ be with you.
Spread His Love. Be a peacemaker, too!
See you tomorrow with another Word of the Day. Hugs, JanBeek
