Make Your Life Count Forever

You know you're in Africa when color is everywhere  and small children are carried in a sling on Mom's  back.  This cloth, used all over Africa,  is the original "hands free" device .    You know you're in Africa when the mother and baby goat are part of the checked luggage that rides on top of the bus.  Gary says he has never seen them held in with ropes , it may be a new traffic regulation.      You know you're in Africa when the local Record store is called Beautiful Jesus Music.  You know you're in Africa when the oncoming traffic has horns and knows how to use them.   You know you're in Africa when the goats eat the park bench. You know you're in Africa when  the ants make a hill taller than your car. And finally, you know you're in Africa when the clouds look like they've been created in Photo Shop. But they weren't...

Hello again. I've been away blogging on my Wordpress blog. I'm very excited about a new Series I'm writing over there and I wanted to share it with those of you that have followed this blog. Here's a link to today's post.  Feel free to share it on Facebook or Pinterest. http://kellyjgrace.com/2013/10/02/the-heart-of-the-matter/ This series is part of a Group Blogging event called '31 Days 2013'. The challenge is to blog about the same topic for 31 consecutive days. At first I though I might run out of material, but I can see just 3 days into it that the problem will be fitting it all in to JUST 31 posts! What does the Proverbs 31 Woman have to say to modern women? She's asking us if we're 100% married.    She's sharing her fabulous organization tips. She's urging us to step up our Productivity.   She's helping us to gain clarity about priorities and motivations.   She's leading by exam...

Last week we sang an updated version of the old hymn , It Is Well With My Soul . As I sang the familiar words I recalled the story behind them. The song was penned by a Chicago businessman named Horatio G. Spafford. He suffered great financial losses due to the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 and while still grieving over the loss, the previous year, of their son he decided a vacation might be desirable. He booked passage for his wife and four daughters and planned to follow them to England to hear D. L. Moody preach.  But, before his departure date the ship carrying his wife and daughters was struck by another vessel and sank. Spafford received a cable from his wife saying, "Saved alone". He sailed on the next ship for England and after seeing the supposed place of the tragedy Spafford began writing the hymn. God's grace always abounds toward us, but often in times of great trial and loss it literally envelops us and somehow hope floods our aching hearts.   Someho...