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Rescued

In my devotional, “When God Thinks of You, He Smiles,” the message fit perfectly for us today. I was invited to “Think of a time when God rescued you.” Yesterday I mourned the loss of one of our beautiful big evergreen trees. It blew over in a 50 mph wind storm. God heard my unspoken pleas. Obviously Bob & I needed help cutting up and removing that fallen spruce. We didn’t have time to think about that task before three different friends reached out and offered to come and help us. It was certainly something they (and for sure God) knew we could not do ourselves. Our bodies just lack that capability at the ripe age of 87!

So, that tree that once stood at least 20 feet tall snapped off right at its base… and lay there Sunday pathetically waiting to be removed… and dear friends came Monday to cut it up. A big job for two men with chain saws, a pick up and a borrowed trailer. Took three trips to the dump to get most of it removed. Tomorrow the rest will go and the trailer will be returned to the generous owner. We are so blessed to have such caring, capable friends!

The devotional this morning began with, “God’s love leads Him to do more for us than we can envision.” Certainly the Godly servants of the Lord that He sent our way did more than I could envision.

The message went on to say, “No matter how often you need Him, He will always be there. Trust in Him, for He is faithful and true.”

Thank You, God, for rescuing us. I do trust in You. Thank You for sending Your beloved followers to help us. We delight in You.

My devotional says, “When God thinks of you, He smiles.” Well, guess what, when I think of God, I smile.

Do you?

Love,
JanBeek

Mothers

M others

O nly

T hink of

H elping

E veryone

R egardless of their

S ituation

Hope your day was beautiful and you had (have) that kind of helpful mother (I did!)
And I am blessed with this very loving helpful son and…
… these two very sweet, helpful, loving daughters.

I am sure a lucky mama!

I hope your Mothers’ Day has been blessed, too.

Happy Mothers’ Day

Love, JanBeek

A Month of Love

February Love

Lasts the entire month through

Hugs and kisses too

Sure to celebrate
Cheers to wine and rose for you

Happy Valentines

Anniversary

Sixty-four years of kisses

Feeling very blessed

Blessed indeed!

Love, JanBeek

Thursday Beauty

The day was bright and sunny

Traveling from Ennis to Bozeman along the Madison River
I happily wait for Bob as he gets a haircut
Our “Bonus Daughter,” Laina, has a pretty day in Maryland, too.
And DeDe, our daughter in Switzerland, sent a picture of the scene from her balcony this morning.
Laina is enjoying time with her grandson…
While DeDe is reading to her grandson … so cute!
Meantime, Bob’s Diggin’ in to our wonderful lunch at Dave’s Sushi
Don’t you wish you’d had this delightful Thursday with us?

How did you spend your day!?

Love, JanBeek ❤️

Gorgeous CA Coast

It was an extra 6 hour drive – stressful in torrential rains, but well worth it to be able to spend time at Carmel by the Sea and experience the Asilomar coast. Sooo beautiful!

We lucked out- a break in the storm!

Don’t know what that white is…

Don’t know what that black spot is!

I know what that smudge on the left is… my thumb!
The waves were crashing, the clouds parted , and we marveled at the fresh ocean air and gorgeous vistas.
And headed back to our son’s in Placerville, the rain was heavy and the traffic was crazy. There was a terrible accident that delayed us awhile – all lanes closed. But on our way again, God sent this reassurance:
A full rainbow with a break in the rain for about 15 reassuring minutes!!

God is good! Now, a safe drive to Sacramento airport early tomorrow- and I’ll see you back in Montana.

Kenny will be waiting for us. But will he want to come home? I don’t know. He’s had a wonderful 3 weeks with his Rover dog sitter. Thank you, Jenna.
Happy New Year.

Love, JanBeek

A Fruitful Phase

Describe a phase in life that was especially fruitful

I’d rather focus on the fruitful periods rather than the difficult ones if I’m looking back in my life, wouldn’t you?

Fruitful days are days of happy memories
Days of sushi treats
Days for pedicures and self-care
Days of new beginnings

Our pup, Kenny, is growing and learning day by day.

Days to look back and cherish the love
Days to remember and cherish what used to be
Fruitful days with dear former students

Remember the good times. Cherish them! And resolve to make more of them!

Have a beautiful, blessed, fruitful weekend!

Love,

JanBeek

Live Life Eagerly

Eagerly give yourself to life

Proverbs 17:22

“A cheerful heart is good medicine,
but a downcast spirit dries up the bones.”

God’s dollop!

Looking out my dining room window, I see a strange sight. God put a dollop of whipped cream on the little peak we call “The Beehive.” I eagerly grab my camera and capture this unusual sight. It won’t last long. Soon the cloud went behind the mountain. But, the picture is a gift of happiness while it lasts.

Our skies had been gray and smokey for over two weeks as smoke from forest fires over 150 miles away blew into our Madison Valley. So, seeing the blue sky and a cute little cloud so perfectly placed was a rare treat!

Driving home from Bozeman
after dropping our dear Daughter #2 off at the airport,
we could see promising blue sky up ahead.
The blue sky was peeking through at the airport, too.
Laina had not seen it during her entire 10 day stay!!

That was smoke hovering above,
but rain clouds in view.
I eagerly awaited the storm to wash the smoke away.
See how shrouded the mountains were
and how dirty the air was?

Sure enough, the next morning,
we could see the mountains clearly again!

Dear Lord,
Thank you for the gift of clear air!
I prayed eagerly for it.
Thank you for answered prayers.

God is good!
Amen

The word of the day in Guideposts Daily Word is “Eager.”
“I eagerly give myself to life,” is the by-line.
“Eagerness helps give my life meaning.
It is the feeling of positive anticipation,
purpose, and confidence.”

I pray that you are bringing eagerness
to all aspects of your life, too.
The more energy and enthusiasm you share,
the more you will have to share
because it is part of your divine inheritance,
a gift from God.
Claim it!

This is an AI generated photo of a person feeling eager.
And here is a photo of me feeling eager:

Eager to make a wish.
Eager to blow out the candle.
Eager to have my wish come true.
It was for clear air and blue sky.
God is good! My wish came true.

Now my blog is ready to update.
I have a few questions for you:

What do you look like when you are eager?
How are you living life eagerly?
What wish do you have for a brighter future?
I pray your wishes come true, too.

Love,
JanBeek

Notable Things

Each day’s notable
And so it pays to take note
Live life on the edge

Life’s an adventure
Live on “Edge of Adventure”
This day won’t come twice

Daily writing prompt
What notable things happened today?

That’s our ATV
She’s “Lucille” and she’s a “Ball”
Time to let her go

Today we sold her
We found a wonderful home
Know she will be loved

We had lots of fun
With Lucille, TazE, and friends
Hate to see that end

Lucille and TazE
Our previous Boston pup
Were great companions

But, time to let go
Life moves on and so must we
Owen never rode

Our sweet pup we lost
So tragically this last week
Never rode Lucille

Notably we learned
Some things are not meant to be
And so we’ll move on

You move on or die
Do not let yourself get stuck
Life is too precious

Our hearts are healing
Every day the pain lessens
So, take note of that

You are blessed!

What notable thing happened to you today?

Love to you,
JanBeek

Whatever is Lovely

“Whatever is lovely… think about these things.” Philippians 4:8

The castle above Sierre, Switzerland = LOVELY!

Family time = LOVELY!!

Tania, Mike & DeDe with our #7 great-grandchild= LOVELY !
Morning in Sierre= LOVELY!
Lovely!

And cookies baked by DeDe – Mmmmm!!

Church bells announcing the hour & half hour all day long. Yay!

The view from our balcony

Beautiful!

Time with Ethan & his daddy = precious!
Reading & relaxing in Grandmaman’s kitchen = Beautiful family!
Dinner with De & André= Excellent!

Yes, think on these things!

What is lovely in your day today??

Hugs from JanBeek

Music Lifts

Photo by Papa Yaw on Pexels.com

Nothing lifts my spirits more than beautiful music. Do you want to be lifted up this day? Click on this link. Goose bumps guaranteed!!

youtu.be/2esOJcVEhL0

I hope that link opened for you – and I hope you were inspired to sing along!

What does the Bible say about singing?

Singing is part of our human experience. Songs have been used to express some of the deepest human joys and sorrows from the beginning of time. Of course, the Bible has a lot to say about music and singing. You may wonder what God thinks about that toe tapping song you sing every Sunday morning. What does the Bible actually say about singing? Here are a couple of m favorite scriptures:

Psalm 71:23 

“My lips will shout for joy, when I sing praises to you; my soul also, which you have redeemed.”

Psalm 105:2 

“Sing to him, sing praises to him; tell of all his wondrous works!”

Do go back up to that youtube link, if you didn’t click on it before… and this time, do sing along!
Nothing will lift your spirits quite like that! Sing to the Lord… He’ll lift you up and you’ll smile in spite of yourself. Really!! Try it!

Sending Love
and happy songs your way,
JanBeek