The Truth Shall Set You Free

My daily devotional this morning was about placing trust in men and women. The scriptural reference was 2 Kings 25:24. In this passage it talks about Gedaliah's mistake in putting trust in untruthful men. The author of my devotional made some really awesome points about trust that I wanted to share with you:

• Truth is spoken and lived by trustworthy men and women. 

• Experience and the practice of always acting on truth equips us to recognize the truth. 

• There is a great temptation for us to reject truth when it is unpleasant. 

• Truth does NOT change whether it is believed or not believed. 

• Only truth sets free and sets the right course. 

• By the very nature of God, speaking falsehood and turning from truth is sin and brings unhappiness and hurt. 

• Expect truth from upright, truthful persons who have demonstrated their character over time. 

• Accepting truth from an unproven person (friend or leader) can mean disappointment and consequences that affect a lifetime. 

We've all been a victim of the sin of untruthfulness, whether we've been dishonest or someone has been dishonest to us.  Let God's word be a guide to us to rightly discern truth. With His power and guidance through the Holy Spirit we can and will be set free. 

Taken from The Devotional Daily Bible, Thomas Nelson Publishers. 

Fort Smith, Golf Cart, Altus, Wine, and Valentine's Day

On Saturday, the hubs and I went on a little road trip to Fort Smith to trade in our old golf cart on a new one. Fortunately, this process was smooth and took only about 20 minutes!  We got a really nice, slightly used golf cart out of the deal. 

Please ignore the what should be a rookie mistake of placing my finger in front of the lens! Ugh! It disgusts me to see it there. Anyhow, our old one is on the right and the new one on the left. Nice, huh? I think so, too. 

Well, on our way back through we wanted to stop in at Altus and visit a couple of the wine vineyards. We've never been before, and wanted to check it out. We tried Weideker, first, but they were all booked up for Valentine's Day and not offering any tasting tours. So, we ended up at Post Familie where we sampled several wines, but ended up with our standard Moscato faves, strawberry and parachute. On our way back down the road to I-40, we came across this awesome little Catholic Church and hillside view:

All in all it was nice little Valentine's Day road trip! 

 

Snow Day 2015

A nasty little ice storm blew through my neck of the woods last night, and left us with solid sheets of ice over everything. So, we got a snow/ice day tomorrow. Since, I have another day to prepare for work, I spent this one doing fun things. Like snapping some pics of the ice:

And a little sketchbook doodling with ink and prismacolors while catching up on TV shows:

Kitchen Valance

I quickly threw together this valance today to go over my kitchen window. It seems a little plain, but looks nice above my window. I think it would have looked better if I had made it scalloped on the bottom. This would have taken more time, though. Time is a precious commodity I do not have. Hopefully, we will get our snow day on Tuesday. A nice little break is much needed. ❄️⛄️

Rough, Long Week

I've been a mad, crazy busy woman this week. I had to go to a funeral on Tues. and my grandmother was placed in the hospital, as well. All of that combined with being behind on grading at work and my schedule still being crazy due to taking my mom to physical therapy has made for a mad house around here. I'm tired, stressed, and frustrated. So, into the Word I go this morning. This verse kept me going yesterday:

Proverbs 19:3 

The foolishness of a man twists his way, And his heart frets against the Lord. 

I'm praying for some new verses as I begin today's devotional in about two minutes. 

I'm hoping to be able to craft some this weekend. I'll be posting later, if I do. 

Back Roads Drive

Today, I went on a drive through some rural areas in central Arkansas.  I snapped a few pictures of rural scenery as I went.  A few of these pics are of decaying buildings.  I took them to add to a group  belong to on Flickr called Rural Decay.  It was nice to get out and drive around today.  I haven't taken a photo drive in a very long time.  It was much needed and appreciated!

Righteousness

Proverbs 21:21 

He who follows righteousness and mercy

Finds life, righteousness, and honor. 

Wow, it's been almost a week since I posted! Fell off the NY Resolution there! Anyhow, I'm back today with this verse. It's been a rough and prideful week for me! I could have used this verse on Monday as a reminder to be humble and obedient. It would've saved me a whole lot of trouble and anxiety this week. So, as we head into the weekend, I encourage you to meditate on the verse and strive to be humble and obedient to God and those you love!