Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

Isaiah 41:10

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In a previous post I mentioned that I was reading a bit more these days, and that I was reading through the Love Comes Softly series.

 I love how God uses even small things like this to encourage my heart!

The verse above is the central one in the book I am reading, and everytime I read it throughout the book it was a blessing to me!

I hope it brings some encouragement to your heart today as well.

Blessings!

Sharri

Disguised Blessing...

“Blessings sometimes show up in unrecognizable disguises. ”
~Janette Oke

I have been in the mood for reading recently-mostly due to having to rest more with

this illness. I realized today that it truly is a blessing to do it! (whatever the reason)

I get my work done in the morning, and read in the afternoon...

(helps me work faster knowing the rest period is coming!)

I have been reading a mix of books, some of them for research, and some for fun.

For fun right now I am reading through Janette Oke's Love Comes Softly series.

I have read it several times, but love them so!

I was thinking about what I love about them today...

I love the characters--they are so real I can almost picture them

I love the lifestyle they lived--although hard work, they spent a lot of family time together

Also, I love Marty in her homemaker role!

I love the spiritual emphasis of course, and the way the lived out their faith daily

I find them inspiring, and something to encourage me!

What are you reading these days?