“Ho- everyone who thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy and eat; yea come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. Why do we spend money for that which is not bread? And our labor for that which does not satisfy? Listen diligently to me, and eat that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness. Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you even the sure mercies of David……Seek ye the Lord while He may be found, call upon him while He is near……Let the wicked forsake his way,and the unrighteous man his thoughts and let him return to the Lord, and He will have mercy upon him; and to our God for He will abundantly pardon.For my thoughts are not your thoughts; neither are your ways, my ways says the Lord……So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that thing whereto I sent it….”Isaiah 55
God’s word is true- call forth all those promises that He has made to you-today!

My memory is awakened to the season of the year that brings anticipation of what is yet to come, at the same time-regrets….that summer is over for another year!

The gardens glow of brittle bronze ..
While purple leaves bog shores of ponds….
The holly hocks bend sadly down, neath swaying trees vermillion crowned …
The grassy field once waved in jade,
Now dances golden sun arrayed.
The watching forest standing by, reflect great rainbows to the sky.
Enjoy your September!
copyright @ 1980 Margaret Marie

I did not write in August which was a first- since I began this blog usually I write each month. So sorry to anyone out there who may actually read my blog. I traveled to Grand Rapids, Michigan, then to Myrtle Beach, SC then to Rochester. A lot of travel -all ended with vacation -Yeah!!!! I am back to the hustle and here to wish you well. Remember, each day is a chance to start over again!

Though we all may have one area or more where we may feel that our freedom has been taken from us, we need to stop a moment and thank God for our freedom here in the USA. There are so many countries around the globe that have so many restrictions and limitations placed on them that they are not able to rightfully say , “I am free!!!” This July 4th holiday, reach out to embrace the freedom given to us here and be thankful for all those in our heritage and even our current troops who courageously gave their hard sacrifices for this nation’s freedom. I fully respect the rights that our forefathers established in the constitution and do have a problem when I see people defile what our forefathers had fought to uphold. While we celebrate July 4-please pray for those who have not yet returned home from Afghanistan, Iraq and Korea.

Pulling out of my drive today I glanced at my roses that are overwhelming the white lattice…I became surprised. I had never noticed that my roses were red!! For some reason I remember that they were pink. I believe that so many of us are so consumed with all that our lives takes us to daily that we do not stop to look around at what we have. As a child we use to say “roses are red …violets are blue” when placing a bet on who we may love….but just what if you never knew that your roses were red? It seems it would make our guessing game quite meaningless..We need to be aware of who we are and what really is around us. Then we may make a better guess!