Coming to the End

The end of summer is upon us. There's only two Saturdays left in August and my "fawn spotting" mornings will be finished until next year.

It's been a fun time this year, snapping my favorite subjects. And I never failed to see fawn on my outings.

Last week when the temperatures were high, I stayed inside and created a new Shutterfly book titled: Fawn, The Fun of a Snap and have many of my pictures nicely arranged for me to enjoy. If you'd like to see my book, copy and paste the link below and it will take you right to my new book.

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                     Above and below are lovely scenes I've seen while driving around this summer.

I found the following words interesting, giving me cause to consider them: "Depending on a person's build, there's a distance of about ten inches between our brain and our hearts. That distance might as well be ten thousand miles sometimes." 100 Favorite Bible Verses, Lisa Guest, Isaiah 40:11

It's one of those things you just don't think about, but quite true. The brain and heart are definitely not always in line with each other. I've always liked to this verse in the Bible: "Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it."  Proverbs 4:23

Billy Graham thought it this way: "Please take my heart and mold it for your service, shape it into the servant heart you want it to be."

If your heart is in the right place, hopefully your brain will follow it's lead. Intellect and knowledge has nothing over the reasoning of a heart.

In the last week three friends have found out they have serious health concerns. Two have been told the dreaded word cancer, and one waits to find out. In an instant a life is changed.

When I write a note to someone I often say, "You never know when your life will be changed by an illness, but you always know that God is with you." Focusing on the assurance that God already knows and is with you will help you make decisions and bring your thoughts in tune with His.

"The sick room can become a 'spiritual gymnasium' where one's soul is exercised and developed. Sickness is one of the 'all things' which work together for good to those who love God . . . If my heart has been attuned to my God through faith in Christ, then its overflow will be joyous optimism and good cheer." Billy Graham, Unto the Hills

And the "all things" comes from Roman 8:28: "And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose."

I also share these words when I write: "You have the perfect opportunity to immerse yourself in God during this time of illness. He will fill you with peace and comfort, and guide you in any decisions that have to be made."

If you do not know Christ, the above words will surely be foreign to you. But those of us whose life is in God's Hand, understand He's the only one who can work all things to your good.

"It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye." Antoine De Saint-Exupery (1900-1944)



"You can't reason with your heart; it has its own laws, and thumps about things which the intellect scorns." Mark Twain (1835-1910)

My little Mary Jane Magnolia is in bloom again. It's the first year I've seen it bloom twice. The blooms in spring were beautiful. Looks like I'm getting double the show!

I will miss my "fawn spotting" for another year. Seeing and watching fawn are a delight to my eye, but this time also affords me the opportunity to spend two to three hours in early morning with my God. Alone, quiet with nature. What a blessing to my heart.

"But as for me, I will always have hope; I will praise you more and more." Psalm 71:14