My first post is to try with words to express my love and gratitude to the Lord.

I love Him, because He first loved me. We hear that phrase often, but it is the fabric of who I am.

He Loved me, comforted and protected me, as a small child before I knew it was Him I felt. He used the sunshine, the breeze, the air to surround me with His presence. I later learned that the one I felt so many times had a name. He drew me to small churches where adults were loving Him. And I was just at home, no need to explain it, they felt what I had felt many times before.

Lately I have been so moved and rested in the sunshine, the beauty of the sky, the beauty in His creation everywhere. The Lord has just recently brought up memories of my self as a child resting in His presence in the same way.

I just have to ask..can you feel, can you see His love for us in how warm the sun feels, how sweet the breeze is, just look around, stop and stare for a few minutes. And when we do this, don't let that moment go by without realizing all these things are kisses of Love from our heavenly father. He loves us in so many ways. I am asking Him to show me, in even more ways how He pours out His love, I hope my heart can take it, sometimes it feels like it will burst.

I pray my Love for Jesus will not crumble under pressure or the pains of this life we can't know.

So far He has held me tight through my struggles and pain, but I am very aware of my weaknesses, so My prayer as I go through this wonderful, yet sometimes difficult "Journey of Life" is, " Keep me, Oh Lord, keep me true to my love for you, Hold me tight if I can't hold on, and let my Love for you grow. Let it extend to love others. I want you Jesus to be seen through me, because you are so wonderful!"

So I shout from the mountain tops I can reach. "Oh How I Love Him!"