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- I Opened the Shades to See the Sun Rise – Black Storm Clouds Loomed – What Would Sunrise Look Like – Would the Light Shine Through – YES – Gloom Gave Way to Bursting Shades of Purple Pink and Lavendar – Reminding Me of Troubled Times that Shrink When Grace and Truth Appear – God Is Good – Hang on When Trouble Hides the Light – Ashes Blow Away – Beauty Remains –
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- Long Time No Post – Spent All Our Time Having Fun with Family – But Then Moved on and Parked Here in Louisiana – View of the Bayou – Simple but Adequate RV Park – Staying Longer than Scheduled – Again Diverging from Our Original Plan –
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I Opened the Shades to See the Sun Rise – Black Storm Clouds Loomed – What Would Sunrise Look Like – Would the Light Shine Through – YES – Gloom Gave Way to Bursting Shades of Purple Pink and Lavendar – Reminding Me of Troubled Times that Shrink When Grace and Truth Appear – God Is Good – Hang on When Trouble Hides the Light – Ashes Blow Away – Beauty Remains –
Isaiah 61:1-3 The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and … Continue reading
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Tagged Ashes, Beauty, Black Clouds, Brokenhearted, Carol Ann Hoel, Gloom, Grace and Truth, Jesus, Light, Lord, Mercy, Storm Clouds, Sunrise, Troubles
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When My Faith is Weak – When I Should Trust but Don’t – I Call on You – Strong One – You Show Me – I Praise You – My LORD – My Savior – My God –
When my future seems in jeopardy – When my heart flutters without rest – I call on You – LORD – Strong One – And You rescue me from doubt – You show me the way out – It was there all the time – … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Verses, Poetry
Tagged Christ, Doubt, Faith, God, Jeopardy, Jesus, Lord, Praise, Rescue, Savior, Strong One, Trust, Way Out, Weak Faith, Weakness
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It Is Finished – We Rest in His Completed Work Alone – We Have Nothing to Add – Jesus – Lord of Lords – King of Kings – Gave Himself for Us – He Lives – We Live –
The law has been fulfilled by our Savior – Not by you or me – no – not by us – Our fallen state has been redeemed – But what must we do to stay redeemed – What crown of … Continue reading
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Tagged Abide in Him, Carol Ann Hoel, Christ Jesus, Crown of Thorns, It Is Finished, Jesus Christ, Let God be God, Lord, love, Nothing Lacking, punishment, Redeemer, Rest in Him, Salvation, Savior
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There Is None Like You – Lord – Oh – I Said that Before – I’ll Say It Again – Lord – There Is None Like You –
I was a child when You first revealed Yourself – Lord – Young and helpless – alone – Unseen but always with me – As I grew – always You Were watching Over me – More aware of You I became – … Continue reading
Lord – There is None Like You – Not One –
Lord – You excite me – You fill my heart with wonder – All the blessings I expect from You You exceed – Lord – You humble me – You stop pride in its tracks – How do You do it – … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Verses, Poetry
Tagged Blessings, Carol Ann Hoel, Excite me, Humble, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Leading Me, Lord, Loving unreservedly, None Like You LORD, Pride, Show Me, The Lord, Wonder, You exceed
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Christ Jesus Came into the World to Save Sinners – 1 Timothy 1:15 – He Was Bruised for Our Iniquities…and with his stripes we are healed – Isaiah 53:5 – Greater Love Hath No Man Than This – That a Man Lay Down His Life for His Friends – John 15:13
What a Savior we have in Jesus, the Lord. He is God Almighty incarnate, Son of God, our Savior, our Provider, and our Healer. Through Jesus, God is our Father. We are His sons and daughters. We are the church, … Continue reading
How Do I Know God Loves Me – For unto You Is Born This Day in the City of David a Savior which is Christ the Lord – Luke 2:11 – SAVIOR – God Sent His Only Begotten Son to Rescue Us – Jesus is the Demonstration of God’s Love for You and Me – The Gospel Is the Best Message We Have Ever Heard –
Galatians 3:13 – The Bible (KJV) – Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree: Jesus came to do what … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Verses, Thought
Tagged Curse of the Law, God loves me, God Loves You, Heaven, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Jesus rose from the dead, King, Lamb, Lord, love, Redeemed, Savior, Son of God, Took away Sins
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I Am the Good Shepherd – The Good Shepherd Gives His Life for the Sheep – John 10:11 –
But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep. The hireling fleeth, because he … Continue reading
When I Am Weak – I Know He Is Strong –
Though insignificant I may be – Though weak and weary at times – As though losing my way – This is when I am strong – This is the moment in time that I turn to my God – Jesus … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Verses, Poetry
Tagged Afraid, garment of praise, Heaviness, Insignificant, Jesus, Joy for mourning, Keeper, Knowing, Lord, love, Name of Jesus - Lord of Lords, Not Doubting, Strength, Strong, Weak, Weary
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Clouds Change their Shapes – They Move with Wind Currents – They Float in the Sky and Disappear – Jesus – Creator – Who Made Them – Is Always With Us – He Never Changes – He Never Disappears –
Watching clouds in the sky was one of my favorite childhood pastimes. I stared at the clouds when I was alone and had no one to talk with. Lying flat on the grass I would look up, imagining a cloud to … Continue reading
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Tagged animals, breath, Childhood pastime, Christ, Clouds, Floating in Sky, God, God with Us, Heartbeat, Heavens, Jesus, Life is good, Lord, Shapes, Sky
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When You Tire – Rest in Me – Says the Lord –
If I could fly – I’d fly away – I’d escape the windy storm and tempest – Said the Psalmist – I say – I’ll close my eyes and see the sky – Blue and stretching – Open wide – Let’s fly … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Verses, Poetry
Tagged Blue Sky, Dove, Fly, If I could fly, Jesus, Lord, Lord Jesus, Psalm 55, Rest, Soaring High, Storms, Stormy Tempest, Tempest, Tire, Tired
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Speak It From the Mountains – Jesus – LORD – Savior – Redeemer – You Love the World – Go Tell It – Speak It From the Mountains – Tell it in the Valleys –
Mystery – Power – Sovereignty – Love – Jesus – LORD – Savior – Redeemer – All-knowing – Omnipresent – Almighty – Life Giver – Healer – Sustainer – I find no fault in You – Your love profound and true … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Verses, Healing, Poetry
Tagged All-Knowing, Almighty, Carol Ann Hoel, Healer, Jesus, Life Giver, Lord, love, Mountains, Mystery, Power, Redeemer, Savior, Sovereignty, Valleys
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Telephone Booth – Once a Common Sight – A Useful Tool When on the Road – Where Are They Now – I Haven’t Seen a Phone Booth in a Long Time – The World Is Always Changing – But Jesus Is the Same – Yesterday – Today – and Forever –
Hebrews 13:8 – The Bible (KJV) – Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and today, and for ever. Living on our revolving earth where circumstances, patterns, and lifestyles change constantly, we may lose our balance. Knowing that our Lord never changes is more … Continue reading
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Tagged all powerful, All-Knowing, Balance, Change, Circumstances, Doubt, God, God is Love, Jesus Christ, Jesus does not change, Lifestyles, Lord, Lose Balance, Nothing impossible to God, Patterns
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Is There Order in the Universe – I Would Say Yes – What Do You Think – Is There Chaos within Order – Mysteries Remain for Us to Discover – I Will Put My Trust in the LORD –
Is there order in the universe – What do you think – Could there be chaos within order Or patterns formed within chaos – The universe – outer space – Blows my mind away – Like nothing else can do – LORD – … Continue reading
Psalm 23 – The LORD is my Shepherd…I Will Dwell in the House of the LORD Forever…
PSALM 23 – The Bible – KJV – The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me … Continue reading
LORD – Your Grace Is Sufficient –
LORD – Your grace is sufficient – We see it in every flower that grows – We live in it – We are grateful for it – Thank You, LORD, for loving us –
Posted in Photos, Poetry
Tagged Carol Ann Hoel, Christian, Flower, God, Grace, Grace of God, Grace sufficient. Your Grace is Sufficient, grateful, Gratitude, Jesus, Landscape, Lord, love, Thank you
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So Blinding Were the Sun Rays that I Could Not See the Image through the Lens – I Touched the Button – How Amazing – Transformation into Sunlight and Sky –
Radiant streams of sunlight spilled copiously from the sky – So that scarcely could I see an image through the camera lens – Yet I performed the silent snap of iPhone Photo – securing the scene So brilliant – so … Continue reading
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Tagged Blinding Light, Carol Ann Hoel, Dreams, Extreme Love, Intense Love, iPhone, iPhone camera, Jesus, Lens, Lord, Poetry, Reigns Supreme, Serene, Sun Rays, Transformed
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The Lord is Gracious and Righteous – Our God Is Full of Compassion –
Psalm 116 – The Bible – (NIV) I love the Lord, for he heard my voice; he heard my cry for mercy. Because he turned his ear to me, I will call on him as long as I live. The cords of death entangled me, the anguish of the grave … Continue reading
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Tagged call on the name of the Lord, Compassion, Death, Distress, God, Goodness, Goodness of God, Grace, gracious, Grave, Lord, Our God, Praise, Psalm 116, Salvation
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Happy Resurrection Morning – Jesus Rose from the Dead As He Said He Would – Coming Again for Us As Promised – Watch and Wait and Share the Good News –
Mark 16:1-7 – The Bible (KJV) – And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him. And very early in the morning the … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Verses
Tagged Christ, Christian, Coming Again, Easter, God, Good News, Gospel, Jesus, Jesus Lives, Lord, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, Resurrection, Risen, Rose from the Dead
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Good News – LORD – Such Good News –
Good news – LORD – such good news – So few really know what to believe – How good the good news was – And is – and will always be – the Gospel so sweet – So simple – … Continue reading
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Tagged blame, Cross, Eternity, Good News, Gospel, Healing, Holy Spirit, Inheritance, Jesus, Lord, Prosperity, Salvation, Shame, Sin, The King
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