Today. .

water iris shared with me last spring by my aunt and uncle..blooming TODAY.

Today. .

I am thankful. .

Just because!

Is this a picture of peace?
The yellow roses still wet with the moisture we were blessed with last evening.

My body is healthy. .

My home was kept safe. .

My family is well.

These new lives were discovered yesterday evening. .and were a thrill for everyone at our house

And despite the losses we have experienced. .

new life abounds. .

when we choose to look.

Delicious Lily of the Valley blooms shared by my friend GonSS

Psalm 63:5-7 encourages me today. .

5 You satisfy me more than the richest feast. I will praise you with songs of joy. 

 6 I lie awake thinking of you, meditating on you through the night. 

7 Because you are my helper, I sing for joy in the shadow of your wings.

Food for the soul. .and the body!
Purple basil and the volunteer purple petunia

Sometimes joy is a choice. .

And sometimes being joyful isn't easy. .

. .But it IS possible. .

Soft colors inferno strip is starting to sizzle

You just have to look for joy in the RIGHT places. .

and TRUE joy will never come until you look. .

UP!!

For the things of this world are not certain. .

closer up of Salvia-Cardonna and Jupiter's Beard

People disappoint. .

Jobs may come and go. .

Homes standing at the present, may disappear into the clouds in a breath. .

Health fails. .

Earthly wealth is ALWAYS self-limited. .

Drumstick allium. .a new flower for me. .Lovin' it.

But the joy of the Lord. .

Lasts forever!!

Romans 15:13

I pray that God, the source of hope, will fill you completely with joy and peace because you trust in him. Then you will overflow with confident hope through the power of the Holy Spirit.

God bless and keep you my friends. .

And have a blessed. .

And JOYFUL day!