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And again Isaiah says,
“The root of Jesse will come,
Even he who arises to rule the gentiles;
In him will the gentiles hope.”
Romans 15:12
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Abby and Hopie time
~ ~ ~ Abby and Hopie go to the beach. On Saturday my granddaughter, Abigail, asked if she could come to her Hopie's house all by herself. Of course, I said I would love that! Her older brother, Verne, wanted to go to a friend's house and her younger sister, Natalie, is too young to be away from mum for an overnighter. So...it was me and Abigail for the weekend. She wanted to stay 2 nights! I think she may have been slightly motivated by the need for some alone time and Natalie's late night crying. ~ We cooked homemade cornmeal waffles together for breakfast. When your grandmother is a Montessori teacher you learn to cut your waffles up by yourself. You can see the concentration on her face. I didn't help at all! Verne's first day of Kindergarten! I drove up in the morning to watch him get on the bus! He loves it! On Monday morning Abigail and I drove back up to her house. My daughter, Hannah, came over with delicious donuts and Bonnie made a breakfast of bacon, s
Without this hope, we are truly lost!
ReplyDeletePerfect image for that verse! We need a trail of bread crumbs back to hope this year.
ReplyDeleteWithout Him, we have no hope. And in Him, we have all reason to hope.
ReplyDeleteI just happen to be reading through Isaiah (not Romans) right now. What a wonderful story of sin and redemption!
ReplyDeleteHope is such a great word. In life, we need to have hope or all that left would be despair. Nice reminder this morning of Hope. :)
ReplyDeleteThank God for sending Jesus, our Hope!
ReplyDeleteWhat a perfect analogy--a sprouting plant is such a picture of hope.
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