Jan Kravitz
@jankrav
Seek to uplift and inspire. Cancer diagnosis- 2x. Crafter. Artist. Writer. Christian. Pro-Democracy. Freedom. Illinois. ✝️💜☮️🇺🇸🇺🇦
Create within your day permission to be still. For it is in the stillness that we hear the Lord’s voice most clearly … and find our own.
"Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and cheer and give strength to body & soul alike." ~ John Muir, Naturalist
Just a wonderful puzzle for summertime as I’ve been a bit home bound after knee replacement surgery last month. 🧩
“With God, all things are possible.”~ Matthew 19:26 🙏 #thursdaymorning #thursdayvibes
We had the best news ever this weekend! Steve and I are going to be first time grandparents next year! Son Kyle and wife, Melissa,are expecting a baby next January and daughter Beth revealed on July 5th that she + husband Tim are expecting too! It’s a new secret- Shhhhhh! 🤫 Praise the Lord!🙏!
Thank you, Lord, for your love and provision for us as we gaze upon another beautiful summer day!🙏
Indeed! This scene in June one year nearly made me weep at the beauty. Rocky Mountain High!
No tree has branches so foolish as to fight amongst themselves. - Native American Proverb (Yosemite National Park)
I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills,from whence comes my help. My help comes from the Lord, which made heaven and earth ~ Psalm 121:1-2 (Rocky Mountain National Park)
We can focus our minds not on what may be missing from our lives, but rather on all the blessings that God has given us.
For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven. - Ecclesiastes 3:1 Revised Standard Version (RSV)
From J. Michael Luttig - who was appointed to the federal bench by George H. W. Bush in 1991,served as assistant AG and was assistant counsel to the President at the White House from 1981-1982 under Pres. Ronald Reagan.From 1982-1983, he was a law clerk to Judge Antonin Scalia. #America250 🇺🇸
“Find a bit of water to look at, it doesn’t have to be much…Go there alone at sunset…Let the sun set over the water. Be baptized in the gracious last light of the day, the satisfied light. Close your eyes and feel the light against your darkness, warming you.” ~ Sarah Bessey
He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand. ~ Psalm 40:1-2
You are so welcome. I logged 900 volunteer hours in public schools. 5 years as a substitute teacher. 4 years as a private school tutor. Keep up the good work!
Wanting to justify himself, [the lawyer] asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” - Luke 10:29 (NRSV) Jesus was having none of it. He commanded us to love and help our neighbor. ALL of our neighbors.
Just over 3 weeks since my right knee replacement surgery and the wound is healing nicely. The purple marks are all that is left of surgical marks for the robot assist. It’s been a long road for pain management, insomnia, and nausea bugaboos, but I am so thankful. PT going well.
“The health of a Democracy is based on our ability to come together for the common good, and only way to do that is with common set of facts.” -- @matthewjdowd.bsky.social
Whatever challenges that you are facing, try to replace your fears with hope, determination, and direction. 🙏💪🏼 🔜
Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good! For His mercy endures forever. ~ Psalm 107:1