Arise beloved! Here comes your family. Here come your children! Isaiah 60:1-22 The Message (MSG) People Returning for the Reunion “Get out of bed, Jerusalem! Wake up. Put your face in the sunlight. God’s bright glory has risen for you. The whole earth is wrapped in darkness, all people sunk in deep darkness, But God … Read more
Every once in a while The Lord leads you to a message, a Word that you needed to make it that day. My husband Bob has been listening to healing sermons by Evelyn Gipson out of  Life Church in Roscoe, IL. Bob and I went to her Healing School about a year ago. We were so … Read more
There are sunny days and cloudy days. Happy days and sad days.  Today – just in a melancholy mood – idk why. mel·an·chol·y ˈmelÉ™nËŒkälÄ“ noun 1.a feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause. “an air of melancholy surrounded him” synonyms: sadness, sorrow, unhappiness, woe, desolation, melancholia, dejection, depression, despondency, cafard, gloom, gloominess, misery; … Read more
So we’re not giving up. How could we! Even though on the outside it often looks like things are falling apart on us, on the inside, where God is making new life, not a day goes by without his unfolding grace. These hard times are small potatoes compared to the coming good times, the … Read more
Count your Rainbows ©2014 Diana Rasmussen Count your rainbows Instead of your storms Count your blessings Instead of the thorns The Lord your God in your midst, The Mighty One, will save; He will rejoice over you with gladness, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing. Zephaniah 3:17 … Read more
“Look at the Good you want to see – focus on where you want to be, not where you are.” – Bob Rasmussen Thanks baby – I needed this reminder today.  Here is one of my favorite videos. God bless you on your journey today. Enjoy the moments. What a Wonderful World – Show and … Read more
Lighten up and laugh! Ok, so last night we got a new bunny for my daughters FFA project this year. Got the cage, got the water bottle, got the bedding and the food and she named him Rhett. Yeah, it’s “Gone with the Wind” over here! So this morning my daughter and her friend decide … Read more
It’s Movie Day Here – yeah, after yesterdays post (The $50,000 Cup of Coffee) I figure I better just listen for a while and be quiet. Â I admit I don’t know it all – yet I refuse to give up. Forgive me for my rants sometimes…guess I’m still human. Â I love you all and your … Read more
God wants to restore things – better than they ever were.  He promises to restore, deliver, provide, and protect.  These are the Words I cling to when life ‘happens’.  Don’t let the ‘weeds’ choke out the LIFE of His Word! Joel 2:25-27 The Message (MSG) “I’ll make up for the years of the locust, … Read more
An Irish Blessing for You: Irish Marriage Blessing May God be with you and bless you. May you see your children’s children. May you be poor in misfortunes and rich in blessings. May you know nothing but happiness from this day forward. ♣ From Saint Patrick’s Breastplate Christ be with me Christ before me Christ … Read more
The victim becomes the victor. The girl that got abandoned, betrayed, and abused becomes a Child of the King. Adopted by the King of Kings. Against all odds, she makes it. Why? Because God is with her. And she trusts Him. He delivered her. He came into the darkness and led her out. He didn’t … Read more