Unless the Lord Watches All

cover bridge over a river Unless the Lord builds the house, its builders work for nothing. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the men who watch over it stay awake for nothing. Psalm 127:1

Psalm 127:1

Unless the Lord builds the house, its builders work for nothing. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the men who watch over it stay awake for nothing.

Historic Goodpasture Covered Bridge, Vida, Oregon

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Many Waters Cannot Quench Love

ByMary January 31, 2025January 28, 2025

Sahalie Falls, OR Song of Solomon 8:7 NLT Many waters cannot quench love, nor can rivers drown it.

statue of a soldier with helmet and m16 Ephesians 6:17 NLT Put on salvation as your helmet, and take the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.

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What Are You Wearing?

ByMary July 29, 2024July 29, 2024

Military Working Dog Teams National Monument, San Antonio, TX Ephesians 6:17 NLT Put on salvation as your helmet, and take the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. Would you head to work without your shoes? My mom laughingly would recount the story about my first day of kindergarten. When I arrived…

If, in our blindness, not knowing what to ask, we pray for things which would turn in our hands to sorrow and death, will not our Father, out of His very love, deny us? How awful would be our lot, if our wishes should straightway pass into realities; if we were endowed with a power to bring about all that we desire; if the inclinations of our will were followed by fulfilment of our hasty wishes, and sudden longings were always granted. One day we shall bless Him, not more for what He has granted than for what He has denied. H. E. MANNING. Sunrays shine brightly through the trees in a pine forest

Quotes & Sayings

Do You Really Want It All?

ByMary February 23, 2025February 21, 2025

I think of Veruca Salt from Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, “I want it NOW!” How many times did I pray for something never realizing how truly awful for me it would have been to have received it!? Mercifully, our Lord knows what it best for us, because He holds the plans for our…

Bright yellow and orange sunrise over Grand Canyon National Park with people watching in the distance. It reads, Psalm 30:5 Tears may flow in the night, but joy comes in the morning

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Sunrise over the Grand Canyon on New Year’s Day at Grand Canyon National Park, AZ

ByMary June 8, 2024June 14, 2024

Psalm 30:5 GNT Tears may flow in the night, but joy comes in the morning. Trials may seem dark and overwhelming, but God promises sunrise WILL follow the darkest hours. Place your hope and set your eyes firmly on the Lord. Joy WILL come!

Luke 2:19 New International Version 19 But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart. Mother Mary prays

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She Treasured and Pondered in Her Heart

ByMary December 24, 2024December 22, 2024

The True Story of Christmas Luke 2:19 NIV But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart.

Isaiah 40:31 but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. Eagle resting on dead tree branches

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Eagle resting at Wizard Falls Hatchery, Camp Sherman, OR

ByMary June 14, 2024June 14, 2024

Isaiah 40:31 But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength.They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint. In our minds, we always picture eagles soaring, but they do sleep! They are designed with a special mechanism in their feet that locks into the branch…

Psalm 127:1

Unless the Lord builds the house, its builders work for nothing. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the men who watch over it stay awake for nothing.

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