Thursday, September 2, 2010

Dayspring

I love to visit the Dayspring website.  They have wonderful FREE ecards that you can send to your favorite people. You can shop (or just browse) in their online store. There are several other websites affiliated with them ~ like (In)courage and Meet Me In The Meadow and Heart To Heart With Holley.  You can subscribe to some of them and receive beautiful devotionals in your email. 

That's where the devotional down below came from. 

Carrying any heavy loads today? 
You should read it ~ it will lift you right up!


You're Carried by Love


I rest my head on the pillow without much rest in my heart.
To-do's swirl around in my mind.
Tasks fall heavy on my shoulders.
I silently pray, "Lord, give the grace for me to carry all of this."
It seems I hear a whisper in response, "Ask instead for the grace to let Me carry you."


I once saw a child carrying a rock too big, determined to take it home. Sweat beading, little feet laboring. Then Daddy came and swooped up His girl. Joy. Giggles. Grace.
She still held the rock but it no longer weighed her down because someone held her.


I fall asleep with a smile...thoughts as light as love.
Dayspring - Heart to Heart with Holley



Even to your old age and gray hairs
I am he, I am he who will sustain you.
I have made you and I will carry you;
I will sustain you and I will rescue you.
Isaiah 46:4 NIV

6 comments:

Dorthe said...

Dear Marie,
Thanks for this thoughtfull ,and kind post.
xo Dorthe

CosmoGirl Carla said...

Thanks for sharing, Marie. I'll be sure to check out the sites you listed for more inspirational thoughts.

Scrap for Joy said...

Because of you dear Friend, I have signed up on Dayspring's website. You are so thoughtful Marie. I smiled for a long time last night!!
xoxo

Ann said...

I'm going to check out the website.
"You're carried by love" was beautiful. Something to keep in mind when we lay our head down at night.

Lemon Lane Studio said...

What a beautiful story. So true...I so often try to carry burdens on my own.

Carrie @ Cottage Cozy said...

What a lovely thought, Marie. Thanks so much for sharing the links...I am going to jump on over!