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Shug-Steps of Faith
Wednesday, July 9, 2025
Aspirations and Birthdays.
Monday, July 7, 2025
A bloom of Royalty.
My Crepe Myrtles are blooming and as I look outside my window, I see that they are dressed in their finest lavender-purple blooms. They are all really showing off right now.
Although this photo looks like the blooms are pink, they are honestly a beautiful purple color. Clusters of wrinkled blooms cover each branch in waves, and when the wind is slightly blowing, I can actually smell their sweet fragrance. These trees seem to be announcing their arrival in a full-blown fanfare of color and grace this year.
Makes you think.....how in the world does something bloom this confidently after looking so bare just a few months ago? Amazing!!
The Crepe Myrtle doesn't bloom because it's trying to prove anything.....it blooms because God created it to.
A Crepe Myrtle blooms confidently because it trust the process built into its very roots. The roots, the rhythm of the seasons, the promise of return, the sun that warms and the rains that nourishes it.... this is the process!!! The blooms show up in full color, simply because the Creator whispered, "Now's your time." How very thankful I am!!
Sunday, July 6, 2025
Prayers for Texas-Camp Mystic
My heart is Heavy!
Texas is hurting badly. The recent floods have brought devastation beyond words. Homes are gone! Campgrounds are under water. Families are grieving. And many are still clinging to hope as they pray for loved ones who are missing.
Please Pray:
Pray for the families who are waking up to emptiness.
Pray for Camp Mystic and all the camps along the river. These are places that are usually filled with laughter and the building of friendships that last a lifetime. Now, these same places are filled with uncertainty, loss, rescue efforts and heartbreaking silence.
Pray for the first responders, working tirelessly to find those still unaccounted for.
Pray for those who have loss loved ones.
My own heart aches even more knowing that Mylee was just there....just last weekend, floating that very river (the Guadalupe) with friends, tubing and making memories. That could have been any of us. It's a sobering reminder of how quickly life can shift.
There are no easy words in times like these. A huge flood that has created a flood of emotions and a huge call to lift Texas up in prayer.
I know you all believe in the power of prayer, so I ask you to please pause for a moment and whisper a prayer for the missing, the mourning, and the many who have lost everything. I pray that comfort will find them and that hope will hold them.
Holding these families close in my heart right now.
Shug.
Saturday, July 5, 2025
Celebrating the 4th
** Prayers Please, for our Texas families!!
Saturday Morning July 5th....2025
I am pretty positive that you all will agree with me when I say that there is nothing quite like a family gathering and especially so when one feels like a whirlwind of laughter, love, splashes, sugar, and of course...the perfect amount of chaos it make it unforgettable.
We kicked off early, celebrating our two favorite July birthdays. William and Tweety aka Trista, with all the festive flair that every birthday deserves. From the moment the grill started smoking with burgers and hot dogs, to the very last bubble that floated through the Summer air.....these two were the center of attention.
Pool games were in full swing (literally) and especially when my grandsons decided I needed a swim. (I Can Not Swim)....
Baby William couldn't get enough of the whipped whipping cream.. His little lips were covered in all of the sweet goodness and of YES....we all laughed. Add to this laughter, the watermelon feast, pie-in-face shenanigans and the cannon balls into the pool....I'm pretty sure my neighbors may have been laughing as well.
Aspirations and Birthdays.
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