{All Who are Weary: Come Home!}

Today, as I listened to the words of the beautiful and inspirational hymn, Softly & Tenderly sung by Lisa Marie Buster... The words stuck a chord in my heart: the over-whealming love that God has for each one of us...

May these words lift your thoughts heavenward... as the Lord calls you to come home...

        Softly and tenderly Jesus is calling, 
 calling for you and for me; 
 see, on the portals he's waiting and watching, 
 watching for you and for me. 


 Come home, come home; 
 ye who are weary come home; 
 earnestly, tenderly, Jesus is calling, 
 calling, O sinner, come home! 
 

        Why should we tary when Jesus is pleading, 
 pleading for you and for me? 
 Why should we linger and heed not his mercies, 
 mercies for you and for me? 
 (Refrain) 
 

        Time is now fleeting, the moments are passing, 
 passing from you and from me; 
 shadows are gathering, deathbeds are coming, 
 coming for you and for me. 
 (Refrain) 
 

        O for the wonderful love he has promised, 
 promised for you and for me! 
 Though we have sinned, he has mercy and pardon, 
 pardon for you and for me. 

{The Power of Prayer}

"Because the life of Jesus was a life of constant trust, sustained by continual communion,
His service for heaven was without failure or faltering. Daily beset by temptation,
constantly opposed by the leaders of the people, Christ knew that He must strengthen His
humanity by prayer. In order to be a blessing to men, He must commune with God, from
Him obtaining energy, perseverance, steadfastness."

Photography: Lynn

{Thought of the Day}

{The Weekend}

Well, this morning I just arrived home from a lovely weekend (although I should add it was a one-day weekend as I had to work Friday and Sunday!!).  My brother came down and we stayed at a friends home who is currently away on holidays...

I don't think there is anything that can quite replace the warm, snuggly feeling on flinging my arms around my big brother and pulling him into a tight, cosy hug!  I enjoy every moment I spend with him... his outgoing, fun-loving spirit matches perfectly with my more reserved, quieter nature... But oh, that does'nt mean I don't love fun! 

 We enjoyed a warm Church Service and then came home for some quiet time then in the evening we went to a Vegan Restaurant in the city... it was delicious! :)

The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials.

 -- Chinese proverb

Photography: kiwi_gal

{Love Him}

This evening I've been spending some time reading through this gorgeous blog Wearing His Purity by Lauren.  I really appreciated her particular post, Being a Wife that Loves her Husband.  Even though I'm currently a single gal I think it's important for us as young ladies to prepare for that time of life.  I'm not talking about dreaming of a knight in shining armour to whisk you away to fairyland, I'm speaking of preparing yourself spiritually, emotionally, and mentally. 

Before we meet that our perfect match we need to know if our heart is right.  Are we focusing on the characteristics that we want or are we focusing on the virtues that we can cultivate to bring happiness and fulfillment to our future mate.

That's one of the reasons I really enjoyed Lauren's blog article because she asses some areas that we as single ladies can begin to cultivate.  Let's take the first one, Respect.  When was the last time you told your Dad that you loved him and respected  him for how hardworking he is and the time he takes to spend with you?  When was the last time you thanked your brother for the time he takes to check your engine oil or car tyre pressure? How do you speak to your parents when they give you wise counsel, even though it may be against your heart's desires?  Do you answer in a respectful way and with a thankful heart?

There is so many ways to respect the men in your life now, and if you make this a habit it will come naturally in marriage.

Photograph Credit: Lynn

{The Highest Calling}

Miss Jen over at Blessed Femina recently shared a truly thought-provoking quotation by G K Chesterton on her blog which really inspired me...  Although I work full time in a busy work environment I'm reminded that the most divine and highest calling is not the amount of hours you work in a week, or how perfectly you've run the office for the day but it's in doing the day-to-day tasks in life... Although I don't have the privilege of mothering little chicks yet... I consider this to be a future occupation for me...

May the other young ladies out there who are diligently doing the tasks that lie nearest gain encouragement from this little passage...

“To be Queen Elizabeth within a definite area, deciding sales, banquets, labours and holidays; to be Whiteley within a certain area, providing toys, boots, sheets, cakes and books; to be Aristotle within a certain area, teaching morals, manners, theology, and hygiene; I can understand how this might exhaust the mind, but I cannot imagine how it could narrow it. How can it be a large career to tell other people’s children about the Rule of Three, and a small career to tell one’s own children about the universe? How can it be broad to be the same thing to everyone, and narrow to be everything to someone? No; a woman’s function is laborious, but because it is gigantic, not because it is minute. I will pity Mrs. Jones for the hugeness of her task; I will never pity her for its smallness.

Photography: John&Fish