tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5518544302759394821.post3152309998809423410..comments2017-01-10T12:25:07.121-09:00Comments on My Autumn Road: Mushy Monday!Meli n Pathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14266138921396622842noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5518544302759394821.post-82257520368291120832009-10-28T15:59:44.922-08:002009-10-28T15:59:44.922-08:00What fun photos and what a beautiful story of love...What fun photos and what a beautiful story of love..for your hubby, your family, your Lord Jesus! Don't forget to be as loving towards yourself too :) I have been married for 41 yrs and cannot imagine life w/o my mate....<br /><br />I really like Jackie's analogy of the peaches...<br />Thanks for sharing mushy Monday with us!Reneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07089685282700680525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5518544302759394821.post-2881638406548201052009-10-27T08:27:42.263-08:002009-10-27T08:27:42.263-08:00Mushy Monday! I love it! I even showed my wonder...Mushy Monday! I love it! I even showed my wonderful husband of 33 years your post (he loved it).......and yes after 33 years he still makes my heart flutter and fills my heart with "smiles". The last two sentences of this post are exactly how I feel - we are so blessed! Meli, I've been walking with Lord a long time and for me, this journey has boiled down to one thing......."everyday I want to make Jesus smile"! That's my motto. It's not by works, or how long did I study the Word or how many people did I pray for or how many bible studies I lead or, or, or,.........All those things are good and they should be a part of our life as a believer in this faith walk but at the end of the day I search my heart and ask "Lord, did I make you smile today? I guess I relate this to being a mom....I absolutely love (an understatement!) watching my kids and being moved with spontaneous joy overflowing from my heart which brings a smile to my face! Even though they are grown and married and carving out their own place in life - when I think about them or hear their voice over the phone it makes me smile (I'm smiling even now just writing about them!). I love each of them for "just being themselves". That's the way He is - He want's me to be me - just Jackie, His daughter! Going through the ebbs and flows of life looking to Him, drawing closer to Him, growing in Him, trusting Him, more, more and more......that pleases His Heart and makes Him smile!<br /><br />Meli, just the fact that you wrote this post about searching your heart and seeking a closer relationship with Him makes Him smile!! <br /><br /> Oh, the part about not having your heart flutter when you sit down to read His Word......let me put it like this......I heard a little story once ......."Canning peaches in the middle of June is not fun - it takes allot of effort and commitment. Peeling them is not fun, preparing the canning jars is a hot and sweaty job and then putting them in storage is work......BUT in the middle of a Winter when it's snowing and miserable there's nothing like fresh peaches!"<br />That's kinda they way studying the Word is for me - I LOVE THE WORD AND I LOVE STUDYING THE WORD.......just give me my Bible, my concordance, my laptop and a notebook and I'm in heaven! But do I generally have supernatural warm and fuzzies or choirs of angels and burning bushes appear in my room - No! Pursuing His Heart is often time consuming, commitment and sometimes seems like work But over time as I've developed my love relationship with Him I've found "that opening a can of fresh peaches in the Winter and tasting such goodness was worth it! And that makes Him smile!<br /><br />Sweet Blessings!<br />Jackie<br /><br />Sweet Blessings!<br />JackieJackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08471225291665810800noreply@blogger.com