Sweet Sunday: Sweet Smell, Babies, & Grace

I have a couple of sweet Sunday things I would like to share. 

 The first being the sweet smell of lilac.  We have a lilac bush just outside our house and I love to go and sniff the sweet fragrance.  So I decided to cut a bit to put on our table.  

The second on my list is my babies.  Of course I am partial to them and I think they are super sweet.  

Easter 2011

I also thought it is extremely sweet that my little Ava says my name.  Of course, it is when she is upset and she probably really doesn't understand what she is saying.  But a momma can always dream that her baby is saying her name.  And before the word dadda, is even better.  TeeHehehehe.

And lastly... I really enjoyed our church service today.  The message, the worship, the communion, all of it was so...filling.  The message was about the chain of grace. That grace that comes before us, comes to us, and comes through us.  Pastor Steve spoke about Ruth.  "Ruth is a real story about real people living in a real story."  Ruth's "back story" is about "tragedy and loss."  The "turning point" for Ruth was a "step of faith", but the "revelation is a story of hope."   I loved what he said about hope.  "Hope; when we can not see the hand of God, I can trust the heart of God."  That is so what I needed to hear today.  To be reassured that there is hope and I am not the "end-user of the Grace of God."  Pastor Steve posed a very good question.  

"Who is God putting into your life who needs the grace of God through you?"

What have you found that is sweet today??

P.S. to hear Pastor Steve's message tune in here.  GoLove.org

~ Selena