My God Is Near

Make me know your presence Lord, the King of Glory here.
You know each thought and action, hope, anxiety and fear.
How can I hide from Thee? Can darkeness hide iniquity?
Oh how can I unfaithful be, when You are very near to me?

When God is near, all the world seems far away.
When God is near, every fear is set aside.
When God is near, how can I stray? How can I falter?
I’ll stay upon the altar, I know my God is near.

Make me know Your presence Lord, when I feel so alone.
You know each trial and testing pain, the hurt that is unknown.
Oh, why can I not see Your hand so firmly guiding me?
Oh how can I untrusting be, when You are very near to me?

My God Is Near by Mac Lynch

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Spine Labels - Set 40

spine labels
noun (plural) - a collection of odds and ends that are as random as reading spine labels in a bookstore

R2D2 mug

The Incredible Creative Power of the Index Card

Starry Seasons puzzle

Vintage Airplane watch

Gray and Orange Plaid Wool coasters

Tea Lovers Club pin

Leather Clutch purse

Secret Garden gift box

House Number Buoys

Explorer's Badge Pin


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Summers

"We’ll get a little house somewhere outside of Montreal—in the real country—near enough to see Dad often. I think we’ll build one for ourselves. A house you build for yourself is so much nicer than a hand-me-down. But we’ll spend our summers in Mistawis. And our autumns travelling. I want you to see the Alhambra—it’s the nearest thing to the Blue Castle of your dreams I can think of. And there’s an old-world garden in Italy where I want to show you the moon rising over Rome through the dark cypress-trees."
- The Blue Castle by Lucy Maud Montgomery


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Gardens and Reading

Turn your yard into a fun reading spot.

Give books a second life by turning them into succulent planters.

Add a story book sign to your garden.

Turn one of your trees into an elf house.

Create a cozy reading nook with this canopy.

Add an outdoor chess board to your yard.

Make a small pond in a small pot.


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Day by Day

Day by day and with each passing moment,
strength I find to meet my trials here;
trusting in my Father’s wise bestowment,
I’ve no cause for worry or for fear.
He whose heart is kind beyond all measure
gives unto each day what he deems best--
lovingly, its part of pain and pleasure,
mingling toil with peace and rest.

Ev'ry day the Lord himself is near me
with a special mercy for each hour;
all my cares he fain would bear, and cheer me,
he whose name is Counselor and Pow'r.
The protection of his child and treasure
is a charge that on himself he laid;
"As your days, your strength shall be in measure,"
this the pledge to me he made.

Help me then in ev'ry tribulation
so to trust your promises, O Lord,
that I lose not faith’s sweet consolation
offered me within your holy Word.
Help me, Lord, when toil and trouble meeting,
e'er to take, as from a father’s hand,
one by one, the days, the moments fleeting,
'til I reach the promised land.

Day by Day by Carolina Sandell, translated by Andrew Skoog

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