C.H. Spurgeon's Morning Devotional
Sunday June 1, 2025

"The evening and the morning were the first day."-Genesis 1:5
    
    Was it so even in the beginning? Did light and darkness divide the realm of time in the first day? Then little wonder is it if I have also changes in my circumstances from the sunshine of prosperity to the midnight of adversity. It will not always be the blaze of noon even in my soul concerns, I must expect at seasons to mourn the absence of my former joys, and seek my Beloved in the night. Nor am I alone in this, for all the Lord's beloved ones have had to sing the mingled song of judgment and of mercy, of trial and deliverance, of mourning and of delight. It is one of the arrangements of Divine providence that day and night shall not cease either in the spiritual or natural creation till we reach the land of which it is written, "there is no night there." What our heavenly Father ordains is wise and good.
    
    What, then, my soul, is it best for thee to do? Learn first to be content with this divine order, and be willing, with Job, to receive evil from the hand of the Lord as well as good. Study next, to make the outgoings of the morning and the evening to rejoice. Praise the Lord for the sun of joy when it rises, and for the gloom of evening as it falls. There is beauty both in sunrise and sunset, sing of it, and glorify the Lord. Like the nightingale, pour forth thy notes at all hours. Believe that the night is as useful as the day. The dews of grace fall heavily in the night of sorrow. The stars of promise shine forth gloriously amid the darkness of grief. Continue thy service under all changes. If in the day thy watchword be labour, at night exchange it for watch. Every hour has its duty, do thou continue in thy calling as the Lord's servant until He shall suddenly appear in His glory. My soul, thine evening of old age and death is drawing near, dread it not, for it is part of the day; and the Lord has said, "I will cover him all the day long."
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Friday, October 15, 2010

sewing Report



Before we get started with things accomplished at the sew-in thought I'd share some pictures of fabric I found at the second hand for my stash....

patriotic

AHH! Christmas

4 misc.  cute cat and spring bunnies

And not for the sew-in
We had to have fall time snack while doing our FNS-i.  So this is what dd and I settled on....
Check list of things we can work on:
  • Patriotic quilt squares
  • flannel quilt squares
  • finish making tier skirt (partially worked on~  I cut out a tier, but with only 1 sewing machine I didn't get much sewed as DD was using the machine. So the skirt didn't get finished the tiers are cut now.)
  • work on journal cover for Grandma that was started (see pictures below.  Project completed start to finish.  1 Christmas gift down!
  • design cross-stitch that Grandma has requested (Since I couldn't I looked through cross-stitch books for a pattern and ideas so this one was partially accomplished too)
  • make cross-stitch to add to Grandma's already made arrangement.
The lay out of Grandma's journal

Finishing up
Final product ~ Cover
 Final cover ~ Front and Back
Inside flap

Mom planning and scheming ~  looking for cross-stitch pattern


Just for the record you may want to hop over to Quiltgal and check out Deb's giveaway.  Sneek peek...

bc line bar with bear
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2 comments:

  1. NannaOctober 17, 2010 at 8:01 AM

    love the journal, & the snaacks are a good idea, I'll remember those next time, maybe I'll get more done LOL, great find on the fabric! one can never have enough fabric lol thanks for visiting my raggedys-n-prims blog
    Helen

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  2. HeidiOctober 22, 2010 at 3:17 PM

    Love the journal! What a great idea.

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