A Wedding is a Day but a Marriage is a Lifetime.

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In July 1964 we spent our honeymoon at the seaside town of Great Yarmouth England and here we are 51 years later 3000 miles away celebrated the anniversary of our wedding in the seaside town of Ocean Grove New Jersey. 

A lot of living, traveling and experiences in between to say the least!

While in Ocean Grove we attended a Kenny Roger’s concert where he sang a song to cover it all. “Through the Years” In fact it was the song we used last year at our 50th celebration party.

I can’t remember when you weren’t there

When I didn’t care for anyone but you

I swear we’ve been through everything there is

Can’t imagine anything we’ve missed

Can’t imagine anything the two of us can’t do

Through the years                                             

You’ve never let me down

You turned my life around

The sweetest days I’ve found

I’ve found with you

Through the years

I’ve never been afraid

I’ve loved the life we’ve made

And I’m so glad I’ve stayed

Right here with you

Through the years

Through the years

When everything went wrong

Together we were strong

I know that I belonged

Right here with you

Through the years

I never had a doubt

We’d always work things out

I’ve learned what love’s about

By loving you

Through the years

Truly a WEDDING is only an experience for a DAY 

BUT

A MARRIAGE is an experience for a LIFETIME 

Be Encouraged Today!

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After many years of emotional breakdown, several serious health issues and dryness in my soul, the Lord reminded me this morning to trust Him for an end like Job’s, who was blessed abundantly after his time of testing.

The Lord fed my faith this morning with 1 Peter 5:10 and I believe it is also for someone out there today.

“But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.”

Read my story in “Developing A Secret History with God” available Barnes / Amazon

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A Family Devotional Time! 

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I always begin my devotional time with words of gratitude. Surrounded by not only His love this morning but also the love of my puppies, I entered His presence with thanksgiving for the love and companionship of my two furry children, my wee Westie Iona and my Scottie Mr. Knightly.

Change is Your Choice 

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2 Corinthians 3:18 But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.

“When we spend time alone in God’s presence, others will know that we have been changed by the authenticity and integrity of our walk.” 

See page 182 “Developing a Secret History with God”  Book available on Amazon/ Barnes&Noble/ Walmart/Lulu/ itunes/ Kindle/ Nook/http wwwclfrance.com/ W.H. Smith UK/or a bookstore near you.

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Light Always Extinguishes Darkness

 

“I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.” ~ C.S. Lewis

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Just as darkness has to flee at the rising of the sun even so darkness has to flee when the light of the gospel rises in our hearts.

2 Corinthians 4:6 For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ

John 1:4-5 In him was life; and the life was the light of men. And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not.