Emotions today are pushing me through the valley of sufferings that I am walking through.
Although I have two little cahrges to care for today(Elle and Nora), I am finding the the tears in my soul are very near the surface.

The trials I am walking through seem overtake me some days....other days I find that my faith in God's ability to get me out of this valley is much stronger than the pain in my heart.

Several years Don painted this water color....

I see this painting every time I walk into my bedroom. I am reminded of Psalm 23, which speaks so beautifully to my soul. Especially because of the death of our grandson Elias and the divorce my son is going through.

The valley seems so long....yet God is with me!



Psalm 23
The Lord is my shepherd;
I shall not want.
He makes me to lie down in green pastures;
He leads me beside the still waters.
He restores my soul;
He leads me in the paths of righteousness
For His name’s sake.

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil;
For You are with me;
Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.

You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;
You anoint my head with oil;
My cup runs over.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
All the days of my life;
And I will dwell in the house of the Lord
Forever.

My blog postings have been scattered. I have so much going on in my life, that I have decided that it is time to be more consistent in writing things down.

I also tweaked another blog site I started a few years ago. It is a blog that I will dedicate to being a Pastor's Wife. http://seasonedwisdom.blogspot.com/

These two blog sites will cross paths from time to time.

But this one(Theresa's musings) is more my personal reflections regarding my family life, and such.

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here is a link to the Rypstra Family artwork album that I will bring to the first Jelle Rypstra family reunion, in Canada. I compiled this from my photos. This is just a small collection from all of the artistic family members.