Announce: To Say (Something) In a Loud or Definite Way {Giveaway Announcement Today!}

See, the former things have taken place,

and new things I declare;

before they spring into being

I announce them to you.

(Isaiah 42:9 NIV)

I couldn't wait. Last night I put all your lovely names in a bowl, those who commented here and on Facebook for the Giveaway. Our winner is Jennifer P! I will contact her and get her the goods: my book and a collage kit based on my recent souldare class, "YOU ARE HERE". Enjoy!

As September ends, I am ready for something NEW! Earlier in the summer, I was pondering what I might focus on for The Nester's challenge: 31 Days Of...

So without further ado, here is my theme:

As autumn gradually leads us to Advent Season, I continue to spend my days with ordinary times. I want to fill these days with quiet reflection and refreshing, new ways to enjoy God's presence, to listen to His voice and to be filled with His desires. 

So I dusted off a little book called 30 Ways to Wake Up Your Quiet Time by Pam Farrel, who graciously gave me permission to use the contents to share with you this month of October. The book is out of print, but you can still find used copies on amazon. 

© Pam Farrel from 30 Ways to Wake Up Your Quiet Time (IVP). 

For more devotional books by Pam www.Love-wise.com

Pam and her husband, Bill Farrel have a vibrant ministry that offers encouragement for marriages. I bought this little book several years back, and found the quiet time suggestions spiced up my relationship with God. As many of you know this girl loves VARIETY!

Won't you join me for the next 31 days for some quiet and possibly some LOUD times? And some definite ways to know and love God more deeply?

Thrilling Guest Thursday: Some Brave 31 Dayers

Over the past month, a mere 1239 bloggers participated in last month's 31 Day Challenge hosted by the Nester.

Today I wanted to highlight a few of the brave souls who bared their hearts, encouraged others and completed the 31 Day Challenge.


31 Days of Honesty

31 Days of Faith Life Preservers

31 Days of Letting Go

31 Days of Hope

31 Days of Coming to Grip with My Age

31 Day of Writing Your Story


I could write a little blurb on each, but I just wanted to offer you some good reading for November. The titles speak for themselves. So click on the title that interests you most and enjoy!

Random Saturday

Since I started the 31 Days of Challenge sponsored by the Nester, I have been following a pattern of posting my weekly schedule of Monday Musings, Tuesday's Pic, Word of the Week Wednesday, Thrilling Guest Thursday, and linking up with Five Minute Fridays.

When Saturday arrives, I'm not quite sure what I will post. The last couple weeks was related to prayer:

Pray: To Entreat or Implore;To Make a Humble Request

How to Pray for An Hour

Here it is another Saturday! I think I will post about Image. Sort of a follow-up to yesterday's post about LOOK.

Image can mean an exact likeness, a tangible or visible representation or incarnation. (www.m-w.com)

Whenever I think about the fact that we are created in God's image, I can scarcely take it in. When I ponder the fact that Jesus took on our flesh becoming God with us, my soul soars with joy, peace and hope. Even though, I will never quite be able to completely understand. I can only imagine what it was like for God to become man.

As an image bearer, I enjoy looking at images: paintings, nature and photographs. Each medium gives just a hint of eternity and holiness and beauty and grace and light and darkness and joy and pain. All these facets of God, but not God at all. God alone. God incarnate. God the Spirit. God with us and dwelling in us. Too much. Too wonderful for words or photos or anything really.

If anyone imagines that he knows something, he does not yet know as he ought to know. But if anyone loves God, he is known by God.

I Corinthians 8:2-3 ESV

Linking up with:

31 Days of Nourishment for the Soul {Day 6}

You may not have noticed, but I am participating in the 31 Days of Challenge offered by The Nester. It is a challenge to write on a topic for 31 days...so in October, I am going to write and post on the weekends, thus extending my goal of five days a week to a month of 31 days. Oh, I forgot to tell you my topic. Since I like to nourish souls, I will continue to offer this blog as "a place to feed on words" for the next 31 days.



Today's Word is PRAY.

Pray means "to address God...with adoration, confession, supplication, or thanksgiving"

It also means to entreat or implore, to make a request in a humble manner. (www.m-w.com)

I like the four-fold approach to prayer sometimes called ACTS of prayer.

Adoration: Praising God for Who He Is
Confession: Admitting my faults and need for a Savior
Thanksgiving: Giving God the credit for all the Graces in my life
Supplication: Making humble requests of a Loving Father in Heaven

I like acrostic poems, so I wrote four "pray" acrostics covering these aspects of prayer. I will list them in the order of ACTS.

Praising,
Rejoicing in &
Adoring...
Yahweh!

Paying
Real Close
Attention--
Yielding.

Presenting
Remembrances of
Acclaim to
Yahweh.

Placing humble
Requests of
All varieties to
Yahweh.