tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4154405870041249691.post6631861898331338450..comments2023-09-28T10:57:04.386-04:00Comments on Tracie Miles: Smellin' Like Fruit and Lovin' ItTracie Mileshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17191555760519183027noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4154405870041249691.post-50748846127338365632009-10-02T10:30:53.524-04:002009-10-02T10:30:53.524-04:00Tracie, this reminded me so much of one day when I...Tracie, this reminded me so much of one day when I was a little girl. My Mom would always pray with me before I left home for school each day. In fact, she would pray with ALL the friends that came to call on my sister and I to walk to school. At times our front hall would be filled with a dozen youngsters. I don't know that my sister and I were really that popular, but our home was known for refreshing cold drinks of water and candy, so it was a wonderful half-way mark for many making their journey to school each morning.<br /><br />My Mom had another beautiful practice as well. On exam days she would spray a little perfume on my wrist and remind me that when I was writing the exam, and maybe a question appeared a little daunting, the aroma of the perfume would remind me that she was at home praying for me.<br /><br />One day when I arrived at school I was talking with a girlfriend when suddenly she asked, "What smells so nice"?<br /><br />I answered, "It's my Mother's prayers".<br /><br />She replied, "They sure do smell nice".<br /><br />God's Word tells us that our prayers should rise as a sweet smelling fragrance to Him.<br /><br />As you pointed out here, our lives should be a pleasing aroma as well, inviting others to taste and see that He is good.<br /><br />Thanks for the memories this morning. Praying my life aroma pleases the King,<br />JoyJoyfulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00010498759199040612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4154405870041249691.post-19337082379521486542009-09-22T09:54:43.488-04:002009-09-22T09:54:43.488-04:00Thank you Tracie for your words about our lingerin...Thank you Tracie for your words about our lingering fragrance. Smellin' like fruit is a phrase that will stick with me and remind me to check my attitude and countenance more often.<br /><br />I sure appreciate your blog Tracie. You always inspire me to grow deeper into God's soil.<br /><br />LeeAnn<br /><br />p.s. Oh and thank you Rhonda for your beautiful words on your comment. How inspiring they were also.LeeAnn@Encouragement Is Contagioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11115472068334541489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4154405870041249691.post-86941187586655803072009-09-21T09:23:51.552-04:002009-09-21T09:23:51.552-04:00Aloah Tracie....
Awwwwh!.... I just love flowers....Aloah Tracie....<br /><br />Awwwwh!.... I just love flowers.<br />Flower Gardening is a passion of mine....I've learned so much in the dirt:<br /><br />....I'm not the head gardener. <br />....A little support is sometimes <br /> needed.<br />....Bloom where you are planted.<br />....We were never promised a rose <br /> garden.<br />....Pruning is necessary.<br />....Expect the enemy.<br />....Compost happens.<br />....Savor today.<br />....I will reap what I sow.<br />....There is life after death.<br /><br />What fragrance am I wearing to day?: Can I join you with some supporting? I've read this somewhere and I copy it down cause I thought it was so good. I will share a few with you. <br /><br />Elegant, tall, blur delphiniums, stately rose trees and my juicy tomatoes all do best with a little help from stakes. it doesn't take much time to tie them up, and the results are worth it. sometimes we all need a little support from loved ones to meet challenges and perform our best.<br />"Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing."<br /> (1 Thessalonians 5:1).<br />BLOOM WHERE YOU ARE PLANTED...If we were in the apostle Paul's situation in a dark, damp prison, probably the last thing we'd think about is encouraging others. But he did. Nobody's situation is perfect. some are in the desert, some are in the swamps, and some are alone on the mountaion. Smile, bloom and be a sweet-smelling sacrifice to God.<br />"But thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumphal procession in Christ and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of him."<br /> (2 Chointhians 2:14).<br />May we SAVIOR TODAY...We are a "just do it" society. Doing is seen as more important than being. We seem to feel as if we need permission to just hang out in our gardens. But that's exactly where God wants us to be-with Him, not obsessed with doing, doing, doing, Who knows what tomorrow brings? <br />"Be still, and know that I am God." (Psalm 46:10).<br /><br />Sweet smelling fragrances...<br />God Bless...RhondaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com