The Good and Perfect 'Changeless'

James 1:17

Every good and perfect gift is from above,

coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights,

who does not change like shifting shadows.

The cup that holds life’s sparkle of delight

Praise God, still spills to gladden taste and touch...

The innocence of tot, eager to learn

The priceless charge of we who teach and train...

(Helping gramma make *Lemon-raspberry-blueberry muffins)

Recipe at the bottom of this post

Grandson is learning,an egg beater is not as easy as gramma made it look 😊💖

Forever, licking the bowl is the best part of helping

well, almost!

The sweeping lyrics of soft summer rain...

(I hope the corn rows recover  from some 

VERY sweeping, not always soft, 

remnant of hurricane Beryl 'lyrics', yesterday!)

Mingled warble of songbirds, free of care...

The happy, smile-reward of ‘dishes done’

The unspeakable awe of lilies fair

And fine vesture of fields, wildflower-spun

The best things in life do not change, in spite

Of rise and fall of centuries and such

The cup that holds life’s sparkle of delight

Praise God, still spills to gladden taste and touch

The innocence of tot, eager to learn

The priceless charge of we who teach and train

God’s tutelage, that we could never earn

The sweeping lyrics of soft summer rain

Mingled warble of songbirds, free of care

The happy, smile-reward of ‘dishes done’

The unspeakable awe of lilies fair

And fine vesture of fields, wildflower-spun

Each new day, rife with opportunity

A little like an ephemeral raft

Where the pleasure of pleasant company

Grants echo-measure to treasure long aft

The value of kindness, however small

To cheer someone. The joy of home, sweet home

A haven in a world of beck and call

To which, eager and thankfully we come

Sound slumber’s elixir, coffee, hot, black

The grace whereby we weather the ways of

Today; something we can never have back

Then, make the precious best of live-to-love

Because the best things time cannot estrange

No shifting shadow, God, whose mercies brim

In steadfast faithfulness, through constant change

Still, every good, perfect gift comes from Him

The pure contentment of a thankful heart

The happiness of words like ‘us’ and ‘we’

Each season, showcasing majestic art

By the author of perfect poetry

The thrill of a good book, good food, good friend 

Good morning dear, wherever you may be

We have a God whose goodness knows no end

 Trustworthy throughout all eternity 

© Janet Martin

This is how the book George Muller of Bristol ends;

the changelessness of truth makes its treasured text timeless 

and here is the above mentioned recipe

Janet's Raspberry-Blueberry Lemon Muffins

(originally they were going to be only Raspberry-lemon.

 but while Gramma had her back turned

half of the raspberries mysteriously disappeared!) 😂😉

21/2 cups all purpose flour

1 cup white sugar (or less)

1 Tbsp baking powder

1 cup butter (or 3/4 cup butter and 2 tbsp. olive oil)

zest of one lemon

3/4 cup milk

squeeze in juice of 1/2 lemon

2 eggs

 1 tsp. vanilla 

1 cup each, frozen or fresh

raspberries and blueberries

slivered almond garnish, optional

Combine flour, sugar and baking powder in large bowl.

cut in butter peices till crumbly.

reserve 3/4 cup of crumbs for topping.

set aside.

Combine milk, eggs and vanilla

Add to dry ingredients, and lemon zest, 

and stir only till moistened.

gently fold in fruit.

Spoon into muffin cups.

Sprinkle with reserved crumbs (and slivered almonds)

Bake approx. 30 min. or till firm whe touched at 350 F

Yield: 12 large or 18 medium muffins