Teach me to do Your will,
For You are my God;
Your Spirit is good.
Lead me in the land of uprightness.
For You are my God;
Your Spirit is good.
Lead me in the land of uprightness.
Psalms 143:10
(NKJV)

Dropped off son playing for Easter service at church by 8:30 am.
3 miles run by 9. Into hat, heels, and suit by 10:00. Got my Easter worship ON,
home before 1! Dinner is cooking, guests will arrive after 4:00. Wine chilling.
I am abundantly blessed.
By God’s Grace, I’m a little better
now. Everyone’s allergies are better,
and life is getting back to normal.
Spring Break, for which we have no plans, is on the horizon (Thank You,
Lord). This morning, breaking fast with
my husband (a rare weekday treat), this inspired our morning devotion and
prayer…
…Remind me that Your plan, Your love for me is my
salvation. Everything else is a figment
of my imagination and a function of fear.
Today, Dear God, I recognize that I don’t even know what to pray for, so
I will leave the blessing up to You….from Every Day I Pray by Iyanla Vanzant.
And then I was better. Cooking gives me joy, but even more so when I
release myself to it. I find
entertaining exhilarating, but when I am letting it happen rather that working
at it, I am blessed in the doing. I need
to be taught (Lord). I need to be led
(who doesn’t, by the One in the right direction??) When I run (which, in
reflection, really allowed me to get through the day), I pray and meditate. I have nothing else to do but keep moving,
experience the music and scripture (I have The Bible Experience on my iPod and
it shuffles in and around my playlists), breathe, and lose myself in the beauty
of the sky, the landscape, the rhythm of my body as it moves through space, leaves
and flower petals as they dance in the breeze…and then I am better.
I am better. I get
better. Balanced, restored. Revived.
“Revive me, O Lord, for Your name’s sake! For Your righteousness’ sake bring my soul
out of trouble.” Psalms 143:11. But what
about staying restored, instead of driving ourselves crazy and then needing to
bet back there? My lesson learned is to
stay closer to the Source, the One, so I don’t need so much revival. Revival is good, staying charged up is
better.
So, on this beautiful day, with only 4 weeks to go before our
first mother/son 5k race, I’m off to take a run. To worship.
To accept the rare gift (at least in my life) of 30 or 40 minutes when I
will do nothing besides run, seeking the presence of God. I run to You, Lord. Thank You for hearing my “Earnest Appeal for
Guidance and Deliverance.” Thank You for having answered to prayer I didn’t quite
know how to offer; for loving me when I get it right by leaving it all up to
You. That is the blessing. That is today’s blessed assurance that God is
Good.
Today’s Feast: Pink Grapefruit Cupcakes…

1 package (18.25 oz.) White Cake Mix
1 1/4 cups unsweetened pink or ruby red grapefruit juice
1 egg
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 tablespoon grapefruit zest,
4-5 T fresh squeezed grapefruit juice with pulp
Preheat oven to 350˚. Beat together eggs and oil, then add
grapefruit juice, Fold in cake mix, oil, zest, and fresh grapefruit juice. Fill cups ¾ full and bake until done.
I frosted them with cream cheese frosting which I whipped for
about 10-12 minutes, adding a couple drops of food coloring to make it pink, as
well as a couple tablespoons of grapefruit juice. Garnish with sprinkles if desired.

I really liked this . . . "Balanced, restored. Revived. “Revive me, O Lord, for Your name’s sake! For Your righteousness’ sake bring my soul out of trouble.” Psalms 143:11." Thank you!
ReplyDeleteGlad everyone's allergies are better! The cupcakes sound delish!
ReplyDeleteGlad everyone is feeling better, and the cupcakes sound good! Thanks you so much for sharing at Scrumptious Sunday, I look forward to seeing what you share next!
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