eternity in my heart.

October 8, 2014October 8, 2014 by Kathleen Moulton

I live with eternity in my heart.

Sometimes it’s so real I can touch it.

Sometimes it’s so very far away.

No matter what it feels like, I remain constant in what I believe – the promise of eternity with God in Heaven.

Death came early for so many in other times and places. How did they manage? Did they see something we don’t see much these days?

All these people were still living by faith when they died. They did not receive the things promised; they only saw them and welcomed them from a distance, admitting that they were foreigners and strangers on earth.

-The Bible

I am comforted when I remember there will be a day when God will make everything right. When tears and pain and grieving and death are gone forever.

And we will be reunited with those we love who died too soon.

How can you live without this hope?

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trust.

October 6, 2014October 5, 2014 by Kathleen Moulton

We all trust in something that keeps us going each day.

When we get up in the morning, we trust the water will be there for teeth brushing, shower taking, and coffee making.

We trust our transportation will be there.

When we come home, we trust that our house or apartment will be there.

We were made to trust.

The fact that we don’t think about every step we take tells me just how much we are made to trust.

But then, something bad happens. Sometimes it’s something small and we react with frustration.

Sometimes it’s big and we get confused.

Take that trust you have with the simple things, and apply it to the big things.

Because the One who made you to trust with the small things – has made you to trust with the big things.

You just didn’t know it.

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friday’s quote.

October 3, 2014October 2, 2014 by Kathleen Moulton

“In this sad world of ours sorrow comes to all and it often comes with bitter agony. Perfect relief is not possible except with time. You cannot now believe that you will ever feel better. But this is not true. You are sure to be happy again. Knowing this, truly believing it will make you less miserable now. I have had enough experience to make this statement.”

-Abraham Lincoln

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angles.

October 1, 2014September 30, 2014 by Kathleen Moulton

Sometimes, we just need to look at things from a different angle.

Sometimes, that’s all it takes.

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all is well.

September 29, 2014September 28, 2014 by Kathleen Moulton

The Northeast is vibrant with copper, gold, and scarlet sun-soaked colors glistening against a sapphire sky.

On the horizon, winter is the next act to follow. But let it suffice for now that God will leave us with a prelude of splendor before the bitter cold sets in.

While walking this morning on a country road, I soaked in the restful scenery. Falling leaves whispered as they floated to the ground. Is it sorrowful? These dying leaves? No. They play their part of creating rich soil for the trees they fell from.

A cricket chirps its gladness in the warm sun. A woodpecker chips away for his meal. The crunch of branches told me a deer was keeping a safe distance. And then a chipmunk stops and looks at me since I interrupted his busy schedule of winter preparation.

The earth is a symphony if you are listening. It is a story that unfolds if you’re looking.

Are you at peace? Why not? The earth is.

Even with all the atrocities, heartache, and pain, there is beauty and rest to be found. And when you find it, it becomes part of you until you find that peace within yourself, even when you cannot see clearly.

The dying leaves are not complaining.

The insects and birds and animals are content.

God provides for them.

And God provides for us, too.

Trust.

Nature does.

All is well.

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howzey / Foter / CC BY-NC-ND

love.

September 26, 2014September 25, 2014 by Kathleen Moulton ♥ 3 Comments

Christopher Moulton

November 30, 1981

September 26, 2005

scripture friday.

September 26, 2014September 21, 2014 by Kathleen Moulton

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

He [Jesus] was with God in the beginning.

Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. In him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind.

-The Bible

read nature.

September 24, 2014September 21, 2014 by Kathleen Moulton

Most of the tundra is located north of the Arctic Circle – in the Frigid Zone – the coldest regions of the earth.

As winter approaches, the nights grow longer and colder as snow and ice cover the earth. The ground freezes solid.

Desolate. Barren. Empty.

Pain is like that.

But then-

Who knew this far removed region of the earth would dance with color? About 400 wildflower species announces to the world that desolation is only temporary.

The existence of pain does not mean God isn’t real. We accept winter and spring. One does not negate the other.

The arrival of spring brings comfort and tells us that God is with us.

Read nature! It helps explain life.

Photo credits: Rich Reid and Norbert Rosing

http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/