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Friday, April 22, 2022

WELCOME GIFTS ~Shabbat

Today was a funtastic day 😊

There was no rain, so, I went to my Friday Coffee Hour in Lexington 😉

Everyone was in good form today … and I came home with another gift (besides the gift of friendship). There are men (husbands, and the occasional stag male) at this Friday coffee hour, and it was good to hear a man’s voice and laughter – no, I am not man shopping: it is just good to enjoy the company of men once a week. I consider the males attending the coffee hour no different than males at a Fellowship gathering; the only difference is that the coffee hour is not a religious gathering, just friends getting together to have fun (the cribbage board is always brought out), chit chat (sharing the week’s happenings) … and some, like me, also bring a crafty project to work on.

Today, I was gifted – what a nice surprise! One of the couples is engaged in Spring Cleanup (husband did the yard – wife did the house), and the cotton yarn was a casualty that I am happy to receive 😉

A gift! Full cones of cotton yarn, never used.

When I got back home, the sun was shining so brightly, and the day was warm (the river winds were still, thank You, Lord!) – so, I changed my shirt and shoes; and went outside to tidy up the garden area of my small urban Lot. Oh! It felt good to be outside enjoying Spring chores with the sunshine warmth on my head and shoulders.

And I noticed, as I was putting the wheelbarrow back under the carport, that late-season tulips – and the anemones, were also enjoying the warmth of the sunshine and had opened themselves to their full extent 😊

I had no idea the anemone blossoms would get so big! I think I may have to transplant them to a larger container after they finish their blossom cycle: anemones are perennials, and they will multiply also.

The sun came out! So, into my garden area I went ...
Visible hole under house a.g.a.i.n; I hope this planter placed over the "active spot" will suffice until I can figure out how to stop the digging activity, once and for all.
Sign of racoon activity, last Spring:
The Double Peony Tulip Angelique, loves the sun.
The Anemones are in full bloom - opened with the sunshine; pink & purple.

Now, I am going to kick back and relax – allowing the peace of Shabbat to have it’s soothing and relaxing way with me. Many Christians do not make allowances for The Sabbath Rest, but I do. However, I do not adhere to the strictness of the orthodoxy of rabbi’s. I keep the Sabbath as Yeshua did.

The Sabbath is a remembrance observation to Elohei’s creation wonders – among those wonders the creation of Earth (and everything above it/under it & on it/in it: including the first human man and woman); these wonderous works were completed in 6 days … and on the Seventh Day, He rested and called for that day to be observed by mankind as a remembrance of Who He is, and of who we are (and where we came from).

Paul Wilbur – ‘No One Like You’ song:(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwlMG1y2i2o)

But the Sabbath was not meant to own us – it is meant as a remembrance observance of Elohei’s might and honor due Him.

I also enjoy a small goblet of wine Friday and Saturday evening: again, most Christians do not.

And again, I do as Yeshua exampled – and as the Early Church did. I am saved and consecrated. I am Spirit-filled, with Elohei’s Ruach Ha’Kodesh ... I know how to self-discipline: Yeshua is my example – I could have no better 😊 Yeshua, Lord of the Sabbath is also my Husband these past 3¼ years since Bob went Home to Glory beyond the clouds.

I have never allowed people’s assumptions of what I do, or who I am, to cast a shadow on who I am in Christ. If Elohim is okay with me and what I do, I’m okay with me and what I do.

Steve McConnell – ‘We Delight in Your Shabbat’ song:
Happy Shabbat

Elohim has blessed me greatly with acceptance and salvation – these are eternal gifts, and I am eternally grateful.

Friends gifted today, in many ways; and I am thankful.

The peace of the Shabbat Rest is a welcome gift every weekend – and I am appreciative.

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