Joy Challenge: A Gift Given, Made, Sacrificed

 

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Today's Joy Dare Challenge: A Gift Given, Made, Sacrificed

1) "For... unto us a son is given" Isaiah 9:6

2) "The Spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life." Job 33:4

3) "By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name." Hebrews 13:15

Today's Encouraging Word: 40 Things You Need to Know Before You're 40...

"No one, down in the marrows, wants to live a midway life.
Live. all. out. 

Shake up out of the shallows. Wake up.

Live backwards.
From Well done, good and faithful servant — work your life backward from that.

Live upside down.
It’s the only way you’re ever going to get to see the Kingdom of God.

Live simply.
With great grace, no expectations, and lavish love.

Get your hands right dirty, live with life gritty and moving under your fingernails, give away what you wanted most, do without, write a card, throw out your wish-list, buy happiness by paying attention to God.

And this, every day still left, do this: Run to kiss, or to hug, or to make your heart beat hard and alive.
You’ve got time for it right now: Love Big or Go Home and Love the smallest the Biggest.

Love never gives up but lays itself down. This is the way of God. This is the way to live. Touch a child’s hand, smile on the street and up at the sky, tell someone they’re pretty amazing, use up all your time to pour out all love...

The only way to live faithfully is to focus.

In a world of Twitter and Facebook, the command not to turn to the left or the right takes on immediate gravity...."

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40 Things You Need to Know Before Your 40 . . . . Letters to a Woman Mid-Way 

Joy Challenge: 3 Gifts Square

Joy Dare PDF Found HERE!

Today's Joy Dare Challenge: 3 Gifts Square

1) Quilt blocks.

2) A half-finished crocheted baby blanket.

3) Love letters from  my husband.