Day 96 Easter Joy

Take therefore no thought for tomorrow. Matthew 6:34

God's got tomorrow covered so I'm going to simply live in the moment.

I'm dwelling in the blessing of Easter. Although Easter Sunday has passed us by, the joy of the resurrection lives on in my heart forever.

It's an amazing time of year. The roots have gone deep over the cold winter months and now the plants, flowers and trees are breaking ground and moving heavenward. What was dead is now alive.

The tulips are out in the Mt. Vernon valley. I can't wait to find time to go see them. A marvelous carpet of color is a reminder of the goodness of God and the beauty of creation.

Today I'm resting in God's love and giving Him my cares.

I am learning not to hold on to the "stuff" of life because I need my hands free to hold God's hand of blessing.

We received a beautiful blessing at home group through the prayers of our special friend Ruth Handy.

She prayed and prophesied over each one of us encouraging us in the Lord. She has such a sweet spirit as she seeks God speaks through her. God used Ruth's hands to pour out His blessing on all of us.

The Easter Joy keeps on giving. Thanks God!

God Bless Your Heart,

Gigi

http://www.gigimurfitt.com/
The idea for this blog post came from the April 6 devotional in the "God Calling" book by AJ Russell.

Prayer Shawl Blessing

I am enjoying some time at my Aunt Nina's house.

She showed me a shawl that a friend knit for her. It covers the shoulders and has a string to close the sleeves at the wrist.

The poem that came with it is beautiful so I thought I'd blog about it today. J Wrap this around your heart.

Prayer Shawl For You

This shawl was created with the color: AQUA. In many cultures it symbolizes courage, balance, harmony, stability, soothing.

In celebration of the love, hopes, and dreams you bring – a gift.

As you wrap yourself in it, may it be a gentle reminder that…

• You are loved and cherished.
• You are gifted and giving.
• You share the riches of life experience
• You are knit together with the Creator, the one who is with you always and with all those whose lives touch yours.

May this shawl be for you useful…

• For fun
• For love
• For making up
• For making decisions
• For comfort
• For warmth
• For strengthening

As you wrap yourself…

• May the Spirit of mercy, faithfulness and compassion wrap you in all-encompassing love, day by day
• May you find comfort from all that appears too much to bear at this moment
• May you find comfort from all that feels as if it might be the breaking point
• May you find comfort from all that seems to threaten your peace of heart

May this prayer shawl be…

• A shelter for grief
• A shade in sorrow
• A shield in loss

May you be held by the presence of those who love and support you and by the strength of what you hold most dear.

May you be strengthened …

• In your daily comings and goings
• In your beginnings
• In your unfolding memories

Blessings be with you.

May love and blessings flow from your life to touch this world anew.

God Bless Your Heart

Gigi

http://www.gigimurfitt.com/

Inspired Faith at Christmas

I’ve always been a big fan of the Simple Truth books. These are wonderfully colorful books packed with inspirational stories and photos. They often come with a Movie/DVD with beautifully orchestrated music and story.

Recently Simple Truth started a new division called Inspired Faith. The books in this program are about faith issues using the same quality composition as Simple Truth books. I'm excited to share this program with my friends.

In this season of Christmas, I’m sharing a link to one of their inspirational movies an gift books. I hope you will check it out and be inspired. It would also make a wonderful Christmas gift. I’ll be sending some other links for their products as well. I also post these links at my website which is www.GigiMurfitt.com

The Simple Blessings of Christmas Movie


Check out the Inspired Faith movie called The Blessings of Christmas.
I hope your Christmas is truly blessed. I pray you feel His presence every day of the year!