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Pathways & Perspective Part 5 – The Path of Time

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In this photograph, my grandson is five or six years old. He is my first grandchild. Becoming a grandmother is a dream that did not disappoint. It was, is, and I hope will always be, even more precious than I had hoped the relationship would be when I first heard the news of his impending birth.

He just turned eighteen and graduated from high school in the same month. The colors for his school match the color of the shirt he wore all those years ago as he marveled over the pea-sized tomatoes I grew in my garden.

A mystery: rain recently washed up a small sand toy he and his brothers played with in the backyard sandbox. Once, I might have packed it up or even thrown it away, but now it is a treasure. Cleaned up, it will be placed in my keepsake drawer, a reminder of how fast time goes and a delightful prompter of lovely memories. God bless you all on these pathways we walk as we travel through life.

Paths – Theme Word for May

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I read Bible verses in Psalms each day. As I read, I jot down phrases that I like alongside my to-do list. When I cross off errands and tasks from my list my eyes will fall upon the words from Psalms. I immediately feel renewed and recharged by the promises and blessings contained in this beautiful book of the Bible. Try writing a snippet of a Bible verse or an uplifting quote alongside something you will see several times throughout the day. The instant pick-me-up will do you good. 🙂

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At the end of the month, from where I am reading in the Psalms, I choose a word of virtue to study and try to incorporate into my life in the coming month. I will search out additional verses in the Bible that also speak of the same virtuous word and list these to read and study. Some of my recent words have been: faith, joy, hope, purity…whatever word I land on, that is the word I study.

For the month of May 2014 I felt led to take a bit of a departure, instead of a virtuous word, I chose a virtuous action to study: following the path God leads me on. Sometimes that path is hard to discern, but I have faith that for those who love and have given their life to the Lord Jesus Christ, he gently leads us, time and time again, to what is best for our life.

I’ve decided to also make PATHS and PATHWAYS of all sorts a theme for my blog this month. We’ll see how many trails and detours I can come up with to fill these days of May.