Colors: Oranges represent setting a goal. Sherwin-Williams/Raucous Orange/Inventive Orange/Neighborly Peach/Eggwhite to pop a neutral. This would make an amazing palette for home décor.

Value of Concentration: I have a Destination.

Memory Verse: I press on to the mark.

Good Morning, ABBA, Father,

As I sip my Cup of Fancy (Oatmeal Cookie Decaf), I am looking at the sunrise, with its blues, yellows, and oranges. You fascinate me with your creativity and colors in nature, Father. 

Being on the porch, as the warm breeze flows through, gives me an essence of ambiance to write. Writing is something that You have placed upon my heart, for quite a while.

Dear Reader,

Life is a journey with its ups and downs, struggles, hardships, and life’s lessons.

One of my favorite characters in history was Prime Minister Winston Churchill during WWII. 

Here are some of his best quotes that gave England the courage to carry on:

*”If you’re going through hell….keep going.”

*Never give in- never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large or petty, never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense, Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.”

*”You have enemies? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something.”

*Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.”

*Continuous effort….not strength or intelligence….is the key to unlocking your potential.”

* Nothing in life is so exhilarating as to be shot at without result.”

*“Never give up on something that you can’t go a day without thinking about.”

*”Success is the ability to go from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm.”

*”What is the use of living, if it be not to strive for noble causes and to make this muddled world a better place for those who will live in it after we are gone.”

Here was Churchill’s Christianity; at his funeral, first the Military Tune Taps was played.  Quickly thereafter there was a trumpeter at the highest point of the church;  he played the Military Tune Revelry; sign of the Resurrection.

*”You create your own universe as you go along.”

You may be trying to overcome an addiction, an illness, grief, depression, rough parenting…BUT WITH GOD’S HELP…you create your own universe.

*Go to detox and counseling.

*Get a second doctor’s opinion.

*Go to parenting classes. 

*Keep your head in God’s Word, daily.

It is YOUR JOB….to build your own life.

I saw my sister and brother-in-law live in a condemned army barracks as he earned his Ph.D in grad school. He was raised above his father’s bar. He then became a Nuclear Scientist for the USA Govt. They owed two homes and loved many and gave generously.

Don’t WAAAA and say “I don’t have those opportunities.”

Get off your keester and press toward the mark… for your high calling in Christ Jesus.

Father, I praise you…even though I was raised within some dysfunction(and we all were, to a certain degree), my parents instilled within me a strong work ethic. ABBA, you have always been there guiding me. Praise You for allowing me to encourage others.

MY CHILD: Heaven is your true destination. Just as Donald Trump was saved to rebuild America, you have a job, and a plan on how to reach your destination. With Christ as your Savior…and building an intimate relationship with Him….. you will achieve your true destination! MARANATHA! Jesus is returning soon!

I love you.

Your,

ABBA, Father

Philippians 3:13 Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thingI do. Forgetting what is behind, and straining toward what is ahead, I press on to the goal to win the prize for which He has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus. 

Romans 8:38-39 For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels or demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all of creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus Our Lord.

John 16:22 “So also you have sorrow now, but I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy from you.