God is near to the brokenhearted...

God brought to mind these passages as I was praying this morning, especially for Ethan and his school stuff! Amen? Amen!

2 Corinthians 1:3-4

"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction so that we will be able to comfort those who are in any affliction with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. "


Psalm 34

The LORD, a Provider and Deliverer.

A Psalm of David when he feigned madness before Abimelech, who drove him away and he departed.

1 I will bless the LORD at all times;
His praise shall continually be in my mouth.
2 My soul will make its boast in the LORD;
The humble will hear it and rejoice.
3 O magnify the LORD with me,
And let us exalt His name together.
4 I sought the LORD, and He answered me,
And delivered me from all my fears.
5 They looked to Him and were radiant,
And their faces will never be ashamed.
6 This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him
And saved him out of all his troubles.
7 The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear Him,
And rescues them.
8 O taste and see that the LORD is good;
How blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him!
9 O fear the LORD, you His saints;
For to those who fear Him there is no want.
10 The young lions do lack and suffer hunger;
But they who seek the LORD shall not be in want of any good thing.
11 Come, you children, listen to me;
I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
12 Who is the man who desires life
And loves length of days that he may see good?
13 Keep your tongue from evil
And your lips from speaking deceit.
14 Depart from evil and do good;
Seek peace and pursue it.
15 The eyes of the LORD are toward the righteous
And His ears are open to their cry.
16 The face of the LORD is against evildoers,
To cut off the memory of them from the earth.
17 The righteous cry, and the LORD hears
And delivers them out of all their troubles.
18 The LORD is near to the brokenhearted
And saves those who are crushed in spirit.
19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous,
But the LORD delivers him out of them all.
20 He keeps all his bones,Not one of them is broken.
21 Evil shall slay the wicked,
And those who hate the righteous will be condemned.
22 The LORD redeems the soul of His servants,
And none of those who take refuge in Him will be condemned.

Ethan's Oral Report for School

He called it a "presentation!" This was his project for school this week. He had to interview mom or dad and then prepare an oral report. He was worried about choosing one of us and not the other, he's so sweet like that. Of course, I told him that Dad should go first, because he's the head of the family!

He picked the picture, he cut out the maps and we learned some geography! Also, mom taught him a few pointers about public speaking and he learned that I used to teach that to college kids! So he paid attention to my pointers. :0)

So here is his practice run! Mom patrol will take notice of the time. Children do inherit the "sins" of their mother! It's almost the eleventh hour and he's up finishing and practicing his report!! Add that to my "mother of the year" application! :0/

When I picked him up at school today, he said he did a great job. He was the loudest one in his class (that was one of the criteria). We are so proud!