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I Rock!


I climb the stairs each day,
Then I turn on the light.
Sometimes it’s still dark out.
I rock ’til it gets bright.

Sipping my cup o’ coffee,
Rocking as I pray,
I meditate and read His Word
As I welcome each new day.

I can rock away troubles;
I can sit here and be still.
I can listen to the Spirit,
And discern the Father’s Will.

I can rock in my wicker chair
Until my head and heart are clear.
I can feel the Lord’s presence
And thank God He’s ever near.

And when my rocking’s over
I thank Jesus for his time,
And slowly I descend the stairs
(It’s my 12-step program climb).

Climb down to face the world.
Climb down to start my day.
Use the Fruits of the Spirit
In a thoughtful kind of way:

  1. Thank You for the LOVE,
  2. the JOY
  3. and the PEACE that are mine.
  4. Help me, Lord, with PATIENCE,
  5. KINDNESS
  6. GOODNESS
  7. and FAITHFULNESS (which brings blessings)
Can you read the word above the door?
It says, “Blessings.”

8. Help me with GENTLENESS,
9. and SELF-CONTROL.


10. Help me live HUMBLY with an ATTITUDE OF GRATITUDE
11. and a response of GENEROSITY, FORGIVENESS,
12. OBEDIENCE and INTEGRITY.

IN JESUS NAME, AMEN!
And now I am at the bottom of the stairs where these words greet me across from the front door – “The Greatest of These is Love” – and these angels smile at me on the wall beneath the stairs:

A gift from Norbert and Elke Schaller.
I say a prayer each day for them, too –
They and their daughters, Simone & Caroline.

I rock! And my day will rock, too
Because I have taken time to pray.
I rock! And you will rock, too
Because I pray for you, too, each day.

This is page one of my prayer list.

On the back side of this page
Is a list of each WordPress friend.
I ask the Lord to guard you.
Rock on! Accept the love I send.

Thanks for visiting JanBeek.
Have a love-filled day!
See ya tomorrow.

Meantime, enjoy this song that was a hit in 1955
(I was a sophomore in high school…
great memories of rockin’ school dances!!)

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Feeling His Touch


God performs wonders every day.

The sun rises.

I wake up on this side of the grass.

Photo by Skitterphoto on Pexels.com

I breathe His fresh air and head up to my sanctuary.

There His hands embrace me and I feel His touch as I dig into His Word.

Photo by Eduardo Braga on Pexels.com

As I read,
He guides me to new sources
of His love and to fresh understandings.

I follow some WP blogs that add to my Bible experience. This morning I logged in to a WP blog titled “TheFather’sFeet.” The cover picture today is a WONDERful painting that the blog author, Donna Nielsen, found on the web. We don’t know who painted it, but isn’t it beautiful?

“… we are the clay and Thou art the Potter;
and we all are te work of Thy hand(s).”
Isaiah 64:8 KJV

I asked Donna Nielsen if I could use the picture and tell you about her blog. I go to it each morning to enhance the WONDER of my time up in the Angel Room.

She said,
“By all means.”

She explained that her blog is titled
The Father’s Feet
because,
“I want to draw my readers
to the Father’s feet with me
and receive guidance for our lives.”

Donna posts two or three scripture passages and then comments on them before ending in a prayer of praise, thanksgiving, and acknowledgement, with a call for help on a particular part of our walk each day. Her subtitle is FAITH.

https://thefathersfeet.wordpress.com/

I encourage you to go there
and enjoy her selected scriptures
and say the prayer for today with us.
I pray you feel His touch as I do.

As I head back down the stairs,
my heart is filled
and I am ready to face the day.

Have a blessed day.
Thanks for visiting JanBeek.
See ya later.

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Down the Up Staircase


Sanctuary time
Starts with prayer and devotions
Up the down staircase

Jesus prays with me
Angels surround me up here
Dark changes to light

Look out the window
The mountains can’t hide the Son
Where I am He is

12 Step Program

On my way down the up staircase, after an hour that begins my day with the JOY of God’s Holy Spirit guiding my thoughts and helping me plan my actions for the day ahead, I recite my own “12 Step Program.”

  • Thank You for the LOVE,
  • JOY,
  • and PEACE that are mine.
  • Help me with PATIENCE,
  • KINDNESS,
  • GOODNESS,
  • FAITHFULNESS which brings blessings,
  • GENTLENESS, and
  • SELF-CONTROL.
  • Help me live HUMBLY with an attitude of GRATITUDE
  • and a response of GENEROSITY, FORGIVENESS, OBEDIENCE, and INTEGRITY.
  • In Jesus name I Pray
    AMEN

And on that AMEN, I am on the floor of my foyer, over which the sanctuary waits for tomorrow where I have my Bibles, Daily Guideposts, Thankfulness Journal, inspirational books, and a collection of crosses and angels.


Bob just came up the stairs, so we will have some quiet time together.
Come join me!

Thanks for visiting JanBeek.
God bless you!
Have a PEACEful Thursday.
See ya later.

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