When the methods of providence are dark and intricate and we are quite at a loss what God is about to do with us, “his way is in the sea, and his path in the great waters, and his footsteps are not known,” clouds and darkness are round about him, a meek and quiet spirit [...]

So I had a long-awaited eye exam yesterday. My eyes have been bothering me for a month, so I was very glad that the snow didn’t hinder my keeping the appointment like it did a couple of weeks ago. I was given prescriptions for meds, a new prescription for glasses, was told that I have [...]

My shallow and ebb thoughts are not the compass Christ saileth by. I leave his ways to himself, for they are far, far above me…There are windings and to’s and fro’s in his ways, which blind bodies like us cannot see.
Every day we may see some new thing in Christ. His love hath neither brim [...]

The King of love my Shepherd is,
Whose goodness faileth never,
I nothing lack if I am His
And He is mine forever.
Where streams of living water flow
My ransomed soul He leadeth,
And where the verdant pastures grow,
With food celestial feedeth.
Perverse and foolish oft I strayed,
But yet in love He sought me,
And on His shoulder gently laid,
And home, rejoicing, [...]

The stack of in-progress books on the end table by my spot on the sofa grows higher and higher. Another book arrived today that my dear husband ordered for us (I love it when he gets both of us our own copy!)–The Quest for Meekness and Quietness of Spirit, by Matthew Henry, 1698. Since the [...]

It’s been snowing every couple of days and my son took this picture of the backyard swing with Pike’s Peak in the distance. This is a favorite spot, especially in the summertime, but it’s still a lovely sight with snow cover. If it’s a sunny winter day, the swing is a still great place [...]

He taketh the bairns in his arms when they come to deep water; at least, when they lose ground and are put to swim, then his hand is under their chin. ~Samuel Rutherford
But now thus says the Lord, he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: “Fear not, for I have [...]

My faith looks up to Thee,
Thou Lamb of Calvary, Savior divine!
Now hear me while I pray, take all my guilt away,
O let me from this day be wholly Thine!
May Thy rich grace impart
Strength to my fainting heart, my zeal inspire!
As Thou hast died for me, O may my love to Thee,
Pure warm, and changeless be, [...]

“We need winds and tempests to exercise our faith, to tear off the rotten branches of self-reliance, and to root us more firmly in Christ.” ~Charles H. Spurgeon
Aha. So that’s what’s going on.

O Lord,
Length of days does not profit me
except the days are passed in thy presence,
in thy service, to thy glory.
Give me a grace that precedes, follows, guides,
sustains, sanctifies, aids every hour,
that I may not be one moment apart from thee,
but may rely on thy Spirit
to supply every thought,
speak every word,
direct every step,
prosper every work,
build up [...]