The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul;
the testimony of the Lord is sure, Making wise the simple;
the precepts of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart;
the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes;
the fear of the Lord is clean, enduring forever;
the rules of the Lord are true, and righteous altogether.
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“Hope itself is like a star—not to be seen in the sunshine of prosperity, and only to be discovered in the night of adversity.”
“Afflictions are often the black foils in which God sets the jewels of His children’s graces, to make them shine brighter.”
“How can you know that you have faith until your faith is [...]

Need a little bit of springtime? Here’s a little gift from me to you that will brighten your computer screen. It consists of 12 floral pictures with a thought to encourage on each. My son put this together for me to share with all of you. Enjoy!

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And can it be that I should gain
An interest in the Savior’s blood?
Died He for me, who caused His pain—
For me, who Him to death pursued?
Amazing love! How can it be
That Thou, my God, shouldst die for me?
Amazing love, How can it be?
That Thou, my God, shouldst die for me?
‘Tis mystery all: th’ Immortal dies;
Who [...]

Inspired by the family photos and family history Rebecca posts on Rebecca Writes every Saturday, I thought I’d post this one of my sisters and me. I don’t know the exact year, but it must have been about 1952 or 1953. We lived in Tennessee at the time, and we posed for the picture [...]

“‘If you have begun your race, and are pressing forward to obtain your prize, you have no reason to be discouraged or cast down. God loves you better than you love either Him or yourself. Holiness is the genuine issue of the divine nature, and therefore He cannot hide His face from it. He cannot [...]

     
Thank you, Jules from EverydayMommy, for sponsoring the Hidden Treasure 2007 awards. Thanks to the person who nominated An Open Letter to Bill and Laura, and to all who followed the Hidden Treasure trail to read them. I am very pleased to have been chosen as a winner, and I have so enjoyed getting [...]

“Now, contentment is one of the flowers of heaven, and if we would have it, it must be cultivated; it will not grow in us by nature. It is the new nature alone that can produce it, and even then we must be specially careful and watchful that we maintain and cultivate the grace that [...]

“Whatever God wills us to do is for our benefit (Deut. 10:12,13)…It is God’s will that we should repent, and this is for our good, (since) repentance ushers in remission…It is God’s will that we should believe, that we should be crowned with salvation…What God wills is not so much our duty, as our privilege. [...]

How like an arch your marriage! Framed
in living stone, its gothic arrow aimed
at heaven, with Christ (its Capstone and
its Arrowhead) locking your coupled
weakness into one, the leaning
of two lives into a strength.
Thus he defines your joining’s length
and width, its archetypal shape. Its meaning
is another thing: a letting in of light,
an opening to a varied [...]