C.H. Spurgeon's Evening Devotional
Tuesday April 1, 2025

"It is time to seek the Lord."-Hosea 10:12
    
    This month of April is said to derive its name from the Latin verb aperio, which signifies to open, because all the buds and blossoms are now opening, and we have arrived at the gates of the flowery year. Reader, if you are yet unsaved, may your heart, in accord with the universal awakening of nature, be opened to receive the Lord. Every blossoming flower warns you that it is time to seek the Lord; be not out of tune with nature, but let your heart bud and bloom with holy desires. Do you tell me that the warm blood of youth leaps in your veins? then, I entreat you, give your vigour to the Lord. It was my unspeakable happiness to be called in early youth, and I could fain praise the Lord every day for it. Salvation is priceless, let it come when it may, but oh! an early salvation has a double value in it. Young men and maidens, since you may perish ere you reach your prime, "It is time to seek the Lord." Ye who feel the first signs of decay, quicken your pace: that hollow cough, that hectic flush, are warnings which you must not trifle with; with you it is indeed time to seek the Lord. Did I observe a little grey mingled with your once luxurious tresses? Years are stealing on apace, and death is drawing nearer by hasty marches, let each return of spring arouse you to set your house in order. Dear reader, if you are now advanced in life, let me entreat and implore you to delay no longer. There is a day of grace for you now-be thankful for that, but it is a limited season and grows shorter every time that clock ticks. Here in this silent chamber, on this first night of another month, I speak to you as best I can by paper and ink, and from my inmost soul, as God's servant, I lay before you this warning, "It is time to seek the Lord." Slight not that work, it may be your last call from destruction, the final syllable from the lip of grace.
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Saturday, May 19, 2012

weekend happenings

Handmade by Heidi

Last night was the night and it was on crazy night here.  Hubby didn't work so that makes it harder for me to participate in FNSI because when he doesn't work he wants to do something.  However, I did manage to squeak in about 2 hours of cross-stitching.  After supper and kitchen cleaned up got about an hour/hour an a half or so between daughter #1 going to work and daughter #2 coming home.  Then after the movie I got another 30 to 45 minutes before bed

SEW here is the before and after progress....

cross-stitch before FNSI





cross-stitch after FNSI


Was so excited today because I got the cookbook I won in the mail today.....



and guess what I quickly looked for a recipe for????......


Had a friend drop off about 8-10 lbs. of fresh asparagus last night sooooo I looked for a recipe and I found one.


However, I don't think I'm going to make this one tonight because I wanted a whole meal so I searched some of my recipes I received in posts this week and found one called Basil Asparagus Penne posted at Goodness Gracious.  (it too comes from a Gooseberry Patch cookbook.)




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  1. AnonymousMay 19, 2012 at 10:29 PM

    Is ten pounds enough for canning? I love canning! It looks like a lot of progress on the XS, but then I'm very slow and have no patience for it.

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