Today would have been Moms birthday and I would have scrambled around to find lotion, facial wipes, oil of Olay bath set and face cream and maybe perfume for Mom from her grandkids present to her. Then maybe a gift card to either Old Country Buffet or Red Lobster from me.
The kids would have baked her another round cornbread with a candle as a cake that they proudly made themselves…
Then grandma would have acted like it was the best ever and make a fuss even if she had the same lotion and perfume on her dresser still there from Mother’s Day.
But this year it is her first promotion to her reward in heaven day because Mom loved Jesus and accepted Him in her heart.
I pray all those she touched with her life seek to be best friends with God as she did.
God was #1 and she let me know clearly because I was never allowed to skip church or Sunday school without significant discomfort that week…
Here is her favorite verse she would recite in the car to my kids:
Psalm 121
“I will life up mine eyes unto the hills,
From whence cometh my help.
My help cometh from the Lord
Which made heaven and earth.”
God Bless You Grandma Dottie
In this cute dance recital picture I see not only my daughter and her buddy but potential.
This verse popped out to me because it suggests something profound to me….
Blessed are we when read the Word of God to our children then blessed are they if they hear it. Moreover, they will be stellar if they take the lessons “to heart” and choose to live them. That would be phenomenal.
Prayer:
“We thank you for Your promises of blessings Lord. So cool!
Lord it is not in our strength that we can read your Word regularly to our children.
Please help us Jesus to prioritize and have strength to follow through as we juggle our family responsibilities.
You know our hearts Lord and give mercy.
You are truly our priority and source of all life.
Yes, Yes, Yes… I know I may seem to be oversimplifying a huge scientific concept with basic ideas but I believe it works.
In my opinion, science is starting to get a glimpse of what the Bible taught us many years ago. I found a whole page of renewing verses but here are the best if you ask me:
Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.
Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.
Science Catching On with the Bible
Over 20 years ago, the world of neuroscience provided significant breakthroughs to support our understanding… we now understand that we have the ability to renew our brains. Scientists like Daniel Amen and others have used brain scans to illustrate how what we do on a daily basis can change our minds. Other thought leaders like Dr. Caroline Leaf and Dr. Curt Thompson are digesting these truths to reintegrating science and the Bible as it started historically.
Since brain / mind renewal is a lifetime process that comes up often… I want to share a few resources I like to use to help me cope with the daily stressors of life if you have others please add them to the conversation in the comment section:
The Bible.
While it’s all good I tend to “hang” in Psalms, Proverbs, Isaiah, the Gospels, Ephesians or James.
If I am sad or disgusted = Psalms. David was a man after God’s heart. They were close and when David had problems he transparently beefed with God and did not hold back. Yet he honored God in the process even though he screwed up often.
Today would have been Moms birthday and I would have scrambled around to find lotion, facial wipes, oil of Olay bath set and face cream and maybe perfume for Mom from her grandkids present to her. Then maybe a gift card to either Old Country Buffet or Red Lobster from me. 
