A WORD – Library: a :  a place in which literary, musical, artistic, or reference materials (as books, manuscripts, recordings, or films) are kept for use but not for sale b :  a collection of such materials – Webster

As a young girl I fell in love with books.

The local library was one of my favorite places to hang out. I remember riding my bike to the closest branch and filling up my bicycle basket with new reads – awesome!

I still love my library but now I visit between two to four branches for variety on a weekly basis.

What will you do this week to celebrate your local library?

Bring a fresh bouquet of flowers?

A special thank you card?

Share some ideas so we can bless our librarians and library clerks this week!

THE WORD – I love the phrase “lively stones.”

Upon further research in the Apostolic Study Bible, this term became clearer and more precious.

“Because of their association through faith with Jesus Christ, the living stone (I Peter 1:21); the new birth (I Peter 1:23) ; and tasting His graciousness (I Peter 2:2-3) believers become “lively stones” themselves.

The Greek word translated “stones”  (lithos, not petros) indicates believers are not just rocks existing in their natural state, but stones a craftsman has carefully worked, shaped, and prepared to fit into a structure.”

Leave a comment to share a recent story of how God has been working, shaping and preparing you. 

IN OTHER WORDS – It doesn’t quite look like this at my house yet, but all in good time.

Do you have a favorite verse or saying about Spring?

Please share in a comment to bring us more into “Spring” mode and out of the winter doldrums!