A darkened Sanctuary.

Press play :) 

The lights went down in the sanctuary last night, and stayed down as a person moved onto the stage and lead us in worship. It was an amazing way of helping everyone in the room see upward and look within at whatever is fighting to take the place of God in our lives. 

Never before have I been at a concert where the artist desperately wanted everyone to focus on God, not them. It was like a breath of fresh air. 

And the lyrics to these songs.

'You can sing all you want to, and still get it wrong. Worship is more than a song.'

How often do I sing to the Lord and focus on singing instead of worshiping  How often do I think of needing to be in a sanctuary to be worshiping God.

My 'Angel Moment' this week was here. In a darkened room, hearing God speak through a willing soul. Calling us to Him, reminding us how much we are loved.

How much you are loved by Him too. 

My thoughts on everything that evening are still a bit of a jumble.

But I wanted to share this precious gem with you, Jimmy Needham. 

I pray that His lyrics will bless you and touch your soul so that you might know how much you are loved by Jesus.

Much Love friends!

L

How about you share with me how you saw God this week? 

I love it when we encourage one another!

Use the hashtag #GloriousAngelMoments on either twitter or Instagram (@GloriousWithin)

Glorious Angel Moments.

I was blessed this weekend friends.

Before the hubby returns back to work after being laid off for the winter, we were able to go skiing one last time. I am so thankful he was patient enough to teach me to ski this winter.

He's a pretty gifted teacher too I'll have you know. Very patient and good at explaining things too.

So my #GloriousAngelMoments moment this week, was the gorgeous views from the ski hill.

There is nothing like riding that ski lift up to the top of a peak and seeing God's creation from up there. The view from a plane is pretty amazing, but there's something about seeing it lower down and from every angle, no airplane interior blocking your view. 

Amazing right? Its crazy how many things on this earth I will probably never see in my lifetime which are just as spectacular as this. God is amazing! Like I just can't even begin to think about how so many beautiful things could just happen without a God making them.

On a lighter note, how many of you iphone owners out there knew about the panorama picture option?!?!?

This girl discovered it while waiting to take pictures of the hubby doing a jump.

In.Love.

(With the panorama option & the guy below)

How about you share with me how you saw God this week? 

Use the hashtag #GloriousAngelMoments on either twitter or Instagram (@GloriousWithin)

Much Love,

L

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31 days of Thankfulness.

Alright. If I was being real and honest with you, which I try and do here, I would 

tell you that it's been a rough few weeks.

I'm not really sure I can even explain why, just a series of events that caused a difficult season.

If we were talking over coffee I would probably explain to you how silly I have felt

at being overwhelmed at the thought of blogging or replying to emails.

And we may even laugh over the fact that I named the pile of laundry in our house Mt. Everest and cried when it wouldn't go down as fast as I would have liked.

It's been a draining two weeks. Not for one particular reason.

I feel like this happens often when Fall officially kicks in.

I'm the girl that likes to call May officially summer. I love my warm weather....

yes unfortunate for one in the Midwest I know.

So perhaps this 'funk' as I've called it, is to do with the fact that although the beautiful Fall season is upon us here. It means that cooler weather and longer days of being indoors are on the way.

And part of me does a little freak out. 

So when a friend told me this morning, yes only this morning guys....

about an awesome linkup going on where over 800+ bloggers are sharing 31 days of blogging about the same topic.

See all the amazing topics here.

I really wanted to participate in the community with the other ladies, and thought that a focus on Thankfulness might change my heart issue around it being Fall already.

So for the next 31 days, the focus around here at least is going to be:

Thankfulness.

So today I am thankful that there are beautiful seasons like Fall happening here in the Midwest, where the leaves change color and turn the trees into breathtaking works of art.

If any of you would like to join me in being encouraged to pursue an attitude of thankfulness this month, grab a button and join me.

Oh and let me know you also are doing it =)

Cause I totally want to see what you are thankful for.

Much Love,

L

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