It is January 20, 2024 early in the morning. It is still dark in Bethlehem, PA. From a live cam on my computer, I can see the sun rising in Sea Isle City New Jersey.
I am in my purple chair……ahhhhhhh
I was reading from one of my favorite devotionals “Jesus calling.” The reference verse I saw is the one that’s in the picture.
I love the youversion app where I can add words, usually words from scripture or quotes that really hit me, to my pictures.
I am always encouraged by Jeremiah 29:11. For some reason it gets me back to solid ground. When life gets lifey and shaky… I love to be reminded that I stand on solid ground.
So when I scrolled through my pictures to see one that related to Jeremiah 29:11, I found this one.
Allow me to explain my rationale for this choice.
The first week of 2024, our family had a week at North Litchfield Beach South Carolina. Practically the whole family was there. The week culminated in my 70th birthday. The whole week was a week of celebration. I did miss my oldest son, Kurt and his lovely wife, Stephanie, and their three boys. But because of life getting lifey for them, they needed to be home and care for themselves and their boys. Especially for their son Joshua. Who went through an operation. Joshua is doing very well by the way.❤️
One of our activities that week was to visit the aquarium in Myrtle Beach. It was a wonderful visit! Very few people were there, and so we had the run of the aquarium. And run we did! Lol.
One of the highlights of the visit was a ride on the glass bottom boat. 👏👏👏 I have to tell the truth, when the life-vests came out I thought maybe this wasn’t such a good idea… But the 5 grandchildren were troopers! They were so excited they were going on a boat ride that they had never been on before. They put on these life vests without any trepidation. They also listened so attentively to the boats captain.
They didn’t know what this trip was going to be like. They had never heard of a glass bottom boat. They didn’t know what the future held for them. But they knew that if their parents and their grandparents thought this was a great idea, then it was a great idea! They put their trust in us.
What pure trust!
And I pause, and I ponder in my purple chair a little bit… Trust. Safely trust. Safely trust knowing that we are loved with an everlasting love, and that we are cared for;
Even when we don’t trust.
Written with love, joy, and peace from my Purple Chair to yours, fellow travelers…❤️💜🪑💜❤️
